The big 03!

Happy Birthday BIG BOY!





Gavin turned three a few days ago, he loved having a birthday. He woke me up in the morning and whispered "mama, it's my birday, I three." Break my heart little one will ya? He has such a strong personality and loves to live on extremes. One minute he is giggling up a storm and the next he is screaming that his shoe is stuck without even trying to pull it out. Silly child. A few thoughts about Gavin...


He adores his blue blanket and named it a very creative name, blue. He will also settle for his back up blanket in which he named, yellow, and in fact it is very yellow. This blanket's name has changed over the years. He first called it "where di doe" and would say that over and over until you hunted down the blanket. Now that his vocabulary has expanded, he prefers to call it by it's given color, blue, but never blanket.

In Gavin's 2 yr of life when he started talking more we have coined a few phrases from him. "whatcha doing" you answer and he says, "oh". "Where di doe", "Where har hew" and "where Bro go". I don't think I have EVER heard Gavin call Ethan by his name. He used to call him "broda" (i think he was going for brother) and now he calls him "bro".

Gavin potty trained himself at 2.5 yrs old. He still asks permission to go pee, I certainly hope this stops before he is calling me while he is on a date to ask permission to pee.

Lately he wants "A BIG ONE" of everything. He wants a big one drink, or a big one of candy, or popcorn ,or a big ride or a big kiss. We have learned quickly to make a big deal about any amount of something you give to the little man, and he is satisfied as long as you are extremely animated about the BIG chocolate chip you are giving him.

Gavin is my tank. He picks up rocks/boulders the size of his head and chucks them in the river. He rides bro's bike with ease. He pedals up hills that I have to walk my bike up. He is rough and tough and loves to wrestle. He is tough with cuts and bruises, and will pick at them until your stomach gets queasy. I watched him examine a fluid filled blister on his finger, then watched him dig at it until the thing popped, ew, but no complaints from the kid.

He loves yogurt, he eats about 2 a day or more if we let him. He loves candy, ice cream and cookies. He will try anything you put on his plate. He doesn't like chips but loves Cheetos.

He likes to count to 10 and sing twinkle twinkle little star. He knows most of his colors. He wants me to sing 3 little monkeys song before bed and the choo choo song that we made up before he settles down. He gets mad at Brad bc he doesn't do it right.

He loves to be cuddled and held. He looks up to big brother all the time. He has the best laugh and gives the best hugs. If I whisper to him while he is playing or watching something, I love you, he whispers it right back.

He is usually a very happy child and greets Brad and I when we come home with an exclamation "you home?" and a giant hug.

Gavin is an early bird, we usually find him sitting on the couch with a show on and eating a yogurt before the sun is even up.

The kid loves trains and cars, beep beeps and choo choos. He doesn't like his pictures taken unless you bribe him with something, and even then he gives a wide open fake cheese smile.

He is known to be bawling until you tell him he can't do something until he is happy, he will immediately smile huge with tear stained cheeks and say, I happy!!

Gavin still has very wide feet, which has been difficult to find shoes that fit him that HE likes. He is picky about his "whoos" and will go barefoot before putting on a shoe that he can't stand. Remember he is only three, but very strong willed!

WE love him to the moon and stars and back. He is constantly making us giggle our hearts out and smile until it hurts. We are so glad and blessed to have him in our lives. Happy Birthday big boy!