Colorado

Part of us moving overseas soon, is having to say good bye to all of our friends and family.  We took a trip to Colorado this past week to spend some time with Brooks' dad and his family.  We really enjoyed being out there and had lots of fun-- eating out, playing at the park, watching movies, and visiting.  The weather was HOT out there, something I'm not use to in Colorado, but it sure makes things much easier with a toddler.  

Gavin did GREAT on the plane ride up there, unfortunately, he did not have his own seat, but thankfully, he made friends with the young man sitting next to us and by the end of the trip, they were pounding fist back and forth.  

While we were in Colorado, we took advantage of getting to see Brooks' grandparents.  It was such a joy to spend some time with them before we leave.  We thought Thanksgiving was the last time we were going to see them so this was a special treat!  A lot has happened since the last time we've seen them so this visit was different, but good.  Brooks grandmother had a stroke a few months ago and has made some tremendous progress.  She goofed off with Gavin and tried tickling him.   

Since Colorado is an hour behind us, Gavin was a little messed up with his time.  He'd wake up EARLY in the mornings, thinking it was later, and at night, he'd be sleeping early because his body thought it was later.  Wow-- that was a little tough to handle but we managed and he did great.  One morning, Gavin woke up at 6am and was wide awake.  In order to keep him from waking the rest of the house, we loaded him in the car and took him to McDonald's to play on their playground.  He loved it!  It was a brilliant idea on our part if I do say so myself.   Brooks and I enjoyed our coffee while Gavin ran around.  He's still too young to handle these types of play houses alone, so Brooks and I took turns going in with him.  Part of entertaining Gavin while we were there, was letting him water all the flowers and plants in the backyard.  In order to do that, it required taking his clothes off and running through the sprinkler.  As you can see, he preferred just the hose part!   Another opportunity to entertain Gavin came with the piano.  He played it often and made some great "sounds" with it!   

We miss you guys already!