The trampoline is for jumping, but Colin thought it made a good crawling track!
Showing posts with label trampoline. Show all posts
Showing posts with label trampoline. Show all posts
Friday, November 11, 2011
Wednesday, May 11, 2011
Trampoline Time!
We were playing in the backyard and I took a picture of my three boys on the trampoline!
Friday, April 9, 2010
The Gavinator Stories and Updates
I thought what he did with this blanket was cute: it looks like he is "King Gavin."
I have a policy of no trains outside, since it would be easy to ruin or break them. He had one of his Thomas trains in his hand and I told him he couldn't take it outside. Then he grabbed this train and said, "How about this one?"
Gavin began potty training one week ago today! No success the first day, but peed on the potty the second. Then there was Easter and all that excitement, then we went to the zoo, and then the park the next morning. Then the next day I went shopping in the morning and all these things distracted him from going in the potty. So he's only had a few successes, including trying to go poo on the potty once, but I think he is getting it. There is no way I could have stayed home for a week straight without going crazy... so I will take what I can get. We have also been spending time outside, and I don't expect him to be able to make it to the potty from outside, so if we were inside I know he would have done better (although when we were outside he peed off of the side of the trampoline, so he is definitely aware). One of the times he went out of sight for a while and it turns out he went poo! He told me about it right away and showed it to me. Don't worry, I didn't take a picture, hehehe. I now know that he knows when he is going and he can make it to the potty, but just needs practice. I am not even worried about nighttime or nap time, those will come in time. Whenever we are home he is either naked (I have let him do that outside) or in big boy pants. I hope to have many more successes soon.
Gavin sitting on his brother as he likes to do for some reason. He is putting on his potty sticker that he had given to the baby. He was taking it back.
Sorry these last two pictures are sideways, I love the look on Colin's face in this last one. It looks to me as if he is thinking, "What are you going to do to me?"
I have a policy of no trains outside, since it would be easy to ruin or break them. He had one of his Thomas trains in his hand and I told him he couldn't take it outside. Then he grabbed this train and said, "How about this one?"
Gavin began potty training one week ago today! No success the first day, but peed on the potty the second. Then there was Easter and all that excitement, then we went to the zoo, and then the park the next morning. Then the next day I went shopping in the morning and all these things distracted him from going in the potty. So he's only had a few successes, including trying to go poo on the potty once, but I think he is getting it. There is no way I could have stayed home for a week straight without going crazy... so I will take what I can get. We have also been spending time outside, and I don't expect him to be able to make it to the potty from outside, so if we were inside I know he would have done better (although when we were outside he peed off of the side of the trampoline, so he is definitely aware). One of the times he went out of sight for a while and it turns out he went poo! He told me about it right away and showed it to me. Don't worry, I didn't take a picture, hehehe. I now know that he knows when he is going and he can make it to the potty, but just needs practice. I am not even worried about nighttime or nap time, those will come in time. Whenever we are home he is either naked (I have let him do that outside) or in big boy pants. I hope to have many more successes soon.
Gavin sitting on his brother as he likes to do for some reason. He is putting on his potty sticker that he had given to the baby. He was taking it back.
Sorry these last two pictures are sideways, I love the look on Colin's face in this last one. It looks to me as if he is thinking, "What are you going to do to me?"
Thursday, April 8, 2010
Happy Easter!
We had a good Easter this year by celebrating with family. We did a lunch with the local siblings as well as an egg hunt with the cousins. After that was nap time and then we headed over to my parents' house for dinner, but sorry, I didn't take any pictures. My mom took a couple on her camera, I'll have to get them from her later.
Here are the kids' Easter baskets. We borrowed matching Easter baskets from some of the cousins this year, thanks! Can you guess whose basket is whose?
Colin got two hats (he wears them when I run at night) a bib, some place mats for when he starts on solid food and we go out, and a glowworm. The eggs with candy and duck bubbles are just for show since he doesn't care about them yet.
Gavin got two sand molds of Lightning McQueen and Mater, a friction train that you push and it keeps going, and the red train named James (who is one of Thomas' friends, he had been asking about him lately).
Gavin loved the trains, of course.
Colin was somewhat interested in the glowworm. It plays lullabies and its face glows.
Showing off one of his new toys.
We also had an egg hunt in the backyard with the cousins. Each parent filled eggs for each of their kids and put their initials or name on them to avoid some kids getting too many or getting candy they are allergic to. Philip hid the eggs for Gavin: here are a few of the hiding places he came up with. Unfortunately some of the bigger kids were really excited and since Gavin's were easy to find they picked them up and gave them to him even though we had told them to leave them alone if they weren't their eggs. Oh well.
Gavin wasn't actually all that interested in the egg hunt. He opened one of the eggs that the bigger kids had handed him, finding chocolate coins that he immediately unwrapped.
So this is what Gavin 99% of the egg hunt: ate chocolate coins and jumped on the trampoline.
Aunt Natalie held Colin during the egg hunt. He looks so interested in that egg, doesn't he?
It was actually pretty sunny outside, so I went inside and got Colin some stuff to cover up a bit. He makes a cute cool dude, I think!
Playing with some of the cousins on the trampoline.
He loves his James.
It was a good day. I hope everyone else had just as much fun at we did!
Here are the kids' Easter baskets. We borrowed matching Easter baskets from some of the cousins this year, thanks! Can you guess whose basket is whose?
Colin got two hats (he wears them when I run at night) a bib, some place mats for when he starts on solid food and we go out, and a glowworm. The eggs with candy and duck bubbles are just for show since he doesn't care about them yet.
Gavin got two sand molds of Lightning McQueen and Mater, a friction train that you push and it keeps going, and the red train named James (who is one of Thomas' friends, he had been asking about him lately).
Gavin loved the trains, of course.
Colin was somewhat interested in the glowworm. It plays lullabies and its face glows.
Showing off one of his new toys.
We also had an egg hunt in the backyard with the cousins. Each parent filled eggs for each of their kids and put their initials or name on them to avoid some kids getting too many or getting candy they are allergic to. Philip hid the eggs for Gavin: here are a few of the hiding places he came up with. Unfortunately some of the bigger kids were really excited and since Gavin's were easy to find they picked them up and gave them to him even though we had told them to leave them alone if they weren't their eggs. Oh well.
Gavin wasn't actually all that interested in the egg hunt. He opened one of the eggs that the bigger kids had handed him, finding chocolate coins that he immediately unwrapped.
So this is what Gavin 99% of the egg hunt: ate chocolate coins and jumped on the trampoline.
Aunt Natalie held Colin during the egg hunt. He looks so interested in that egg, doesn't he?
It was actually pretty sunny outside, so I went inside and got Colin some stuff to cover up a bit. He makes a cute cool dude, I think!
Playing with some of the cousins on the trampoline.
He loves his James.
It was a good day. I hope everyone else had just as much fun at we did!
Friday, December 4, 2009
Trapped
Gavin was playing with me (Philip) on the trampoline and refused any help getting off because he was putting his legs down between the springs and pulling it back up, going a little farther each time. Eventually he got too far to get back up himself and his jacket prevented him from going all the way down. He wasn't upset and patiently let me take pictures before helping him up.
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Saturday, November 28, 2009
More Blackmail Photos
It's been a while since I have taken any pictures of Gavin in this category. He was playing with Philip and a couple of his cousins on the trampoline and Jillian's hair bow came out. Gavin asked Philip to put in hair, and he obliged. Philip thinks that he makes a better "girl" now than when I put him in a dress when he was less than a year old. What do you think?
Love the look on his face in this one. I think it's a great picture!
Love the look on his face in this one. I think it's a great picture!
Monday, August 10, 2009
Our Tiny Tumbler
We signed Gavin up for the Tiny Tumblers class through the city parks and rec program. I love that the city offers so much for kids and families to do (quite a bit of it for free, even). I don't think that the city I grew up in did, either that, or my parents didn't know about it or didn't take advantage of it.
This class is for toddlers and kids ages 25-48 months. There was a lot of free play on all the equipment as well as some organized circle time.
He loves the trampoline in our backyard, but didn't quite get this jumper. The kids are supposed to grab onto the bar and jump.
He loved the tunnels!
Philip got him to try walking on this low balance beam, and he did well!
Wee!
So he decided to try him on the high balance beam; he wasn't quite sure about it at first...
...but he got it and LOVED IT!
Circle time.
Let's do a roll!
Wee, so much fun!
Now I'm really going on the balance beam!
Roll!
Parachute time in the big group!
We think Gavin really enjoyed himself. There are three more classes to attend; we're so glad he's having fun and trying new things!
This class is for toddlers and kids ages 25-48 months. There was a lot of free play on all the equipment as well as some organized circle time.
He loves the trampoline in our backyard, but didn't quite get this jumper. The kids are supposed to grab onto the bar and jump.
He loved the tunnels!
Philip got him to try walking on this low balance beam, and he did well!
Wee!
So he decided to try him on the high balance beam; he wasn't quite sure about it at first...
...but he got it and LOVED IT!
Circle time.
Let's do a roll!
Wee, so much fun!
Now I'm really going on the balance beam!
Roll!
Parachute time in the big group!
We think Gavin really enjoyed himself. There are three more classes to attend; we're so glad he's having fun and trying new things!
Monday, May 18, 2009
Gavin's Birthday
Gavin enjoyed sitting with the grown ups eating one of his favorite foods--carrots! That is mostly what he ate for dinner; he ate carrots and chips with a side of milk. Oh well!
Aunt Staci was oh-so-thrilled to be photographed.
A couple of the cousins playing in the two room fort complete with a skylight and a door adjoining the two rooms. Jessica's kids made it. It's pretty cool!
Thanks to Uncle Jon for barbecuing the burgers for us. They were delicious, as always!
The younger cousins having fun. The older cousins didn't stay very close, so sorry, I don't have any pictures...
Gavin's birthday cake. He recently became enamored with Thomas the Train.
He still doesn't get blowing out the candles. Oh well, maybe next year.
He loved all of his presents! Thanks everyone!
Another present from our friends Eric and Gail. Gail drew this for us! It looks awesome! Check out her blog! (Which has better pictures of this piece artwork and more!)
Thanks to all of you who came and brought food (it was all delicious!), to Aunt Jessica and Uncle Jon for letting us use the grill and use the backyard, and thanks to Grandma and Grandpa in Sacramento who couldn't make it but sent a couple of cute outfits (the swim outfit from the sprinkler trampoline and the second outfit pictured on Jessica Lake's blog.) We think it was a great 2nd birthday and hope there are many more to come!
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