Fall festivities

I love the fall! So many fun things to do and NOT SWEATING while doing them.

Old Macdonalds Farm

First tummy time

First tubby time

I have lots of help with this little guy next to me!

David wanted to help by getting a hairbrush to brush Gavin with after his bath

Our ferocious Halloween lion. 

We took this little stinker Trick-or-treating this year. After the first few doors, where he cried when anyone would say something to him, he figured out that these strange people were giving him candy and that's when he started loving this trick-or-treat deal. We would go to the door and he would say "treack"(one of the few versions of him saying trick or treat) then he would grab the candy and the say "bye-bye" and turn around and run!

VIP: Very Important Pendleton

Gavin Lance Pendleton

Born October 10, 2011 7:51 pm

7 lbs 13.5 oz, 20 1/4" long

We had Gavin at the same hospital(Texas Women's in Houston) with the same doctor(Dr. Pinell) who delivered David. Our second nurse we had was even the same nurse I had with David so everything felt pretty comfortable for us! The delivery went wonderfully and could not have asked for a better experience...the labor on the other hand was not quite so wonderful:-) Gavin has already proven to be an awesome sleeper...too good to tell you the truth. I can hardly wake him for his meals! He's a great eater. He has the cutest litte cries...sounds kind of like a little mouse. We think he looks a lot like David did when he as born which means he will probably look like another little Lance and nothing like me...maybe one child will resemble me!Enjoy pictures of our new love!

Lance thinks that he needs to take pictures when I have contractions. This obviously wasn't during one because I would have not been so kind as to smile for a picture.

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David meeting his new brother for the first time! We didn't think he really understood what was happening during the pregnancy but right when he came in the room he got excited and started saying "be be!"(baby). He wanted to give him tons of loves and kisses. David likes to point out Gavin's toes, eyes, ears, nose, head, etc. He thinks it is funny when Gavin starts crying. He also likes to lay on Gavin so

now David cannot be trusted with little G man without intense supervision from us:-)

It is quite difficult to entertain an almost 2 year old in a hospital room. So we did this a lot...

and called the nurses station on accident A LOT.

 

Going home!

                                                                                  Our sweet little boy! So perfect

Last days of Scranton

Baseball season hasn't quite ended but David and I have already moved back to Houston.  My gracious and wonderful mom crazily said yes when I asked if she wanted to help me drive with David, Jake,and I and everything we own for 25+ hours to Houston! It was a LONG, 3 day drive but we're glad it is over. I have to say I honestly don't miss Scranton(just a few friends) but David and I do miss seeing Lance whenever we can get the chance!

With that said, I am going to share a few last pictures from our season in Scranton! The last few weeks David added a new obsession to his list! ROCKS! Every park we went to, David would immediately head straight to the rocks by the streams and start throwing them in. If it was up to him, he would NEVER stop. It was always a circus trying to get that kid to leave his rocks. Fists would be thrown, body parts flailing all around, and high-pitched shrieks heard that would put any girl to shame. Here are the happier moments of our rock throwing and splash park adventures...

4 years

4 years and....

1 dog

7 cars/trucks

5 states

13 moves

1 3/4 sweet little boys

0 pieces of furniture to our name

568, give or take, baseball games

15ish added pounds between the both of us (can I blame it on babies?)
1 anniversary spent together(our lucky 4th:-) )

and infinite amounts of love, laughter, and fun later...

         = 4 of the best years we've could have only dreamed of!

Happy 4th Anniversary Lance!