5:56

HAPPY BIRTHDAY, to the BEST little man around....(in my book)
my dear,
my love,
Gavin Scott Schroeder



So technically at 5:56pm Gavin will be a year old, which gets me all teary eyed thinking about it.
It was been a wild year, with lots of things going on in our lives, but for the most part it has been wonderful. My dearest, sweet child has grown into "a little man" as I've always called him, and continues to touch our hearts everyday. I cannot believe that it's been a year, sometimes I think that it was a month or two ago.. because my memory is SO clear about that day. And the weather today, humid and cloudy, is exactly the same! Gavin really doesn't understand that it's his birthday today, but he is a happy boy!
We, I really mean he, woke up today at 6??? WHAT? and was so happy! GREAT way to start this blessed day! He ate a good breakfast and then there was a knock at the door. A delivery just for him! Grandma B sent over some balloons! He was pretty excited about them and hit them the whole time he ate his lunch.
He's now taking a nap and I will admit that I've gone in twice to look at my peaceful baby sleeping, just like when he was born. In the meantime I've been chopping up onions (crying from the onions), green & red peppers and chicken & steak for his birthday party we're having tomorrow.. which I'm pretty sure the weather might put a damper on! It will be full of great food: Kabobs, Great gran's amazing potato salad, Great gran's asian/onion salad, fruit, veggies, dirt cake, some jello salad,my mom enjoys making, puppy chow, tuna sald (YUM), Shari's amazing sugar cookies and to top it all off DQ cake... After the party we plan on celebrating during the night while Gavin goes to spend his first overnight away from his crib at Grandmas (this I must mention, is HER idea!).. I've very excited for tomorrow and I hope Gavin is too.
ahhhh he's getting so big, i just love him SO much and want to kiss his beautiful lips all the time!

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These last few weekends have been completely full AND fun! With the mudruns, birthday parties, showers, nights out drinking... now I'm ready for a calm weekend, well sort of. As soon as I think we have a free weekend I take a look at my phone and calendar on the fridge and am quickly reminded of something we have planned. At least all of the things we have planned this weekend are just during the day so I plan on getting a good nights rest :)

Our landscaping is going SO well! the backyard is looking great! We did so much work on Sunday and tonight, and it's looking better than we expected! Now we just need to work on the front of the house. To the right of our front steps there are 15, and I'm not exaggerating, hostas. Now, I think they are beautiful plants but they are all cluttered into a small section.. so Thursday night we are digging them up ANNND replanting them along the sidewalk. To go along with the landscaping my garden is blooming and I pulled out a radish that was delicious! And with Gavin's birthday party coming up I am more than excited that these projects are getting done.

Random: I need to do something with my hair. It is just blllllah. I'm loving the length, but it needs SOMETHING. And this color, it's nasty! It's never been this light since I was platinum blonde in 2006, which is my profile picture on facebook because it makes me laugh every time I see it. And some people have commented on it being "cute" but I ask myself if their comment is sincere since I myself don't think it looks that great. That's it! I'm going back to dark!

a day in the life

I would of never guessed the summer of 2010 would be so wonderful so fast. I cannot believe how busy it already has been, but how fabulous it is to spend the summer at home with my little man. We just got Gavin a little kiddy pool which I will admit, I do hang out in sometimes ;) He is all about being in the pool and soaking up the sun. He also REALLY enjoys digging in the garden and getting really messy! WHAT A DOLL!