Happy Thanksgiving

Happy Thanksgiving!

We finally got everyone dressed and in the same spot, so we took a picture of it. I am so thankful for my family. I am richly blessed to have a loving husband who works so hard to provide for us, three beautiful, healthy children and a place to call home. God is good and He continues to faithfully provide for us.

"Rejoice in the Lord always. I will say it again: Rejoice! Let your gentleness be evident to all. The Lord is near. Do not be anxious about anything, but in everything, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God. And the peace of God, which transcends all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus."

Philippians 4:4-7

Funeral for Grandma

Services will be held for Sylvia Wolmuth on

Friday, November 27 at 11:00 A.M. (Viewing at 10:00 A.M.)

at Sneider Sullivan & O’Connell’s

977 S. El Camino Real

San Mateo , CA 94402

650 343-1804

Gavin's First Birthday

Gavin is now one, an official toddler. We had a full day. He weighs 20 lbs, 29 1/2" tall, 13%. Gavin is such a good kid, patient, happy, playful. He loves to play with his brothers and climb anywhere he can. He's usually got a huge smile on his face and we just love having him in our family.

Vincent really enjoyed the cake.

So did Daniel.

Sweet sisters, Melody and Faye

There were a lot of kids at Gavin's birthday party. It's the first one we hosted indoors and there were about 30 people there...keeping it to mainly just immediate family. It was pretty loud and crazy with all the kids, but once the cake got served up, the whole house was quiet.


On a sad note, my Grandma passed away on Gavin's Birthday. She has been suffering from Alzheimer's for the past several years. We will miss her. She was the sweetest person I've ever known. She loved us so much and we loved her.

Sylvia Lillian Wolmuth

11-29-1922 to 11-20-2009

She was a week shy of her 87th birthday and she died 30 years to the day after my Grandpa died.

Pre Pre School

Gavin is turning one tomorrow. That year went fast. It's the end of an era for me. For the past five years solid I've been pregnant, nursing or both. Gavin finished nursing two days ago. We were down to two feedings a day,but he likes the sippy cup just fine. I loved nursing my babies, but I'm relieved it's over. There's an extra hour or two or three in my day that I didn't have before. I'll miss that quiet time with the little guy though...okay, it usually isn't quiet except for that first feeding in the morning, who am I kidding.
Vincent sticks his hands in his pockets like this, it takes him a couple minutes to accomplish this, especially in his skinny jeans. But once the hands are in place, he looks up and says "What's up dude!".
Daniel cooperated long enough for this shot. He's such a goof ball when I try to take picture of him.

The boys have been going to their ABC's class, we learn a letter each week. I volunteered to take the class photo and since I had my camera, I shot some during class too.

Poor Gavin is at that age where he looks beat up all the time. He takes some spills and other times, life is rough with big brothers. We're not sure exactly how he smashed his lip, but there was plenty of blood and a nice fat lip. So sad. He's also got sort of a black eye, from a trip down the step in the garage. Learning to walk is rough. The fat lip will be a great bonus for all of his happy birthday pictures tomorrow.

Autumn

I used to swing right here growing up. Grandpa re-installed the rope swing.




We just rearranged all the car seats in the back seat of our pickup. Gavin had been in his infant carrier for a bit too long. Daniel graduated to a booster, and Vincent moved from the middle to the window seat. Vincent was the only one who kept the same car seat, but he was the most excited about his "new car seat". I guess he likes sitting by the window.
I love carrying the boys inside when they're asleep. They are so precious. Slowly I unbuckle one kid at a time, carry him inside while he lays his sleeping head on my shoulder. Then, I lay him in his bed and removed his shoes and socks (they're very insistent about this, even when they're mostly asleep.) Once that kid is settled, I repeat the routine three times. I take a moment to enjoy the sight of three peaceful boys all snug in their beds and walk out of the room for a quiet naptime. Ahhh, what a great feeling.

Our local Biker Gang

We went on a hike through a beautiful Sycamore Grove, there were meadows and creeks with bridges and piles of dirt to upturn and rocks to throw in the water. It was a gorgeous day and we loved spending it outside.

Here is Vincent low riding on his new bike. He came home after going on a ride with his daddy and stood up to pedal saying: "Look mom, I'm standing up just like daddy."

Gavin's Climb

Yesterday, Jordan and I were sitting on the deck talking when I looked over and saw Gavin and Daniel looking out the window of the tree house. "How did Gavin get in the there", I asked Daniel. "He climbed up", he tells me. So he did. 11 months old. He's trying to figure out how to climb down now. He can get down two steps.

Gavin Walking

In the last week, Gavin's gone from taking more steps each day to actually walking more than crawling. He's so proud of himself, walking across the room with a huge smile on his face, hands in the air for balance. My little baby will be one in just a couple weeks.