Dancing Machine

Gavin wanted to hear his song "Low" and requested that I play it on the computer so he can break dance. Luckily, the camera was next to me so I could record this. He spent most of the time spinning on his butt. I got a few shots of his crazy footwork, courtesy of uncle DJ. Gav had some better moves working for him until one day uncle DJ decided to teach Gav some moves and it was all over then =) Enjoy!

Personal Day

Gav and I took a personal day on Thurs. I noticed that every once in awhile, kids need a day off during the week too. We slept in (like 9am) took our time getting ready and then went to the park. Gav was able to play on whatever he wanted because hardly anyone was there... probably in school like good boys and girls. The big slide and swing was a hit! We went out to lunch later and did some shopping. It was a nice day!

Karate

Gavin had practice on Tue afternoon. He loves to practice his kicks, very intense =) The video shows him demonstrating to the class his blocks, kicks and punches.

Vegas

My dad's bday is the day after grandma's. My mom planned a party for my dad in Las Vegas; he turned 49 this year. Including the immediate family, aunts, cousins and friends came. Gav had a great time playing with his cousin Lee. They both ask for one another on a daily basis. They took full advantage of the time they had together. Wish we could see my sister and nephew more often. The room had a spa for a bathtub, so Gav turned it into his personal swimming pool.

75 years young!

Happy Birthday Grandma Betty! Her bday was on Feb 27, 2008. We had a dinner party for her at the Stinking Rose in Beverly Hills (garlic restaurant). She celebrated with her two greatgrandchildren, Gavin and Clarissa, as well as Boom, me, Jeremy, Dreaa, Kelli, Ken, Jonathan and Kenna.

Kung Fu Gav

Last Wed Gav and I went to the ceramic studio to create great grandma's bday gift. When we left a karate class (next to the studio) was leaving. Gavin said, "Mommy I want to do Karate." I told him I didn't know if he was old enough, but if he was we would try it out. So I called, they said he could and they next day we did a trial run. Gav loved it and we signed him up. 2/26 was his first day of class. He has classes tue and thurs from 430-5 pm. Gav really enjoys karate and it really teaches discipline and courtesy. Here are a few videos from the class and the pictures are in the albums.

Dinner

I was really tired today (I didn't sleep well last night) and I had planned on making tacos for dinner. Boomer decided to cook them with the help of Gav. He was so excited to cook and yes the stovetop is on. While they cooked, I sat on the couch in a stupor and then ate a lot of fruit. The food was good but I could only eat one small taco... oops. There was a video or I thought I shot a video of Gav cooking but I never started it. So I stood there watching him through the camera [groan]; I said I was tired =) Don't pay attention to the mess in the background

Austen Reese Sparks

On Valentine's day, Gav, Boom and I went to do the 3D/4D ultrasound. So here she is, and we confirmed that she is all female. She is very similar looking to Gav's ultrasound. They have my nose. Though her and Gav look related they act very differently. Gav was very wild and out there during my pregnancy and still is. Austen is more to herself and prefers to be left alone. I get no fuss if she is comfortable, but if she doesn't like a position that I'm in... she will let me know. Throughout the entire session, she was curled in a ball and didn't want to be bothered. In the picture below her hand is in her face and her legs are stretched up by her head.

Future scientist?

So I had to work late in my research lab one day. Before I started running a test I left to pick Gavin up from school and brought him back with me. He had so much fun. In our lab we have a hamster, 5 frogs, two tadpoles, a fish, one black widow and a wolf spider. He had a wonderful time exploring and asking what everything was. Also, I work in a Drosophila lab (fruit flies), the room of flies was eye catching enough for him. I had to count my cells and thats when Gav became interested in the microscope. He looked at some cells and then wanted to view other items through the scope. He did pretty good at viewing things. I might have a follower. I didn't get much done that night, though we had fun :)

Happy Birthday

Gavin with his power rangers cake