Excitement

So, I mentioned that the past month has been more eventful than most. So, here are some of the things that have been going on:
1--We went to California for 5 days. I went with me and my 3 kids, my sister and her 7 kids, and my Mom. It was quite an adventure, to say the least, and I will do another post about that later because I still don't have my pictures from my sister's laptop.
2--I got called to teach gospel doctrine. Whoa. That is also something I will probably do a whole post about. I thought I liked teaching, but this has been more challenging than I ever expected! I also kept my other calling with Activity Days for the 8-9 year old girls. So, that's made for a few crazy weeks. (But, it makes me feel super righteous to have 2 callings! j/k)
3--Gavin had his 5th birthday. Yes, I have been a mother for 5 years! Wow! Fastest 5 years of my life. And like a sucker, I let him have a birthday party for all his cousins and friends. It ended up being 15 kids (mind you, my house is about 1400 sq. ft.) Thank goodness it was a beautiful day so I could send everyone outside.

Here are some highlights:

Superman themed birthday party (and that's his Superman pose.)
This is his present from me and Mike--I had to find this bad boy on Ebay. It has sound effects, red laser eyes, and a cape that "flies"--it was a hit!

Mike made the Superman cake. Mike was my own personal superhero because he helped me pull off a birthday party (complete with lunch) for 15 kids.

Aunt Jessica got Gavin his first bike. He's just learning how to ride and, even with training wheels, it makes me so nervous. But, it's also awesome. Gavin is starting to do things that when he was born we wondered how he would be able to do them with one hand. We thought we would have to engineer special handle bars for him or something, but he is adapting beautifully. If he isn't concentrating though, sometimes he does veer to the left! :)

Since Gavin upgraded to a bike, Nick got the old trike. I think he's pretty cute!

This is Ruby after the birthday festivities. I felt exactly the same way!!