MAY

Gilvin's (Gavin's Alias) Restaurant

This is the look I got from Gavin when Hans and I were going to go out to eat without him for my birthday. Could you leave this face home?

My birthday. I am 33.

Handsome Hans at our favorite brunch spot, Piazza Bella.

Weekends in our new neighborhood.

We went to Pam and Honey's and Honey attempted to fly a kite with Gavin.

Auntie Mary and Auntie Sarah were at Pam and Honey's too.

We don't see them as much since they are in Canada so it was a great surprise.

My good old friends Andrew and Lindsay's wedding.

Some of my old friends from HS.

We had a great time.

Gavin and one of his very best friends Sammy.

Mary is Gavin's "girlfriend". We are sad because she moved to Atlanta.

Crazy times at the new house.

Gavin loves super heros and Star Wars. He loves to play with them all of the time.

Star Wars!!

New neighborhood friends.

Knock knock, who is there? Aimen. Aimen who? Aimen Concka! This is Gavin's favorite joke, which he made up. He calls himself Roo and calls me Kanga and Hans Concka. It is pretty cute.

It was Gpa's 60th birthday so we made a surprise visit.

A great hike.

Great food.

Great drinks.

Great company.

There he is. The joy of my life!!

New House

Here is our new pad. It is temporary again, but we love it for now. It has so much more space for Gavin and the girls.

April

Gavin holding little Caroline.

Big scrape on his nose from running down the sidewalk, and falling after I chased him. Crazy kid!

This month we moved to a new place. It is a cute townhouse that has lots of extra room in a cute neighborhood, Roscoe Village. We have been getting to know neighbors and having fun unpacking and making our new house a home.

Gavin doesn't seem to miss 18 much as he is meeting so many new friends and enjoys having more space and a playroom. I can tell the girls are much happier having a yard and being able to go outside when they want.

Gavin has been telling us he wants a baby sister or brother, preferably a sister named Gracie or Veronica. We ended up buying Gavin his own baby doll that he has named her Gracie. He also likes to tell everyone that mommy has a baby in her belly even though I don't and am just fat these days. He also has been helping me cook dinner almost every night.