Lil Beach Boy.

One of these days I will be done posting photos from vaca. Or maybe not. Come February I still may be talking about it, just to make myself feel better. February stinks.

Here's my little stud enjoying the beach. It was very windy this day, but he didn't seem to mind.

LOVE those little sandy toes.

Apparently that ocean breeze tuckered him out... this is how he ended up.

However, if I remember correctly, this may have been the short-nap-on-the-beach day. A certain individual who shall remain name-less (*cough*DAD*cough*) walked under the umbrella and sneezed extremely loud, waking up poor Gavin who hates loud noises. Sheesh.

Napping another day... hopefully no one sneezes.

And, another day... all loaded up and off to the beach.

Little surfer boy showing off his moves.

Good form, little man!

The beach set-up... where Gavin spent his days on the beach.

What's that? You would like to see a close-up of Sydney the Cowgirl?!

Here you go:

Nothing better...

than a chubby, naked baby.

For comparison's sake, a similar pose of both kids at 4 months...

Gavin (4.5 months):

Kylie (4 months):

(I think she actually had him beat in the chub department... in her defense she wasn't quite as long so her rolls aren't as stretched out!)

Zoo.

A couple weeks ago we picked the hottest day of the year to go to the Cleveland Zoo. Obviously the zoo is way more fun when you have sweat dripping down your faces and you need to buy a ridiculously over-priced drink every 20 minutes. Oh well, at least Kylie had a blast!

Checking out the jaguar with daddy...

This was Gav's view of the zoo...

The gorillas... Matt's favorite (Kylie liked them a lot, too)

The kiddos loved the crazy monkeys...

Grandma Lori was there and did an excellent job of baby-holder.

This was his expression the whole time he watched the monkeys...

Ky checking out the strange deer and monkey (?) exhibit.

Drooly McDroolerson.

He even makes drool look good.

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This pretty much sums him up right now. Drool is constantly hanging off his lip. It's amazing how every baby is different... Kylie was not a drooler at all. I think Gavin slobbers more than a St. Bernard.

Some mo' vaca shots.

Matt and I were lucky enough to celebrate our 5 year anniversary while on vacation. The family was willing to babysit the kiddos so we went to dinner at a really nice restaurant that Matt had made reservations for as a surprise the week before (10 points to Mr. Romantic for thinking ahead). We had a deeeelicious meal, I had a glass of wine (gasp... 1st one in about a year) and an actual conversation without a certain 2 year old constantly vying for talk-time. We didn't have to cut up and blow on food, didn't need to pull out the crayons, didn't order any white milk, and didn't eat and run like we normally would. We then finished our date by meeting the family back on the ocean. It was fantastic.

Did I mention I had a glass of wine??

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And now for some family photos...

Crib Cuddles.

Just an iPhone snapshot of the sibs cuddling in Gavin's crib. As soon as Kylie hears her little brother awake in his crib, she runs into his room and calls for me to put her in with him. Poor guy doesn't get any quiet time to wake up peacefully on his own. But, he doesn't seem to mind all that much. Just look at that face...

Daddy's fan club.

Some photos of the kiddos and their daddy on vaca...

Kylie and Matt are thisclose. She is such a daddy's girl and he truly is her hero. They are the best of friends.

She loved having him around all week.

The big guy with his little guy.

Happy daddy with his 2 cute kids.

Matt got pampered on vacation and had a spa treatment right on the beach.

One lucky guy...

People pay big bucks for this!

Pretty good sport for a guy that claims he hates sand. HA!