Appomattox Courthouse

Heidi's cousin is in town from out of state and we are going to take her to see the world famous site of Appomattox Courthouse. I know, I know. How can we handle all this excitement of the Appomattox Courthouse? I'm just sad that Gavin isn't old enough to remember and we will have to do this again in ten years.

I'm kidding, Appomattox isn't that bad. I've just been there like five time in my life and nothing has changed. Well maybe I'll be wrong. We'll see

Well Gavin got bit by a wasp yesterday on this lower lip, it scared us, since you never know if one is allergic to "bee stings". But he pulled through with a bloody lip. He is no longer a baby, full blown toddler with toddler attitude. He also wines a lot, which is Heidi's favorite. Oh we got him a sandbox with (300 pounds of sand). So once the heat dies down I'll take some pictures of him playing. Right now he likes to throw sand, so my yard will be a beach by next month.
We all had fun in Washington DC (from last week) so once I get around to get photos I'll post a bunch on Flickr.

UVa visit was good.

We had Gavin's follow-up visit at the doctor's office yesterday. We drove up to UVa and got a bunch of ultra-sounds done on Gavin. Everything inside Gavin look normal. The doctor was pleased. So then we went and got a really late lunch at Chico's. And since Gavin slept the whole way back, we stopped at Percival's Island. Gavin was having so much fun exploring the trail, that we only made it .25 a mile. Every ten feet he would stop walking and explore something.

Well Heidi is out of town so with much help from her father, we hung a new microwave over the stove. I think it turned out great. I took some photos so that Heidi can see them from where she is.

I was afraid it would hang down too low but I can still see the knobs on the stove when I stand next to it.

Good Weekend

It was a good weekend, but it went by too fast. Saturday we went Strawberry picking at Kinder Berry Farm in Appomattox, it was hot and manual labor wore off the novelty real quick. On Sunday we hike down to Apple Orchard Falls (and back up), then went to see the new Pirates movie, (We were disappointed with the movie), and finally ate Mexican dinner for our anniversary (6 years). On Monday I ran four miles and caught up with Heidi and Gavin at the pool. The water was too cool for Gavin's liking, but there'll be a next time. I uploaded a new movie and some photos on Flickr.

Currently Gavin is cranky since he has a bunch of teeth coming in. But only one more week and then him and Mommy will have the whole summer off.

Gavin loves to be outside

Gavin loves being outside. Last night I let him run around the yard and yell at the birds. Today we are going hiking so I grab some more photos. You can some what see my garden in the background. Gavin loves my garden (or rather my dirt), he likes to throw the dirt around.

Gavin falling asleep at diner. We had a long day between church, the park, working in the yard, etc. So he started falling asleep and I took this video. Also uploaded some photos. Click the photo link on the right to view. Didn't get the video of him doing sign language or walking around the yard, will do that sometime this week.