Gavin is officially five. It has been a weekend of decadence. We spent hours in Mutha Shuckers waiting for crab legs and fettucini alfredo. Apparently they were just in the paper with a good review and they were not prepared for it. In other words, they had 2 waitresses and one cook for a full house. But we stuck it out and it was good. I’d certainly go there again if it was less crowded. On Saturday, we at our traditional pre-birthday Thai food dinner. Man that was good. Nothing like indulging in curry and thai noodles and sticky rice. Oh yeah. Gavin on the other hand opted for pizza. Sunday was the big day. Gavin’s birthday. He wanted to see Alvin and the Chipmunks and so it was. Before hitting the theatre, we stopped at Toys R Us for birthday supplies. Then after the movie we stopped for the birthday cake. Chocolate of course. After arriving home we ate leftover pizza and Thai food for lunch. Then Holly set up the cake with 5 candles and a couple of star wars figurines while I blew up a few balloons. “Happy Birthday to you, happy birthday to you…” And before we had time to snap a picture, the boy had made a wish and blew out his candles. “Gavin, you have to cut the cake.” We handed him a knife and watched him carefully stab the cake. “Can I open my presents now?” He carefully, but without hesitation, opened one present at a time making sure to ask who each one was from and saying thank you after opening each one. He was so polite. You could see the excitement in his eyes. It made me very happy to see him happy and enjoying his birthday. Although it wasn’t a super busy day, it was an exciting day. And it ended for him at 5:30 on the couch trying to find a holiday movie to watch. He was such a good kid. So perfect and polite and patient and cute and on and on.

It’s play time

I had Gavin for the evening and he was being a bit of a scrooge. He didn’t want to go to Target and buy Christmas decorations. What’s with that? But then again he did spend the previous day getting decorations for Holly’s tree and putting them all up. So he said he wanted to go out and play. And who am I to deny a child to play outside? So we did. And Moura joined us as well. It was quite a delightful afternoon. Then afterwards, of course, I dragged him to Target where he had a blast picking out shiny lights and candy cane ornaments. It was a real nice evening.

Pleas sir, can I have some more?

I think the frisbee is in the tree.

Nope, it’s a cat. lol

Time’s passing by. It’s already November. Thanksgiving is in 4 days. We decided we wanted to bake a meal, so we invited a few friends over for the day. Holly’s birthday is in 8 days. We are going to go to San Francisco for the weekend. 🙂 I’ve never been, so I’m very much looking forward to it. Christmas is upon us as well. This is going to be a very busy few months. Thanksgiving, Holly’s birthday, Gavin’s birthday, Mary coming, Chirstmas, New Years, the Nutcracker and more. And on top of that, our leases are coming to an end at the end of Feb. Phew. Craziness. But I have a short term remedy for that. Knitting. Wonder what I’ll be giving as christmas presents this year. Knitted stuff. lol. Here is something I just finished. It’s a present for me mum, so don’t go blabbing.

Well, I’ve been learning to knit for a few months now. I am really happy with how my knitting is going. Here is a picture of my first project. It is the hat that Hermione wears in Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban.

Here are just a few random pictures I’ve been meaning to put up on my blog.

A man just can’t go to the bathroom can he?

Gavin’s experience at the hospital when we thought he broke his elbow.

Someone rips off Holly’s design and turns it into a window sticker.

Random Lake George Picture

Swirling leaves outside Target.

These are from a small concert Gavin and I went to. It was for a band called “The Beagles”. They were a Beatles cover band. An all mexican Beatles cover band. haha. They were good though.