Our Little Guppy

 This is the second summer that Maggie has swam on the Guppies Swim Team at our neighborhood pool.  She has learned so much!  I don't think know if she will ever be a competitive swimmer, but she sure is having fun.  We have had so much fun watching her grow and enjoy swimming!

Here are a few pics from one of her two little swim meets this summer:

Free Style....She won first place in her heat!  Hooray!

Kick Board is her favorite.

Back Stroke is her least favorite.

Papa and Kerri Grace watching.

Way to go, Maggie!

Sweet Little Guppies

4 Months

 

I am four months old!  Here are some fun facts about me:

 

1. I weigh 18 lbs. and 13 oz.(90th percentile), and I am 25.75 in. long (80th percentile).  My mommy's back is very aware of how big I am!  I am even about to outgrow my swing.

 

 

  2. I am still really laid back. I only cry when I am tired or hungry. I have become very social over the last few weeks, so I get over tired much more often. My mommy says that I am happy and smiling one minute and screaming the next. She has started trying to pay closer attention to my sleepy cues, so I don't get in such bad shape. My mommy has even started to let me cry it out in my crib at nap time. She says it is torture.

 

3.  I have really started to enjoy my toys.  I love to lay on my play mat and jump in my jumper.  I can grab my toys and pull them to my mouth.  They feel so good on my gums.

 

4.  My toes are awesome!!  I discovered them this past month, and I think that they are so much fun.  Now I know why my Mommy kisses them so much.  They are just adorable.

 

 

 5.  I am a really good sleeper.  I sleep from 8 or 9 pm to 7 or 8 am.  Impressive, right?!

 

6.  I love to smile, coo, and "talk" to my family.  I am a little bit stingy with my giggles and laughs.  I have laughed a couple of times, but I don't laugh at the same old trick (peek-a-boo) over and over.  Everyone is just going to have to get creative and come up with some new material.  

 

 

7.  I have adjusted to my role of being the third child pretty well.  My sisters are always busy with play dates, swimming, going to the library, and much more.  I sleep pretty well in my stroller when we are out and about.  Plus, I am happier when I am watching them do fun activities.   

 

Well, that's all for now.  I will let you know more as I get bigger. 

Love, Oliver

Summer Summer Summertime!

Time to sit back and unwind?  Yeah, right!  We have been too busy having fun! 

 

But, I will say that I love not having to be somewhere at 9 o'clock every morning.  And, after guppies every day, we enjoy a slower pace. 

 

The past couple of weeks, we have had our playgroup over...

The newbies, Oliver and Ella.

Lunch time!

More friends enjoying their lunch of pizza and fruit!

Maggie has started Guppies which has been so fun....

 

Driving their Barbie Jeep to the pool.  (I pushed Oliver in the stroller behind them.  He liked that.)

 

Lots of sweet little Guppies.

 we have done fun crafts and had play time in the afternoons....

Maggie making her self portrait!

Kerri Grace creating hers.

Outside Fun!

Silly girls!

and we have had more time with Daddy in the evenings (since we don't have as strict of bedtimes)!

 

Cuddles with Daddy!

 

We are thoroughly enjoying our Summer, and we hope that you are, too!

 



Beach Bums

We have been to the beach twice this past month!  We had a fantastic time with both my parents and with Matt's family.  Matt has been teasing that we have to wait until the end of July until we get to go back to the beach.  How will we ever make it?!! =)

 

May Beach Trip With Mimi and Papa

 

We played, and played, and played some more!  We ate out a lot.  Oliver did really well.  He took naps on the beach, in the car, and when we went out to eat.  He seriously spoiled us.  The girls are at such fun ages for the beach.  They completely wore themselves out having fun, and it made this mommy so happy!  

Couldn't wait to get in the (freezing) water!

Beach cuties playing in the sand.

Too cool....

Mimi and Papa...the beach looks good on them.

Juleah Rose and Lee got to come for a little while!

Love that cute little monogrammed tush!

Family of Five at the Beach

Such an easy, content baby

"This is the ocean, son."

Daddy and his "mini me."

 

 

 May Beach Trip With Nana Sue and Pal

 

Kids, kids, and more kids!  Our trip was not relaxing, but it was so much fun!!!  The girls had a fantastic time with all of their cousins.  And, we had a ball spending time at the beach and resort pool.  The water slide was a favorite!

 

Papa Fred, Pal, Oliver, and Daddy...Four Generations of Gaymon Men

Sweet Sisters

Grandma T holding Oliver.

Aiden and Kim

Relaxing by the pool

Mommy and Oliver enjoying the water.

Cheese!

Silly Cousins!

Even Sillier Cousins!

Maggie and Paige reading together.

Medieval Times!

The Saffold Family

The Knight picked Maggie to be his Queen.  So fun!

"The Queen of Love and Beauty"  Appropriate, in my opinion. =)



"I love you this much!"

Cutie Patooties!

Run!!

And again!

Nana Sue is good at building sand castles.

Gathering more water.

Adult table, minus Matt (the photographer)

Chocolate Face

Crazy Faces!

Weee!

Bath time for Oliver!

Fearless Gavin

Maggie went down the water slide over and over and over.

Thumbs up!

Kerri Grace loved the water slide!

One, two, three, jump!