Like Father, Like Son

So, while we have not begun to potty train Calvin, he has been asking to sit on his potty a lot lately. And, since we'd like to get him out of diapers, we figure we might as well let him sit on it if he wants. As with most males, Calvin has developed a liking for reading while taking care of business. I'm not a big fan of posting pictures of my child with no clothes on online, but figured this is too cute to pass up.

Calvin's 1st Haircut & Random Pics

So, we finally went and had Calvin's haircut. We have been putting this off for two reasons... 1) we were totally dreading the process and 2) we just couldn't part with his baby curls. So, we loaded up the car and headed to the local salon. The whole way there Calvin kept saying "haircut, haircut". We arrive and are glad to see that there is no one in line. The lady asks who is getting their haircut and we respond that it's Calvin's 1st haircut. Scott climbs into the chair with Calvin and the process begins. She tries to put the cape around Calvin's neck and he is not having that. She sprays him with the water bottle and begins to cut. Surprisingly, the whole ordeal went VERY WELL! Below are some of the pictures I took (along with some other pictures we've taken recently).

Calvin's 2 year & Aiden's 3 month pictures

We decided it was finally time to venture to Portrait Innovations for the boys' pictures. My was that an adventure. The "picky" mom before us took so long on Saturday that they both got fussy, so we had to come back on Sunday. Apparently, Sunday morning is the time to get pictures taken!

Below are some of the pictures:

Relay For Life & More

I found some more pictures from Calvin's birthday and wanted to get them online. We busted out one of Calvin's birthday presents a few weekends ago and took one (yes, only one) picture from the big event. He seemed to like it, but was a little hesitant at times. Silly boy!

Aiden, wearing his firetruck shirt (it matched Calvin's shirt)

Calvin & Uncle Mike

Calvin & daddy playing with his water slide

It was make a cheesy face day at the Gardner house

Mommy & Aiden (yes, that is a sorority shirt)

This is how Calvin used to sleep... how cute!

We finally found a bib that says "I Love My Aunt"

RELAY FOR LIFE: Friday, June 6-Saturday, June 7
It has become an annual tradition to participate in the American Cancer Society’s Relay For Life. One of my pledge sisters in the sorority was diagnosed with breast cancer, so we decided that we would do the Relay in our college town of Bowling Green, KY. I seriously do not remember the last time I had this much fun! Most were there from the beginning of the survivor lap on Friday evening until the closing ceremony on Saturday morning. We played (I will use that term lightly) kickball, participated in a cakewalk, dance contest & various other activities. We stayed up all night, and though were not always walking on the track, someone was always doing something active. We did this for those who cannot do the above activities. It reminded all of us about the good times we had in school, and that we’re all super old now! Can you believe there has been a resurgence of the Thriller dance?! Who would’ve thought?!?! I think the highlight of the night was when I was finishing the survivor lap with one of my sorority sisters, and at the end were all the other sisters who had come there to celebrate us. We shed some tears, but laughed throughout the night. Another memorable moment was getting called out in front of the thousands of people in attendance for wearing an IU hat. Little did I know that the Western football coach was going to be the emcee and that he would be paying that much attention to the crowd. I reassured him that I would be attending the WKU-IU game in August, and that I would be wearing red, not crimson, and he seemed pleased with that. Our teamed raised a lot of money (not sure at this point how much) and had such a good time!! Below is the team picture from the event (Jamie & Kelly hadn't made it yet).