Gentry's first Girlfriend

When we were visiting my parents, I had my first encounter as a mom of Gentry having a girlfriend. When were driving down I was telling the kids how we were going to go to a graduation party for Kelsey Scott (a good family friend I mentioned previously, that is going to OU in the fall). When I asked Gentry if he remembered Kelsey, here was his response.

Gentry: "Oh ya mom, she is my girlfriend."

Mom: "Oh...she is? How long have you been boyfriend and girlfriend?"

Gentry: "Well...she has been my girlfriend for kinda a long time mom"

(He said all of this in a tone as if it was common knowledge and I should have known this)

I was a little surprised that he had a girlfriend for a while without me knowing but I can't blame him, she is really sweet and gorgeous!! I even happened to catch their first kiss, or their attempted first kiss!!! Our conversation was so funny because I have never talked about girlfriends or heard him talk about it, but I guess it is just a glimpse into the future and what I will be dealing with. I hope he continues to have good taste in women as he get's older!!!

A boy after my own heart!!

When Gentry stayed with my parents, my mom took him to a gymnastics class!! Not just any gymnastics class, but with my old coach who coached me from 8 years old to high school!!! He loved it and occasionally shows us his exercise stretch (aka a bridge up), and has been really interested in doing flips now!! He learned how to do a flip on the trampoline and yesterday did a flip off the side of the pool!! He was so excited to show me his wolverine flip, and did before I could stop him! Not only once but twice before the life guard said if he didn't quit flipping off the side we would have to leave!!(While Jeff thought it was awesome, I was not so impressed being that our 3 year old is diving/flipping head first into the shallow end of the pool or just as easily the side of the pool...BOYS!!!)

Here is a video of his impressive flipping on the tramp! Maybe he will take after his mom, and be a gymnast!!!



Note he was still dressed as doc oc. I have since put the darn 6 month jammies up where he cannot get into them!!

G's thoughts on his costume choices

This video was of Gentry trying to make a reindeer outfit for a 3 month old fit because of how cool the feet were. He hasn't noticed yet, but this little costume did not get to stay :(



This video is of Gentry explaining why he really liked the jammies that were size 6 mo. How could I have missed that they made him look like Doc Oc???

A day at the Garage Sell!

Last weekend we had a garage sell. I was hopeful to really clean out, but for some reason my sweet little boy kept going through his old stuff and insisting that he needed these important items. I am not kidding when I tell you that all of these items where worn in the span of a couple of hours. The kid changed outfits 6 times!!! I can't lie though, I loved every moment of his little imagination at work and what he transformed into each time!!



It started with a hat...it might have been a little cuter when he wore it at 6 months old, now it hardly fits his head, but still he was convinced it "was his favorite animal hat"



Then it moved to the jammies he wore when he was 6 months old. He loved these because it "made him doctor octopus." A keeper in his mind.



Then on to his Halloween monkey costume from when he was 2. Again a keeper because he could dress up like his very own monkey (his favorite stuffed animal for the last 2 years).



And then it was Hulk in real life. This one he wore when he was 1. The funny thing is it looks more real now because it totally doesn't fit him, just like Hulk's clothes when he gets mad!!!






This one was a little beyond me...batman jammie pants, spiderman jammie shirt, and his Lightning McQueen shirt pulled over his legs like a kilt, all while sword fighting. Hmm, where does he get he sense of style, me or Jeff????




Some other characters joined in his fun also! Asher Avalos (Our friends from NMSU little boy, they are up in Colorado for the summer) Asher enjoyed the race car driver costume that was passed down to us from Nate's Halloween collection!



Who knew Cat in the Hat lived in New Mexico??? This was from Christian's Halloween collection!


The collection of costume's proved to be the most entertaining and fun thing for the kids, so I started a costume drawer and without fail, every day since our garage sell a new character is running around my house!! It is really funny to watch Gentry transform into his character each day, and sometimes literally each hour!!! Others included in our collection are Captain Hook, Spiderman, Batman, CU Buff football player, Captian Jack, an Alligator, a Shark, Superman, and some random hats that G enjoys every now and then. I recommend every mom start a collection now, it is so entertaining!!!!




Good night my little character. It must be very draining wearing so many hats each day, but I must say, you wear them all so well!!

Favorite Conversation of the Day...From Afar!

Gentry is currently at my parents spending a couple of weeks or at least until we last without that little man!  A good friend of ours Kelsey Scott graduated from high school.  We went to her graduation party a couple of weeks ago when I was at my parents, and came home with a bunch of plastic OU cups, because that's where she is going to school in the fall.  

Gentry was sitting at the kitchen table eating with my mom, dad, and Nate.  Mom handed Gentry an OU cup to drink out of.

Gentry: "Babie, I can't drink out of that!"

Babie (aka Jill):  "Yes you can?"

Gentry: "Babie, I cannot use that cup, my parents will be so mad.  My dad will give me a big spankin"

Babie: "I don't think your parents will care if you just drink out of this cup for dinner."

Gentry: "Yes they will, they will be so mad it's not a CU cup.  I just can't drink out of it"

So honestly I don't think we have ever threatened Gentry with spankins about other sports teams...but that a thought!! J/K  I guess he can sense our love for the Buffs and would never betray his favorite team!  So cute and we secretly love that he wouldn't drink out of a OU cup!!! :)  Sorry Kelsey and Landry but this family has nothing but BUFF LOVE!!!