Family vacation - round 2

All of us thoroughly enjoyed our extended weekend vacation up at Houghton Lake, MI -  especially Gavin. As you can see from the photo gallery below, he certainly didn't lack for attention. I guess that's what grandparents are for. The weather was beautiful, the setting very peaceful, but most of all we loved getting the time to spend with family to enjoy stories and laughs, good food, kayaking, late night bonfires with s'mores (every night), and all sorts of other fun. We've added a couple of videos and a photo gallery of the trip:

• Gavin starts a teething biscuit outside
  
• Chica goes for a kayak ride

• Houghton Lake, MI Vacation Gallery: slideshow here | thumbnails here

Now that Gavin has turned the corner on 9 months, we've also started a running collections of photos over on Picassa. After a couple of days with constant attention from many people, Gavin has really started to perfect his showmanship.

• Gavin 9 Months Gallery: slideshow here | thumbnails here

His latest motor development (which he learned up at Houghton Lake) is pulling to stand. It's still a bit of a challenge for him, but he keeps practicing more and more each day. Cruising is not too far away!