Me and My Boys!

Mom headed out for a haircut so the boys and I are just lounging around in our PJs on a lazy Saturday morning.  Good times!

More Grayson Pictures

I had to include a couple of pictures from Grayson's first week.  See below...







He has a dimple!



Halloween - Everett-style

Here are a couple of pictures from Halloween night.  A little pumpkin and a dragon!  Everett went trick-or-treating with Dad while Grayson and Mom hung out at home. 

 Everett had a fun Halloween party at school as well.  Here's a picture of our little dragon and his classmates at the party.  Please note that Everett has started a new trend of wearing your costume open.  It's what all of the cool kids are doing. 

Grayson Is Here!

As many of you know, I was on bed rest for two weeks, up until Tuesday, October 26, 2010.  My amniotic fluid was low so they decided it was time for Baby Boy Davis to arrive.  Randy and I went to Menorah Medical Center Tuesday afternoon (Oct. 26) to have a baby. 

GRAYSON HAUNER DAVIS was born on October 27, 2010 at 3:55 AM.  He was 8 pounds and 2 ounces and was 20 inches long.  He is perfect!  Here are some first pictures of him. 

His birth was very similar to Everett's birth, they were both born around 4 am and both occurred without complications.  We are very lucky! 

Welcome Grayson!!

Bed Rest and a Marathon

Almost 2 weeks ago I was placed on bed rest by my OB because my amniotic fluid level was too low.  Luckily, she said that I could work at home (on my computer, on the couch).  However, I can only get up from the couch to go to the bathroom and take one (very quick) shower a day.  Randy has been a wonderful husband and father, taking care of both me and Everett while I've been down.  If the baby does not arrive by Nov.2, I will be induced on that date, so stay tuned!  (By the way, a subsequent sonogram showed that the bed rest is helping, as my fluid levels have increased.)

Randy has been training for his first marathon (yes, 26.2 miles) for several months now.  Luckily, he did not have to cancel running the Kansas City marathon because I was on bed rest.  My parents came down for the weekend to help out and take care of Everett and me while he was busy running the marathon, along with brother-in-law Scott.  Randy did an awesome job on the marathon, completing it in just barely over 4 hours. Congratulations, Randy!

Thank you Grandpa and Grandma Hauner for helping us out!

Pumpkin Patch Fun

Everett was invited to a birthday party several weeks ago at a pumpkin patch. They had lots of fun rides and things to do. Everett's favorites were playing with the diggers and trucks in the back of a wagon full of corn and swinging on the horse tire swings, as you will see in the pictures. I witnessed a probably (hopefully) common toddler/preschooler behavior while we were there. When Everett could not get the digger to put the corn in the dump truck, he took out his frustration (and to show the digger and corn who was the boss), by biting not only the digger bucket but also by putting a handful of corn in his mouth, which he promptly spit out (yuk!). Take that digger and corn!



Everett was one tired boy after the party!



We had another fun weekend at the Louisburg Cider Festival.  The cider mill has lots of fall full things to do (pumpkin patch, horseback riding, bouncey houses, etc.) and good food to eat (cider doughnuts and apple cider, of course!)  Everett got his first pony ride while we were there!

Santa Caligon Days - A Carnival

Over Labor Day weekend, we went to Santa Caligon Days in Independence, MO. They have a large craft fair and a carnival, full of carnival rides for Everett! Here's a few pictures of the rides Everett got to ride on.

No trip to a carnival is complete without kettle corn!

Deanna Rose Farmstead

We only made it to Deanna Rose Farmstead once this year.  For those of you that do not know what Deanna Rose is, it is a "farm" for kiddos that has goats that you can feed, playground equipment to play on and tractors to drive (plus a lot of other very fun little boy things)!

Touch-A-Truck

This year we went to two Touch-A-Truck events - one held by the City of Overland Park (indoor) and one a couple of weeks ago held outside by Blue Valley Parks and Rec.  Everett loves these shows, as he gets to get inside the various trucks (police trucks, fire trucks, garbage trucks, combines, SWAT trucks and etc.) and also gets to honk the horns and push buttons in some cases!  Here are some pictures of Everett driving the trucks at these events.  I should also note that while I was waiting in line, the siren on one of the police vehicles went off (indoors) and it was VERY loud.  You'll never guess who set that very loud siren off!

Summer Recap - Triathalon!

 On August 27, 2010, Randy ran his first outdoor Triathalon. It was a Sprint Triathalon - 400 meter swim, 12 mile bike ride followed by a 3.1 mile run. It was a hot and humid August morning, but Randy did fantastic! He did it along with Scott and Tracy. See pictures below:

  



The Colorado Vacation - The Finale

On day 5, we sadly parted ways with the Kings.  As they headed home, we made our way to Denver for a few more activities.  We visited the aquarium and saw all kinds of aquatic wildlife.  We even got to touch a ray!

We stayed near the 16th Street Mall in downtown Denver.  At the last minute, we decided to take in a Colorado Rockies game.  We rode the bus down the mall...

Then we walked to the ballpark where we enjoyed a good baseball game...

...and E enjoyed his first taste of cotton candy!

Our trip concluded with a quality visit with Mary's long-time friend Julie.  Julie, a current resident of Ghana (Africa), just-so-happened to be visiting family in Denver.  Julie is doing well and we had a wonderful visit.  We couldn't have calculated a better ending to our wonderful Colorado trip!

The Colorado Vacation - Part V

Day 4 of our trip was perhaps the highlight for my train-loving little boy.  We rode an authentic narrow-gauge steam engine from Silver Plume to Georgetown.  The train ride was absolutely awesome including big black puffs of smoke and a fine shower of mist from the steam engine's spout.  Everett was almost speechless...almost.

The Colorado Vacation - Part IV

Day 3 of the Colorado trip was a little more strenuous.  Scott and I got up early and headed to the base of Gray's and Torrey's Peaks.  In 2005, Scott and I summited our first 14,000-foot peak at Mount Bierstadt.  That 2005 hike was pretty tough for a couple of unprepared flat-landers and we paid the price. 

This time, Scott and I were both in better physical condition and we were a little more prepared.  As a result, we knocked out the 9 mile hike in 5 hours that were down right enjoyable.  We made it to the top of the Gray's Peak (14,270) and Torrey's Peak (14,267), took in the awe-inspiring views, snapped a few photos, and blazed back down the hill.  Now, I can't wait to do it again.

The Colorado Vacation - Part III

Our families chipped in and rented an awesome mountain home in Breckenridge.  The mountain house was complete with a hot tub, huge deck, and a wonderful view of the Breckenridge ski slopes.  However, it was getting late in the day when we finally pulled into our mountain retreat.  The boys, freshly coated with salsa, milk, honey (from the sopapillas), and other gross little boy detritis were nearing bedtime and ready for a wash down.  So, we tossed all three in a tub and sat back eagerly awaiting some quality entertainment that only parents can appreciate.  The boys had a fun time splashing and hollering and I think the parents got just as wet as the boys.

The next day, we all rode the gondola to the top of Peak 8 on the Breckenridge ski slopes. 

Once at the top of the gondola, E and I jumped on the ski lift and went a little further up the hill so we could ride the Super Alpine Slide.  The slide was awesome and E yelled "Yeeeehaw, faster daddy!" all the way down. 

The Colorado Vacation - Part II

Our next stop on the CO trip was Casa Bonita in Denver.  Apparently, a trip to CO just isn't a trip without a stop at Casa Bonita.  We met the Kings in the Casa Bonita parking lot...the boys were happy to see each other:


We all chowed down on some grub and explored the indoor caves, rides, and waterfall.  The boys also did a little mountain climbing while in Casa Bonita...

Casa Bonita was pretty cool but I was ready to head to the real mountains...

The Colorado Vacation - Part I

Immediately after the 4th of July, we took a trip to Colorado to cool off from the sweltering Kansas City heat. Denver has the coolest childern's museum we've found.  So, of course, we had to make a stop to check it out.  E really enjoys playing with their extensive train collection.  He and I built a really cool train track that spanned two train tables.  The other kids were pretty impressed.

We also painted some cool pictures in the art gallery!