Little Underwood, Big Harte

Our very own Stefan was featured as the subject matter expert in a recent Discovery Channel piece featuring an exoskeleton ! We think it only aired in Canada because it was a Canadian Discovery Channel show. They came and filmed at Stefan's facility. This short story took 11 hours of filming! Crazy! They cut out a lot obviously. It is around the 37 min mark so you can just go to that part of the show and check it out after the ads. Enjoy!   http://www.discovery.ca/Shows/ Daily-Planet  (Nov. 13 episode).

We had a wonderful family weekend! A few pics from our local ventures.  Daddy and Gavin snuggle reading, this may have been from the week before after work, but still had to share since it is so sweet.    The first actual "cold" day here but we had sun so we walked around the pier in downtown Pensacola to see the birds and the boats. Gavin loved it of course.  The pelican in the background tried to come at Gavin when he got too close. Oops! Family naps tend to happen when we are all home. Daddy's view of our nap. He kept getting more and more on top of me. He was oh so comfy. Happy 72nd anniversary to two of the most amazing people in our lives. Everyone loves you to pieces. Thanks for being a shining example of love for all of us to emulate. 

A special message from Gavin to his Grandpa Underwood since it is his birthday and we don't get to see him too often ... oh and Underwood is way too many syllables so we are going for first names here. (Grandma Underwood - a little message for you at the end, too). Makes me smile every time - none of you will be able to resist a smile either after looking at this little face and sweet voice! Love you guys!

The weekend before Halloween we went to Boo at the Zoo on Sunday. It was quite warm, so this costume didn't last long. He has a monster walk and noise but he wouldn't do it in costume, of course! (Love him copying these animal noises!) Making monster noises. He didn't want the hood on and it was HOT, so he only stayed in the custom for about 10 mins.  Frankenbaby! Pictures of Mom and baby from Saturday when we were waiting for Daddy to come home from Virginia Beach.  Go STATE! Thanks Aunt Janice for his new shirt.  Sunset by our house.  Baby nap time snuggles, just love his little foot. Koala hat! Beach stroll. Stefan had to travel again and left the morning of Halloween so thank God again for our faithful friends the Reilly's! They hosted Gavin and I over night at their place in AL. We trick or treated and all the houses loved seeing Gavin. The adults enjoyed had a bonfire that night as it was ...

Quickly posting one of the best MI photos of Gavin to boost my spirits a little this morning. Daddy left yesterday for a 4-day work trip before his longer one next week, G got up at 4:30 a.m. and only kind of snuggled/slept till 6 a.m. and he has "school" today. Drop-off is just not fun for anyone involved. He knows the parking lot now so as soon as we stop he gets this super sad look on his face followed by releasing a little whimper which transitions into a full fledged cry by the time we get into the room. So, I thought this picture would cheer me up and may give you a little smile today as well!

20 months - 2 - 0 months, twenty months ... yep, Gavin crept into that club on Tuesday and is approaching that two year mark quite rapidly. In some ways I can't believe it, and in other ways it feels like he's always been here! (Two of my fav pics from MI below). Stefan and I can't stop talking about how interactive and fun Gavin is at this age. He picks up new words every day and understands what is going on around him along with following instructions. He love exploring. If he is in a new place, and especially outside, he could go for hours. He gets this amazing look on his face and I can just see him taking in the world ... again, he is my constant teacher  reminding me to LIVE IN THE PRESENT, ENJOY THE MOMENT and JUST BE. I seriously can't get enough of this kid (well, okay, I'll admit I probably could use another hour of sleep in the morning because he is still getting around 5:30 a.m. a lot of days even though he gave us a week of sleeping in later,...

While Stefan ventured to Australia for a long work trip, Gavin and I made our way up to MI. Thanks Uncle Andrew for flying with us on the way here, it was pretty smooth until Gavin decided to get sick all over me, but at least we were already in Detroit by then. The way home was a bit trying for Momma since it was just us two, but we managed. He did treat me to a nap the whole first flight which helped but the second flight and chasing him around the airport was to test my art of distraction! Darn delays didn't help either, but we got to see Daddy at the other end. We had three weeks in my hometown, and although I had to work we got in lots of visits with family and friends and Gavin had a blast riding tractors, combines and the lawn mower among other exploring. Thanks for all the help, Mom and Dad, and for watching Gavin while I worked. He keeps asking for you guys, so we are both missing you lots. These trips to Calgary and MI were so great for family time and Gavin loved the...