The Skaggs' Family

Checkups.

2011-04-05T15:10:00.000-04:00

I had to take both kids to the doctor yesterday for checkups. Sophie has her 2 month and Garrett his 4 year. It took about 2 hours and I was wore out!

Garrett weighed 32.25 lbs. (he broke 30lbs.!!!!). The doctor was really pleased with his height and weight. He thinks Garrett will be pretty tall considering Brandon is 6 ft. and I'm 5ft. 7in. He said I'm about 4 inches taller than the average female. He also had to get 5 shots, it took 3 of us to hold the little guy down.

Sophie weighed 11lbs. 1oz. She is in the 50th percentile for weight and head circumference and in the 25th percentile for height. He was pleased with her progress and how the Zantac is working (stupid reflux). She had to get two shots and a oral vaccine.

So, needless to say, after all that I had some grumpy kids last night. Garrett fell asleep at 7:00 and didn't wake up until 7:00 this morning. His poor legs hurt so bad he could barely walk.

Kids workshop

2011-04-05T15:01:00.000-04:00

After Taekwando we headed over to Home Depot for their "Kids Workshop". This was our first time attending and Garrett had a blast. Saturday's project was a flower planter.

They gave the kids a really cool Home Depot apron. Garrett thinks he is now a Home Depot employee.

Okay...let's get started.

All finished.

Not only did he get his own apron, he got a certificate of achievement, and a pin to put on his apron.

A surprise test.

2011-04-05T14:49:00.000-04:00

Grandma picked up Garrett on Friday for a movie and at the last minute decided she would take him to Taekwando too. Well, it was a good thing she did because they decided he could test for his yellow belt on Saturday.

Come on guys lets go!

Waiting for testing to begin.

Warming up.

Still warming up.

They send the little kids out with a buddy. Not only were they in front of about 8 judges, they were also in front of about 40 parents. I would have been nervous as heck!

Blocks!

                                            Demonstrating how to get away from a stranger.

                                                    All done...now we wait and see.

I just had to compare.

2011-04-01T14:45:00.005-04:00

I started to update our blog and decided to go back and look at some of the old pictures I had posted. I really wanted to see how much Sophie looked like Garrett.

It's been a long time...

2011-04-01T13:28:00.002-04:00

I can't believe I haven't posted on our blog in almost a year! I've been a slacker! It looks like I will be changing our format a little bit, it was all about our G-man. Now we have baby Sophie, so we will add her to the mix as well. I will also be writing about our daily doings, Sophie is growing so fast and Garrett is saying such funny things, if I don't write them down daily I know I will forget them. So for a quick update on our lives...I will quit work in about 3 weeks to stay home full time with the kids. Brandon is still at the fire department and hospital. Sophie is now 2 months old and has a great little personality, she smiles and makes little "cooing" noises. Garrett is busy with tee-ball and taekwando, he is still going to preschool 3 days a week. Hopefully I will be able to keep up with our updates on here!

Garrett and Taylor

2010-04-03T11:25:00.002-04:00

This is how I found Garrett and Taylor this morning. I was extremely surprised she let him lay on her...she isn't to fond of him.

Easter eggs

2010-04-02T20:46:00.002-04:00

Check me out...I'm going to color some eggs.

The finished product.

Garrett colored Easter eggs tonight. Fun stuff!

Bob the Builder

2010-04-02T20:42:00.001-04:00

We took down the playset that was in the backyard today. It was like 20 years old and just not safe for Garrett to play on, so down it came. Hopefully we will have a new one build before the end of summer.

Easter Rabbit

2010-03-27T16:47:00.003-04:00

Waiting in line with Grandma.
Smooches!
Hey! I see him!
Look over here rabbit! It's me Garrett!

After we left Slugger Field we headed over to Bass Pro and saw the Easter Rabbit (bunny). For some reason Garrett is insisting on called him a rabbit not a bunny.

Slugger Field

2010-03-27T16:33:00.005-04:00

Hey, I need one of these at home.
Nothing like enjoying a hot dog at the ball park.

We went to Slugger Field this morning with Grandma and Aunt Kathy. Aunt Kathy had to pick up the season tickets and invited us along. We scored a free ball cap, lunch, we were able to go out on the field, and we played on some fun slides. The weather was wonderful, a bit chilly, but at least the sun was out.

Yankee gear

2010-02-19T10:44:00.000-05:00

Garrett and Mommy in our new Yankee gear.

Christmas

2010-02-19T10:35:00.004-05:00

Here is Daddy helping him out with his new drums.
Trying out his new drums.
Digging in to his stocking Christmas morning.

Opening presents with Gigi and Uncle Jason.
Here is Garrett Christmas Eve with Grandma and Papa.

Christmas Eve.

2010-02-19T10:32:00.002-05:00

All the loot ready for Christmas morning.
Garrett put out milk and cookies for Santa.

A day on the farm.

2010-02-19T10:29:00.001-05:00

Helping Daddy with the leaves.

2010-02-19T10:22:00.002-05:00

Ethan's Birthday Party

2010-02-19T10:14:00.002-05:00

Brandon is blocking Garrett from blowing out the candles. I think it had to be relighted about three different times.
The birthday boy and his friends.
Garrett had to check out some of the rides.
Daddy had to play some of the games too.

Bass Pro and Santa

2009-11-18T08:02:00.002-05:00

Grandma and Papa picked up Garrett Sunday night to take him to Bass Pro employee night. He sat on Santa's lap and was able to play lots of games.

Fall leaves

2009-11-18T07:57:00.003-05:00

Grandma picked Garrett up one afternoon last week so they could trek into the woods and get a little fresh air. I think by the looks of it they had a great time.

Happy Halloween!

2009-11-01T21:39:00.004-05:00

Garrett in front of his favorite house on Halloween.
Grandma and Garrett at their first house.
Garrett and Meem having a deep discussion.
Checking out his loot.

Don't mess with me!!
Garrett Jackson as Spiderman.

Garrett dress up as a cowboy for his party at school on Thursday. No masks were allowed so we decided to ditch Spiderman for the party. Good thing he had a couple of other costumes to choose from.

Garrett and Mommy

2009-10-22T20:42:00.002-04:00

Huber's

2009-10-22T20:38:00.002-04:00

It was such a beautiful day today, we took advantage of it and headed to Huber's.

Carving pumpkins

2009-10-22T20:33:00.001-04:00

The finished product.

This stuff is gross!

We decided to carve our pumpkins last night. Garrett scooped out one handful of goop and decided that was enough.

So this is what happens when I leave Garrett and Daddy alone...

2009-10-22T20:30:00.001-04:00

If Garrett were a girl

2009-10-20T16:34:00.002-04:00

Do I look cool or what?

Blonde's do have more fun!!

Mom drug out some old Halloween costumes the other day and Garrett had a field day with some of the wigs.

Grandma's and the spooky store

2009-10-20T16:30:00.003-04:00

Arrrg Matey!

Love the earring.

Craft time at Grandma's...I love the concentration in this picture.

Now that Halloween is fast approaching, Garrett must go to the spooky store daily. He doesn't care who takes him, he just wants to go. Brandon and I headed to dinner one Saturday and dropped Garrett off at Grandma and Papa's. He conned them into taking him and buying him some new pirate gear.

Gooooo Bears!

2009-10-20T16:27:00.002-04:00

Garrett just had to try on Uncle C.J.'s Bear's gear.

Playing in the dirt.

2009-10-20T16:25:00.002-04:00

The poor dog

2009-09-30T20:29:00.002-04:00

This is what I found Garrett doing today...our poor dog.

What a difference a year makes...

2009-09-01T09:59:00.003-04:00

First day of preschool last year...
First day of preschool this year.

Back to school

2009-09-01T09:53:00.002-04:00

Garrett went back to preschool this morning. He was so excited. A few kids from last year are in his class again this year.

To the fair

2009-09-01T09:47:00.003-04:00

Yum-o! Garrett loves his corndog.
Daddy eating an ear of corn. A must have at the fair.
Garrett and Mommy.
He was not to thrilled to be on this ride.

We headed to the Kentucky State Fair on Saturday. Dylan tagged along with us. We had a great time, but unfortunately didn't get to see everything we wanted to. So much to see never enough time.

Bluelick Christian Church

2009-07-25T20:36:00.002-04:00

Gamma's boy!!
Garrett and Mommy.
Garrett enjoying his ice cream.
Garrett and Uncle C.J.
Garrett, Mommy, and Uncle C.J. I love my baby brother!!!
Garrett and Mommy waiting for Papa to pick us up.

We went to Bluelick Christian Church with Gamma, Papa, and Uncle C.J. this evening for their annual ice cream social. We had a great dinner and we were able to see our extended family.

Art

2009-07-25T20:29:00.003-04:00

Garrett will all his pictures.
Messy hands.
You really can't see it but he has paint on his nose and forehead.
Using two hands...he means business.

I promised Garrett we would finger paint today so we headed outside in between rain showers. He was a little hesitant at first but by his fourth painting he was really into it.

A little get together.

2009-07-25T10:36:00.002-04:00

Hannah watching the boys play in the pool.
Ethan going for a swim. Brandon forgot to turn off the hose, so the pool was a little full.
Garrett relaxing in the water.

Papa is deep in thought.

We had a few people over for hamburgers and hotdogs last night. It will probably be the last get together we have at our little house.

Garden

2009-07-25T10:33:00.000-04:00

Garrett and Daddy picking cucumbers from the garden.

Silly boy.

2009-07-25T10:31:00.000-04:00

Gamma bought some sticky bugs for Garrett to play with at her house. He decided it would be funny to stick them all over his face.

Bikes

2009-07-25T10:24:00.002-04:00

Garrett playing in Gamma's front yard.

Dylan and Jagger stopped by and Garrett was able to sit on Dylan's new dirt bike.

We go for a bike ride just about every night if the weather is permitting. We usually take the same route and stop by Gamma and Papa's house.

I can hear!

2009-07-16T13:25:00.003-04:00

With my hair down I don't think you'll be able to see it.
It's pretty tiny.

My hearing aid finally came in. Boy is everything different!!

Garrett's garden.

2009-07-16T13:23:00.003-04:00

This is our first cucumber and jalapeno from the garden.

4th of July

2009-07-07T15:02:00.005-04:00

Hey guys, I think only one of you can fit on that.
Playing under the tent and trying to stay dry.
Taking a break with some bubble juice.
Hannah, Brandon, and Cheri.
BFF's Ethan and Garrett enjoying a Popsicle.

We headed to the Sparks' house for a 4th of July party. Thankfully the weather cooperated by the time we set off the fireworks. I didn't take too may pictures because I chased my son the entire time we were there.

Big boy underpants

2009-07-04T09:51:00.002-04:00

Garrett has been doing great with the whole potty training thing. I swear it happened overnight. So today we are going to wear big boy underpants for a while and see how he does. Gamma bought him some last night with Superman on them, but this morning he picked out some with Spider-man.

Mommy's little chef

2009-06-30T15:31:00.003-04:00

Kitchen Safety: Always wear your pot holders.
Looking at some ingredients.
Garrett made some "I ceam" or ice cream.

Quit bothering the chef.

Garrett cooked for me this afternoon, he loves playing with his kitchen.

Surf's Up

2009-06-30T15:26:00.003-04:00

The flash on the camera was to bright to get a really good picture.

I took Garrett to the free kid show at the Great Escape this morning, we saw Surf's Up. He only wanted to stay about 30 minutes, I'm guessing it's because he has seen that movie about a million times.

Thank goodness for washable markers

2009-06-30T13:20:00.002-04:00

This is what happens when Mommy gets her hands on a washable marker.
This is what happens when Garrett gets his hands on a washable marker.

Dinner at Gamma and Papa's

2009-06-30T13:12:00.003-04:00

Does he looked relaxed or what?

Garrett decided to get in the bucket we dip our feet in.

We ate dinner at Gamma and Papa's on Sunday night and of course Garrett had to get some time in the pool before we ate.

The Bats game.

2009-06-23T10:31:00.005-04:00

What a sassy face!

Garrett and Jagger.
Dylan

All the boys.
We had really great seats.
Dylan was able to get a ball.

Brandon and I took Dylan, Jagger, and Garrett to the Bats game last night. Garrett's new obsession is baseball so we thought he would really enjoy it. What were we thinking? We left after about 4 innings. We had 3 of the sassiest boys ever, not a single one would stay in their seat or listen. Normally this probably wouldn't be a problem, but we were in the first row. I really felt sorry for the people behind us. The straw that broke the camel's back was when Garrett threw Brandon's sun glasses on the field. Ahhh, the trials of raising a two year old.

Happy Father's Day

2009-06-21T22:10:00.003-04:00

Mom took Garrett up to Bass Pro Shop and had his pic taken to give to Brandon for Father's Day. I think it turned out really cute.

A tree in the roof.

2009-06-21T22:04:00.003-04:00

If you look in the background you can see the high winds also knocked over Garrett's sand box.

Thursday mornings storm brought not only rain and high winds, but a big fat tree limb through our roof. Sadly we failed to notice it until Saturday around lunch time.

While at the races...

2009-06-21T21:49:00.003-04:00

Swim, swim, swim.
Can you see me?
Pool, here I come...

While Brandon, C.J., Dad, and myself went to the races, Garrett spent the day with Gamma. They played in the pool, played with bubbles, did a popsicle stick project, took a trip to "Donald's" for a Happy Meal, and finished out the night with some popcorn and Harry Potter. He had such a great time I don't think he wanted to come home the next day. Thanks, Gamma for making his sleep over so much fun.

Races

2009-06-21T21:38:00.005-04:00

Hey are you 21 yet?
C.J. being his silly self.
Here is our view from turn 1.
Pit road.
Relaxing.
Brandon listening to the driver's qualify.
Dad getting a road sodie.

Brandon, C.J., and I took Dad to the Kentucky Motor Speedway for Father's Day. We had a great time. Our seats were great, we were in the shade, and the race was exciting. I missed my little guy, he stayed the night with Gamma. I went 2 1/2 years before I stayed a single night away from him. A good time was had by all.

A special visit.

2009-06-21T21:25:00.006-04:00

Garrett and Uncle Chuck.

Cavey, cavey, cavey.
Sitting down and having a man to man talk. Hey, being 2 is rough.

Hey Uncle Chuck, what cha got in that pocket?

Playing some ball.

Doing some coloring.

We got a special visit from Uncle Chuck and Aunt Cheryl. They made a pit stop on their way to Tybee Island. It was a lot of fun, we always enjoy getting to spend time with them.

Memorial Day II

2009-06-21T15:59:00.003-04:00

Garrett and his BFF Ethan. They are so cute!!!

Hannah getting in on the sprinkler action.
Cheese!!
Getting a little drink.

I think we have some future firemen.

After dinner the kids played in Garrett's firetruck sprinkler.

Memorial Day Picnic

2009-06-21T15:49:00.004-04:00

Meem would kill me if she knew I posted this picture, but I had to, it's so funny. I have no idea how Brandon talked her into holding all those bottles.
Meem and Sherry.
Mindy, Ethan, Bob, and Kevin.
Bob and Kevin taking it easy.
Garrett and Papa.
Uncle J finally doing something...just joking.

We had a Memorial Day picnic at Meem's house. Good food and good friends.

Dinner and Football

2009-06-21T15:42:00.003-04:00

Peek-a-boo!
Yum, this is good stuff.

Garrett and Daisy Mae playing football.
Garrett checking out the fish on a walk after dinner.

Garrett enjoyed some corn on the cob (or popcorn as he calls it) and then played some football with Uncle C.J.

Wow, I have lots of updates.

2009-06-21T15:12:00.005-04:00

Garrett and Aunt Joy doing the chicken dance.

Garrett, Grandma Brishaber, and Aunt Joy

Sorry for the lack of updates lately...I've been just plain lazy. So I guess we will start with swimming at Gamma's and a visit from Great Grandma Brishaber.

Pizza

2009-05-18T19:49:00.004-04:00

Pinching the dough.

Smearing the sauce.

Sprinkling the cheese.

The finished product.

Garrett and I didn't do much in the project department today, so for dinner I decided we would make pizza. Garrett was really excited because he was able to "cook".

Daddy's bike.

2009-05-17T15:27:00.001-04:00

Brandon went for a little ride today and Garrett insisted on sitting on the bike before he left.

The zoo

2009-05-17T15:15:00.004-04:00

Spiderman and Daddy after the carousel.

Garrett getting his face painted like spiderman.
Jagger decided on a tiger.
Garrett crashed on the way home.

It was such a beautiful day today that we decided to head to the zoo.

Graduation

2009-05-17T15:03:00.006-04:00

Garrett and his teacher Miss Jennifer.
Garrett and his "girlfriend" Brianna. She is so cute, and believe it or not she is actually smaller than him.

Garrett, Zeke, Miss Jennifer, Brianna, and Colia.
Garrett, Miss Jennifer, Brianna, and Colia.

Garrett graduated from preschool on Friday. It was a really cute ceremony, they sang a song, and their name was called so they could get their diploma.

Sunrise and a golf cart.

2009-04-30T12:09:00.001-04:00

Brandon got some really good pics of the sun coming up this morning. Notice I said Brandon, my butt slept in this morning. After we all got up Brandon rented a golf cart so we could ride up and down the beach. It was really fun, we road south to the pier and then headed north to the boardwalk.

So long Mickey

2009-04-30T11:58:00.003-04:00

Here is the Mickey float.
This was Garrett's favorite. Woody looked at Garrett and gave him a thumbs up. He kept yelling "Lub you Woody".
Mr. Incredible was also a big hit.
We didn't even make onto the highway before our little guy tuckered out. It was a very long day.

As we were leaving the park we found out we were just in time for a parade down main street. The parade only lasted about five or ten minutes. Garrett was able to see some of his favorite characters. He was really excited to see Woody and Mr. Incredible.

Alex the Lion

2009-04-30T11:40:00.004-04:00

Here is Garrett getting ready to get his face painted.
He did a really good job sitting still and closing his eyes.
He doesn't look like much of a tiger yet.
Getting his stripes.
Almost done...
The finished product.

All day we kept seeing these kids with their faces painted, I mean really elaborate face paint. It was really cool, so we headed to Mickey's Toon Town so Garrett could get his face painted. He chose a tiger, but he kept say he was Alex the Lion from Madagascar. The girl did a really great job it only took her about five minutes to do his whole face.

The day continues...

2009-04-30T11:19:00.003-04:00

Brandon and Garrett driving at Mickey Motor Speedway.
This is his, don't mess with me lady, look.
Brandon let Garrett steer the whole ride, I think they both ended up with whiplash.

Garrett and the Emperor Zurg. The Buzz Lightyear ride was his favorite.
This is all of us waiting in line for "It's a small world". I would really like to rename it...I want to jump out of this boat because I can't stand listening to this stupid song one more time. The bad part is once you hear "it's a small world", it's embedding in your brain the rest of the day.
Eating some lunch. Chicken nuggets and apple slices.
Garrett and Brandon waiting in line for the magic carpet ride.

Characters

2009-04-30T11:14:00.001-04:00

I love this picture, you can see how excited he was...

Once we entered the park we stopped in front in Cinderella's castle to watch a show. This was the first time Garrett saw any of the Disney characters. He flipped out, people in the crowd were laughing at how excited he was. He was shaking so hard and screaming "Hi Goofy, Hi Goofy." We could have left after that and he would have been just as happy.

The fun begins

2009-04-30T11:06:00.004-04:00

This is the main entrance to the Magic Kingdom.
Brandon and Garrett pass through the entrance gates.
Garrett and his Mickey ears.

Cinderella's castle.

The ride to the park

2009-04-30T11:03:00.002-04:00

We opted to ride the monorail into the magic kingdom instead taking the boat. After seeing this picture I'm not sure we made the right choice. Garrett looks scared to death. Notice the white knuckles gripping Brandon's shirt.

M.I.C.K.E.Y.M.O.U.S.E

2009-04-30T10:59:00.002-04:00

We headed to the Magic Kingdom yesterday for some fun at the happiest place on earth. If you want to know the best time to go to Disney it's about 10:00a.m. on a Wednesday. The weather was nice, it wasn't too crowded, and we hardly had to wait in line for anything. Everyone had a great time. This was Garrett, Brandon, and Jason's first trip...I don't know who was more excited Brandon or Garrett.

Go fly a kite

2009-04-30T10:47:00.003-04:00

Here is Garrett pouring sand onto Gigi's beach towel.

Here mom, have some sand.

Garrett and Brandon tried out their kite flying skills on the beach earlier in the week. Garrett got a really neat Buzz kite for his birthday so we brought it along. The beach was definitely a great place to fly it, with the constant breeze it had no problems staying up.

Alligators

2009-04-28T21:57:00.002-04:00

He is poking the boobie on this statue...he is such a boy!!

We went to St. Augustine today and did some shopping. When we left we stopped by an alligator farm. It was really neat. They had some really big gators, they also had turtles, monkeys, and a lot of exotic birds. It is definitely some place we will go back to.

Strawberry coma

2009-04-26T11:38:00.004-04:00

I just love the Strawberry face...

The little guy was so tuckered out that Brandon moved him from the car to the bed and he didn't wake up.

We headed to the big flea market in town today. We bought all kinds of good stuff. Garrett couldn't wait to get back to the hotel before he started eating the strawberries Brandon bought. I think he ate about seven before I looked over and he was passed out. I guess all this fresh air will do that to you!

Flordia

2009-04-26T11:29:00.001-04:00

Cheese!!
Me, Brandon, and Garrett at the Florida state line.
Jason, Brandon, Garrett, and Gigi

Yipee! We made it to the Florida state line. Garrett had a ball at the visitors center. He drank some free orange juice and played in the area they have for children.

Georgia

2009-04-26T11:26:00.001-04:00

Here is Garrett, Gigi, and Uncle J in our hotel room in Georgia.

We left for Florida on Friday morning. We made it as far as Valdosta, Georgia before we had to stop for the night. Garrett handled the ride fairly well.

To the doctor

2009-04-21T21:19:00.002-04:00

Garrett went to the doctor today for his 2 year check-up, we had some good news and some bad news. The good news is he is around the 47th percentile for height. The doctor seemed really pleased with his growth. The bad news is he is only in the 3rd percentile for weight (23.8lbs), and his blood work came back a little funky (Anemic). So the doctor recommended one Pediasure a day along with a vitamin with iron. We have got to get some weight on our little guy!!

More fishing

2009-04-18T21:25:00.004-04:00

He thinks he is hot stuff here...I love the sunglasses and hat, just like Charlie Moore.
This is Garrett spitting on the worm for good luck. Great Grandma Jo said you always have to spit on the worm!

Aunt Cheri shows Garrett how she baits her hook.

Taking a break with Uncle Kevin.
Garrett just loves his Uncle Kevin and Aunt Cheri. He talked about them all night tonight.

Fishing

2009-04-18T21:19:00.004-04:00

Here is Brandon showing Garrett how to hold is first fish.

Taking a break...boy that fishing makes you tired and thirsty.

Here we are realing one in. That "Cars" fishing pole sure was good luck. I think Garrett caught around seven bluegill.

Garrett holding the bass that Daddy caught.

What a fun day...

2009-04-18T21:15:00.003-04:00

We decided to skip all of the Thunder activities today, instead we headed to Aunt Cheri and Uncle Kevin's to do some fishing. Garrett enjoyed chasing the geese. He was so afraid that the goose was going to go into the street, he kept saying "no street, no street".

The hunt.

2009-04-15T20:03:00.004-04:00

Garrett and Uncle Kevin
Garrett and Daddy opening his Easter basket from Grandma and Papa.

Garrett on a Easter egg hunt at Grandma's house. He really caught on quickly for a first timer.

He is clearly on a mission here.

After Garrett took his afternoon nap we headed to Grandma and Papa's for Easter dinner. We had turkey and all the fixins.

Heading to church.

2009-04-15T19:57:00.003-04:00

Garrett went to church with Grandma on Sunday. He was being a sassy boy before Grandma came to pick him up.
Here they are in their Sunday best.

Easter morning...

2009-04-15T19:52:00.004-04:00

Here is our sleepy boy going to check out his basket.

Checking out his loot.
After Brandon and I finished breakfast we found Garrett sitting on the couch with a pile of Hershey kisses around him. He was opening them and taking one bite, then opening another. He got through about seven before we stopped him.

Eggs and Fish

2009-04-15T19:45:00.002-04:00

Daddy and Chucky went fishing on Saturday, so Garrett and I decided to color our Easter eggs.
He was really enjoying it until Daddy came home with some fish. I had to finish up the eggs because he was to interested in getting outside to hold the fish.

We can't believe he held it all by himself.

Baskets

2009-04-15T19:40:00.001-04:00

Gigi, Meem, and Uncle J came over on Saturday night to give Garrett his Easter baskets. Uncle J got him a snow cone maker. He thinks it is the neatest thing.

Play-Doh

2009-04-10T21:53:00.002-04:00

Garrett played with Play-Doh for the first time today. None if it ended up in his mouth so I would consider that a success.

Farmer Garrett

2009-04-10T21:49:00.001-04:00

I picked up a few seed cups for Garrett at Lowe's today. He planted sunflowers and watermelons. Hopefully Daddy will let us put them in his garden when they germinate.

Eggs at school

2009-04-10T21:45:00.003-04:00

Garrett got to color Easter eggs in preschool on Thursday. They also had an Easter egg hunt. Shortly after these pics were taken the egg was dropped and unfortunately didn't survive the fall.

Money and Chicken Joe

2009-04-10T21:41:00.002-04:00

Kristin's boyfriend, Joe, and Garrett hit it off really well. Garrett just loved him, he called him Chicken Joe. Joe gave Garrett a dollar before we left and he had to put it in his piggy bank as soon as we got home. He has been talking about Chicken Joe all week.

Pizza with Uncle Chuck and Aunt Cheryl

2009-04-10T21:34:00.002-04:00

Uncle Chuck and Aunt Cheryl invited us over for pizza on Saturday night. Garrett had so much fun at their house. He got to play the piano, see the "moose" in the basement, and shoot Nerf guns in the house. They had really fun toys for him to play with and also had special snacks.

Hangin' with Aaron and Bryson

2009-04-10T21:27:00.003-04:00

Say cheese!!

Garrett had a blast going up and down the steps. Just a little something new.

We stayed with Kristin, Aaron, and Bryson. Garrett had so much fun playing with his cousins.

Road trip

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Having a little snack.

Fast asleep.
Please don't think I'm weird...I'm not sure if anyone can tell what is in this picture. It's a nuclear power plant. It's not something you see everyday! It is a major landmark for the trip, when you see the stacks your almost there.

Garrett, Grandma, and I headed to Rockford for a little visit last weekend. Garrett handled the car ride fairly well. We had a major issue on the way down. We made it to Columbus when Garrett puked! It was horrible, but lesson learned, no milk on the day of a car trip.

First day of preschool

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Could his backpack be any larger?

Garrett's first day of preschool was on Tuesday. He did excellent! He made a craft, painted, colored, went to the gym, and fed the class goldfish. Talk about a busy day. Brandon said he crashed once they got home.

Easter Pics

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I love this one! It looks like he is up to something.

This one was an accident, but I thought it was too funny. Little baby butt crack.

We took Garrett to Portrait Innovations for his Easter and 2nd birthday pics. I was really impressed, they took over a hundred pics! We had a really great experience.

Tickle buggies

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Grandma kept Garrett for about an hour last night so Daddy could take me out for my birthday dinner. It had been raining so there were lots of buggies outside on the sidewalk.

Crazy

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I'm a dizzy boy!!
Uncle C.J. has stinky feet!

We had pizza at Grandma and Papa's Saturday night for Mommy's birthday. Garrett went absolutely CRAZY! He was fighting with Uncle C.J. and turning circles to make himself dizzy. He crashed when we got home.

You get to do fun things at Gamma's

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Grandma and Papa stopped by the other day and Garrett decided he was going home with them. I had some shopping to do so it worked out really well. When I went to pick him up, I found the entire living room had been turned into one huge tent.

Whooo lives in a "pipeapple" under the sea...

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Garrett had "pipeapple" for the first time last night. Any guesses? Yes, that would be pineapple. He also knows that is what SpongeBob lives in. Too funny!

Charged and ready to go.

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A little off-road action.

Here are some pics of Garrett's first ride in his Vet. He couldn't quite reach the peddles, so Daddy put a bucket on the floorboard for him to sit on. He did pretty well, he just needs some help with that whole steering thing.

I swear, I'm not up to anything...

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This is how I found Garrett Monday night. Sitting on a table in his room after he demolished it.

Putting together his new ride.

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Daddy and Uncle "J" put Garrett's Corvette together on Monday. He wasn't able to drive it because the battery needed to be charged. He had a great time sitting in it.

But you said play in the sand...

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Daddy got a couple pics of Garrett playing IN the sand.

Sand & Water Table

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Garrett playing in the box.

I put Garrett's Sand & Water Table together for him last weekend. He had a blast and boy did he make a mess!

Slugger Field

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Standing in line for the big slide.
Here is Garrett sitting on the big catchers mitt. I think he needs one for his room.
Garrett and Aunt Kathy checking out the stadium seats.
Grandma and Garrett on the slide.
Here we gooooo!!!!
Please, Grandma, just one more time!
Weeee....

Enjoying his first stadium hot dog.

Eating his popcorn on the way home.

Grandma's work gets season tickets to the Bats every year. This morning Grandma, myself, Garrett, & Aunt Kathy went to Slugger Field to pick-up the tickets and visit their open house. They had a big slide set up for the kids and we got a free lunch. I can't wait to take Garrett back for a game.