Tuesday, May 1, 2012

15 months

Two weeks ago, my sweet baby boy turned 15 months old.  I have no idea where the time has gone but it sure is going by fast!  He loves to talk.  We have no idea what he's trying to tell us but he will carry on a conversation with anyone who is willing to listen.  He's also cutting more teeth.  So far they haven't been too bad.  He also loves to get into mischief :)  We've had to redirect and tell him "no" more times than I can count. 

I had yesterday off from work and we had a great day to play!  We went on a ferry ride and met Tommy for lunch.  Garrett loved it and loved looking at the water.  He's a definite water boy!  He will also start swim lessons on Saturday.

Things are going really great here and everyday I am reminded of how blessed I am.  I remember those long, hard days even before we thought about adoption and when I look at where I am today, I'm amazed.  I can't wait for summer so I can spend even more time with him!  18 more school days :) 

Now for some pictures :)

Helping Daddy build the swing set    
Not too sure about the first haircut

Swinging
Walking (or dragging) Mimi and Poppy's dog
Loves to "ride" Bailey
Easter Egg hunt and the winner of the "prize" egg

Yummy!


Picking strawberries
The aftermath of the strawberry monster
Ferry ride

Saturday, April 7, 2012

What we've been up to :)


Ok, so I know the last post I wrote I talked about how slack I had been with the blog. I know it's really been bad :) I'm going to try to write more and write comments :) I've been reading though and keeping up with all of you!

It seems like for a good part of February and well into March, our house battled the "sick bug." Poor Garrett had everything from a lovely stomach bug to tonsillitis. Of course this also all seemed to reach it's peak when I was on winter break--so much for fun time with mommy! He just wanted to be held and cuddled, which is fine by me since I don't get many of those days now.

He is getting into everything and his little personality is coming out more and more! It's so cute to watch him copy some of the things we do now. He has a lot to say but most of the time we have no idea what he is trying to tell us--it must be important though because often times it is accompanied with hands in the air :) We think he is the sweetest little boy ever!

He now has a little swing set in the backyard as well as a water table. That boy loves the water. Somehow I think we are going to be in trouble this summer when it comes to beach time. He loves to dip his face under in the bathtub and he's already learned how to blow bubbles in there. We've signed him up for swim classes starting in May so I can't wait to see what he'll do.

Happy Easter!

Tuesday, February 14, 2012

Happy Valentine's Day!

I know I've been a terrible blogger and reader lately! It feels like the days just fly by and chasing after a one year old has kept me pretty busy :) Weekends have been filled with birthdays and lots of family time! Life is great. Happy Valentine's Day!

Friday, January 27, 2012

Happy Birthday-a little late!

Can't believe our sweet boy is 1! We had a great time and he had so much fun at his party!

Tuesday, January 17, 2012

Can't believe it

It's so hard to believe that my baby boy is going to be 1 in two days. I have no idea where the year has gone. He is such a blessing to us and I can't imagine my life without him. One of my favorite things, besides him saying mama, is he will now give kisses on "command." And I mean those big, opened mouth sloppy ones! I am loving every second of it!

We're having his party on Saturday. I'm trying to get everything together for it this week. I am hoping the weather is nice because we have so many coming.....the downside of having the whole family living close :) But we wouldn't have it any other way. They've been through everything with us so it's only right to have a big celebration with everyone. Tommy and I took off of work on Thursday so we can spend the day with him and do something fun with just the 3 of us.

Thursday, January 5, 2012

1 year ago today

We received "the call" that would forever change our lives! I feel so blessed today and so thankful that we were chosen to be Garrett's parents. I am thankful that his birthmother chose life and chose an adoption plan for him. She will always have a special place in my heart because I will never be able to understand or comprehend what she has gone through. It's hard to believe it's already been a year. In two weeks our sweet boy will be 1! I can't even believe it. God has been an continues to be so good to our family!

He's not the "lucky" one, we are!

Friday, December 30, 2011

Christmas picture post

My sweet boy's first Christmas!

At a friend's Christmas party; he loved playing with the bows

Our sweet friend who will hopefully be adopted this year!


Playing with the box; this was from his buddies in FL

Love him!
Christmas Eve
Where did all of this stuff come from? I have no idea why he looks so sad :)
ooooohhhhh
Our sweet family of 3