Garrett's New Things

Garrett has been helping feed the cats for some time now so the other night when he wanted to help I opened the cabinet for him and let him do his thing. He was taking a lot longer than normal so I went to check his progress and look what I found...I think the bowl was full!!! Yikes.

As a special treat Dave will make pancakes on the weekends every once in a while. Well Garrett watched exactly how it was done the last time and now knows where everything he needs to make pancakes is. So our little freezer pancakes are surely not good enough anymore, he wants the red bowl, mixer and pancake mix EVERYDAY! I have decided it is a lot faster to just let him whip up a few pancakes than fight with him for an hour over not making them. Again, he is my child that wants his way. And of course the whole time all you hear is, I do it mommy, Garrett do it. He is so funny.

Pigs, pigs, and more pigs

Garrett and Gannon went to hang out at the fair on daddy's show day. Garrett loves hanging out with daddy, especially if it means working with the pigs.

Garrett keeping tabs during the show - just like daddy does
As close as Gannon wanted to be to the big pigs

Garrett not too excited about petting the big pig

See mom this is my size pig - notice he is pointing to the spot he wants me to stand in!

Garrett's First Fair Exhibit

The fair will be fun memories for the boys as they grow up. Because you have to be 9 to show an animal, Garrett entered a bumble bee! Actually a painted watermelon to look like a bumble bee - with a two year old creative spin. Garrett won a first place ribbon for his creation.

At school with his bee
Yeah - first place - what else would you give a two year old!

The bee on display at the fair

Big Boy Bed

Garrett has been sleeping in his big boy bed now for about 10 months and has never slept on the top bed, he always sleep on the trundle part. It's closer to the ground and so a little safer if he falls which he hasn't done in a long time. So tonight when we were putting him to bed we asked if he wanted to sleep on the big bed and he was excited. So here he is fast asleep in the big boy bed and no the little pillow is not right in his face - trust me - I checked. Notice all the pillows we put up on the trundle to break the fall if he does roll off and really it would be a soft fall anyway - the trundle is pulled out. Some day that will be the next step. It so sad how fast they grow.

Gannon is 6 months old

Where does time go? I can't believe Gannon is already 6 months old. He started on food last week and really doesn't appreciate it. He is getting better at eating vs pushing it all out, but still not a fan of rice cereal and bananas. I guess that wouldn't be a very exciting meal, but compared to formula maybe? After a few bites he just sticks his thumb in his mouth and looks away, if he pulls it out long enough for you to try to get another bite in and he sees the spoons, there it goes right back in. So funny, if we could only hear what they are thinking. In the last couple of days he is starting to be able to sit up better, still leaning forward quite a bit. Gannon continues to be our little go with the flow baby. We go next week for his check up so I'll report his growing boy stats next week.

Mom - really I don't like this stuff
See I can sit up, yeah

Grandpa's 85th Birthday Party

Grandpa's 85th birthday is tomorrow so this past Sunday we got together for a little party for him. Garrett was of course so excited that Grandma cooked pacorn (popcorn) - he thinks all corn is popcorn! He also thoroughly enjoyed his slice of ice cream cake with the huge blob of pure sugar on top (balloon), well and I guess a little food coloring! I really think when we started to sing Happy Birthday he had flash backs to his birthday and thought we were singing to him, he had that shy look on his face. It was a great day.

Getting ready to sing.

See the red hand - that's the balloon
Gannon laughing with Aunt Taylor

Lovin his corn

Backyard Fun!!!

Garrett has never been a huge fan of his slide or pool, but put the two together and watch out. Mommy scored "Fun" points in Daddy's book for this one. Garrett must gone down the slide 50 times!!!