Wordless Wednesday Once Again

Wordless Wednesday

Wordless Wednesday

Videos Galore

We have a number of cute videos to post so I decided to just dump them all in one big extravaganza. :)

Russ and I were playing a game of table tennis on the wii a couple of weeks ago and Garrett HAD to "play" too. He really thought he was kicking our tails!

Attempt #1 at taking a video clip of Garrett enjoying his birthday present.

Attempt #2 went a lot better.

And finally, here he is horsing around with his new couch.

2 Years Old!!!

I cannot believe that Russ and I are the parents of a 2 year old child. Technically, we could stop calling him a toddler and start calling him a preschooler. Whoa. And anyone around him for more than a few minutes can tell that he is, indeed, two years old. :) He fussed at me big-time today when I made him hand over the dishwashing soap to be purchased at Walmart. For real. But overall we have a sweet, snuggly boy who loves to sit in a lap and watch Diego or read a book. We had a nice day at home on his birthday (and almost his entire birthday week, thanks to ice and snow). He opened his presents from us--a new Rangers hat and a flip-out couch with Elmo and friends on it. And later that night he got another present...strep throat. :) At least that's what the Dr discovered when we took him in the next morning after a rough rough rough first night of being 2 years old. Things started looking up again when his Aunt Krista and Uncle Nate arrived from Little Rock. He was still not feeling the greatest but had enough energy to attack a birthday present they brought and open it without permission. Ha! And by Sunday (Super Bowl Day!) he was back to his normal self--thank you Lord for antibiotics!!! So despite the illness and some rocky patches, he had a fantastic birthday weekend and extra attention from our guests. With no further ado...here are the 100s of pictures I took. (I did actually have over 100 pictures on the camera but several were taken by Garrett himself because he's figured out how to turn it on and off and click an occasional picture of the wall or my leg. Not really worth posting, trust me.)

He loves his flip-out couch but it makes his hair so static-filled!

The new Rangers hat. He picked it out himself!

Sticker time with Daddy.

Balloons and extended Aunt Krista time...what could be better?

Oh, and throw in the Super Bowl with the Packers beating the stinky Steelers too! Yay!!

Snacking on his couch. Ahhh...this is the life. :)

Stinky stinky stinky!!!

Heat Wave and Bling

Saturday was SO beautiful here in Dallas that we had to get out of the house as a family and enjoy it. We wound up at White Rock Lake for a picnic lunch and soaked up the wonderful 75-degree sunshine. I'm going to think back fondly on this day over the next week as the temps drop to 20ish here in the metroplex and people are driving like maniacs on the icy streets. I'll miss you, heat wave, so so much. :(

BUT at least I have a funny little guy to make me smile through my chattering teeth. He found some Happy New Year necklaces while I was cleaning my desk (it was loooong overdue for some organization) and put them all on, plus my headband. It was quite a sight to behold. As you'll see. :) He's lucky I didn't take pictures of him from earlier this morning when he was a total crab. We have a super-cute toddler but when he's throwing a fit for no apparent reason...not as cute. Just a fact. But we love him. More and more each day. :)

Lucy made herself right at home on Garrett's lap during the drive to the lake. Garrett thought it was awesome. (Or at least he did for a little while!)

Oh, how impossible it is to get a 2 year old (almost!) to hold still for a picture with his mommy when all he wants to do is RUN.

Ditto that last comment but replace "Mommy" with "Daddy."

Bling bling!!

You can't tell here, but he's "taking my picture" with a random little remote control. He kept saying "Cheese!" the exact same way I say it to him. 

Checking his pretend messages, I'm sure. Or playing Angry Birds. :)

Yay! I got him to hold semi-still for a picture with me! If only I had showered...

Half-Naked Runaway

Well, if that title didn't get your attention then you have become seriously desensitized to crazy headlines. Ha!

Garrett is learning new things right and left these days. He can say more words, including "please, blue, and stinky." I love hearing him say stinky because he pinches his nose just like I taught him. This is what caused his half-naked escape the other day. I realized as I walked past him in the living room that he had made a smelly deposit in his diaper. So I asked, "Garrett...do you have a stinky diaper?" And he repeated the word stinky several times for me. Then I quickly changed his stinky behind and as I was reaching for the fresh new diaper he made a run for it! He immediately ran for his play shopping cart and climbed on in. I guess the cold plastic on his rear end didn't bother him because he stayed like that for as long as I let him. Boys...you just never know what will happen next. :)

Stinky!!

These pictures are only funny when you know that he's smiling so big because he has no diaper on.

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