What blog?!?!?

Yes I am still blogging... but I am now the mother to a two year old

I have so much to catch you 4 faithful readers up on!!!

Like my new job! I am working from home and everything is super crazy/busy at the moment but hopefully it will all become routine soon.

I have a ton of pics to upload and a lot of posts to finish- including Garrisons super hero birthday party, his 2nd birthday letter (here is the one from last year), and lots more. So don't give up on me yet!

In the meantime I will leave you with this little picture tease...

Come back later for more pics of Garrison and George the super heros and Gars super sister Allie-Parker.

It's Fall- kind of

Don't you just love fall in Mobile? The humid 90 degree days just make me want to drink hot

apple cider ;)

Well, even though it doesn't feel like it, the month of October is here and we have done some decorating to the house...

I usually go a lot more crazy but we are still trying to sell this beauty of a home and I am trying to keep things from getting too junky. Here are some pumpkins I made today- one is Garrison and the other is Allie-Parker, of course.

We have also been to our fair share of Thursday night football games... with a helper!

October is also Garrisons birthday month. He will be TWO on the 30th. Can you believe it?!?!

I can not.

I always get so reminiscent (is this a word) when all the Halloween specials start coming on TV, and I'm not a huge fan of Halloween.

With Garrisons pregnancy I had terrible insomnia, esp during the last month (along with a slew of other fun things) and would stay up all night watching Nick at Night praying I would feel anything that I could consider a contraction. My favorite Halloween show was the Fresh Prince of Bel Air. I couldn't watch this show when I was little, and now I understand why, but as an adult- it is pretty funny. My least favorite was Family Matters, their special has a puppet like character of Steve and it really freaked me out. See, I did watch them EVERY SINGLE NIGHT!!! Who knew I would cry two years later when they started coming on again?!?!?

Also, this month we decided that Allie-Parker's cheeks were meant to be kissed all the time :)

6 Months and counting...

All of these pictures are of Allie-P either at the Dr. are on the way! I can't believe she is already 6 months!

But before you even ask, no we are not ready for another one! We are perfectly in love with being a family of four :)

Two week weight check

One month well baby

Three month well baby

Six month well baby

I am still here!

Hello- I am still alive and well!

My house/children are just out of control leaving me not so much time to sit down and think of a clever little blog post. And to be quite honest- not much fun has been going on. Garrison is going through a "I like to hit and bite the ones I love" phase and Allie-Parker is going through an extrelemy clingy phase. Here new past time is to scream as loud as humanly possible when I leave the room, nice. Just keeping it real- just in case the three people who read think that life at our home is calm and full of craft projects etc. etc.

But I digress...

Are you going to the Kidz Klozet sale?

Um if not you really should! I am hoping to find a new booster seat for barracuda , a double jogging stroller, a Bam Bam halloween costume and a slew of clothes for both the bambinos. I volunteered this year and hung up the 2t Bam Bam costume, so I know its there! So, don't take it or I will send my mother after you (she is going to have to sew him one if I don't get that one!).

But that is all for now. Hope to be back later with some pics of my great finds from the consignment sale!!!

First day of "school"

This year Garrison is going to "school" aka Mom's Day out once a week.  These pictures are a little late- he started back in August.

I was nervous about how he would do- not so much nervous about him crying because I left him (he never looks back when I leave- kinda sad!) but nervous about him doing school like things and not pitching a big one over it! 

But his teachers promise me that he sits at the table and eats lunch like the rest of the youngsters and always says "yes maam" and "thank you". So that makes me very proud!

I was also nervous that he wouldn't nap while he was there. When I went on the tour of the school they took me to the nap room. It is a large room with about 10 cribs in it. And I thought "There is no way he will sleep in here with other kids". But he DOES!!!!  Mrs. Melody says she just puts him down with blankie and George and he goes to sleep! Every time I pick him up he is the only one still snoozing and the rest of the kids are running around playing! I guess he is used to the noise because he usually falls asleep to Allie-Parker fussing!

All in all it has been a great experience! 

Our stroller buddies

We had a few extra friends on our walk this evening.  

The whole time Garrison was saying "Come on farmer", "Come on animals".

He keeps me laughing!

He eats

Garrison is eating again!!!

We tried everything short of bribing him.

He LLLLOOOOVVVEEESSSS attention (esp when Allie-Parker is at the table with us) so we started making a big deal about his "Happy Plates". When he finishes his food he now says "Garrison happy plate" and we are all forced to cheer and/or take pictures of him.