mama in the paper

famous again! read allabout cindy and how awesome she is:
http://www.mlive.com/opinion/ann-arbor/index.ssf/2009/03/letter_discount_tire_staffer_s.html

end of february

garrett in a box again two cheesers
one super extra cheeser

a game

guess who i am?

(you may enter your guess in the comment section. the winner will get a free nose wipe or kiss from garrett, two of his favorite things to do lately.)

boxes

back to da blog....not sure why it has taken us so long to get a little post up here. and now that i'm sitting down to write it, i can't really think of what we've been so busy doing lately, whatever it is , we've been quite busy. probably just life.....

today we got a few boxes in the mail, which translates into lots of fun for garrett. he loves to play with them, getting in and out of boxes and also figuring out how to use them as step stools to get to things that are just out of reach.
in other updates he started saying a few things including mom and mama, how convenient, eh?!?!?! he's been giving great hugs and kisses, learning a few new signs, and is understanding more and more of what we say each day! enjoy the pics

visiting g-grams

we spent monday at great grama's house visiting with her, grampa, and uncle jack. as usual garrett "destroyed"" her house. he's really into throwing things lately so all of her decorations had to be put up, way up. we had a lovely visit!! lounging around on the couch
best buds

garrett hearts yogurt

backyard sledding & updates

thanks to a snowy saturday we got a chance to go outside and play in the snow today and try out garrett's new sled. it was a hit for sure! we've been busy trying to get organized with our new room and new roommates. cindy put together the last of our new furniture, now just getting all the stuff put away is the next chore. all three of us are back to the regular routine with work and day care now that the holidays are over, which is no fun. we've also all been dealing with some cold/sore throat type issues for a week, which has been an added delight. garrett is getting a bunch of new teeth right now, one molar is completely through and two others are working their way up. this has made him a little more sensitive lately. he never was really bothered by teeth when he first started to get them, so i consider him/us lucky for him to just be a little cranky with molars.
today we had a thanksgiving in january, quite a feast here on biddle street and leftovers for days!!

2009

happy new year everyone! we started 2009 with a lovely blueberry pancake breakfast, which garrett thoroughly enjoyed.