More of the goings on...

Getting ready for Baby #2: 

Nursery is pretty much done, still need dresser for clothes which are washed, and folded in organized piles... 

car seat and gear ready, as well as a few pinterest projects
Garrett moved into new room, painted, and now equipped with glow stars... Loves it!

taking advantage of sleeping in... oh YEAH!

name ideas.... None... might be a problem...

Prepped Garrett the best we can... who thinks he has a baby in his tummy too. Will be a great big brother!! 

Retired from cleaning... Loving it, and getting tons done (including a nap for me!!)

our guess as to when she'll come...

jordan- Sept 4 

me- Sept 5

Celeste- wants the 7th (her b-day, which would be cool since Kate (her 1st) and I share same one)

mom- anytime after Sept 1 when she gets back from vacation... :) 

Actual due date:  Sept 16

1 year ago...

 Ali Jane was born... so cute!!! we love her, and can't wait for another girl to join the crew! 

 (Celeste's baby #2)

 What garrett looked like a year ago... time flies!!!

 I get asked a least once a week if we can go to Grandma Helen's and drive the dune buggy. 

 "can you see me drive dad?! you do it like this"

 4 wheeler... oh yeah

 giving Tigger a ride...

Always wears a helmet (and loves dads) when he rides his motorcycle! 

"I gotta wear my helmet and be safe" - Garrett

A Lovely Summer So Far...

It's been a fun summer so far and Garrett and I are making the most of it. Pool days are a regular occurrence in the back yard on those nice hot days. And he's always helping water the plants, grass, himself, and anything he can pour water on.

 checking out the boxelder bugs... which are aplenty 

 Enjoying some front yard picnic in style...

 he's learned how to spray with his finger... and likes to spray mom and dad, who don't like it... haha

doing the slip-n-slide... he wasn't too sure about it so jordan took him through. his favorite part was the goggles.

My favorite thing about garrett currently is his little imagination. He came up with a way to shave like dad. and it was pretty authentic for what the kid had to work with.

 "Goggles, check"

 trying out dad's socks

 milkshakes in california!! mmm, good!

 raspberries on the fingers... he likes them as much as his mom! (my favorite part about summer)

 airplane ride at the park

 first, and last time boating this summer. Garrett bounced a little and when I asked him how he liked the tube, his response was...

 "I went way super fast, mom, out there, did you see me? I did big trick, it was cool!" what a great time we had!! next year mom can go on it with him.... tubers for life!!

And because I cleaned houses for my job, and finally retired (gotta love early retirement), my house finally gets cleaned every week! I have the best helper, and Garrett LOVES to help clean. Especially when mom lets him spray the cleaner and use the sponge. Hoping that his enthusiasm to help clean will never go away!

Another favorite is drawing with chalk. He always asks in more of a statement, such as: "Lets do chalk mom. you want do chalk with me? (no waiting for response) here you go." and we draw train tracks and cars, and trains.