Garrett Blessing

First of all I'd like to thank everyone who came to Garrett's Blessing. Thank you also for bringing food to it. It was such a special day, especially it being my first mother's day. We were glad that most of our immediate family was there. We did miss Elder Trevor C who is in Finland right now and Grandma and Grandpa Allen. We did get to talk to Trevor on the phone that morning thought which was awesome. We even got to hear him sing a hymn in Finnish. It's amazing that these missionaries can learn these languages in such a short amount of time. The Lord's work will go on.

Garrett in his very cute blessing outfit!

Christensen's

Celeste, Kate, Arica, and Garrett. These two kids really like the sun...

Our cute little family

The Allen's

All the kids were happy to had grandpa mike back from Hawaii.

We can't wait for the day when we get to visit him there!

Grandma Linda and Grandpa Nathan.

Garrett wasn't the only one who was worn out at the

end of the day. Jordan found this doll my Grandma Helen

made for Celeste when she was little. The doll is still being loved Grandma!

(if you get to enjoy this before Jordan takes it off, you are lucky)

Nap Time...

Garrett is so big. He has now firgured out how to calm himself down before he takes a nap. He is just the biggest talker! These videos are just a quick glimps of what he has done for 10 min. straight. Of course this all depends if I put him down on time or wait until he's overtired. Luckily I've finally figured out the right cues. I can now put him down with his binki, turn on the music and walk away. I think Jordan taught him this one. He's such an independent person already... happy to just do his own thing.

I also have to put socks on his hands now because otherwise he puts big scratches in his head. Most of the time drawing blood with it. OUCH!

Laughing

We finally got Garrett laughing on tape. He will only do it once or twice a day. We're so lucky to have such a happy boy and one who sleeps through the night! (mom is especially greatful)

Bath Time

Garrett loves to get in the bath.

Here he is waiting patiently while Jordan takes his pictures.

He started doing some modeling poses. He's going to be a lady's man with these looks.

Hello from Garrett

Our Little Cheeser! He makes this face all the time. Such a happy person!

Sometimes Garrett makes these sounds and it really sound like he's saying 'Hello'. I finally got it on video to show you. He's such a social person and loves to talk to you. Hopefully I can get a video where he says more stuff than me in the background.

SPRING!!!

I love spring time! I love to get out and get projects going again and of course starting new ones. We're still working on the yard, getting the truck done for the cruise in again, and of course spending lots of time with Garrett! (especially the latter)



Jordan took Garrett on a little walk while I was at work... This picture makes him look so big!
Worn out from helping dad! so cute when he sleeps.
his eyes are always so open... it's amazing...he is starting to look at everything around him
Helping his dad on the truck to get ready for the Cruise In! This is so going to be a regular picture on the blog... he's starting to be such a daddy's boy when it comes to playing!
Jordan was studying for the GMAT... and Garrett got all worn out helping! Jordan did a great job and we'll let you know if he got in to Weber State's MBA program!

Growing fast...

Garrett is now starting to talk, smile and follow you with his eyes. It's so cute. The morning is definatly his happiest time of day. Here's a little video clip of him.