Who is Garrett named after?

 Thomas the Train                                     or                            Thomas DeClercq


Let's have Garrett weigh in on the issue:

pet owl

This is a test...What do you see here? 
If you see a sprinkler attachment, you are probably an adult. 
If you see a little boy with his new pet owl, you must be friends with Garrett.

cuddling with the owl
(that is his camera smile face...)

snack time

bombs away

No real explanation needed...

actual conversation

The following is an actual conversation that occured between an "almost" 2-year old and his parents.  For the purposes of this narrative, we will call the child Garrett.  Please note that all of Garrett's lines are delivered in the whiny, slightly high-pitched voice that "almost" 2-year olds have made famous.

Parent: When we get home would you like to take a bath?
Garrett: Nooo baaaath!

Parent: How about we read some books?
Garrett: No read.

Parent: Should we rock?
Garrett: No rock.

Parent: How about some milk?
Garrett: No milk.

Parent: Ok.  What should we do when we get home? You pick.
Garrett: No pick.

End dialogue.

This is my favorite place

We had a magical, beautiful night here in the DeClercq home Friday.  Garrett asked for a family dance, and Laura and I obliged.  It was the sweetest family experience with palpable family love.  I was so thrilled by my beloved family that I wished I could have shared it with everyone.  Thus I set about creating this short video to best capture that experience. 

This is the family that I love:



Music by Stephen Kellogg and the Sixers

Happy New Year

In the "jammas".  "Weading" all by himself.

where did the baby go?

I don't see a baby anymore.  Just a big boy.