thank you

Thank you creator of Trader Joe's organic yogurt squishers.  Yogurt is fun again.  And Garrett can do it mostly by himself!

bandaid

Garrett had his first bandaid-worthy accident.  He closed his thumb in the front door, yes the big wooden door.

There wasn't much crying, but it was bleeding.  So to protect his Biola shirt and our upholstery, I applied a bandaid.  There wasn't a bit of gagging, which due to his aversion to stickers, I expected.  However, the bandaid only last about 15 minutes.  He pulled it off and threw it in the garbage can.

Garrett's love for cleaning

Garrett's cousin Kaylin has a fear of vacuum cleaners.  Irrational perhaps, she's afraid of them when they aren't even turned on, but everyone has fears. 

Wait, no.  My son doesn't have any fear.  In fact, he has an unhealthy desire to be sucked up into the vacuum cleaner.  See for yourself:



Update: Garrett actually is afraid of something, stickers and double sided tape - he'll gag and scream if they come near him.
Laura's update to the Update: Garrett voluntarily reached for double sided tape today.  Apparently, even that fear is fading.

favorites

Garrett's favorite things seem to shift from day to day.  He is fickle.
However, over this weekend, two things emerged at the top of his list.
First, this book...

We watched a cartoon called Willa's Wild Life.  This book is the basis for the cartoon.  So, when I found it at a local bookstore for $5.99, I scooped it up.  We have read it easily a dozen times since Saturday. 

Second, dancing. 

G loves to play with our alarm clock.  As soon as he pushes the power button, he starts dancing.  I will spare you the details of my dancing, and Adam's dancing for that matter.  But, one thing is clear, Garrett gets his moves from his daddy.

found

This is Crunch. 

He has been missing for about 9 months. 

But last night, he was found... buried under a bush in the backyard.

Apparently, Bobby took it upon himself to save Crunch for later. 

 So much so, that I had to rip little roots from his little orange stuffed carrot body.

Never a dull moment.

Laura's awesome birthday voyage.

Ahoy thar, matey! This here be an adventure wurthy of th' seven seas.

Shiver me timbers!

keys?

Yesterday morning, I walked out the door with Garrett.  In one hand I had the diaper bag, complete with water bottle and snack.  In the other, I had my purse, complete with Bible and notebook ready to be filled with BSF notes.  What I failed to grab on my way out the now locked door, were my keys.I checked all the doors, and they were in fact locked.  So, my only option was to climb in through a window.  You never notice how dirty the outside window sills are until you have to climb through one.  I brought Garrett into the backyard, removed a screen, pulled up a chair, and shimmied through.  I am also not as bendy as I used to be.
Once inside, I grabbed my keys, let myself out the front door, and ran around back to get Garrett and head for Bible Study.  Garrett was nowhere to be found.  He had let himself in the house by climbing through the doggie door.  I got down on the ground, shoved my arm through the dog door and coaxed my now laughing son back through the door.
Next time, I am sending Garrett in for the keys.