Happy 2008!

Sarah tried baby cereal this weekend. This is pretty much how it went...

New Year's Resolutions

So, what are yours? Do you make them? Do you ever keep them? Take the poll on the side of my page!

Here in the Garrett house, we are getting back to healthier eating and exercising. We had been doing really good, but have definitely slacked off during the holidays. For Christmas I got the book "Deceptively Delicious" so I now have a ton of recipes to sneak veggies into our foods. We'll see how it goes! So if I make you any cookies, brownies or other foods, watch out, they could be good for you! :)

Our Wonderful Christmas!

We had a wonderful time celebrating Christmas this year. I hope all of you did too. We did miss the Baton Rouge group. It's always a little sad knowing that we are missing the big party there. But, we had a great time here and enjoyed our time with Jacob's side of the family. We started our celebrating on Friday night with Mom, Dad, Mikey, Jenn and Sam. It was so fun to see how excited the boys were with all of their gifts. Saturday Jacob and I had a kid-free day! We finished up our Christmas shopping and hung out with our friend Trish. The kids were spoiled spending the whole day with grandparents. Sunday we went to church and finished up some projects.

Becky, Kasey and Baylee came over on Christmas eve. We exchanged gifts with them, ate some appitizers and caught a little of the Christmas Story marathon on TV. When they left, Adam got a phone call from...SANTA! We had to hurry to get ready for bed so he could come bring presents. We read "The Night Before Christmas" and the story of the first Christmas, in the Bible. It took forever, but Adam finally fell asleep.

Adam was very excited when he saw all of the gifts that Santa brought. His favorite was a Spiderman Big Wheel. He had fun helping Sarah open her gifts too. We went to Becky's house for lunch with all of her family. We had a yummy lunch and played a fun game called Last Word. Then we went to Mike & Maria's to exchange gifts and visit with them. It was a busy day but it was great. We are so thankful for our wonderful families and a great Christmas together!

Funny Faces

Santa came to the kids school for a visit and pictures. Adam really liked him, I was very surprised. I though the would be scared but I think it helped that Santa was holding baby Sarah. I guess he looked safe enough! They each got one really good picture but I thought these were kind of funny...

In this one they look like the couldn't be less impressed with Santa, especially Sarah.

And in this one I think it looks like Sarah is counting off the things she wants for Christmas. I want 1. A baby doll 2. A new dress 3. I think there was something else...And in this last one, Adam is sitting with his friend Kayleemarie. This is the face he makes when he's trying to get out of trouble. It's pretty cute, sometimes it works!

Our Weekend

Just in case you are wondering, here's what we did this weekend...

Saturday night we drove around looking at Christmas lights! I've always loved doing that. We went to Bedford and drove through Glenbrook, the neighborhood where I grew up. They always do a huge Christmas display. They have the story "The Night Before Christmas, In Texas" throughout the neighborhood on big storybooks in different yards and everyone puts up red lights. It was pretty, like always, and brought back lots of fun Christmas memories for me, especially driving by our old house. I'm so blessed to have had such a wonderful childhood and family!

Anyway, next we went to a place where you drive through and see different scenes about the life of Jesus. It was beautifully done and very nice. Adam just loved it. He really likes to learn about the Bible. He was a little confused about "seeing" Jesus and at the end you could get out of your car and have hot chocolate, he really wanted to have his hot chocolate with Jesus. Isn't he sweet?

So, Sunday was our annual cookie baking marathon. We always go overboard on the cookies but we do give a lot of them away! Sarah enjoyed her day with the girls! I can't believe it is getting SO close to Sarah's first Christmas! Yay!

Problems in candyland...

Well like most projects around the Garrett house, our gingerbread house project didn't go exactly as we had planned. I skimmed through the directions and began to assemble it. I seemed to have forgotten to read the part that said "wait 15 minutes before decorating." See what happens when you don't follow the directions...

Oh well, we had fun! We laughed, we spent time together, we ate some yummy gingerbread cookies with frosting and candy, we took pictures. I think we were successful in creating a fun holiday memory! Although if this becomes a tradition I think we'll go with pre-assembled from now on, or let someone else read the directions!

What a mess...

Adam sure was quiet while I was busy cleaning the kitchen...

What's wrong with this picture...

We were sitting in the living room, on this (unseasonably warm) Saturday in December. We are in front of the Christmas tree on, watching Charlie Brown Christmas and addressing my Christmas cards when we heard music outside. Sorry to say it was not carrolers, or sleigh bells, it was, are you ready for this? The ice cream man. Crazy, huh? I hear Santa might be sending some cold weather our way this week though, I hope so!

In other news, the kids (and I) started Mothers Day out (2 days) this week. It went really well. Adam loved it! He had so much fun. Sarah did well too. I enjoyed it too. I wasn't surprised though when they both woke up this morning with runny noses and coughs. Nothing too serious, but as Adam says, he's just "not feeling really good." Poor guy! We're just hanging out, having a relaxing Saturday at home and I think that's what we all needed after a busy week, and more busy fun in the weeks to come! Hope you are all having a great weekend!

The Elf Family...

Yeah, I am a dork. It's okay, I think this is really funny! If you have a minute, go check it out. You can make one too!

http://www.elfyourself.com/?id=1195209232

It's beginning to look a lot like Christmas...

December is here! We are getting ready and excited for Sarah's first Christmas. She has two Christmas dresses! We got our tree up and decorated last night. It is huge, a little too big for our living room! It's pretty though. We still have some decorating to finish up, then I will put up some pictures. We watched the Polar Express this weekend. Adam loved it, I couldn't believe he sat still and watched the whole movie. Tonight we had a Christmas party with our home group from church. We are really blessed with wonderful friends through that group. We have lots of fun things comming up to look forward to the next few weeks while we get ready for Christmas. I just love this time of year!

Mother's day out...kind of

Well my kids are going to start going to Mother's day out two days a week... only instead of this mother having a day out, I'll be working there! I've worked there before, it's at St.Timothy's Preschool. My mom works in the church office there. She told me they needed some extra help for the next month or two. So...there you go. I'll still be home with them several days a week, which is really important to me, but I'll also be making a little bit of money (and just in time for Christmas, yay!) Adam will get to go to school (just like Sammy! He's SO excited!). He'll get to do music and art and play outside & make new friends. He's even excited that he gets to take a rest there! Sarah will get to go to school too but she's not excited as Adam! And of course we'll get to see Grandma! She's pretty excited to show off her grandbabies. I think it will be good for all of us to have a day out (or two!)

Yeah...she's cute...she knows it

A Fun Friday!

The day after Thanksgiving was great too. Our day included:
*SHOPPING!!
*A deluxe spa pedicure complete with a cute little snowflake design
*Turkey day leftovers
*Spending time with family
*Parade of Lights with Jenn, Sam, Kasey, Becky & Baylee (she rode in a float!)
*A cousin sleep-over for the boys!
*Cold, cold, cold!

Another fun day!

Sarah is 3 Months Old!

Sarah is three months old today! She is getting bigger, cuter and more smiley every day! She's just a sweetie! I was a little sad for her to grow out of her newborn clothes, but what girl wouldn't love getting a new wardrobe every three months! :) This girl thing is great!

Happy Thanksgiving!

We had a nice turkey day with the family. This morning, Adam and I watched the parade on TV.

We went to Mom & Dad's for Thanksgiving dinner. How cute are they in their aprons? Ha ha. We had a delicious dinner and awesome dessert buffett! YUM!

Everyone fussed over sweet little Sarah!

The kids did a little craft project.

And then, guess what? It SNOWED!!! Tons of big snowflakes!

What a nice day! And guess what I'll be doing tomorrow. SHOPPING!!! YAY!

Happy Thanksgiving!

HORRAY for SLEEP!!!

SARAH SLEPT ALL NIGHT LAST NIGHT!!! Yay! I'm so excited!

The Haircut Place

Okay, I might sound like a proud mommy here, but Adam is just such a good kid. Seriously, besides being an absolute sweetheart and wonderful big brother, he loves to brush his teeth, he plays in his room then puts himself in his bed for a nap, and he loves getting his haircut! I'm telling you, he makes this parenting thing look way to easy. So, his new favorite place is "the haircut place," he talks about it all the time. The haircut place really is so much fun. They have a train table for the kids to play with while they wait, then the kids get to sit in a fire truck watching a kids movie while the lady cuts their hair. She cuts it really quickly, then styles (spikes!) it using gel. Okay, so Adam has been pretending to cut my hair. He uses his tools from his toolbox, then makes a hair dryer sound, and then asks "do you need some jello?" (get it, gel/jello?) Okay that was a really long story just for that funny little punchline! :)

He's making a list...

I think Adam knows that Santa is watching...he's been extremly complimentary lately. The other day he gave me a hug and said "You're my beeeeeest friend. Hold my hand, let's walk together." So sweet! Then today I was trying on some clothes. I put on a long skirt & stood in front of the full length mirror. He came up to me and said "What are you? Like an angel?" Why, yes, I do look quite angelic in this. ha ha. Later I put on a shirt that tied in the back and he said "Mommy, you look like a princess." Awwww! Yep, he's on the nice list, at least for today! :) And speaking of Christmas, I'm trying to be really organized this year and do things ahead of time. I've already started making some gifts. And, today I bought the kids' Christmas clothes! Adam got a very handsome sweater, and Sarah got her very first, beautiful, Christmas dress! How fun!

Playing with our food

I saw these cute cookies in a magazine & just had to make them for a Thanksgiving party we had with our playgroup.

Then I was just feeling so creative, I made a cute little plate for Adam that night for dinner...

Baby Bling!

Just when I thought there was nothing cuter than those baby bows...my awesome Aunt Juile made Sarah a bunch of cute baby bracelets! How fun!

Another great week

Here's why this week has been great!

1. It's COLD!! I love it!
2. I had hot chocolate yesterday.
3. I lost 2 pounds!
4. Tonight is our TV date night= The Office!
5. My Aunt Julie gave me a bunch of cute fun holidays socks!
6. Adam has been saying really funny new things all week.
7. Sarah has been super smiley. Really, how could you be anything but happy when you get so spend your days with this...

Our Weekend in Baton Rouge

We had a great time visiting with all of the family in Baton Rouge. It was so nice to see everyone and introduce little Sarah to the family. The kids were great in the car. Sarah slept almost the whole time in the car & Adam did great too. Saturday Grams, Aunt Julie, Jamie & Joey took us to Chuck E. Cheese. Adam had a blast playing all the games & Sarah loved all of the bright lights. Sunday was the baby shower for my cousin Heather. It was nice to see everyone there. We stayed at Mamaw & Papaw's house. Mamaw made us her famous white donuts for breakfast! And of course, red beans & rice and angel food cake for dessert. Adam stayed up way past his bedtime, got very wound up, and entertained everyone singing his Wiggles songs as loud as he could. It was pretty funny. We all had a good time. I didn't get any pictures though. My camera batteries died as soon as we got there. I had some extras but kept forgetting to put them in. It's nice to be home but being there, then leaving always makes me miss our family there! Hope you all had a good weekend too!

Happy Halloween!

We had a fun Halloween. Adam really enjoyed it this year. We went to Trunk or Treat at church and visited lots of family. Adam was Superman & Sarah was a beautiful pumpkin. We got (I mean, Adam got) a TON of candy! It was a fun night!

Bow Head!!!

I just might have discovered the most fun thing, so far, about having a girl...the interchangable bow. What a great invention! It's a plain headband with a little loop at the top. In the loop you can put any type of hair bow, barrett, flower, etc...pretty much any hair accessory you can imagine. So now, Sarah has a closet full of pink, more shoes than I do, and the cutest little hair accessory ever! I'm loving this girl thing!

10 Reasons why this week was Awesome!

1. Fall is finally here.
2. We've gotten to wear our warm clothes & everyone's favorite, those cozy warm jammies.
3. We've spent our mornings snuggling on the couch, watch cartoons in those cozy warm jammies.
4. I've been using my crockpot a lot, making dinnertime way less stressful, but very delicious. This week I made Chicken & Stuffing one night , Hawaiian Meatballs with veggies another night, and today...cinnamon apples! Yum!
5. My mom watched the kids one day so I could clean the whole house...and it still looks pretty clean!
6. It's FRIDAY!
7. Next week is (Sarah's first) Halloween!
8. Her first Thanksgiving & Christmas are just around the corner!
9. I bought some craft supplies to start making some Christmas presents!
10. My wonderful, amazing, awesome husband arranged for me to have a kids free, girls weekend with my mom for shopping & a huge craft fair in Oklahoma. Isn't he the best?

2 Months Old!!

My sweet girl is 2 months old! She now weighs 11.8 pounds and is 23" long! She is really growing! She's a lot more alert now and coos & smiles a lot. She's a sweetie!

What a fun weekend!

Our weekend was so much fun! We did a lot of things with our Home Group from church...


Saturday we had a lazy day at home, then headed out to the State Fair to see Third Day in concert. The fair was fun but extremley crowded. The concert was really good even though we were in the very back and really couldn't see the stage. The music was great though. It was neat to be out there with so many people singing worship songs, especially when they turned the music down & you just heard the crowd sing. So many voices just singing praises to God. It was awesome. I love outside worship music! Anyway, the kids had a great time. They sang and danced. It was fun watching them.


Today we had another lazy day at home. (slackers, huh?) :) Then our Home Group threw a baby shower for Sarah (and for another friend who is having a baby). It was so fun. The two dads played a relay game with a baby doll to see who could push the stroller, change the diaper, pack a diaper bag & push the stroller back. It was funny. Jacob "let Jason win." Sarah got lots of cute clothes. We had a great time just visiting with our friends. We are so thankful for them and for a great weekend!

Pumpkin Patch Day!

Today we went to the Pumpkin Patch with our friends from church. We always have such a wonderful time and it was great, once again. Grandma joined us and we had a really nice time. We played in the pumpkins, had a picnic lunch, went on a hayride, jumped in a bounce, and took LOTS of pictures! Adam really liked the hayride & Sarah had a nice day there too.

Getting so big

This morning we were getting ready for our annual trip to the Pumpkin Patch. We have gone every year since Adam was a baby. I put Adam in some Fall clothes for the first time this year...he looked SO big! It made me sad, he just looked so grown up. His little baby face is gone and he looks like a little boy. An adorable, precious little boy. :) I can't believe how fast the time has gone. It makes me sad how fast it goes!

Big Brother & Little Sister

My cousin Jamie sent the kids these adorable Big Brother & Little Sister t-shirts. They are so cute! It only took two temper tantrums, a bribery bag of M&M's and about 20 tries to get this ONE picture where both kids are looking at the camera...not exactly smiling, but looking pretty darn cute! Enjoy!

Fun Day At the Fair!

Every year since Adam was a baby, Mom & I have taken him to the State Fair.
This year was especially fun because he was old enough to really enjoy it and there was a lot for him to do there. The first stop we made was to see Big Tex. Adam was very impressed and has been saying "Howdy Folks!" ever since.

Then he went to a Little Hands on the Farm exhibit. It was so neat! The kids get to pretend they are doing jobs around the farm. They had to water the trees, plant crops, milk a (plastic) cow, ride a tractor and feed the animals. At each station they get something to put in their bucket. At the end they take all of their goods to the market and trade them in for money. Then they went to the little store and got to buy a treat! It was so cute!

We also had a lot of fun at the petting zoo, which was way cooler than any petting zoo I had ever been to. It had all kinds of animals~ goats, donkeys, yacks, cows, pigs, a tortise, a kangaroo with a baby joey, an antelope, a camel, a giraffe and a zebra! Adam didn't want to pet very many of them but he did get to feed the antelope.

Sarah slept through most of the fair, but I think she enjoyed the day in the fresh air. We had a really good time and are extcited that we get to go back with Jacob and our Home Group from church! Yay!