Off to School

About 2 weeks old


1/1/2007 (6 months, 12 days)


About a year old




8/15/07 (1 year, 1 month, 26 days)


10/2/07 (1 year, 3 months, 12 days)

12/7/08 (2 years, 5 months, 17 days)


05/2008 (1 year, 11 months)


3/23/09 (2 years, 9 months, 3 days)

9/22/2009 (3 years, 3 months, 2 days)

Well Garrett started preschool today and it was kinda sad!! He's not a baby anymore and he knows it!! He had a blast and loves going. He got to paint, color, play with stickers, and they read a story. He goes to preschool on Tuesday and Thursday from 9:30-11:30am and on Tuesday while he's at preschool they have a Ladies Bible study I go to with childcare for Haylee...that is a blessing!! I'm excited for him. He's going to have a lot of fun and learn a lot about interacting with other kids and having to behave. Here are some pictures of Garrett throughout the last 3 three years!!

Our Dentist

JOSH IS A DENTIST....well kinda!! He's been working in the clinic some this week, instead of going to lab. He said they are just practicing on each other. He seem to really like it. You know Josh, a man of few words, but he hasn't said anything negative about it and he comes home in a good mood, so I assume it is going well. He works really hard and puts in long hours but seems to always have time for us which is a real blessing!!

An update on Garrett

He wanted to dress himself and this is how he came downstairs!!


He wanted to make cookies...don't worry I was helping him!!


I wanted to write a little about Garrett. I'm always updating about Haylee because she's changing so fast, but Garrett is growing up before our eyes! Garrett is 3 years and a quarter and is a COMPLETE MESS!!! He is very much like both Josh and I.....he is into everything, TOTALLY friendly to EVERYONE, stubborn, talks back, LOVES to ARGUE, and full of energy like his mother and thinks he's always right, stubborn, hates to talk on the phone, tunes you out and wakes up early like his father!! Despite all those qualities he is SO MUCH fun to be around. We are ALWAYS laughing when he's around. He is always making up things he says...for example today I told him and I didn't get a hug from him and he gave me a hug and then said "SHABAM, Mama, you're it, tatkitu!!" just like what he was saying made complete sense!! He has a memory that will blow your mind away!! He told us the other day what we did on Halloween LAST year!! He is incredibly smart! He starts preschool this year, two days a week for a couple of hours in the morning. He is really excited about that. He is also doing really good health wise. We had his 3 year old appt the other day and he weighs 30 lbs 2 oz which is the 40th % (we are SO excited about that) because he has NEVER been over 10%!! He was also 3 feet and 1 inch...I don't remember what percentile that was...I was too excited about the weight!! He is such a good big brother. He helps me (sometimes), but has NEVER shown a jealous bone when it comes to Haylee and he is usually SUPER gentle with her. He'll talk to her in a high pitch voice and when she cries he'll tell "Haylee, Mommy is going to feed you in just a minute, don't cry pretty girl!!" He is a blast! Well I need to get because I hear banging down stairs and he's alone with dog!! OH MY!!

Having fun with my kids

Haylee LOVES her exersaucer


He is actually laughing really hard...NOT screaming
although he does make our house quite a bit louder



They are both watching Imagination Mover's

Little Missy is going to start crawling soon!!

Josh went to the beach today for a conference (I wonder how much tuition is going into that?) so it's just me and the kids today. I wanted to take some cool pictures but three years usually have their own plan so I just took one cool one of Haylee and then plain jane ones of them interacting and watching tv (yes Haylee was watching it too....the Imagination Mover's were dancing and singing :) Garrett is excited tonight because he gets to sleep in bed with me tonight. That's our deal, when Daddy's not home, he can sleep with me...my mom use to let us do that when my dad would go out of town and I remember being so excited!!!

Haylee's Growing

Haylee is gettng so big and doing more and more all the time. She is so laid back and easy going (thank GOD...I hope she stays that way!) She's trying to sit up. She has the side to side balance but we're still working on the front to back. She is also a master at rolling now.

Off to Work!!

I started my job today......well kinda. This week is new employee orientation from 8-5 ALL WEEK LONG!!! I'm so excited though. This place is HUGE...as you can tell from the picture....that I DID NOT take....the wonderful world of the internet. I work at Doernbecher Children's Hospital. Oregon Health and Science University consisit of OHSU Hospital, Doernbecher, VA Hospital, Shriner's Hospital and TONS of clinics....NOT to mention medical school, dental school, nursing school, etc....Most of the buildings are connected which is pretty cool....I got to eat with Josh today. Parking is CRAZY though. To park on the hill (the hospital is located on top of a hill in downtown Portland (the picture with the great view is from the top of the hill) it cost $10 a DAY!! Yeah HOW CRAZY IS THAT!! You can either park at the bottom of the hill and take this tram up or the bus in from your house. THANK GOODNESS I WORK NIGHTS....Parking is free!!!! The other picture I included is the tram...I guess it's a HUGE attration here in Oregon.

Jumping at the Beach

Here are some pictures we took at the beach with my parents!!!

School Has Started

Well school started on Monday and all I'm thinking right now is......WHAT DID WE GET OURSELVES INTO!!! I am SO glad I'm on this end of it and NOT Josh's end!! Josh leaves the house around 6:45am and doesn't get home until about 7pm and then is studying until about 10pm!!! They worked on cadavers the FIRST day!!! I know he can't wait until Saturday!! The kids and I are managing. I can tell already we need to find some play dates or I'm just going to want to go shopping and we can't afford that!!
I start my job Monday!! I'm kinda nervous now because every time Garrett gets up to go to the bathroom or Haylee cries in the middle of the night I think of Josh and how he needs his sleep!! I think I'm going to try to work a couple of weekends at least so if he does have to get up in the middle of the night it won't be a few hours before he has to be off for school!!

Brother and Sister

Here's a picture of my two beautiful children!!! I am a little biased though!! Garrett got that shirt before Haylee was born and I found Haylee's shirt the other day at the outlet mall!! I hope they grow up to be best friends!!

Aquarium

While we were at the beach house my parents wanted to take Garrett to an aquarium. Here are some pictures there.

Mom and Dad rented a beach house and we went up to Depoe Bay with them for a few days. It was SO pretty and we had a GREAT time!! We saw all kinds of whales and sea lions!!! One night the sunset was so beautiful. Garrett had a blast playing with Grandma and Grandpa!! Here are a few pictures we took while at the beach house!!

Another Cake

We had our friends, Ivan and Emily, over tonight to have dinner with my parents and sister so I decided to make another cake!!

LINDSEY IS HERE!!

Lindsey came to see us on Aug. 5th and stayed a week. It over lapped with Grandma and Grandpa but she had to go home early because of her RA job. Garrett had so much fun with her though. We went on walks, she built a huge tent in his room for him and just played hard with him. He loves having company!!!

Painted Toe Nails

I was painting my toe nails tonight and Haylee was lying right beside me watching. She was looking at me and I know if she could have talked she would have been saying "paint mine too!!!" so I DID!!!!