Right Now

Taking some time to capture this little guy right now.


Right now he is preoccupied by the sequence of holiday events.

G: So what's after Thanksgiving?
M: My birthday.
G: And after your birthday?
M: Your birthday.
G: And after my birthday?
M: Christmas.
G: And after Christmas?
M: The New Year.
G: What's that?
M: 2009 is finished & 2010 begins.
G: Oh. After that?
M: Valentines.

And the cycle continues.

Right now he is afraid of the dark and is scared of being alone.

Right now he refuses to give & receive kisses and demands to be called big boy. No other term of endearment including but not limited to baby, sugar, sweetie, and my love is acceptable.

Right now he tells me he is a smart guy. He tells me he is curious. He does not lack in self confidence.

Right now we have the most interesting, random conversations.

G: When does the world end?
M: Ummmm. Well,....why do you ask that question?
G: Well, the world is round so where does it end.
M: Oh! Yes, the world is round. So really there isn't an end but there is a North Pole & a South Pole so a top and a bottom.
G: OK.

Right now his favorite snack is Pirate's Booty. I think he likes it as much as for the taste as the name.

Right now is favorite show is Lilo & Stitch and everytime time Lilo says "Big Dummy" he tells me that was not very nice.

Right now he is mastering his negotiation skills. He does not outright disagree with your decisions but he quietly & masterfully continues to approach from a different angle.

Right now he adores playing with his Daddy. He is finally showing an interest in soccer and can hit the ball with his head. He begs Daddy to wrestle and is actually very strong.

Right now he jumps off everything he can and sticks every landing.

Right now his favorite station on the radio is 102.1 The Edge. He likes songs with a strong fast beat and always asks for it to be louder. He practices his moves in his seat and when he catches me watching in the mirror gets embarrassed. He seriously has some moves.

Right now he is reading simple words, simple books and adding two digit numbers. He is attempting to read everything around him while we are out and loves to play school at home.

Right now we end everynight with a book and snuggles and start each morning with him running down the hallway to climb into our bed and snuggle.

Right now we love him more & more everyday.

lovemon

The End

of the Halloween pictures. I do apologize that you are having to sit through the last round of pictures this late into November but this is really for the grandparents.

The actual night of Halloween Garrett attended his very first Halloween Party. The hosts were generous & the kids had a blast. This is a shot of Garrett gazing in wonder at the magician who was really a hoot. He still talks about the tricks played on him & his buddy.

He had to just make sure that these were just decorations & not actual children. Mitch loved this kickback to Charlie Brown.

I was in love with the decorations. They were preparing to tear down the house to build a new one so they were able to go crazy with the decorations. Very, very cool.

Just as we were leaving to start our Trick or Treating the fire came out. Of course we had to stay to watch!

We did make it back to the neighborhood & the boys made it longer than I thought they would after the excitement of the party.

Garrett was so excited about all the candy which due to rationing we still have in the house!!

My focus is now turning to Thanksgiving & we've been talking alot about what we are thankful for. For weeks Garrett has told me he just doesn't know. Well, finally he has his list, 1)His animals 2)Mommy & Daddy 3)His things. Glad to see that we come before his things but have to laugh that we are after the animals!

lovemon

A First

Last night we took Garrett to his first live Aggie experience, a basketball game.

As usual he was completely overwhelmed with the new experience.

I am learning that it takes him awhile to process the unfamiliar. I am learning that this apprehension is not indicative of his enjoyment of the new experience. I am learning that this is just another one of the little things that makes him uniquely him.

By the time the second half came around all apprehension was gone & there was only joy. His favorite was the cheering. My favorite was the glee we shared both yelling Aaaaaaaaaaaaaa while the opposing team was shooting free throws. I will forever remember the twinkle in his eye and the crinkle of his mouth. That moment will forever become part of my heart.


It also made my heart sing seeing Garrett in his father's arms giving a round of high five's with a good friend of ours. I know that this is one of the most imperfect pictures but it so magically captured the energy of last night that I'm in love.

Moments like these have me praising the Lord for blessing me with such a beautiful family.

lovemon

Inserting Some Sunshine

I've been having an off day & feeling a smidge like Eeyore. So, to insert some sunshine into my day I looked at Ella Publishing's latest release Vintage Hip Christmas Crafts by Margie Romney-Aslett during my lunch break.

While I'm not quite to feeling like Tigger yet it definitely raised my spirits! My only problem is now I'm daydreaming about garland and dying to get home to get busy with my hands. But since I still have hours of work ahead of me & a couple of conference calls I thought I'd pop over here instead to make sure you knew about this fun new eBook.

The projects are varied both in type & skill level which I loved! Also, there are full instructions & yummy eye candy to walk you through each project.

I'm dreaming of the sorta simple holiday garland on page 12.

I've been wanting to try my hand at some felt garland but since I have all the supplies at home for this one I think I'll start it first!

Have a great day! Before I forget, rumor has it that there will be a giveaway on The Daily Trumpet tomorrow involving The Girls Loft make sure you stop by!

lovemon

In the Wee Hours of this Morning

my challenge for Charity:Extravaganza has gone live.

This 48 hour online event is being hosted by Amanda Jones, designers and team at The Studio to benefit Charity:Water.

It started at 7pm (GMT), London time, on Friday and will wrap up today at 7pm (GMT)/1pm (CST). Anyone can play along with the challenges you find here, but to win fabulous prizes you must register for the event & make a donation here by Sunday at 7pm London time. You have until Monday, the 16th at 7pm (GST)/1pm (CST) to upload your challenges. Winners will be announced on the blog on or before Tuesday, November 17th.

For the grand finale Cathy Zielske will be setting the final challenge …

My challenge is to use only six words for your journaling & is based on the book, Not Quite What I Was Planning: Six Word Memoirs. Here is the layout I did.

Supplies: Paislee Press Plate No. 21 (oscraps.com), Paislee Press Viewfinder Frames No. 3 (oscraps.com), Taylor Made Designs Composure::Plus (oscraps.com), Traveling Typewriter Font (dafont.com)

Hope you stop by to play along for a chance to win a voucher for an Ella Publishing e-book and the Cosmo Cricket Mr Campy collection!

Have a beautiful Sunday!

lovemon