A place to sit

Garrett is always finding strange places to park himself...here are a few:

A spring form pan
His old car seat
His folding chair...he discovered it is much easier to get in/out of this chair this way.
A package of toilet paper. Looks to me like he's sittin' & thinkin'. Ha!

I love this...

Isn't He the Cutest?

Garrett's new favorite toy seems to be the box his new car seat came in. Lately, his favorite word is "door", so he will get in his box and open/close the "doors". Very sweet.

Garrett loves his juice!Garrett's shirt from Grandma Jackson says "Kansas Rocks!" ...and he's appropriately playing with his Jayhawk that plays the KU fight song. He and Daddy like to "march" to the beat.

Garrett received 2 new bowls for his 1st birthday. One from Uncle Dave with a red tractor on it (see previous birthday post), and another cowboy bowl/utensil set from our friends Sue & Marvin. He likes to play with them both...and, yes, he likes to eat from them too! I tend to appreciate the cowboy bowl because of the suction cup bottom that keeps it in place, versus bowls without suction cups that easily fly across the room (thanks, Uncle Dave!).

Garrett also loves his "new" rocking chair. It had belonged to my sister, then my brother, then on to me...and now it belongs to Garrett. My mom recovered the cushions with fabric that coordinates with Garrett's cowboy room. He likes to sit in the chair and "rock"...which is actually just nodding his head back/forth. He'll figure it out eventually...

Jell-O! Garrett's first experience with the messy, cherry-flavored treat. It was a fun idea...until I realized I forgot to put a bib around his neck. Of course he is wearing his white KC Royals shirt. UGH!
Note: to get out Jell-O stains, treat with Shout and soak overnight in a mixture of Oxy Clean Powder & water. It really works well!

Garrett's 1st Birthday

On Friday, August 13, Garrett Steven Jackson turned 1!!
We celebrated his big day on the 14th at El Dorado Lake in Kansas where he could celebrate with his cousins, Aunts, Uncles and both Grandmas!
Grandma Jackson and Grandma VandeBerg decorated Garrett's cakes - one to share with everyone...
...and another cake just for Garrett.


Garrett wasn't sure what to do with the wrapping paper. Daddy was there to help him figure it out.Uncle Dave got Garrett his very own dinnerware, which he LOVES (despite the fact that the tractor on it is red instead of green!)
Garrett also got lots of fun toys!


His very first Jayhawk!
What's in this one???
A Green tractor!!!With all of the excitement of the day, we forgot to have a family picture taken! Here's the closest we got...
Here comes the cake!


Uh Oh!!!


Unfortunately, we've discovered that Garrett has a sensitivity to food coloring (we're guessing), because after the frosting was wiped away his face was completely blotchy-red - including a red hand print! Fortunately, the redness went away after he got out of the heat. Something to keep in mind the next time we decide to let Garrett cover his head with frosting.

After the food, the presents, and the cake, we went down to the lake to swim. Garrett was so tired he started to fall asleep in his floating tube.
After Garrett's afternoon nap, Uncle Billy Jackson took us on a boat ride. Garrett seemed to like being on the boat...
...but he wasn't too thrilled about his life jacket.
We all held on tight when Garrett took the wheel!
At the end of the day, after the last guest left and the excitement died down, Garrett fell easily asleep.

It's been an amazing first year that went by way too fast. I look forward to seeing what year 2 will bring!