Garrett's First Haircut

Garrett's first haircut was LONG overdue! His beautiful curls were starting to turn into a tangled mess - especially after we took his hat off! So we took him to my friend Dawn for a new 'do!

Here's the Before picture:
Look at all those curls!!!
Garrett did an excellent job. He sat still on Daddy's lap as Dawn clipped away! (it helped that he had 2 cookies in his fists the entire time)
He liked to look in the mirror.
Final touches...
...and here's the finished product! (He's saying CHEESE in this pic) He's gone from a baby to a handsome young man. Awww...

(But he still has some curls for his mama!)

Daddy's Shoes

Look who found Daddy's shoes!

New Boots

Back in August, Garrett received his first pair of John Deere boots for his birthday. Unfortunately, the boots he received were too small...so they were exchanged, and now Garrett has his own Johnny Popper boots!
(I know, he should be wearing his Wranglers, and not Gap pants with his boots..but he still looks stinkin' cute!)

A New Kitchen

I've been trying to figure out how to create a diversion for Garrett - other than television - to keep him busy while I fix dinner in the evenings. I got to thinking about the toy kitchen set at Grandma Jackson's, and the many occasions I witnessed the nieces and nephews contentedly playing with it. So I was excited to come across a toy kitchen set for only $29.99 at the local Aldi Supermarket! I thought, "What a GREAT DEAL!"

Well...I soon discovered the reason for the low price. The box contained about 150 pieces to be put together with screws and snaps. Below is just a fraction of the pieces that had to be cut apart, and then puzzle-fitted back together...

...but it turns out all the sweat & frustration was worth it! Garrett LOVES his new kitchen! He enjoys opening/closing the doors, and playing with the dishes. Plus - it's a corner-style, and fits right in our "real" kitchen! I don't think he really gets the concept of it being a kitchen like mommy's...but it keeps him busy, and that's all I need!

SUPER-GARRETT

Check out who got new Superman jammies!



It's probably not considered good parenting to allow a 15-month-old to stand on the edge of a diaper box while you stand aside & take pictures...but, I'm sure it's not the first - nor last - poor judgment call this mommy will make!

Close-Ups

A Step Up

Garrett is growing more & more every day. But he's been getting frustrated lately because he couldn't see out our front picture window. I remedied that when I found a cute, sturdy step stool on a recent trip to Target.
Now he loves to look out the window. It's the first place he runs to when we get home each evening. Too cute. What's also cute is when he's on the lookout for Daddy's arrival at the end of the day. He's definitely a Daddy's Boy!