My first Hair cut & Indiana Fun!!!!!

Thank you, Auntie Tricia, for giving me my first hair cut!! I appreciate being able to see the world a little better with my new "do."

Mommy, daddy, and I traveled to Indiana during daddy's fall break to see our family. We had so much fun! When we arrived late Wed. evening, Oct. 17th, we went to sleep. We awoke on Thurs. to the sound of noisy Justice begging us to play and to a beautiful fall day!! We had lots of fun seeing family and resting.

This handsome fella with the curls is my cousin, Drew. We had fun playing together.

Friday...more of the same - relaxing, laughing, playing Catan, playing with cousins, giving lots of kisses, and watching the puppy dog, Justice.

I even got to touch Justice a few times. Watch my video!!

Nana let me explore her kitchen. One of my favorite things that I discovered was a bag full of apples. I had fun playing with them until Justus thought these were toys. Oops!! Thanks, Nana! I had fun in your kitchen!!

Daddy had fun playing with all my cousins. He is so silly...I think he was being a horse in this photo. On Sat., we all left our houses at 9 am to go to some mystery place in Greencastle, IN...at least that's what mom thought. She kept asking why we were in so much traffic and why there were so many yard sales....hmm.......

Well, when we drove up into Jim's pasture to park with hundreds of other people, she "got it." We were at the covered bridge festival!!! How fun!! Mommy and me got to go to our first festival of this kind together. Here are some photos from our day:

Uncle Darrin, Aunt Cara, Delaney & Drew

Uncle Todd, Aunt Janna, Chloe & Baby Roo

Uncle Steve, Aunt Crystal, Bailey & Ben

Mommy, daddy & me

The whole family with Nana

I decided to take a little ride in the red wagon with cousin Ben...so much fun!!


Sunday, we all went to church with Nana and then out to eat at Bobe's Italian Restaurant. It was really good food...or so my parents said. ....and great service! I enjoyed the pink spoon and giving very "sleepy looks" to everyone. Grandma Thompson joined us for lunch. We had so much fun!!



Thanks to the Clark family for such a wonderful weekend. We all look forward to seeing you sometime over Thanksgiving!

Wedding Bells will soon be ringing....

Ak and Jay, wedding bells will soon be ringing and you will be the bride and groom!!! wow! I hope to be walking by Nov. 10 so that I can walk with mommy down the aisle. If not, I'll hang out with my handsome dad while all the ladies dote over me. :) I was glad to see you all last Sat./Sun.

Caitlyn, I am excited for you to be a part of our family...but, remember, I'm still the first grand; you'll have to let me boss you around a little bit, even though you are older!! And please let me play with your eye glasses. :) Oh, and mommy says, 'hi and thanks for helping her write down everything at the shower. you were a big help!!"

I don't think that I have ever filled my calendar so full in my lifetime... thus far...here's a few things on my agenda this past weekend:

5:30 pm - on the road to Tupelo, MS
8:00 pm - arrive & eat
10:00 pm - bedtime (3 hours past my usual bedtime...I was a little excited about chasing Kitty & seeing Yana and AK)
7:00 am, Sunday - awake and ready to play!!
8:00 am helped mommy put AK's hostess' gifts together
9:00 am Daddy gave me a bath/ nap time
10:30 am awake again & ready to go to church
12:30 pm lunchtime w/ Yana, AK, Jay & Jay's family at Yana's (thanks for the carrot)
1:40 pm back to FBC for shower
2:00-4pm shower for AK & Jay...I'm sleepy; thanks, Daddy, for taking such good care of me)
4:03 pm back on the road to go home to Jackson, TN
6:00 pm arrive at the Fitts' for dinner & Community Group (mommy & daddy are leaders)
8:45 pm finally back home and ready for bed!!!!
whew!!!
Now, did that make you tired?!!!

My parents seem to be on the "go" all the time. It's fun, but I like to be home too!

Thanks for a great time and great food, Yana & AK. We look forward to spending a little more quality time with you this weekend. Love you!

Feeding the Ducks

Today, I went with mommy and daddy to feed the ducks. My eyes were full of wonder as I watched the ducks quack and swim towards me. We threw bread to them and were amazed how passively the ducks swam to retrieve the bits of bread. These ducks looked quite "healthy" and seemed to be well acquainted with the "throwing of bread" process. I wonder why they "duck" (no pun intended...ha.) their heads in the water upside down and flap their feet. Maybe I'll google it and tell you what I find later.

I hope you can come feed the ducks with me sometime. Mommy always saves the heel of the bread for the ducks. And remember, I love visitors!!!! Have a good day!!!

Corn Festival......

Oh, Nana, I really, really, really wanted to come to my first Corn Festival but my presence was needed in Tupelo at A.K.'s wedding shower. Instead, I thought I'd send you cookies. Mommy and I had a great time baking them last week. I hope you liked the icing!! I really wanted to taste it, but mommy said I needed to wait a few more months......Did she tell you that I found a tiny chocolate chip on the kitchen floor last Wed.? It was all over my fingers and legs, but when she found me chewing she could not find the chip. MMM!!! It was GOOD!!!! Did I tell you that I helped roll out the cookie dough? It was fun! Let me know how the festival was and what all you have been doing lately....I think you need a blog too!! :)

Well, definitely count me in to come to Corn Festival '08!! I'll be eating corn by then and ready to chow down with you. I'll also keep you on your toes as I will be running!! Hope you all had lots of fun!! Delaney, Drew, Bailey, and Ben, did you figure out the message I wrote to you on your cookies?? Let me know!! Oh, and Chloe, I hope you liked yours too!! HAPPY BELATED BIRTHDAY TO MY FAVORITE UNCLE TODD!! We thought of you and hope that you had a wonderful day!!! Ask Chloe to share a cookie with you...and put a candle on it!! :)

FINALLY.............

I am still here...it's been a long time since I last blogged. I am now 9 months old and I have soooooo much tell you!! I'll start with updating you on my life today. I am loving life....keeping mommy busy chasing me around my stomping grounds (the house) and making both mommy and daddy so happy. What did they do with their time before there was me??? So, you may be asking, "what new things are you doing, Garrett?" Let's see. I have been crawling quite well since the end of July. I learned this summer while in Sewanee, TN. I love to stand up and grab everything in site, help mommy fold clothes and unload the plastics in the kitchen. I jibber jabber often....trying to say, "danger" and "thank-you." I sign thank you and more when I'm in the mood. I like to wave "bye" and say it to a select few. I'm getting bigger and bigger...although I can still wear 6 month clothing. My fav. songs are Itsy Bitsy Spider and Old Mcdonald had a Farm. I like to play Peek-a-Boo....and recently began initiating! My daddy plays all kinds of fun games with me...even spaceship and motor-something when I'm in my carrier and ready to go for a ride in the car. We have fun!! Well, that's all for today. I'll try to post about the last few months within the next few weeks to catch you up on my life! Thanks for reading! Love you all!

Swimming with my cousins at Indian Creek Camp

So, here we are at Indiana Baptist Creek Camp!! What a fun surprise....my cousins, aunts & uncles, and Nana came to visit with me at camp! We had a good time laughing, playing, and splashing in the water. As you can see from above, me and my Uncle Stevie had a great time hanging out by the pool. Ben got a little excited while waiting on his mommy to take him into the pool while we had all gotten in the pool. Sorry Ben!! I'm glad your mommy was there to help you swim with us!! The water was a little cool, so I clung to mommy. I really liked splashing in the water. Bailey and Delaney had a great time jumping off the side of the pool into daddy's arms while Ben and Drew had fun riding on the noodles and kicking in the water while daddy made boat sounds. Aunt Cara and Aunt Crystal had fun with us in the pool too while Nana & Uncle Stevie soaked up the rays!



The lifeguards were so nice to give us a special swim time while the campers had rest time. During this time, Delaney, Ben & Bailey had so much fun jumping off the diving boards!! They are so brave! I can't wait until I get to jump into Aunt Cara's arms!! WOW!! LOOK AT THEM!

Indian Creek Baptist Camp July 2007

Ok, so it is time to start back - logging!! From June - mid July, I had soooo much fun in Sewanee! We left July 13th, dropped off our belongings in Jackson, TN and then continued on to Indian Creek Baptist Camp in Bedford, IN. Driving through the night was a new experience for our famiy. Trust me, we were pretty tired on Sunday but excited about the upcoming week. My daddy drove the whole night to camp, took a short hour nap, and began living with a cabin full of Jr. High School boys for a week...in a non-airconditioned cabin!! Whew!! Mommy and I got to stay in the cool with the most amazing camp managers, Paul & Joyce Scott. What a joy to live with them! We truly felt like we were at home. Thank you for being such amazing hostesses!!! We appreciate you!!! Mommy says that she felt as if she were on vacation....she didn't even cook one meal! :) Thank you for loving us soooooo well!!!

Among the many precious friends with whom we were able to reconnect were Greg Perkinson, Ronnie & Paulette Perkinson,

Lyndal,

Tim, Angel, Madelyn & Lilly,

Kelly & Jane,

Bonita & Jenna,

Zach, Melissa & Allie Mullis

Deb, Scooter & EvanBree & Lee, and many more!!! Daddy especially loves this camp b/c he has been counseling here since he was in High School! Many memories!!!! Zach & Chris are proud new daddies!!!!

CAMP FUN....Worship, Daddy teaching class with Angel, Me with Zach & hid dad, Larry; Kylee & me blowing bubbles, Chris' campers with his co-counselor, Mommy eating a meal with Kelly & her campers