VETS

So, G was riding in his Daddy's car. They saw a man "begging" on the corner of the street. The man was holding a sign that mentioned that he was a vet. Well, G has been reading soooooo much!!! So, he noticed that the sign said VET! So, he said, "Daddy, that man used to take care of animals and pets! See it says he was a vet!"

So FUNNY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

First 9 weeks!!

I got a note from G's teacher...it reads: "Look what G has learned this 9 wks! I know capital letters, letter sounds, shapes, lowercase letters, and I can count to 100, read 15 sight words, identify #s to 30, I can rhyme and segment and almost blend!!!! Proud Mommy!!!!! :)

my boy...

He wasn't feeling to well but was not making the best choices. So, D was talking to him about making good choices and G said "I already told Mommy that I wasn't acting like myself!"

He has the H1N1 flu and was home for a few days.

He said "Mommy there's the word on and is in my name!"

He said "Mommy, you know there's a country called Turkey like the Thanksgiving Turkey!"

He has also been talking about cuboids, cylinders, rectangular prisms, and cones!

more words...

...from the lil' man, G!

Titles for his reflection piece:

"Beauty is...The colored rainbow or the colors of beauty!"

At home after I did something:

"Congratulations, u did a wonderful job!"

His PE teacher told me this in the hallway one morning:

"We were breaking up into groups and I always have them move by telling them if they are wearing a certain color then they can move. So I told the kids....if you have something in your hair, go to square. So G comes to me and says "Coach Foster, does it count if I have gel in my hair?"

:)

Heart Melters!

G had to do his reflections contest in art at school. So the them was "Beauty is..." So, G and I were getting ready to start his project. So I asked him, "What is beauty?...What is beautiful?"

And he said, "You Mommy!!!!"

We were in the car one afternoon right after school. So I always bring them snacks so they have something to munch on in the car. So this is what G says:

"Mommy this is so delicious that I can't stop eating it but I need your help! It's a Fruit by the Foot!

Other things he has said that has melted my heart:

"I need a hug!"

"I wanna walk to the front by myself!"

What did you learn today?

I asked Garrison, "What did you learn today?" And he said, "My Five Senses! I taste with my mouth, I hear with my ears, I feel with my hands, I smell with my nose, and I see with my eyes!"

I'm so proud of him!

I can't remember all his great words...

9-16-09

told teacher his stomach hurt

teacher told him to wait to see if it gets better

he wants her to call his mommy

he has to color his paper house the color of his actual house

starts to cry lots because he doesn't know what to color it

teacher talks to him and sends him to nurse b/c she knows his mom and dad were and are sick

went to nurse's office

met him at nurses

G said his stomach hurt

then after a while asks me what color our house is

9-14-09

first thing in the morning..."Mommy, you look pretty!"

Garrison's Words...

don't remember the date.

"I miss Mama and Papa! I wish they would come and move here so they could watch me!" I told him that they will come and visit. He said "No, I want them to sell their house, get a job here, and stay here!

8-22-09

G has been cracking us up!!!! Yesterday he said "Dad, how come I'm not growing up fast!? I'm the same size!! Then he says, when people get married how do they have babies?" Dennis response: "Ask Mommy!" :)

8-25-09

Garrison had a fabulous first day of KG!!! Very proud of my lil' man!!! He said he had a good day but didn't want to do the chicken dance with Coach! He thought he would be in trouble with Mommy!!!! Of course Mommy took pictures!!!!

9-4-09

We were on the way home and I was about to tell the kids what they needed to do when we got in the house. So G interrupts me and says "Mommy, I don't want you to talk and tell us what to do. I just feel bad when you talk and just want you to rest so you can get better. We know what we have to do." How SWEEEEEEEET!!!! I'm so lucky. Off to rest on our Looooooooooooong weekend!

9-8-09

:) On the way to school, G says "Mommy, why aren't you & Daddy separated?" I was speechless. I said "What, What do you mean?" He said, "How come you & Daddy aren't separated? Why don't you guys sleep in different beds?" So, I had now idea why he was asking but found out it was because he wanted to know why they had to sleep in their own rooms but me and Daddy didn't! :) FUNNY

My Lil' Chef

Since we've been back, we have been doing lots of cooking with Daddy!!!!! We are back in Austin and have had a great time cooking with Daddy!!! Auntie Alison gave G an awesome apron and he's loved using it! He helped D make spagetti and actually ate it!!!!! He's not a BIG fan of sauce but does love the noodles!!! Then we made some donuts out of biscuits, powdered sugar, and icing!!! They turned out okay!!!! Not close to Krispy Kreme!! :) He even helped make philly cheesesteaks!!!! He just LOVES to cook!!! He will make a great husband a looooooooooooooo looooooooooong time from now!!!

Love G's Mommy!

WOW!

He is so excited to be 5!! He can't stop saying that he's 5!!!! He's so happy and proud to be a big 5 year old boy!!!!!

My son is 5! WOW!

Let's see if I can sum this up!

Thanks for all the help with the birthday party!!

When G got to the party, he had a BIG smile! He loved the Superman, Batman, and Justice League decorations, the HUGE 6 ft Superman, the BEST cake ever, the games, the prizes, the playscape right next to our shelter, the beach, the awesome personalized capes, and he said "Mommy, thank you for all your hard work you did for my party!" :) :) He knows I love him!!! He said "I saw it from the car and I was like WOW!!!" Na dwhen he saw the cake, he couldn't believe how cool it looked and how it had many of the Justice League characters!!!!! I just wish Dennis saw all of his smiles!!!

:)Gs Mommy

Happy 5th Birthday!

Garrison was SUPER SUPER excited about his birthday!!!!!!! He was laying in bed with me!!! And when he opened his eyes, he had the BIGGEST smile on his face!!!!!! And the first words that came out of his mouth were "Aren't you going to say Happy Birthday to me?!?!" I thought it was super funny!!!! It was so early and he was so excited!!!!! He just had the biggest smile on his face the entire day!!! He was so shocked when he saw his party and his cake and everything else!

:) G's Mommy

Arrow in the heart!

So it was a few days before G's birthday party. We were on the phone with D just talking and telling him about our day. Somehow G's bday came up. So, D asked G what he wanted for his birthday. And out of nowhere he said, "We're going to have my party but it's not my ACTUAL birthday!" But then he said "Daddy, I don't want to have my birthday here! I want to come back to Austin!" So D tells him that we'll do all this stuff when we get back to Autin. Then G says "Daddy, I have an idea! Why don't you come here for my birthday?" I thought it was cute but I also thought about how much those words hurt D! I just know that seriously broke Ds heart! It broke my heart too! D really wanted to be there but was not able to come because he had started a new DAY job!

We went to Otani's Hibachi Grill! It was G's first time at a hibachi grill!!!! He was in LOVE with it!!! He was in AWE!!! C on the other hand, did NOT like it and was scared!!!! He really opened up because there were some people there that he didn't know. He's growing up!

Love, G's Mommy

...Learning NEW things

We went to Washington DC because G has been wanting to go to a Dinosaur Museum for a long time. We went when he was younger but we were very excited to take him now that he is older! Unfortunately, D was not able to be with us because he had to head back to Austin! :) Well, to sum it all up G asked sooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo many questions! He wanted to know about everything! I was such a proud Mommy! C really enjoyed it as well!!!It was super busy and we didn't have much time! So we will definitely have to plan on going there next summer for about 3 days at least and I need to make sure D is there so he can see all the joy and happiness in G's eyes! G just LOVED it!!! He was such an explorer!!! He loved investigating!

:) G's Mommy

No More Kids' Meals!!!!

We had a great lunch with old friends in Va. Beach. We went to California Pizza Kitchen. I've never been there before but loved the Carne Asada Pizza that Dave recommended! Mmmmm, yum! I will have to tell D about it! But the real story is that I ordered Garrison a Pepperoni pizza and he finished it up very quickly and asked for another one. Yes, they were think pizza but still pretty good sizes! And he had eaten at home right before we got there!!!! And then that evening we went to Village Inn with some family. And I should of learned from earlier in the day...I had to order him two kids meals!!!! I think I just need to stop ordering kids meals and just order him one regular meal! REALLY?! Already!!!? I thought I'd be able to order kids meals for several more years. He's only 5! Oh, well what can we do!!?

My boy is growing up!

:) G's Mommy

I just want to make you happy!

So, since we've been on vacation G has been sleeping with me or with my parents. Well, today I tried to get one of the kiddos in my bed. C came with me but then she found her way back to my parents' bed! So I tried to get G in the bed but he wanted to stay in my parents' bed. So, I pretended to be sad so that my parents could have more room in their bed. A couple of minutes later, my SWEET son came to my room and said "Mommy, I want to sleep with you now!" And I was happy. I hugged him really tight! He said "I just want to make you happy!" I told him that he was very sweet and that I appreciate it but he could sleep with them if he wanted to! Then he ran off to their bed!

:) G's Mommy

My Heart Breaks!

Today, G spoke to his Daddy because we are still here in VA on our summer vacation! So, they were just talking about what we did today, and other things. Then Dennis asked G what he wanted for his birthday. So, G started talking about how he didn't want to have his birthday party here in VA. Dennis was telling him it would be okay. The G's brain started cranking out an idea and he said "Well, Daddy what if you come here on my birthday?!" I just wanted to cry and wanted Dennis to be here because I knew his heart was breaking as much as mine was! I love my family!!! I'm so lucky!

:)G's Mommy!

the best son!

Today we went to the park with some of my old college friends. Both of them have kiddos! It was fun to catch up with them and a bonus that the kids were able to have fun together as well! SO, Garrison calls me over to show me something! He drew a great picture of me in the dirt! It was too cute and I was so happy!!!!
I have the best son!

:) G's Mommy

Amazing...

...today my mom was asking G to just stay in Va. with her! And my amazing son said "Mama, you just have to enjoy me while I'm here!" I love my boy!!!!

:) G's Mommy!

Hugs

Even though my son is going to be 5 on August 9th, he still loves to hug his Mommy! And of course his Mommy LOVES getting the hugs! We were so busy today! We woke up at 9 in the morning and kept going, and going, and going until 9pm! But it was a FUN busy! But as soon as we got home we all took a bath, and I put the kids down for a nap! And Mommy took a nap too! I was soooo tired! It was so nice to lay with my kiddos and just hug them and cuddle with them! G loves to lay with me and hug me tight! I try to get all the hugs I can and hope that they will always give me hugs even when they are older! I'm having so much fun him this summer!

:) G's Mommy

I love my boy!

My G is such a great kid. He's not perfect but he is still such a great kid! Today I bought him a Bakugan...one of the big ones...because he's been wanting one for awhile now. And he found the one he really wanted. He said "Thank you Mommy!" I can't believe my little one is going to KG in less than a month! :( We bought his first set of "real school" supplies! That was very weird...just have to get a few more things but not much! I think I'm really going to cry that first week! Well, I just love him so much and couldn't imagine my life without him. We went to Azalea Inn today, and he was playing spelling bee with Uncle J and his cousin A! He was doing such a great job spelling pool, boat, coat, wind, etc.....I'm so proud of him!!! Well, I'm tired so that's it for now!

:) G's Mommy!

First Post!

So, I decided to create this BLOG for my amazing son, G! He is such a great kid and I thought this would be a perfect way to journal all the wonderful things he brings into my life! There probably won't be tons of pictures on this blog but it will still be very interesting!

So, the other day we took my niece A to her swimming lessons. It was at the recreation center, which didn't have stairs but instead had a very long winding ramp that went up to a third floor! G told A, "Look, it's like Mt. Everest! Mt. Everest is the tallest Mountain in the world!" I never told G about Mt. Everest so I said "Who told you about Mt. Everest?" He said, "I heard it on Sid the Science Kid!" I LOVE that show! He has learned so much from that show, good foods to eat, about his joints, muscles, and bones, and now about Mt. Everest!!!

That's it for tonight! I'm so tired!!!!!

:) G's Mommy!