Easter Activity Fun!

Ethan and his friend Audrey partaking in some Easter Festivities! Thank you Kroegers for the invite!

Ethan states "Audrey is a special friend, not like my friend Justen, because Audrey is weird like me!"

He is learning that it is valuable to have friends that bring out the best in you!

The Egg Hunt...both of them would pick up the egg and shake it to see if it rattled. If it didn't rattle, they would put it back as they thought it was empty. Smart children, embarrassed parents!!!

House progress!

Daddy and Ethan peeking out of the second floor!

Ethan in his bedroom doorway! He has picked 3 rooms for his bedroom, but we think he is settling on this one! Orange walls here we come!



First floor! I am standing just inside the back door with the mudroom to my left! Grant is taking the picture from our dining area.

Can you guess where I am? Can we say BM in the first floor bathroom! (And we wonder why Ethan is so WEIRD!)

Easter Morning!

The easter bunny (Grandma Shisha) knew just what Ethan would love...yes, ORANGE peeps!

The Easter Bunny (Grandma Shisha again) also knew that Ethan doesn't like to waste his time on bad tasting jelly beans. He goes right for the good stuff! He is also like this with normal food. I just might have a child that is going to be ordering the most expensive steak on the menu in his teenage years!

Found this on Chinook! Can dogs be Christian too?

Easter was extra special as Garrett met the Great Grandparents for the first time! Great Grandma Louise is looking as beautiful as ever (I pray for her genetics, hoping to look this good at 88!) I wonder what name Garrett will call her as Ethan calls her "Okey Dokey"! I am sure she will have another silly trick up her sleeve to adopt a different name!

Garrett being surrounded with the love from all three Great Grandparents.

Great Grandpa Jerry! Both loving to snuggle!

Great Grandma Carmie with Garrett!

Uncle Brad playing baseball with Ethan! The grass stains in Ethan's dress pants were worth it!

This picture is actually taken for my niece Catherine (now 11) as my sister took this picture of her in this very same basket (see attached picture). Garrett wasn't looking it as much!

Grandma Shisha can really get Garrett to respond to her!

ROLE REVERSAL

"Hey Big Brother, I am the one who's suppose to be taking a nap during the day!"

Thank you Great Aunt Sue for the cute outfit! I have already worn it several times!

Check out the red in his hair!

First Walleye Festival

Garrett with Papa and Shisha at his very first Freeland Walleye Festival Rummage! They had a quick moment to take a picture as there are thousands of people that walk through the garage within 3 days to rummage! I love watching all the people and my Father BS with people at his tool table as he sells so many tools that are foreign looking to the majority of people!

"If I want to hear my cartoons, I have to keep my brother quiet!"

Garrett and Papa at Garrett's first parade!

Non-stop action with the Melvilles!

Garrett's first time up the driveway at our new house!

 Sitting on the walls of the back corner of our new house!

 My cuddling boys - Ethan and I have always had a routine of cuddling in the morning. I recall thinking with sadness about how different it was going to be when we had our last morning cuddle before I was induced for Garrett. Truly, it has only gotten better! Ethan continues to love on Garrett! Some of my favorites include: Ethan calling him "Garrett Emerson" rather then just Garrett (so darn cute) and Ethan taking on the role of being the protective big brother as when I was pulling into the driveway of childcare for the first drop off with Garrett a voice from the back seats states..."Now Momma, you don't have to worry. I will take good care of him. I will hold him. I will feed him his bottle and make sure he doesn't fall off the couch." The funny part was that I wasn't even emotional or had even stated anything about leaving Garrett for the first time! My Mother has always reinforced that apart of her job as a Mother was to create relationships between us sisters so we can support each other as she won't be around forever. I must believe that this has already been passed down to her Grandchild! Thanks Mother!

 Precious Picture!

Track Season is here and this kid doesn't miss a trick! 

 Look at this competitive face!

 Our house continues to progress! This is the front of the house - 2nd level is yet to be added!

 Front side view!

 View from back yard!

 First of many hours playing in our back woods!

 Ethan is into entertaining Garrett! This is a puppet show!

 This is Garrett's face while being entertained...just taking it all in!

Ethan entertaining Garrett with "Rock Band". Notice that boom box that he brought up and put on? I received this from my Grandparents many many moons ago and it's still kickin'

A beautiful spring day...

Garrett spent several hours outdoors yesterday and loved it! Needless to say, he slept very

well last night!

 A beautiful spring day...brings hungry boys! This was full of cut vegetables prior to me running downstairs for a moment and this is what I returned to. Lesson learned...never leave the kitchen with dinner half prepared when Grant and Ethan have been playing outside all day and have forgotten to eat!

I must say...

I must say he gets more handsome by the day!

Big Brother gives 1st bottle!

 Ethan was so excited to give Garrett his 1st bottle! Stating "He is getting older now?" I love how he looks at him and takes his Big Brother jobs so seriously!

Ok, so it was only 1/2 the bottle until Ethan got bored and Daddy needed to take over! I couldn't stay in the room too long to take many pictures as Garrett's eyes were making me tear up as his gleam seemed to say "Momma, this just isn't right."

Thanks Aunt Sherri!

We are attempting to sell our home, so what does Aunt Sherri get Ethan...window crayons! Aunt's are like Grandparents, you just can't saying anything! At least on the package she wrote "Don't be mad!"

1 Month Old!

Garrett has a little red in his hair and beautiful long eyelashes to go along with his georgous eyes!