The Garrisons

2 Years?

2011-02-03T13:56:00.003-05:00

Yes it has been almost 2 years since we have updated the blog. Parker is now almost 2 years old (and it shows). The time has just flown by and I can't believe how grown up the kids are getting. Kalleigh is now 4 and is really into fashion. A dress, tights, and boots are to be worn 4/5 days out of the week. Parker just likes to throw things and harass his sister. Isn't that what brothers are for? Life is great and we are so happy!!! Stay tuned as I will update way more often. :)

What's up ET?

2009-04-01T15:01:00.002-04:00

So apparently the simple remedy for jaundice is UV light. That means our son gets to sit in a tanning bed 24 hours a day until he gets better. These photos are not touched up or altered in any way. That is the poor guy just being being lit up like a rock show. We call him "tinkle bell."

I'll have a billireuben on rye

2009-04-01T14:43:00.006-04:00

Just got the news that Parker has a bit of the yellow in his skin. The jaundice is a bit high, but no one seems to be worried. Parker is just clicking along without a bump though. The worst part is that Lia just got discharged and Parker will not until tomorrow. So we are relagated to the waiting room couches and shelters in the smokers lounge. We hope be come home with baby boy tomorrow. The outfit he will be wearing is worth checking back for. He will look just like a final four mascot.

lucky kid

2009-03-31T13:52:00.002-04:00

So the docs played it down, but the nurses said he was a miracle baby to have survived a knot in his cord. I prefer to think of him as a "freekin genius" to have tied a knot with both sides attached. Can you say "scholarship?"

Kalleigh meets Parker

2009-03-31T13:32:00.002-04:00

Kalleigh was a bit unsure of what to think about her new baby brother. But she quickly figured out that he was going to be a lot of fun to have around. She even got to sing him his first lullaby. I think her favorite part was gettting toys from Parker and giving him a glow worm to keep him safe at night.

Baby, Baby, Baby!

2009-03-31T13:23:00.004-04:00

Parker is here. God loaned us Parker on March 30th at 11:29AM. He is 9.5 pounds, 20.5 inches and cute as a button. He looks much like his sister and is just as difficult to put down. We are so blessed and thank everyone for your prayers and love.

gymnastics

2009-02-26T14:26:00.004-05:00

Kalleigh is digging her gymnastics class.

Christmas with Santa

2008-12-18T09:02:00.003-05:00

I mean seriously, how bad can Santa really be that Kalliegh does not want to sit in his lap. Only a little bribery with a cookie got her this close. We are off to Oklahoma City for Christmas this year! More updates to come.

Halloween

2008-11-05T08:12:00.005-05:00

Here is Kalleigh dressed up as a Jawa for Halloween. She had so much fun trick or treating and ate so much candy. She might have had more fun passing out candy to the trick or treaters that came to our door (ok my parents door). It was a great night. By the way my mom and I sewed her costume from scratch. Trent cut little holes in the hood to stick her pig tails through so she would look like a female Jawa.

2nd birthday

2008-11-04T20:40:00.002-05:00

Well here is a couple of pictures of Kalleigh on her 2nd birthday. I can't believe she is 2 years old...more photos to come...

Carving the Pumpkin!

2008-10-30T20:17:00.003-04:00

Here is Kalleigh carving the pumpkin with Granddaddy. Last year she wasn't quite old enough, but this year she was ale to help. Stay tuned for pics from Halloween. There will be no comments about the final product...it looks great when the lights are out.

Pumpkin Patch 2008

2008-10-11T20:57:00.003-04:00

We took Kalleigh to the pumpkin patch today. She is almost 2 and knew she would have so much fun!! We were right. We took a hay ride, picked our own pumpkin, went down a slide, and fed the animals. It was so much fun! Nevermind that she is wearing an OU shirt and they lost to Texas today. :(

Summers Gone....

2008-10-07T13:54:00.003-04:00

OK so it has been awhile since the blogspot was updated, but have no fear, we are back up and running. Since we last left you, summer has ended, fall is here and we are busy back at school. Some fun things that have happened include: moving to Fredericksburg, starting new jobs, Kalleigh learned to swim by herself, we went to see Star Wars characters at the mall (see picture to come), and we traveled to NC to catch up with some friends. Some unexciting things that happened: we are currently in the process of evicting our tenants.
Oh - almost forgot - we are expecting our 2nd child in March. Things are looking good right now.

Fun in the Sun!

2008-06-10T11:59:00.004-04:00

Although summer is not officially here, we decided to start off a little early due to the heat wave we have had to endure. Nothing says summer like a little kiddie pool in the backyard. Although the water was a little chilly, Kalleigh would at least stand in the water. It was refreshing. Check out the video of her playing catch with mommy!

Also, here are some still shots of Kalleigh playing!

2008-05-12T10:42:00.002-04:00

This video is of Kalleigh being Kalleigh; a little walking, a little dancing.

2.5 pounds

2008-05-12T10:33:00.003-04:00

This is my parents' 18 year old cat, BeBe. She now weighs in at 2.5 pounds, shaven. She is quite old and not able to groom herself properly so my folks took her to the groomer to be shaven. She is feeling much better since the hairballs have been removed. She is a happy kitty who is enjoying being comfortable.

Potty Training 101

2008-05-05T07:30:00.002-04:00

We have briefly begun the potty training regement. Before bath time everynite (Ok most nites) Kalleigh will sit on her potty and read. Of course, this is after she has climbed in it and on it and played with all the parts of the potty. So far she has not done her business in the potty but at least she will sit for a few min and read. She did hop up one time, run into her room, and pee on the carpet though. Her new routine is to PPIT (poo poo in tub). Without fail, she will poo poo while taking her evening bath. Trent and I are going through disinfectant like crazy. Any ideas on how to get her to stop? I think we are going to shorten her bath time. Oh well! We will keep you posted.

Easter 2008

2008-04-20T13:08:00.001-04:00

Here is a picture of Kalleigh holding her first easter egg that she dyed. She had more fun throwing the eggs that actually decorating but hey, what are toddlers for? We spent Easter in Fawn Lake this year with my parents. It was nice and relaxing!

Granddaddy is teaching Kalleigh how to blow bubbles.

She is a quick learner and very independent. She must do it on her own without any help. Needless to say, we ran out of bubble solution very quickly.

2008-03-05T20:56:00.002-05:00

The weather has finally turned nice and we are able to play outside again. This is a video of Kalleigh sliding down the slide at her daycare. She has no fear...going head first everytime! We love to watch her having fun and we know she is happy with her daycare provider because she always is happy when we drop her off in the morning. However, saying goodbye is still hard and we can't wait to pick her up in the afternoons.

new photos-no info . . . . yet

2008-03-05T10:08:00.004-05:00

Ding Dong...Here Comes The S - Mobile

2008-02-14T07:34:00.003-05:00

There comes a time in everyone's life where they say to themselves, "oh my gosh, I can't believe that happened to me...I am one of 'those parents'." That moment came last nite for Trent when he successfully locked Kalleigh in the car while he was still outside of the car. There she was, just sitting in her car seat, playing with the keys. Trent thought, "I can make it to the front seat before she hits any buttons." Wrong. She hit the lock button as soon as he shut the door. Oh, but it gets better. She then dropped the keys on the floor. What do you do next? Of course...call the fire department. Now, this incident occurred while picking her up at daycare. There just so happens to be a fire department across the street...maybe 50 yards away. So Trent thinks...I will call them and they can just walk over, very nonchalantly. Wrong again. They got in their truck (not the little one, but the one with the big, extended ladder) and promptly turned on the sirens as loud as they could possibly go and rolled over to daycare. It took them less than a minute to free her and she was content the whole time...just watching things going on. All's well that ends well. The rest of the day didn't go much better for him...let's just say there was an incident at Wal-Mart (temper tantrum) and then another incident at Chipotle (temper tantrum) but that is for another day.

2008-02-01T22:44:00.000-05:00

The daycare ladies that Kalleigh hangs out with love to do her hair. We are digging the urban do that she came home in today. We think they are tired of her hair getting in her eyes. We are not sure how she sits still for them for so long. We barely can get one ponytail in her before she wants down. But it is cute none the less.

2008-02-01T22:40:00.000-05:00

Kalleigh's new favorite toy is the hello kitty tunnel that we bought her at Target. (Shocker). Here she is having fun crawling back and forth.

Go Hokies!

2008-01-22T07:10:00.000-05:00

We went to my cousin's wedding this weekend in Lynchburg, VA. I must say that there were definite high points. One being that Mark and Merideth got married. Another was watching my grandpa walk up and down the aisle. The highlight of the reception was when the Hokie Bird made his appearance. I think this is a great picture of Blake, the Hokie Bird, and me. We had a lot of fun. And thanks Mark and Jen for taking such good care of my baby girl.

Hopping Down

2008-01-11T08:50:00.000-05:00

Ok, so we took Kalleigh back to the playground because she loved it so much. this is a video of her stepping down of the equiptment without totally wiping out on the floor. This little playground is hours of entertainment for her. Enjoy.

Having Fun

2008-01-05T19:13:00.000-05:00

We took Kalleigh to Fair Oaks Mall over the weekend where they have a nice kids playground for little kids to have fun. Hopefully this video will work. She loved the slide. When it was time to leave, she was kicking and screaming. She did not want to leave. We will be back soon. To view video, click on black box and then click on play button.

Pictionary

2008-01-02T20:44:00.000-05:00

Many of you know my dad and I have mad drawing skills. So what could be more entertaining than he and I being on the same team? I would like you to just look at these pictures and see if you can figure out what they are. By the way...these are all dad's drawings.

Ok let's start with the first one. I guessed a sun, or perhaps swiss cheese. Nope...it is a coconut. OK the next one. A circle, a square, and a triange. Yep, you guessed it...outerspace. The last one could be my favorite. It is a satelite dish...you know the ones that are attached to houses...like Direct TV. This just gives you a glimpse of how we brought in 2008, laughing hysterically. The funniest part is that Dad and I didn't lose by very much.

Nap Time

2007-12-26T17:34:00.000-05:00

Well, to continue with tradition, we made our annual after Christmas shopping trip today. Apparently we were out just a little too long and some us crashed. Not sure as adults we could fall asleep that easily. Doesn't she look comfortable though? Who falls asleep in Target????

Christmas In Oklahoma

2007-12-26T17:29:00.000-05:00

Who knew we had to travel all the way to Oklahoma just to have a white Christmas...well almost a white Christmas...does the day after count? We dressed Kalleigh up in her snow gear. She made snowballs with her dad but had a hard time picking them up. Guess she is not used to the mittens. She tasted the snow but didn't like it. In a few more years we will strap on some skiis and let her fly on the bunny slopes. We hope everyone had a very merry Christmas.

Tree Trimming Party

2007-12-17T08:36:00.000-05:00

We went to a tree trimming party at our friends house over the weekend. We had a great time and Kalleigh had an absolute ball. She loved Ian's toys and now we know what to get her for Christmas. Thank you Shaundra for having us over and for taking this great photo of our baby girl. Can we really still call her a baby?

Christmas Pics Anyone?

2007-12-03T21:07:00.000-05:00

I mean really...who knew it would be this much of a challenge to take one simple Christmas photo of a one year old. Under the tree, throwing things...for pete's sake. How do the Target photo people do it? After this 45 min challenge, Trent and I don't really care what the photo looks like. You should see her photo with Santa, not much better. Alright, hopefully we will get a decent photo soon. Stay tuned....

Happy Thanksgiving

2007-11-25T09:47:00.000-05:00

Kalleigh was a little sick over Thanksgiving, but was a trooper throughout the weekend. But feeling a little bit under the weather didn't stop her from rooting
on her favorite college football team. GO HOKIES!! She enjoyed watching them trounce over UVA. But we won't forget her daddy's love of the Sooners and I am sure she will be watching OU play in the Big 12 Championship this weekend against Missouri.

2007-11-25T09:36:00.000-05:00

So this website is not all about Kalleigh. Trent is doing an intership in order to graduate in May of 2008. He goes to Wake Forest University on free weekends and works in the cancer reasearch lab. So someday, when we find the cure for cancer, we can say that Trent played a part in finding that cure. I won't give you the details of what he did at the lab, but it was pretty cool.

Spaghetti Anyone?

2007-11-11T18:53:00.001-05:00

This is what happened the first time that we gave Kalleigh spaghetti to eat on her own. Boy she had fun. She went straight into the bath tub when she was done. We knew she was finished when she took handfulls of spaghetti and threw it all over the carpet.

Just an update on Kalleigh and all of the things she is doing. She is walking everywhere, getting into everything and enjoys the beechnut flavor of ham, pineapple, and rice. She has decided that Mardi is her new best firiend and Mardi is handling it well.

Kalleigh has become attached to grandma so the rest of us are out of luck when she is around, especially grandpa.

1st Birthday!

2007-11-11T18:30:00.000-05:00

Kalleigh turned one on November 9, 2007. Grandma, Grandpa, and uncle Blake came over. We ordered pizza and had cake and ice cream. She wasn't so sure about the whole hat thing though. It didn't stay on long. We all had a great time and can't believe that it has been a year since she was born. Where does the time go?

2007-11-06T07:29:00.001-05:00

Of course Kalleigh had to pick the biggest pumpkin. She had fun, though. Who knew that in October it would be 95 degrees outside! Dad didn't have much fun. :)

2007-11-05T21:05:00.000-05:00

Ah, too cute. Kalleigh went as princess leia for Halloween. Her dad couldn't have been more proud.