Garner's 2nd Birthday

Here are pictures from Garner's 2nd Birthday in September. On his actual birthday we woke him up with a chocolate chip waffle and an early present. As you can see by the pictures below he was really confused.

Can you believe this....

Garner was eating lunch the other day and he must have been pretty tired because I found him asleep with a piece of celery still in his mouth mid chew. I had to scoop his mouth out to make sure he didn't choke before I carried him to his bed. But, I guess I wasn't so worried that I didn't run get the camera and take a few pictures first. So funny.

Brotherly Love

The first 8 weeks with Riley have been wonderful. He is such a sweet and content baby; he just fell right in with the family like he's always been here. Garner has been a great big brother. He loves Riley and is always checking on him to see where he is and what he's doing. Here is a little interaction I was able to catch on camera:)

New Riley

Welcome Home Riley

Here are a few pics of the day we brought Riley home. I will post more of our first wonderful week home later


Dressed and ready to go


Big brother coming to get me






Not sure about this car seat





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Hospital Upgrades and a New Baby!

There have been some hospital upgrades...

The first upgrade from when we had Garner in '08 - internet in our hospital room (awesome)!

The second upgrade from when we had Garner in '08 - they feed the patient and her spouse a steak meal on the last evening of your stay (also awesome)!

The third upgrade from when we had Garner in '08 - Kim went straight to a c-section and didn't have to go through the pain of fruitless labor.

The fourth upgrade from when we had Garner in '08 - we didn't have to wait a full 40 weeks; Riley was eager and popped out about three weeks early.

The fifth upgrade from when we had Garner in '08 - we have Netflix and we streamed movies and watched them in the hospital bed together - all three of us (it was a tight fit)!

The sixth upgrade - Kim and I feel like parents this time around and we've got a glimmer of what we should be doing.

The seventh upgrade - Riley hasn't cried ONCE since getting over the shock of the first hour in the world; Garner cried every hour we were here.

The eighth upgrade - I changed diapers in the hospital room without gagging or making dramatic noises.

There will be more upgrades to come, once we get home - maybe a series of "Home Upgrades" is in order, if Kim will let me break into her blog again.

But, here is what you really are interested in, a few pictures of our newest addition.

RILEY JAMES
6.9lbs., 19.5in.

St. Simons 2010

At the end of June we packed up the car and headed to St. Simons for the week. It was our first family vacation with just the three of us and we had a blast. Garner loved the pool and would have spent all day there. Anytime we asked if he wanted to go to the pool he would run around the run and scream "Wa Wa" to the top of his lungs. He spent the whole time jumping off the edge and dunking his head under the water. I guess we need to get him in some swim lessons. He wasn't crazy about the beach so as you can see from the pictures below he spent most of the his time on the beach sleeping.

Funny Faces

Garner has started making this face because it makes people laugh. It doesn't matter how many time he does it I still crack up laughing. We were lucky enough that some church friends caught it on camera at the pool Sunday.

First Haircut

After agonizing and debating for months we finally did it. We went and got Garner's long locks not so much cut but trimmed a little. It looks so cute and we are so happy with it. I'm waiting to see if people still think he is a girl.

Before.......






After.......

18 month pictures

We went a couple of months ago and got Garners 18 month pictures. These were the first we had done since he's been walking. Quite a different experience. There was no such thing as sitting still and posing. He also had an ear infection and did not want to be there (that is why he is holding his choo choo in all the pictures). Despite that we still got some cute pics.












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