Kids at home...

Now that Above Average Joe is working again the kids and I have a lot of time together. Kiya has a new bumbo that she loves...
Garrin likes it too...

...for several reasons...

Kiya has an exersaucer (thanks to a generous neighbor) and she loves playing with it...

...almost as much as Garrin does!

Hold, Please

Garrin has adjusted to having Kiya around in superhuman ways. I think a lot of this has to do with the fact that he has very little to complain about in the attention department even with her around. See one of the blessings of Joe being unemployed is the fact that there are two loving (if occasionally sleep deprived) parents always around somewhere. So that natural "I-hate-this-new-thing-that-has-invaded-my-world-and-sucked-all-the-attention-away-from-me" phase, just really never happened. And I'm hoping never will now that there is a certain routine around the house.

Now because Garrin has no issues with his little sister he actually really likes being around her. He holds her hand, calls her cute, gives her his blanky when she is crying...all that good stuff. But my absolute favorite thing that he does is plunk him bum right down on the ground next to me and say "hold, PEASE". Not kidding, the first time he did it I welled up.

He sits very still and I put Kiya on his lap leaning against his chest for a moment and then pick her back up because even though he WANTS to hold her, he hasn't quite mastered how to. But everytime I pick her up for the first time I hear "PEASE, PEASE, PEASE!" And I place her on him again for a little bit. He will then turn his head to her and kiss her (or at least make the sound) and that is my cue to pick her up again. These are the things that I love about being a mom.

Haircut

Garrin had his first real haircut this morning. I had buzzed his head before, but that's it.
This is how the hair started...
This was pretty much how the appointment went (sorry, angela) only WAY more tears, snot and screaming...Seriously, this kid does not do well in new situations.

He was happy it was over and the hair looks great.

A little gel in it makes it really cute! We'll be doing family pictures this week so I'm happy that his hair will at least look good in them...

Garrin

Because the house has been so busy with a little one I wanted to also try to keep up on my boys as well. Garrin is quickly approaching 2 and his little personality is coming out quickly. Here are some pics of my little boy and what he has been up to...

This is what Garrin does at the beginning of his day. He doesn't like eating at the table. He likes being in the kitchen with mom getting spoonfuls/bites as it gets made...

This is how Garrin watches tv. Most likely he is watching Cars.
This is what Garrin does with Kiya. He is very soft with his sister and very protective.

This is what Garrin does with his big brother. He is very rough and tumble with Trevin.

This is what Garrin does with mom...when dad has Kiya.

This is what Garrin does with dad. They love playing MarioKart on the Wii.

This is how Garrin's day finishes. He always has to take a toy with him to bed...