A Visit from Family

The weekend before last, the Golab family came over for a few hours of playtime. This was the first time that Oliver has had some chance to interact with "people his own age" since he was very little. All he wanted to do was steal everything Beckham was playing with, but we're going to work on that...

Here are a couple of pics of the Golab kids:

Beckham promised me that he would make sure everything was nice and drooled on so Odie would know what to do with them :)

Alexis insisted on sitting in Odie's Bumbo seat....the fact that she can fit in it the same time Odie can makes me think Odie just might be a little chunky :)

Mother's Day Extravaganza!!

Last weekend was a few firsts for the Garrett Family! It was our first night in our new camper, first time using the stove top, first time making cookies in the oven...It was a blast!

On Sunday, we spent my first Mother's Day having a wonderful brunch with family. Both of our parents, my Aunt Shelly and Uncle Bill, my Grandma and Grandpa, and Jeff were there. Not to mention all the "kids": Morgan, Trudy, Gracie, Hermie, Francine and Daisy, as well as my "cousin" Lucy and my two little "sisters," Agnes and Olive.

Everyone's pooped after a long weekend of playing!!

Hi! I love my new camper!!!

After brunch, Mom, with me as her useless assistant, re-wallpapered the camper. I've added some pics of the wallpaper. They must have washed the border with some harsh chemical and faded it to a nice neon green, so we replaced it.

Here's a before and After:

6 months already??

I swear I just blinked and Oliver is 6 months old! He weighed in this morning at 18lbs 0oz!!

I have some cute pics to share, but alas, they are at home on the camera.

He has been learning something new everyday day!

His recent accomplishments are sticking out his tongue and beating things on his high chair.

He is absolutely in love with his new toy from Aunt Julie!

Our first camping trip is this weekend in Mom's backyard..he he...let's see how he does!

I'll attach some pics from my cell phone, that way there's something to look at while i try to remember to get pics off my camera!

Using my new plastic bib from Grandma Garrett

Look Ma...My new life jacket...aren't I the coolest???

Passed out on the floor....

Having fun with Daddy!

Sticking my tongue out...my new favorite thing to do!

Our "new" table!

Here's a picture of our "new" table! We got it at an antique mall in Flushing....It shared a storefront with a dollar store, and we almost didn't go in...but we were definitely surprised when we walked through...so let this be a lesson...there's no antique mall too seedy... :)


and here's a cute picture of Odie that Linda took...boy does he love his exersaucer!

Thanks for the pictures Linda :)

Busiest Weekend Ever!! Monday pt 2

Our New Camper!!

Bathroom


Our bedroom (front)

Bunk Beds with full-sized bottom (rear)

Right side of camper looking back

Left side of camper looking back

Here's the link with a full slide-show. They will probably take this down soon, but maybe not. :)

http://www.generalrv.com/inventory/44507/Used-2004-Nomad-Scout-31BH.aspx

Busiest Weekend Ever!! Monday pt 1

Jason, Oliver and I got around so we could head over to Birch Run to visit General RV.

This is Odie right before we left...being a "hood rat"...

So we head off to Birch Run....1.5 hours later...we get Odie out of the car..."Um...where's the diaper bag???"...ugh.

So, after shopping for a camper (and finding one!-I'll make a separate post for that!) we run to Meijer (which is thankfully down the road) and buy new: formula, oatmeal, diapers, wipes and bottle...ugh.

Other than being a little fussy about his late lunch, Oliver was quite the trooper!

We even went to an antique mall after that and bought a "new" dining table...it was such a great price I couldn't help myself!

And here's a pic of Odie watching TV....his exersaucer is right under the TV so when something flashy or loud happens, he HAS to watch it...lol...

Busiest Weekend Ever!! Sunday

Sunday was a little slower....

We met up with Uncle Jeff and Aunt Julie and drove down to Hankard Hills to eat Easter Dinner with the Feazel-Young crew. Julie has the picture of Odie in his seat with his fancy-smancy Easter bib :)

After that, we all went to Gillette's RV to check out their stock and found a few options...

Then we went home and took a 2 hour nap :)

Busiest Weekend Ever!! Saturday

Jason, Oliver and I started our day meeting Grandma and Grandpa Feazel and Great Grandma and Grandpa Young at Kitsmiller RV to find an RV to drag behind our new Tahoe...we found one, but alas, they would not deal...so we left...

Then we went to Grandma and Grandpa Garrett's house to meet up with the Palazzolo crew.


We all had a great time and Odie just thought Allie and Bella were the cat's pajamas!


So much so that he just HAD to pass out and take a nap!



Then it was off to Uncle Jeff and Aunt Julie's house for a night of pizza, wii bowling and ice cream! He was so excited that he didn't fall asleep until 12 AM!!!

The weirdest thing happened...Odie's tooth is gone! I felt on Saturday and there was absolutely nothing left....hmmmnn....either there was a piece of the original neo-natal tooth still there, or a new tooth has receded a little....so weird....

Busiest Weekend Ever!! Friday

Busy...Busy...Busy!!

On Friday Jason, Odie and I went to Glenn Buege and traded in our HHR (stupid little thing...but that's just my opinion) for a 2005 Tahoe. So now we're just another gas-guzzlin' family of 6...with seating for 9!

After we made a deal, Dad and Grandpa Garrett went and played a round of golf, and Odie got to open his Easter basket from G & G Garrett:
Boy did he love that cellophane!!!

Odie's Big Day!!!

So, Saturday was Odie's big day!

It started out by meeting his best bud, Madison, at the mall for some shopping.



Then, on the way to the food court, we ran into the Easter Bunny....

On the way home, we stopped by our favorite salon, Blondie's, to see Aunt Julie and "Grandma" Martha....and Odie decided to get a little frosting....

After a little nap, we went over to Uncle Jeff and Aunt Julie's to watch the Spartans play ball....GO GREEN!


Then, finally, we were off to bed....whew! what a busy day!!!

The pics were from my cell phone, don't mind the quality :)