2 years since Garnett joined our family!

The 23rd will mark 2 years since Garnett has been a part of our family. We are so thankful that he is a part of our family and love him more than words can say. Here’s a sampling of pictures from the last six months.

Easter portrait 2011



Garnett turned 3 in July, and enjoyed being the center of attention at his party.


Avery and Garnett at his party.



Loaded down and eager to help us carry everything out to the beach.


Both of our kids are fish and love the pool. Garnett even learned to swim a few feet this summer.







Avery is taking Tae Kwon Do and participated in a local parade with her tae kwon do school.



Avery with a friend at Mt. Vernon.



Garnett loves all things construction related . . . diggers, cranes, bulldozers, etc.



Obligatory pumpkin patch picture:








Garnett is in preschool 3 mornings a week now. His preschool had a costume parade. I included this picture because it shows his personality. He (Scooby costume) is very upbeat and wants to be a part of everything going on. Garnett and the boy in the red costume (transformer) are actually buddies and are laughing about something, despite it looking like they are about to come to blows over something.




Happy Thanksgiving to everyone!

It's been a year!!!!

Well on 11/23 it will be a year! In some ways, it's hard to believe we have only known him a year. Yet, it seems that this year has gone by too fast. He's not a baby anymore! Here's some recent photographs along with one of his referral pictures to compare to. We are so happy that he is a part of our family!

More Snow!!!

We got about a foot of snow. In some places in our yard, it looks like more. We only spent a little time out in the snow. Avery kept saying she wanted to make a snowman, and then when it came right down to making it, she wasn't so interested, so Tripp made 2 little snowmen for her. Garnett was very interested in the snow, and although he didn't have very good use of his hands, thanks to ill-fitting mittens, he was all about swatting at it and sitting in it. The pictures posted in reverse chronological order.

Avery is very excited because she has taught Garnett how to say "jet, jet, jet," as in airplane. Garnett is quite happy to oblige her.

Snow!!!!!

Tripp said I should wait until tomorrow, since it will be daylight and more snow is on the way, but getting snow before the first day of winter has made me rush to get some snow pics posted. We have only ventured to the deck, but life is grand with 2-3" of snow and more on the way! Garnett keeps looking out the window and holding his hand out as if to catch some snow. Apparently Hengyang doesn't get any more snow than Richmond. Everyone is quite enamored with the snow.

We didn't know that Garnett could use a spoon. It's not pretty, and he needed a bath after this meal, but I think we can check feeding himself with a spoon off on the developmental checklist. Can Mommy and Daddy tolerate the mess for a few months until he gets better aim?

We hope that all of our east coast family and friends are enjoying the snow.

First visit to Santa . . .

. . was a real sleeper for Garnett. We thought that noon would be a good time to take the kids to see Santa, but Garnett fell asleep on the way there, and would not be woken to pose for pictures! Oh, well, maybe he'll stay awake for the Easter Bunny!

Christmas Pics

Some cute shots.

Avery Taking a Picture of Garnett

I got a video of Avery taking Garnett's picture. It was her idea. These moments are scarce for us now. It was great to actually document Avery showing some interest in Garnett.

Garnett is doing so well. He is a true toddler now. He walks more than cruising at this point. It is still so novel to him, he usually starts smiling or laughing after a "good walk" of 8 or 10 feet. He will even applaud for himself.