Conversation between Pax and me in the kitchen just now as we discussed becoming a big brother and our family.
Pax: You a big sister, mommy?
Me: Yes. I am a big sister. Uncle Jeff is my little brother.
Pax: Who your sister, mommy?
Me: Aunt...
Pax: Jayna?
Me: Well, no, Aunt-
Pax: -Jen!
Me: Yes! You got it, kiddo.
Pax: Who your mommy, mommy?
Me: GiGi.
Pax: You must be talking 'bout a different GiGi. GiGi (is) my GiGi.
Thanks for sharing Pax. She'd probably agree with you.
Tuesday, March 30, 2010
Wednesday, March 24, 2010
Indian-ah-polis
Our kid loves to go some place, so March was a good month for him. We visited family in Indianapolis or "Indian-ah-polis" as Pax calls it. Of course, a trip to Indy isn't complete for us without a visit to the children's museum. It's a great one if you are ever in the area. There happened to be a Bob the Builder exhibit this spring at the museum, so Pax stayed busy with his tools all morning.
Ok, admittedly, here I'm just playing with the effects on my camera. Do you think it's the camera or that mirror that makes my stomach look fat?
We also got to visit with Travis's cousins Jason and Amy and their cutie pie Nick. Last time we saw him he was only weeks old. This time, he gave Pax more of a run for his money sharing toys.
Which leads us to the real reason we were there, Travis's cousin Matt married a lovely Indianapolis bride Lauren. Now we have even more family to visit when we are in the area!
Ok, admittedly, here I'm just playing with the effects on my camera. Do you think it's the camera or that mirror that makes my stomach look fat?
We also got to visit with Travis's cousins Jason and Amy and their cutie pie Nick. Last time we saw him he was only weeks old. This time, he gave Pax more of a run for his money sharing toys.
Which leads us to the real reason we were there, Travis's cousin Matt married a lovely Indianapolis bride Lauren. Now we have even more family to visit when we are in the area!
Travis and Pax with the Garner aunts
Monday, March 22, 2010
The Bigger House at Gallatin-burg
Three years ago, my dad's side of the family rented a big house in Gatlinburg and gathered to celebrate my Grandmother's 80th birthday. Travis and I planned a trivia game "about Grandma and her life" with one of the final bonus questions being, "How many great-grandchildren does Grandma have?" and only my savvy siblings figured out that we were announcing our pregnancy with Pax. This year, we gathered to celebrate Grandma again, with 4 more great-grandkids in tow than last time. I can hardly remember our family without these little ones with us!
When I told Paxon that we were going on a trip, he of course wanted all the details. He was so excited about all of us staying in a BIG house together and referred to the location of the big house as "Gallatin-burg" all weekend. 27 people in one house for 4 days could spell disaster in some families, but I'd say as for me and my house, we had a great time!
Have any of you played Wii Dance? I'm not much on video games, but this one is totally worth the wasted time. Note that the Girten blood line is participating...while our spouses giggle about being related only by marriage.
When I told Paxon that we were going on a trip, he of course wanted all the details. He was so excited about all of us staying in a BIG house together and referred to the location of the big house as "Gallatin-burg" all weekend. 27 people in one house for 4 days could spell disaster in some families, but I'd say as for me and my house, we had a great time!
Who's excited about the mountains?
Posing with the family
How cute are these guys?
Have any of you played Wii Dance? I'm not much on video games, but this one is totally worth the wasted time. Note that the Girten blood line is participating...while our spouses giggle about being related only by marriage.
Monday, March 8, 2010
Gone, but not forgotten
I haven't forgotten about this blog. Just have had a couple of busy weeks with our project. It's a very different kind of interesting than my usual funny stories about Pax and our family, but feel free to check out what we've been up to the last week or so on our other blog: www.fivetofivethousand.wordpress.com.
I promise to come back here soon with pictures and funny stories... we've got a ton to share!
I promise to come back here soon with pictures and funny stories... we've got a ton to share!
Friday, March 5, 2010
Monkeys
Paxon has been a monkey lately. As in monkey see, monkey do.
The other night I was brushing my teeth while he "brushed" his in his bathroom. I noticed him watching me, then tilting his head to the side at a funny angle. Then, I caught my reflection in the mirror and realized I was doing the same thing.
We've had an influx of ladybugs on the south side of our house. This is a story for another time, but if you have suggestions to get rid of them, I'm all ears. I've been sucking them up with the vacuum. Pax has been very into this process and has been helping me hunt them. Instead of dragging the vacuum in and out of the laundry room closet each time I need it (which is 40x daily), I just stashed in temporarily behind the curtain in the kitchen. When I got home on Sunday afternoon, Pax was napping, but I found his "vacuum" stashed on the other side of the window behind the curtain.
Today, Travis was working on his bike. He flipped his bike over onto the seat and handlebars and got out his box of wrenches. Pax wanted his "bike" out too, so we opened the garage door and got his tricycle out. A moment later, I heard a crash and saw that Pax had intentionally pushed his bike over in order to work on it like daddy. He even had to go inside to get his tools "yike Daddy."
The other night I was brushing my teeth while he "brushed" his in his bathroom. I noticed him watching me, then tilting his head to the side at a funny angle. Then, I caught my reflection in the mirror and realized I was doing the same thing.
We've had an influx of ladybugs on the south side of our house. This is a story for another time, but if you have suggestions to get rid of them, I'm all ears. I've been sucking them up with the vacuum. Pax has been very into this process and has been helping me hunt them. Instead of dragging the vacuum in and out of the laundry room closet each time I need it (which is 40x daily), I just stashed in temporarily behind the curtain in the kitchen. When I got home on Sunday afternoon, Pax was napping, but I found his "vacuum" stashed on the other side of the window behind the curtain.
Today, Travis was working on his bike. He flipped his bike over onto the seat and handlebars and got out his box of wrenches. Pax wanted his "bike" out too, so we opened the garage door and got his tricycle out. A moment later, I heard a crash and saw that Pax had intentionally pushed his bike over in order to work on it like daddy. He even had to go inside to get his tools "yike Daddy."
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