Christmas lights...

Our handsome little man on Christmas night. He was outside on the deck. They turned out kinda cool!

Garrett was so much fun this Christmas. Ripping into presents and playing with the packages they came in seemed to be more fun to him than playing with the true gifts. It was so fun to see the expressions on his face and hear his babbling when he was opening his presents. He is such a joy and blessing in our lives. We are so thankful for the many bright smiles and endless amount of love he brings us! Who knew we could feel this much love?

We will be heading back to Louisiana tomorrow. It has been a fun filled family time in Florida (try saying that 3 times fast!) but we will be ringing in the New Year together at home. We are eager to see what suprises the New year brings to us. With any luck 2006 WON'T have another hurricane in store for us. I believe we paid our dues in 2005! (I am sure this is what the folks in S. Florida say every year!)

We hope everybody had a very Merry Christmas and wishing everyone a Happy New Year!

Cousins!

This picture was taken Christmas morning! Jennifer came over with the kids to have breakfast and then open gifts. Ryan, Garrett, and Ashlyn each got something to ride on! Notice the pacifier in Garrett's mouth. He just doesn't seem to want to let go of it lately!

Merry Christmas From Our Family To Yours!

Merry Christmas Everyone! We are heading to Florida for the holidays to spend them with family! And as an added bonus we get to see our friends Chris, Kim and Meagan White from New Hampshire who are spending Christmas in Georgia with their family. We will be meeting them half way in Dothan, Alabama! I cannot tell you how excited we are to see them! They will be meeting Garrett for the first time! And I am sure we will be blown away by how big Meagan is getting! The last time we saw her she was about a year and a half old! Now she is THREE! Time sure does fly! We are wishing everyone a very Merry Christmas and a very Happy New Year!

P.S Keep checking back for christmas pictures!

Helping Daddy build my new High Chair

Garrett's new high chair finally came in! And he was right there with his own screwdriver helping Brandon assemble it! I think we have a future handy man on our hands!

Hard at work

Garrett hard at work checking email! Wonder where he gets this from! The funny thing is that he knows how to manuever the mouse. Notice his little helper under the desk!

HO HO HO

We have been trying to teach Garrett how to say "HO HO HO MERRY CHRISTMAS!" but the only part he has picked up on is the "HO, HO!" Its a start! We finally have our tree decorated. It's a work in progress but with a baby and a puppy we have to keep it simple and kid friendly! Between the both of them we keep finding ornaments in the strangest places!
It's been a lot of fun being together as a family this year and starting some of our own Christmas traditions. We haven't been able to be together for two Christmas' in a row so we are making up for them this year. Merry Christmas everyone!

To the White's we hope that you are staying toasty in all that snow! Can't wait for pictures!

*Sweet Kisses*

There is nothing quite like a kiss from a little one! Garrett has discovered how to kiss on the lips and when he gets on a roll there's kisses for everyone! He mainly reserves these sweet kisses for family, but the other day our friends were over with their little girl Cheyenne and Garrett had plenty of kisses for her! It was just too cute to watch! Today we went to Cheyenne's house and once again Garrett had a few kisses to give her! It gives the term swapping spit true meaning when it is between two babies! :-)

Getting in the Spirit

Garrett and I had a very nice homecoming and reunion with daddy. Brandon had spent much of the last month re painting our home. We have some color on our walls finally! The endless white walls are now something of the past. I will be sure to take some pictures of our interior and post them soon!

This morning we got up early and went to the Craft Expo in Covington. It is a huge to-do around here with about 600 vendors. It was a lot of fun and the weather was warm. (It's been in the 80's!!! And its DECEMBER!) When we got back we started to decorate the Christmas Tree! Garrett has been having a lot of fun putting ornaments on the tree and promptly taking them back off! He loves the lights! Brandon had suprised us and decorated the outside of our house so it would look festive for our homecoming! What a guy! It is beginning to look a lot like Christmas around here!

Then and Now *Contains a mommy moment* and Garrett's favorites

The first picture is of Garrett one year ago, and the second picture is of him now. I am in awe daily of the changes in Garrett. He just keeps on growing (why do babies insist on doing this?) and learning and it is so much fun watching him discover new things. When asked once what my favorite part of being a mom is, I responded that it would have to be watching and rediscovering the world through his eyes. (Its so hard to come up with just one thing though.) He is so much fun and such a little character. He keeps us all entertained and on our toes.

Garrett LOVES water, he always has. Loves it in any form: Bath, in a cup, in a sink full of dishes and bubbles, puddles, rain... (and yes, he is even fascinated with the water in the toilet!)
He loves to dance. Our boy can boogy! He loves music and you know its a really good tune when he puts his hands up above his head and wiggles his little hiney!
Last night we discovered that he loves pizza and wants the whole slice thankyouverymuch.
He loves animals and mimics dogs barking and Cats meowing.
He is an outdoor boy through and through. Who cares if its storming, why cant we go play?
He loves other kids and babies. He has his special "Hi" for babies that he says in a sweet higher pitched soft voice as he crouches down to see them better. (so cute!) Ever notice that little kids and babies are drawn to eachother?

Anyways I could go on forever about Garrett. But I guess I should wrap it up for now. I hope everyone is having a blessed day!

Beachtime fun!

Yesterday Garrett and his Grammie and I went for a walk to the front beach in Westport. They have just finished putting in stairs so there is easier beach access. (72 stairs to be exact... and whew! we were sure tired after hiking back up them!) This was Garretts first time at a N.California beach. He had so much fun eating sand and hollering at the waves. He also got up close and personal with some tidepools... Those make for some serious little boy fun! He wasn't too sure about walking in the sand. He found his first piece of Abalone shell! A little souvenier to take home to daddy! Our time in California is quickly coming to an end and though we are excited to see daddy, we will miss Grammie, Grampa, Uncle Gabe, and Uncle Micah like crazy! Hopefully we will be seeing them soon!

And were off!....

Well here we go... The Hendersons are getting with the times! I have had so much inspiration to start a family blog lately (and my inspirations know who they are!) It is such a wonderful time of year and a busy one as well and I figure that this is a great way to update everyone. I am sure it will take me some time to get the hang of blogging but I will do my best to update frequently! I hope everyone had a fantastic Thanksgiving!