This video was shared with me tonight by a fellow MOPS mom. I has really made me think, what is my cardboard testimony? Watch, pray and realize HE LOVES US!!! This song gets me everytime we sing it at church, such a humbling praise song!
I have been wanting to do a Garrett update for awhile, especially now that we have gotten a new camera! I mainly wanted to do this update to chronicle Garrett at this stage, this "new" phase...TODDLER! This is a time that most moms would agree can make you laugh, cry and mad all in a span of a few minutes. Moments such as serenading us at dinner with the praise song he heard in the car, peeing in the potty for the first time, the bliss of him playing by himself for 20 whole minutes or still wanting to cuddle are met with the un-nerving frustration of his numerous fits: fits over getting his nails cut, fits over getting his hair cut, fits of not wanting mommy to help bush his teeth or hair for that matter, fits because that is not the fruit he meant when he said "fruit please", or fits over not getting to eat hummus and pretzels every night for dinner! But truthfully it has been a lot of fun! It is hard to believe Garrett is 22 months old already!
Garrett's Favorites
Favorite things to do outside: well, not a lot of time has been spent outside due to winter, although he did play out in the snow this morning
Favorite things to do inside:our newest LOVE is cars (he inherited 30 Match box cars...its verging on the edge of obsession) and everything that goes with them like tracks and garages, ball pit, school buses, reading books, he has officially mastered two puzzles (time to get more!)
Favorite foods: hummus, pretzels, pizza, turkey dogs, raisins, applesauce, apples, grapes
Favorite treats: gold fish and teddy grams
Favorite drink: water and sips of mommy's sweet tea
Favorite songs: ABC's and the theme songs to "Mickey Mouse Clubhouse" and "Chuggington"
Garrett's Dislikes
Anything hygenic...seriously...no hair brushing, teeth brushing, nail or hair cutting.
Garrett still does not like to eat after 5pm. He gets very frustrated when things do not work properly or on his time clock.
Garrett with his first love, CARS!!
The first picture I took with my new camera, love those baby blues!
I often find Garrett surrounded by books and "reading" to himself
**notice the pages are all cars, trucks, airplanes, etc**
Garrett with one his favorite people, Meme.
Probably because she thinks of things like this, lining up all of his cars!
Garrett in one of those moments!!
Then one minute later, he's smiling!
Did I say we love CARS?!
It has been quite a while since I have posted video of Garrett. The main reason for this delay is my toddler's relentless need to stop and look at the camera every time it's pulled to capture a "timeless moment". Finally, we've figured a way to curb his curiosity, by using our iPod, which is taking him longer to catch on. Here are two videos from Christmas of Garrett dancing to the "Hot Dog" song from Mickey Mouse, his favorite show. He can recite Mickey's intro every time and he loves to dance to the finale song "Hot Dog". Now you can see proof of his terrible haircut that I have told so many people about. An event that Brandon and I are still scarred from. Enjoy!
Its hard to believe Christmas is already a memory but here we are starting a year new already! WOW! I wanted to share our pictures from Christmas 2009. We had a wonderful, very relaxing vacation. We took three days and just spent time as a family at home watching Christmas movies and making cookies. On Tuesday we headed down to Evansville to spend time with family and friends. We were able to see several friends from high school during the holiday as well! The time spent with family was a treat. Most of all we felt that we had time to breathe in the joy of a child and celebrate the gift of Jesus Christ!
My best friend from junior high, Jenna Tieman and her children Isaac (3) and Isabelle (8 mos). We had a brunch, play date and had time to catch up. We have not seen eachother in over 5 years!
Isaac and Garrett playing guitars
My moms house was decorated beautifully, it felt like we were in a magazine. It definitely got you into the spirit!
On the 23rd, we went to the Fantasy of Lights in Eville. Garrett and his cousins had so much fun driving around looking at lights and singing carols!
Nothing like the spirit of a child at Christmas!
On Christmas Eve, we went bowling with the Stephens' clan!
Then Christmas eve dinner with Grandma Kline and Jerry at the Firefly.
Santa has come!
Spending time with Meme Christmas morning; Garrett was up at 5:30am!
Garrett was a champ at opening presents this year
Chef Garrett ready to go!
Garrett cooked all morning!
The big hit all week was playing with a 30 year old Fisher Price farm!
Pape reading to Landon and Garrett. 
Garrett wanted to help everyone open presents.
Mommy and daddy Christmas day
Baby Landon eating breakfast that Pape makes every year!
This is how I found the men at about 1pm!!
Anna received a guitar from Santa and was excited to have Uncle B teach her a few cords!
Meme and Landon
Garrett eating Jesus' birthday cupcakes!
Meme and Pape and their 5 grandchildren!
Merry Chrsitmas! The Kline family has been enjoying many holiday festivities this month. It started off with a visit from my sister and her family of six! We had such a great time watching movies and eating great food. We made a trip to Hollydays at the Children's Museum. Garrett enjoyed the snow slide, Frosty the Snowman presentation, and playing in the water tunnels. We were also able to go to Disney on Ice with Miss Jaime and his friends at Kids Korner. I was able to take the day off and join in the fun. Garrett was awe the entire show and would wave "hi" to each character. I am not sure who enjoyed it more Garrett or myself! Friday was Garrett's Christmas party at Kids Korner. Garrett has not been a big fan of Santa this year unfortunately. In all actuality he does not really understand this whole Christmas-thing yet. However the time as a family has been wonderful. This week Brandon and I are both off from work and we spent the weekend home watching the snow fall, watching Christmas movies and baking cookies. We are now in Newburgh for the holidays and looking foward to more time with friends and family. May this find you and your family full of God's joy and peace. Happy Birthday to Jesus!
Garrett playing with Noah
Thewhole gang before going down the snow slide
Listening to Frosty the Snowman
Mommy and Garrett at Disney on Ice
Christmas party at Miss Jaimes
The first snow..helping Noah shovel
We had a wonderful yet busy Thanksgiving holiday in Evansville. We were able to see both sides of our family, friends and 150 members of my high school class at my 10 year class reunion. If I had to sum it up in one word though it would be "babies". We were blessed to hear of several upcoming births this spring! We are now able to announce that Brandon's oldest sister Dawn and her husband Harry are expecting their first child in April. We are excited about our new nephew and our growing family. Also our great friends, Jen and Kris that live in Ohio will be having their first in May as well as a good high school friend of mine, Stacey will be having her first in July!! We are joyfully welcoming in the Christmas season and spirit in the Kline household. The tree is up, great music is playing, and presents are being wrapped. But most of all we are so blessed with health, happiness and great family/friends! Below are pictures that our great and talented friend, Amanda took a month ago at my Alma mater, Butler University! Enjoy and God Bless this holiday season. Let us not forget the real reason for the season, the birth of our Savior, Jesus Christ!
I do realize that most you who visit this blog are wanting to see pictures/updates of Garrett and our family; but today I wanted share something that has been in my mind this week. Just because I am married to an English major does not mean I am a good writer, quite the opposite actually. The longest thing I usually write all week is a three lined prescription at work so bare with me.
As some of you may know I follow a blog by a woman named "MckMama" at www.mckmama.com (many of you follow her yourself). As I have lifted up on this blog before, her son, Stellan, was diagnosed with a heart arrhythmia in womb and has fought a battle against this disorder with many medications and one failed surgery accompanied by several hospitalizations throughout the year. Well unfortunately the week of Stellan's first birthday (the week of Halloween) he failed his medications and went back into this deadly arrhythmia. Along with doctors, Stellan's parents decided to make the trip to Boston's Children's Hospital last weekend. To make a long story short, Stellan almost died on Monday and had to be revived. He was whisked away to an emergency surgery to ablate the accessory pathway that causes his disorder. Ladies and gentleman it was a true miracle but Stellans surgery was a HUGE SUCCESS and he is now free from the disorder he has been plagued with his short life.
The truly "magical" thing about Stellan's story is that people from all over the world prayed for that little boy. You can see a map at the above website. And I was included! I can honestly say that I prayed for that little boy nearly hourly for three days. At times I was literally on my knees praying for his mother, family, doctors and a miracle! When I read the good news of Stellan's "home run" surgery , as his mom put it, on Monday night I was jumping up and down like a babe on Christmas morning! I think I said "Hallelujah and Praise God"! So throughout this week I have wondered why don't I pray that way daily for my family and others. Sure there are things that I am anxious about or true blessings I see daily, but why am I not on my knees for those things? Why am I not praising God by jumping up and down for my daily blessings? Proverbs 3:5-6 says, "Trust in the Lord with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding;in all your ways acknowledge him, and he will make your paths straight." I don't know about you but I need to "acknowledge Him" more in my life on a daily, hourly basis. I saw this week the greatness of God in Stellan's story because God gave me so much joy in witnessing what happens when communicate with Him! I will be making more of an effort to pray and praise God more often in my life, wont you?!!
O.K. and picture of Garrett because I cannot post without one!
Seak peek of fall pictures taking by Amanda
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