Take 4 minutes, smile and watch it...
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Monday, September 21, 2009
Friday, August 28, 2009
Just some fun...
The latest Summer of 2009 FUN had by the fam and the kiddos...
Matthew and Maliah - arent they a beautiful pair! Our friends The Martine's have 3 great kiddos and this is their youngest! We LOVE their sweet fam and they have become precious friends.
Matthew LOVES his sister more than I can describe. He LOVES to lay on her mat and play with her.
WE ROLLED OVER! I left her on her back on her play mat, walked in to the kitchen and came back and she was just like this! Darn it - I missed it!
Playing in the sand at Willie's with Cannon! FYI parents - GREAT place to take the kids!
Anna just loungin around with sweet Kylan Heare! Cuties...
Bathing Beauty!
Matthew is VERY into his Mama right now and I LOVE IT! He always wants to take pics of us together and then says, "let me see it Mama, you're cute"
Those eyes melt my heart!
Matthew and Maliah - arent they a beautiful pair! Our friends The Martine's have 3 great kiddos and this is their youngest! We LOVE their sweet fam and they have become precious friends.
Matthew LOVES his sister more than I can describe. He LOVES to lay on her mat and play with her.
WE ROLLED OVER! I left her on her back on her play mat, walked in to the kitchen and came back and she was just like this! Darn it - I missed it!
Playing in the sand at Willie's with Cannon! FYI parents - GREAT place to take the kids!
Anna just loungin around with sweet Kylan Heare! Cuties...
Bathing Beauty!
Matthew is VERY into his Mama right now and I LOVE IT! He always wants to take pics of us together and then says, "let me see it Mama, you're cute"
Those eyes melt my heart!
Wednesday, August 26, 2009
Friday, August 14, 2009
Trail West, Buena Vista, Colorado
We spent a month in Colorado at one of Young Life's properties called Trail West. Its our Family Camp. It was an AMAZING 28 days! My "job" was to love, pray with, work with, study with and just do life with 13 college girls who came to be on "Summer Staff" from all over the country. They were awesome and we felt SO blessed to get to spend time with everyone and play in the AMAZING Colorado weather! Why do we live in Texas in the summer?!?! There is no greater gift than to get to spend this time with other Young Life staff and Work Crew and Summer Staff...what a gift for our family and our babies!!
Matthew and Jackson making the most of the pool on our visit to Frontier Ranch.
Matthew and Jack all dressed up for the Square Dance! Pretty Babies!
2 of my wonderful Summer Staffers! Jocelyn and Sarah! Love these girls!
All of Summer Staff and Work Crew during our performance night for all the guests! We sang and 2 of our kids shared their "stories"! Such amazing kids! They come to serve for a month for free...just because they love the community and love Jesus!
When we asked Matthew what his favorite part of the trip to Colorado was, he said, "the rainbows"! They were amazing!
The fam...and sweet Alli...an adopted Garrison for a few weeks!
View from the deck in the main lodge
Who says girls are cleaner than boys! This is a small part of my girls room! So funny!
Took kids to lunch in town one day and saw this...so inappropriate I know..I so know! But it made me laugh out loud too! Sorry if it offends anyone! :)
2 little "mini bears"...we had a few of these little guys live with us in our Assign Team Housing. They are everywhere!!
Me and my some of my girls! All decked out for "Welcome"!
Jason and Matt - our program guys at Welcome. Preparing to welcome families!
The pool at Trail West. Every view is more amazing than the last!
My Summer Staff Peeps! Love you all!
We had a great month! Glad to be home. But, made some friends (The Conants :-)) that will be friends for life. So thankful to be a part of the mission and community of Young Life!
Matthew and Jackson making the most of the pool on our visit to Frontier Ranch.
Matthew and Jack all dressed up for the Square Dance! Pretty Babies!
2 of my wonderful Summer Staffers! Jocelyn and Sarah! Love these girls!
All of Summer Staff and Work Crew during our performance night for all the guests! We sang and 2 of our kids shared their "stories"! Such amazing kids! They come to serve for a month for free...just because they love the community and love Jesus!
When we asked Matthew what his favorite part of the trip to Colorado was, he said, "the rainbows"! They were amazing!
The fam...and sweet Alli...an adopted Garrison for a few weeks!
View from the deck in the main lodge
Who says girls are cleaner than boys! This is a small part of my girls room! So funny!
Took kids to lunch in town one day and saw this...so inappropriate I know..I so know! But it made me laugh out loud too! Sorry if it offends anyone! :)
2 little "mini bears"...we had a few of these little guys live with us in our Assign Team Housing. They are everywhere!!
Me and my some of my girls! All decked out for "Welcome"!
Jason and Matt - our program guys at Welcome. Preparing to welcome families!
The pool at Trail West. Every view is more amazing than the last!
My Summer Staff Peeps! Love you all!
We had a great month! Glad to be home. But, made some friends (The Conants :-)) that will be friends for life. So thankful to be a part of the mission and community of Young Life!
Tuesday, June 23, 2009
Summer Fun and One Happy Baby girl!!
Big, pretty smile caught on camera!
We had a fun time playing in the backyard at The Millers. We were so impressed at the creative pool slide the kids created! I laughed so hard my sides hurt at Matthew going over and over and over and laughing so loud! Fun times.
Thanks for a great night Dad!
We had a fun time playing in the backyard at The Millers. We were so impressed at the creative pool slide the kids created! I laughed so hard my sides hurt at Matthew going over and over and over and laughing so loud! Fun times.
Thanks for a great night Dad!
Anna Faith - we dedicate you back to The Lord!
On Sunday, Fathers Day, we dedicated Anna Faith. Scott asked us if we loved Jesus, if we would try to raise Anna Faith in the knowledge and love of Christ. We said "yes" and then he held her high above his head (really high because he is like 6'5) and said, "Anna Faith Garrison, we dedicate you back to the Lord from whom you came." It was awesome. I remembered Matthews dedication and I was tearfully thankful for my baby boy and girl! For my whole family.
My sweet precious girl. Yesterday, you were 10 weeks old. I laid in bed last night thinking about the night you were born. I remembered so vividly when your Daddy laid you on my chest and we both began to weep. We laughed and we cried all at the same moment. I loved you from that very moment in a way that is so hard to describe. As I reached out to touch you for the first time, I wished I could hold you, Matthew and your Daddy all in my arms. If only my arms could somehow hold all of you tightly and make everyone else disappear! It was so sweet.
The first 5 weeks of life ,my sweet baby, were hard. You had yucky reflux and would throw up most of your bottle. You were born with NO sucking reflux at all and so we would have to hold your tiny little mouth and massage your chin to get you to suck for the first 2 weeks of your life until you learned to do it on your own. And then, after all that work, you would scream and cry and throw up half of your bottle. Well, after a little medicine and a formula change, things have gotten settled! The last 5 weeks with you have been like a baby and mommy honeymoon! I am so glad you feel better!
I didnt know how I would fit the same kind of love I have for your brother in my heart! Would there be room?!?! Well, I knew there somehow would be and there is for sure! I love you and I think your the sweetest, most beautiful blue eyed creature I ever have seen!
Anna Faith, you are the most tender and content baby! You are precious and holding you will fix just about whatever may have you upset. You do not cry often! When you do, its because of a dirty diaper or time for a bottle, etc...you will look straight in our eyes and coo and smile at us. We got the first smile a few weeks ago. You shot it right at your Daddy! You DO love your Daddy! You search for him whenever you hear his voice. You will sit on your car seat for an hour, wide awake, just looking around and cooing. Your pretty blue eyes are so tender and sweet.
You still spit up a lot, but are drinking 4 to 5 ounces at a time and sleeping 8 to 10 hours a night! WHOA! I am serious! The Garrison kids can sleep.
Anna means grace and favor. May you always be under the grace of the cross and may you always walk with Gods favor in your life. Faith comes from Hebrews 11:1 "Now FAITH is being sure of what we hope for and certain of what we do not see". Oh how we prayed that for you from the time we found out we were pregnant! May you live fully in to your precious name and be a woman of great faith in your Creator!
Anna Faith, we dedicate you back to the Lord. We love you and we pray, by His grace, we will raise you to be a tender, loving, God fearing woman!
Below are the lyrics to a song that your Daddy listened to a whole lot before you were born. He and I both cry whenever we hear it and think of you...we have lived these very lyrics and it makes us ache a little inside at how fast it all goes by...
He didn't have to wake up
He'd been up all night
Layin’ there in bed listenin’
To his new born baby cry
He makes a pot of coffee
He splashes water on his face
His wife gives him a kiss and says
Its gonna be OK
It won’t be like this for long
One day soon we'll look back laughin’
At the week we brought her home
This phase is gonna fly by
So baby just hold on
‘Cause it won't be like this for long
Four years later ‘bout 4:30
She's crawling in their bed
And when he drops her off at preschool
She's clinging to his leg
The teacher peels her off of him
He says what can I do
She says now don't you worry
This’ll only last a week or two
It won’t be like this for long
One day soon you'll drop her off
And she won’t even know you're gone
This phase is gonna fly by
If you can just hold on
It won’t be like this for long
Some day soon she'll be a teenager
And at times he'll think she hates him
Then he'll walk her down the aisle
And he'll raise her veil
But right now she's up and cryin’
And the truth is that he don't mind
As he kisses her good night
And she says her prayers
He lays down there beside her
‘Til her eyes are finally closed
And just watchin’ her it breaks his heart
Cause he already knows
It won’t be like this for long
One day soon that little girl is gonna be
All grown up and gone
Yeah, this phase is gonna fly by
So, he's tryin’ to hold on
‘Cause it won’t be like this for long
- Darius Rucker
My sweet precious girl. Yesterday, you were 10 weeks old. I laid in bed last night thinking about the night you were born. I remembered so vividly when your Daddy laid you on my chest and we both began to weep. We laughed and we cried all at the same moment. I loved you from that very moment in a way that is so hard to describe. As I reached out to touch you for the first time, I wished I could hold you, Matthew and your Daddy all in my arms. If only my arms could somehow hold all of you tightly and make everyone else disappear! It was so sweet.
The first 5 weeks of life ,my sweet baby, were hard. You had yucky reflux and would throw up most of your bottle. You were born with NO sucking reflux at all and so we would have to hold your tiny little mouth and massage your chin to get you to suck for the first 2 weeks of your life until you learned to do it on your own. And then, after all that work, you would scream and cry and throw up half of your bottle. Well, after a little medicine and a formula change, things have gotten settled! The last 5 weeks with you have been like a baby and mommy honeymoon! I am so glad you feel better!
I didnt know how I would fit the same kind of love I have for your brother in my heart! Would there be room?!?! Well, I knew there somehow would be and there is for sure! I love you and I think your the sweetest, most beautiful blue eyed creature I ever have seen!
Anna Faith, you are the most tender and content baby! You are precious and holding you will fix just about whatever may have you upset. You do not cry often! When you do, its because of a dirty diaper or time for a bottle, etc...you will look straight in our eyes and coo and smile at us. We got the first smile a few weeks ago. You shot it right at your Daddy! You DO love your Daddy! You search for him whenever you hear his voice. You will sit on your car seat for an hour, wide awake, just looking around and cooing. Your pretty blue eyes are so tender and sweet.
You still spit up a lot, but are drinking 4 to 5 ounces at a time and sleeping 8 to 10 hours a night! WHOA! I am serious! The Garrison kids can sleep.
Anna means grace and favor. May you always be under the grace of the cross and may you always walk with Gods favor in your life. Faith comes from Hebrews 11:1 "Now FAITH is being sure of what we hope for and certain of what we do not see". Oh how we prayed that for you from the time we found out we were pregnant! May you live fully in to your precious name and be a woman of great faith in your Creator!
Anna Faith, we dedicate you back to the Lord. We love you and we pray, by His grace, we will raise you to be a tender, loving, God fearing woman!
Below are the lyrics to a song that your Daddy listened to a whole lot before you were born. He and I both cry whenever we hear it and think of you...we have lived these very lyrics and it makes us ache a little inside at how fast it all goes by...
He didn't have to wake up
He'd been up all night
Layin’ there in bed listenin’
To his new born baby cry
He makes a pot of coffee
He splashes water on his face
His wife gives him a kiss and says
Its gonna be OK
It won’t be like this for long
One day soon we'll look back laughin’
At the week we brought her home
This phase is gonna fly by
So baby just hold on
‘Cause it won't be like this for long
Four years later ‘bout 4:30
She's crawling in their bed
And when he drops her off at preschool
She's clinging to his leg
The teacher peels her off of him
He says what can I do
She says now don't you worry
This’ll only last a week or two
It won’t be like this for long
One day soon you'll drop her off
And she won’t even know you're gone
This phase is gonna fly by
If you can just hold on
It won’t be like this for long
Some day soon she'll be a teenager
And at times he'll think she hates him
Then he'll walk her down the aisle
And he'll raise her veil
But right now she's up and cryin’
And the truth is that he don't mind
As he kisses her good night
And she says her prayers
He lays down there beside her
‘Til her eyes are finally closed
And just watchin’ her it breaks his heart
Cause he already knows
It won’t be like this for long
One day soon that little girl is gonna be
All grown up and gone
Yeah, this phase is gonna fly by
So, he's tryin’ to hold on
‘Cause it won’t be like this for long
- Darius Rucker
Monday, June 22, 2009
The Vonage Lady!
So, to the Vonage lady...
I sat on the phone with you today for an hour. That's right, an hour. Your prices are good, your service is reliable, so sure, I will sign up for your "Unlimited Calls, Amazing deal for only $24.99 a month". I've done my research and I know how much I will be saving. You dont have tell me every 2 minutes! But you did, and that's okay I guess. The call center where you answered my call was SO loud. All the other hyper Vonage representatives were speaking very loudly, and quickly - just like you! It was amazing really - you were screaming at me and you didnt even realize it. It made me anxious and my heart literally was beating faster because of you. Maybe yall should have some sound barriers at your call centers or something. But please, stop yelling - all of you! And the disclaimer that took you 25 minutes to read, oh my goodness, that memo you read that told me again, at least 30 times, what a great deal I was getting - PLEASE - stop! I get it. Enough! Could you just put it on line and ask me to read it later!? Please! And the memo about 911! Are you serious? I know its important. I know that I dial 911 if I am in an emergency. I know that I should not call the Vonage Customer Service if I need help in an emergency. But, in your sweet and strong Indian accent, I listened to you read me a 10 minute (not kidding) essay on how to use 911 Emergency Services and why its really important that I live in a place that has access to it. Sigh...actually I just put you on speaker phone and didnt listen to half of what you said. But, I did hear you say, twice, "Just a moment, let me catch my breath". Thats a sign you are making your people talk too much Vonage! They cannot breathe and say all that you require them to say. I almost hung up - twice! Really, I almost did. Sigh again. I am going to rest my brain...but gosh darn it, I am saving almost $12.00 a month by using you Vonage. So thanks and I forgive you for taking up an hour of my life...a little over an hour actually! And to the Vonage Lady, I have never heard someone talk so quickly or so much. You thanked me at least 10 times for being nice. That probably means people are mean to you a lot. For that, I am sorry, because you were nice. But, the things they make you say and the environment of loud screaming and phones ringing...its awful. So to you, sweet Indian Vonage lady...to you, I say, I am sorry!
I sat on the phone with you today for an hour. That's right, an hour. Your prices are good, your service is reliable, so sure, I will sign up for your "Unlimited Calls, Amazing deal for only $24.99 a month". I've done my research and I know how much I will be saving. You dont have tell me every 2 minutes! But you did, and that's okay I guess. The call center where you answered my call was SO loud. All the other hyper Vonage representatives were speaking very loudly, and quickly - just like you! It was amazing really - you were screaming at me and you didnt even realize it. It made me anxious and my heart literally was beating faster because of you. Maybe yall should have some sound barriers at your call centers or something. But please, stop yelling - all of you! And the disclaimer that took you 25 minutes to read, oh my goodness, that memo you read that told me again, at least 30 times, what a great deal I was getting - PLEASE - stop! I get it. Enough! Could you just put it on line and ask me to read it later!? Please! And the memo about 911! Are you serious? I know its important. I know that I dial 911 if I am in an emergency. I know that I should not call the Vonage Customer Service if I need help in an emergency. But, in your sweet and strong Indian accent, I listened to you read me a 10 minute (not kidding) essay on how to use 911 Emergency Services and why its really important that I live in a place that has access to it. Sigh...actually I just put you on speaker phone and didnt listen to half of what you said. But, I did hear you say, twice, "Just a moment, let me catch my breath". Thats a sign you are making your people talk too much Vonage! They cannot breathe and say all that you require them to say. I almost hung up - twice! Really, I almost did. Sigh again. I am going to rest my brain...but gosh darn it, I am saving almost $12.00 a month by using you Vonage. So thanks and I forgive you for taking up an hour of my life...a little over an hour actually! And to the Vonage Lady, I have never heard someone talk so quickly or so much. You thanked me at least 10 times for being nice. That probably means people are mean to you a lot. For that, I am sorry, because you were nice. But, the things they make you say and the environment of loud screaming and phones ringing...its awful. So to you, sweet Indian Vonage lady...to you, I say, I am sorry!
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