Today we used our imagination and built a lego barn. We had fun playing with the farmer his family and the barnyard animals. Garret made a game of sending the farmer off for apple juice and pizza in his blue tractor.

Yesterday while at Target Garret and I decided to buy a tricycle We didn't get a chance to ride around yesterday. So today he was super excited to ride his new bike! He doesn't quite have the peddling concept down but he is great at cruising down hill on the driveway. We got a dinosaur helmet which is pretty cute. We will see how long it takes until he is riding around the block.

It has been raining a lot in the afternoons here so our new hobby is puddle jumping. It makes socks and shoes pretty soggy but Garret thinks the water is hilarious to jump around and run in.

Fathers Day 2010

This weekend was pretty relaxing. On Saturday Garret spent some time with his Mimi while his mom worked. They went out to the store and came back with a new shape toy, a car hat, and train DVD. All of the purchases were a hit. When I got off work we went swimming in the pool and washed his play car with the hose. It has been raining in the evenings lately here so we were able to watch the train DVD and of course his favorite Mickey Mouse Club House DVD's too.

Sunday we went to church with Papa for fathers day. We came home and had a big breakfast with the whole family. After our afternoon nap the family (minus Randa) =( went to go see Toy Story 3. I was impressed with how well Garret behaved. He was really into Woody and Buzz Lightyear! It may have had something to do with the enormous bag of skittles. He doesn't get to eat candy very often. We had a great weekend. Happy Fathers Day!

Summer Time

Summer has hit southwest florida. Garret is two (2) years old now. There have been a lot of changes this summer. The major one being that Garret had a name change. I decided to change his middle name to0 something that was more meaningful as a family name. I was debating between William like my fathers, Barnett like my grandfathers, or Porter which is my mothers maiden name. I went with Porter. So now the little guy is Garret Porter Medley.

So many changes have been going on, it seems like 2 years old is a developmental milestone! We have started the challenge of potty training this summer. Garret has the concept down, and we have had many successful trips to the potty. However we have not had a dry diaper day yet.

We also started sleeping in a big boy bed! It was a bit sad to retire the crib but Garret loves his new bed and has no trouble sleeping in it at night so far.

I am out of school until the end of August which is great because I have more time to spend with the little guy. We have been going to the pool and beach, exploring the parks around Estero and Ft.Myers, made trips to the library, and attended a few minor league baseball games. It is nice to be able to spend a couple full days a week with just Garret. He is really growing so fast, he has turned into quite an active boy so hopefully I am able to find enough adventures to keep him busy this summer.