The Nitty Gritty

This year Isaac received an awesome birthday present! Two days before his birthday, the people that plan the Jazz game stuff (obviously I don't know an official title for that job) asked The Crimson Five to sing the National Anthem at the Jazz Game on the same day as Isaac's birthday. It was also the Jazz v. Lakers game so it made the opportunity even more exciting. Unfortunately, the Jazz lost by 3 in overtime, but it sure was an exciting game to be at! Of course The Crimson Five did an incredible job on the anthem. I was worried I wasn't recording so that's why there are two videos and why some of the lyrics are omitted. My bad! Sorry! Happy Birthday Isaac! You're the best daddy and husband!

During the last few days of the holiday break we had lots of late night game playing. One night, Deacon and William spent a few hours playing super heroes in their costumes and then settled down for a showing of Toy Story 2. Will was intent on holding his Jessie and Buzz Lightyear during the movie. It didn't take long for them to fall asleep. Isn't this such a cute and funny picture? Deacon was perfectly happy to sleep with the mask on. Hilarious!

Christmas morning was the best! I was so excited to see Will's reaction to the present Santa Claus left him and his reaction definitely met my expectations. When he saw the Buzz Lightyear he was soooo happy. When we opened it he said "It's not gonna be lost!" since his old Buzz was stolen at the hospital. He kept saying, "I like my new Buzz!" Buzz Lightyear looking super cool in the package James, Percy, and Spencer the railway trains were in the stocking Santa left Van a car. He was shocked. Daddy made Van a book called "Van Goes Boom!" He also made one for William called "The Adventures of Iron Pimba" based on the super hero Will created from his imagination. Someday I'll have Isaac read the books and post the video on this blog so you can see them. William checking out his new Lincoln Logs set Grandpa Steve and Grandma Dana showing Will the cowboys and Indians to play with The Lincoln Logs. After all the presen...

This year we had a Christmas Eve brunch with Grandma Lisa and Papa John. We partook of waffles, eggs, fruit, and bacon. Deeelicious! Then we opened our gifts and shared our Christmas favorites (i.e. movie, treat, memory, present, etc.). Christmas Eve dinner was held at Susie's house with Grandpa Steve and Grandma Dana. It was packed and I'm always amazed and Mary's ability to feed 50 people! When we came home, the boys put on their new pjs and we read William's Spiderman book from Great Grandma and Grandpa Orme. Van devoured his breakfast Will got a Jessie doll from Grandma Lisa. Yodel lay hee hoo! Will is always saying "Deacon is my best friend." My boys make Christmas even better Van got a "baaaaaaah" aka ball. Van and Grandma. Cute! "I need another ball for this hand!" "No, Mom. We will not smile at the camera. We'd rather admire our new toys." Matching jammies! Will can't wait for Santa to bring ...

This year I got to plan the Garrett Family Christmas party. We held it at the Heritage Care Center in the event room. We like having it there because it is where my dad stayed during the last few weeks of his life. Plus, it's spacious so the family has plenty of room to eat and visit. The theme was "Love One Another" and each family member did a service project in lieu of a gift exchange. At the party, each sibling shared what they did for their service. Afterward, some of the grand kids shared a talent or two on the stage and then we cleaned up and went to the movie "Mission Impossible: Ghost Protocol." Good times! It was wonderful to see my sister Caroline and my brother Reid. I wish I could see them more often! All I remember William doing was devouring chips all night long. Van was all smiles when he escaped from the room and his mom had to chase him. We are such party animals! Actually, I took these while my mom was reading the piece "Yes, V...