I am really not a big fan of Halloween. It's one of those holidays I really could stand to skip. In fact last year we pretty much did skip it, except for daycare. At daycare they go trick or treating to all the teacher's classrooms. So feeling guilty for being the slacker under-achieving parent that I am, I dressed Garrison in a pair of wranglers, a button up shirt and slapped a hat on him so he could go be a "cowboy". Well, I decided that this year was going to be different. So Wednesday night (they were going trick or treating Thursday) I decided I better hurry myself up and get Garrison a costume sewn. I've had the idea for a while but we threw it together pretty quick. I had a big scrap of fabric from my mom's attic and some felt squares from walmart, and with that we went to work. Justen worked on the hat while I did the applique. Justen fed Garrison dinner while I sewed, and just before bed time his Crayon was done. So we went out and got some cute pictures. The cats were being hilarious and wanted in on the fun. We're still debating if we will actually take him trick or treating ourselves, because I'm just not that into it. Besides, he came home with over 1 and 1/2 gallons of candy from daycare. He certainly doesn't need any more!
Garrison doing "Stick Em Up"
And I forgot to post this pic last week. Here is Garrison riding his new rocking horse. One of the teachers I work with is remodeling her basement and decided now that her grand kids are to old to enjoy this she wanted to pass it along to a little boy who would. Boy did she ever pick the right kid. He LOVES it!
Really cute costume. You did an awesome job sewing it. Garrison looks adorable. I am not a big Halloween fan either. Whitney has a soccer game today, so that will be her Halloween.
Laurel, I LOVE when you admit to not being totally into something popular, and then post how you worked through it. You have so much strength, and Justen is wonderful to understand when and where you need "wife-and-mothering" assistance. Garrison is exactly what I would have expected from the two of you, only better -- it's easy to look at two good parents and imagine a great outcome, but one always forgets that the offspring have their own spirit in addition to the "nature and nurture" that they receive. Your little guy is blessed from every direction!
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Really cute costume. You did an awesome job sewing it. Garrison looks adorable. I am not a big Halloween fan either. Whitney has a soccer game today, so that will be her Halloween.
So Cute!
Laurel, I LOVE when you admit to not being totally into something popular, and then post how you worked through it. You have so much strength, and Justen is wonderful to understand when and where you need "wife-and-mothering" assistance. Garrison is exactly what I would have expected from the two of you, only better -- it's easy to look at two good parents and imagine a great outcome, but one always forgets that the offspring have their own spirit in addition to the "nature and nurture" that they receive. Your little guy is blessed from every direction!
"mom" jones -- (B&B's mom :) )
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