Hokie- Devil Parents

It's our big adventure! The Garners have moved to the Big Island of Hawaii and are loving life in paradise.

Wednesday, February 24, 2010

Ladies Love Cool James

...Our occasional nickname for Aubrey James ('90's throwback, for those of us who grew up listening to LL Cool J.) Turns out, our son is Mr. Popular. Not surprising, considering his Dad has always been quite the extrovert himself. (We have Justin's old report cards from elementary school, courtesy of Cathy, which consistently contain comments from his teachers that Justin talked too much in class and distracted the other kids.) Anyway, the ladies at Bob Jones daycare have told us that Aubrey is quite the talker! Which we already knew, because he "talks" a lot at home. In fact, he is so happy and fun that it seems he has become the unofficial greeter at daycare. A lot of days he is the last from his room to be picked up, so they bring him out to the front desk with them, since he is such a happy-go-lucky guy. They all love him!

Today I called to find out if one of the girls from his room is available to babysit in a couple weeks. At the end of the call, I reminded the receptionist that this request was for Aubrey Garner, in Baby Room 1. Her response, " Oh I know, I'm familiar with him, he's such a cutie!" Ladies man...

I mean really, how could you not love this guy:
Justin and his "mini- me"

I suspect we might be in for it during his teenage years. Eddie Haskell anyone?

Saturday, February 6, 2010

Mama's Back!

Friends, the day I feared would never come has arrived... and it is glorious! That's right, today I squeezed myself into the last remaining pair of pre-pregnancy jeans that I couldn't get past my hips a couple weeks ago! They were the only hold-outs, a snug-fitting size 2, and seemed to be mocking me from the closet every time I looked at them. Revenge is sweet. Sure, they may be cutting off the circulation to my bottom half as I type this, but I got them on, zipped up, AND buttoned, with only the slightest of muffin-tops. Thank you post-natal pilates! Next up... bikini season.