hot outside, but cool in the pool

during our week-long heat wave (which included Seattle's hottest day EVER) we set up a pool on our deck. Garrison loved the pool.

likes: books, hates: shoes.

Garrison is really into board books lately. I've started putting some in his crib for naps and this is what he likes to do before dozing off...


Saturday he got his first "big boy shoes." They're stride rite, because they were only $30 at nordstrom and Garrison didn't scream when I put them on (not too much). The shoe guy said he looked like he needed a wide. Goodness, his little feet maybe are a little bit "thick," but I'd never really thought of them as wide. We got him 5 wide. He got brown shoes. There just weren't any cool ones in black. There are thousands of cute girl shoes, but only a few shoes worthy of a hip little dude like Garrison. Anyway, he's still not walking, so he's not wearing them too much. But, he's wearing them a little while each day and it kind of makes him frustrated when he's crawling. He can't flip over to his stomach fast enough, because the feet get tangled. It's cute. Anyway, here he is in his spiffy new kicks.

garrison at 13 months

we're a couple of weeks past it, but here is G on the day he turned 13 months old. He's such a happy guy.