Who let him drive??

While at the cottage, James got a chance to drive the pontoon. Yes, by himself. He really liked doing "big circles". To answer your other question - the lake was empty.

Garden Pest

This is why I'll never have a strawberry crop.

I'm pretty sure there aren't any sprays to keep 3 year olds out of the garden.

But, he's happy. And that's the most important thing.

It's like riding a bike...

Because, well, it IS riding a bike.

James learned how to pedal on his two wheeler - with training wheels of course. This is from his first day - he's improved even more in just another short day!



Our "little boy" isn't so little anymore.

Butteflies are Blooming

We visited the Butterflies are Blooming exhibit at Frederik Meijer Gardens this past weekend.

Here's our little caterpillar (I love being able to talk him into silly stuff like this!)

James fascinated by something (I actually think it was a bird in the exhibit). He wasn't as excited about the butterflies as we thought he'd be. We narrowly avoided him stomping a butterfly to death in front of a group of kids. I think they would have thrown us out for that! He really is such a little boy sometimes - had to be restrained from carnage.

Peeking into a "tree" in the children's outdoor play area.

A rare photo of James and Mom.

Andy and James playing with boats in the water exhibit outdoors. This was a place that James was reluctant to leave. Very, very reluctant to leave.

Happy Easter!

The Easter Bunny visited the Garn house today. And left about 2930482 lbs of candy. We think he's in cahoots with the Tooth Fairy!

Checking out some of the presents. Yes, you could actually see his face *if* he took his hat off. But he won't.

The sneaky bunny also left some eggs around the yard.

It's kind of amazing - he can't find his shoe if it's farther than 1 foot away from him, but he can find candy in a tree.

The forsythia is in full bloom!

Happy Birthday!

Our baby is three (!!) today!

Waiting for his cupcake.

Contemplating blowing out the candles.

Success!

And now the reward - cupcake. It was probably his 290348 for the day, but whatever. It's his birthday!

I need a boat.

Running water in our house isn't unusual. James must wash his hands 6 or 7 times a day (he's kind of oddly fussy about it).

When he walked out of the bathroom one morning and said "I need a boat", I decided I should probably check on what he was actually doing in there!

He combed his hair.

And filled the sink to play with his Ernie, Elmo, and boat tub toys.

And pretty much managed to soak himself, the sink, and the floor during the process.

At least he had fun!