Who needs baby toys?

So can someone (apparently much smarter than me) tell me why I took up space in a storage unit, my mother's garage, and now my garage for 4 YEARS keeping all of the cute baby toys that were in existence when Erin was born so that my new precious baby could play with them....only to find out that 2nd babies don't want baby toys.....they want big sister's toys???!!!!!! Shouldn't someone have warned me about this? Stacking rings?....no thanks mom....I've got Erin's kitty tunnel!
"Uh-Oh...I've been made........quick.... flash her a huge toothy grin and she'll put down the camera and play with me" .......

Who can resist that?????

It's all about the love

So, we here at the Garner household feel that it's all about the love. We feel the love from those of you wanting us to start a blog. (here it is, by the way...as if you couldn't figure that out. hehehe) I suppose peer pressure can be a good thing! :)

We feel the love that we have for our girls...

And the love that they have for each other. Could they be any cuter?
And the love we have for Family. My Uncle John was here for 2 days from Tokyo. He was staying at my Grandma's house, and so we got to spend part of the day visiting and catching up. It was his first time seeing Kelly. I love seeing him-- He has the best sense of humor, and always keeps us laughing...and Jim and I are always grateful for another reason to laugh...especially when it's not at each other! :)
Kelly has a love of grass apparently. Have you ever tried to get an 8 month old to stay on a picnic blanket?
And a LOVE of any food she can feed herself....or anything that she thinks she can pass for food. Baby thoughts: "hey, if I keep chewing this ("this" being a carpet fiber, piece of paper, or sister's barbie shoe, etc.) then Mom will think that I have real food and won't try to take it away from me! Ummm...No, but thanks for playing!
and Erin has a love of climbing trees....and being social. We weren't at the park for more than 5 minutes today, and she already had a group of kids following her around waiting for "direction"....which of course she was more than happy to give! :) Her favorite thing to do is act out plays that she makes up....can you tell she's my daughter or what?

Jim and I? Well, we have a love of hanging out and watching T.V...after the kids are in bed and we can just chill...(isn't it sad that that actually becomes a hobby after you have kids?)

And we LOVE to sneak into their rooms at night and watch them sleep...it gives us strength for the next day....dang cute kids! We love 'em.