Emmett Beeson's Blog

The Pack and Play

2010-09-02 21:05:24

Sometimes when we're outside on the back patio bbq'ing, we take out Garrison's Pack and Play so that he can get down and play on his own.

Here are some pictures of him playing the other day while mom and dad made pizza on the bbq grill!

He practiced standing up tall in the Pack and Play, and then pressing his hands and face into the mesh sides.

I'm just a medium size boy

2010-09-02 14:36:03

The other day I heard Emmett walk up to Amy and exclaim the following statement: "Mommy, I'm not a baby anymore, and someday I will grow up to be a big daddy; But right now, I'm just a medium size."

The Bad Dream

2010-09-02 14:25:35

Early this morning, sometime before 5am I think, Emmett climbed down out of his bed, and walked into my bedroom and woke me up.

He was very concerned about a dream he had just had. Actually, it took quite some convincing to him that it was only a dream.

He told me that (in his dream) he caught Garrison chewing on a piece of his legos and was choking on it.

Since Garrison has been mobile (he can crawl, but prefers to hold your hand and walk/stumble around) we've been reminding Emmett to put away his small toys when he's done playing with them so Garrison doesn't get them and choke on them.

I suppose subconsciously it sank in, and caused him to dream about it last night.

During lunchtime today, I had an opportunity to talk to Amy, who said Emmett kept walking around the house this morning checking on Garrison every so often to make sure he indeed, was not choking on any of his toys.

I can't sleep without my horse!

2010-08-19 13:17:33

Do you remember seeing this picture of Amy at the baby shower for Emmett?

Emmett has since grown attached to this horse, and each night he says: "I can't sleep without my horse."

This usually causes us to walk around the house each night looking for the horse before he can settle down and fall asleep.

On our vacation to the Lake of the Ozarks we accidentally left the horse where we were staying.

Once we returned, it was hard for Emmett to fall asleep each night.
Our friends, who's place we stayed at, were going back down to the lake themselves the next week.

To our surprise, they found the missing horse, and brought it back home to Emmett!

Emmett promptly wrapped it up and swaddled it calling it "his baby" and that he'd never leave it behind again.

Lake of the Ozarks Vacation 2010

2010-08-12 12:19:23

This past weekend we took a "small vacation" down to the Lake of the Ozarks.

We called it a "small vacation" because it didn't take nearly as long to drive there as it did to get to Colorado for last year's family vacation!

While we were there we visited Ha Ha Tonka State Park, in Camdenton. At the park we got to visit the ruins of the turn-of-the-century stone castle built by a wealthy businessman. The empty shell of this great mansion overlooks Ha Ha Tonka Spring and Lake of the Ozarks from atop a 250-foot bluff.

On the way back from visiting Ha Ha Tonka state park, we visited Thunder Mountain Conservation Area, and climbed up an 80 foot fire tower and overlooked the Lake and surrounding Ozark hills.

In the evening, when the temperature was cooler, we ventured out for ice cream and Go Karts!

Emmett had never ridden go karts before, but they are dad's favorite night time activity on vacation!

Here you see Emmett waiting (impatiently) in line for his turn.

Below you'll need to squint your eyes, and turn your head slightly to view the other Go Kart pictures, as they were taking at night, and in a fast-moving environment, and the camera blurred them a bit.

Where we stayed at the lake there is a private pool. This caught Emmett's attention right away, and he enjoyed swimming it!

Garrison had his very own floating ring, and he had a blast kicking his feet and swimming in the water too!

On the way back home, to break up the several hour car ride, we stopped at Meremac Spring Park and fed the fish.

The Cookie Monster

2010-07-14 21:54:59

Earlier this week Amy made some peanut-butter and chocolate cookies.

After they cool, we like to stick them into the freezer and make them cold/hard.

I was enjoying one of these frozen treats the other night, when Garrison reached down, took it out of my hands, and shoved it into his mouth.

For those who are freaking out knowing that Garrison ate peanut-butter before he turned 1 year old, know that we kept a cautious eye on him, and are happy to report no allergies!

We weren't sure if he like it because it was cold, hard on his gums or just plain liked the taste.

Garrison's First Foods

2010-06-08 22:16:49

Last week (6/2/10) Garrison was able to start eating infant oatmeal mixed with juice.

He's been sitting at the table with the rest of the family at each meal, and has shown great interest watching people eat, and will follow food to their mouths as they eat.

We mixed up some infant oatmeal for him, and as soon as he saw the spoon come his way, he leaned over, grabbed the rim of the bowl, and opened his mouth ready to eat!

Below are some pictures of him eating, and having fun doing it!

2010 Family Reunion Camp Out

2010-06-01 10:43:29

This year's Beeson Family Reunion camp out was at Sam A. Baker State Park, in Patterson MO over Memorial Day Weekend.

We went down Friday night, and came back on Monday afternoon.

The weather was hot!

Near the campgrounds was a visitor center, camp store, river with sandbar to play on, open fields for throwing frisbee and playing wiffle ball.

This was Garrison's first overnight campout, and we were worried that he might not sleep well with the heat, dogs barking, people partying, and lights all through the night, but he actually did really well!

Below are some pictures from the weekend:

Flurry of Pictures

2010-05-18 22:37:48

We apologize for not posting any updates to the site in a while. It's been busy at the Beeson house to say the least.

One of the projects we're currently working on, besides our garden, is installing a 2nd bathroom in our house. You can read about it on our other website: LittleHouseOnTheBigHill.com

Otherwise, feel free to checkout the updated picture/slide-show right here on the boy's site!

Garrison's First Cardinals Game

2010-04-29 09:04:57

Yesterday Garrison got to go to his first St. Louis Cardinals baseball game.

We had gotten tickets from Fairway Elementary (where Amy works) and headed down to the game.

It was a little cool for an evening game (59*F) but we tool jackets and blankets. Being in the highest row in the stadium, we had a constant breeze all night long.

Emmett got to eat blue cotton candy, which he loved!

We even got to see Fredbird (from a great distance) driving his car and waving to the crowd.

And at the very end of the game, since the Cards beat the Atlanta Braves 6-0, they shot fireworks at the stadium, which we all enjoyed.