Watch Out World… I’m Mobile

From: Garrett Maher <maher.garrett@gmail.com>
To: Mom-Mom <mmteeple@verizon.net>
Date: July 28, 2011 4:41 PM
Subject: Watch Out World… I’m Mobile

Hi Mom-Mom,

I’ve been scooting and rocking and trying to figure out this whole crawling thing. Today the penny dropped and I am now mobile! No more rolling around to get where I need to go. I can crawl! Those dogs better watch out! I’m on their tail. 

Catch me if you can,

Garrett

It's a Bird... It's a Plane... It's Superman!

From: Garrett Maher <maher.garrett@gmail.com>
To: Mom-Mom <mmteeple@verizon.net>
Date: July 19, 2011 6:43 PM
Subject: It's a Bird... It's a Plane... It's Superman!

Hi Mom-Mom,

We traveled to and from Granville by plane. It was my first time on a plane. We took the 737 Southwest and flew over somewhere called Boeing. The flight there was mostly uneventful so I took a nap. I fell asleep right after takeoff and woke up just before we landed.

On the way back, I wore my Superman t-shirt. The flight attendant thought I was the real Superman! As we found our seats, she made an announcement welcoming everyone aboard. She assured them it would be an extra safe flight since Superman was on board today! 

Love,

Superman

Fun Firsts In Granville

From: Garrett Maher <maher.garrett@gmail.com>
To: Mom-Mom <mmteeple@verizon.net>
Date: July 17, 2011 4:32 PM
Subject: Fun Firsts In Granville

Hi Mom-Mom,

I went on my first vacation with dad and mama to Granville! Granville is a small town in the hills of Tennessee where there are bunnies at every bend and the butterflies bump into you. They have a little marina and an old general store. We stayed at Uncle John’s tree house up in the clouds on top of Eagle Mountain! About 150 people live in Granville. They go to the Methodist church and don’t care much for President Obama. They do care a lot about their local politics and promise to bake you a pie if you register to vote.

I sat up in my pack-n-play for the first time while we were in Granville. Dad says that means it’s time to lower my crib. I also got to meet my other great grandmother. Her name is Betty. She goes by GiGi and has an infectious laugh.

They don’t have TV’s, phones or the wild world web in Granville so we came up with new ways to entertain ourselves. We read books, played cards, went on walks, listened to thunder-boomers, went boating and fishing, fed some ducks, built some fires, ate s’mores and took all of our showers outside.  Uncle Brian made homemade ice cream and on a trip to the old general store, dad bought me a Granville monkey and a book about their lake to take home as a souvenir.

Love,

Garrett

Harpers Ferry

From: Garrett Maher <maher.garrett@gmail.com>
To: Mom-Mom <mmteeple@verizon.net>
Date: July 4, 2011 6:19 PM
Subject: Harpers Ferry

Dear Mom-Mom,

To celebrate my first 4^th of July, we went on a road trip to Harpers Ferry. Harpers Ferry is where Grand Pop took Grammy on their first date and where a man named John Brown went on a mission to abolish slavery way back when in 1859. We saw the fort where he was captured. Some other important stuff happened in Harpers Ferry and there’s a bunch of old buildings to look at if you’re into that kinda thing. Personally the highlight of the day for me was the grub at Private Quinns Pub. Delicious!

Love,

Garrett