Happy Birthday Harrison!

Happy Birthday sweet Harrison.  You have been such a joy the past year!  It has truly FLOWN by!  You are growing by leaps and bounds!  Here are just a few things I have enjoyed about you through the first year of your life:

• I call you my sweet Harrison for a reason.  You are the sweetest little thing! 
• Your smile makes me melt.  
• I have loved waiting for each milestone to come.  Some have come earlier than i expected, and some much later than I expected.  Not that you are behind or anything, but I really expected you to start walking by 10 months!  :)
• I loved hearing your sweet baby sounds and giggles.
• You have the most beautiful blue eyes, and the longest eyelashes I have ever seen on a baby.  Yes, I am jealous ;)
• I love watching you and your big brother play together.  Y'all are so much a like it is scary.  I am in big trouble!

Like I said, there are many more things I enjoy about you, but I don't have time to write it all down at the moment :)  

At one year old, you are:

• crawling like a mad man.  You are so fast! 
• climbing on everything.  You especially love the dishwasher, the fireplace hearth, and the step stool!
• You haven't had baby food for a month or 2.  All table food for you!
• You have 6 teeth.
• You can say dada, bubba, mama, bye bye, and sometime I can get you to say "cheese" for the camera! 
• You love bath time, but for some reason, you prefer to hold on to the side of the tub and stand the whole time :)
• You take 1-2 naps a day.  Lately you have been taking 2, but I think it is because you don't feel good :(
• We were suppose to go for your 1 yr check up tomorrow, but I had to cancel since you were sick.  I do know that you weigh 21lbs 10oz.  You are not a chunky monkey, but you are solid! 
• You are down to about 2 bottles a day.  1 in the morning, and 1 one at night.
• I love almost everything you eat.  Pickles, chicken salad, pasta salad, grapes, strawberries, chicken strips, hamburgers, french fries... the list could go on and on!
• You are a pro at drinking from a sippy cup.  You have your own baby sippy cups, but you have no problem drinking from your big brother's cups as well

For your 1st birthday, I decided to have a small family birthday party.  We cannot fit a lot of people in our tiny house, so I opted for just family.  I wanted to have the party at this house since it will be your first and last birthday at this house :(  It is going to be a barnyard theme!  I didn't start planning until a few days ago, but I think it will still be cute!  Your Aunt Danielle your birthday outfit and I can't wait for you to wear it!  :)

Harrison, we love you so much.  We are so thankful we have you in our lives.  I can't wait to see what God has in store for your life!  Love you sweet man!

                                          

Behind the Scenes

Yesterday, I took Valentine's Day pictures of the boys:

Parker's picture was fairly easy to get.  Harrison's on the other hand...  He is such a wiggle worm.  It was impossible to keep him still for a picture, until I hired an assistant :)

He is definitely hired!  I sat right behind Parker and snapped away over his shoulder!  Harrison was smiling, posing, and most important, sitting STILL!  Great job Parker!  Maybe you are going to follow in your picture taking mommy's footsteps :)

A Lesson About Money

Parker is learning a lesson about money today.  I say "is" because He still hasn't quite gotten the concept yet...

His Meme and Pa sent him a card with $5 in it.  While we were out running errands today, Parker said his backpack was empty and he needed something to put in it.  I decided to take that opportunity and teach him a lesson about spending money.  I told him that I would take him to Target and he could use his money to buy something to go in his backpack.  Well, that was all fine and dandy while he was picking out his toys, actually giving his money to the cashier was a different story!  At first he wouldn't give it to her.   I told him that if he wanted to take his toys home, he was going to have to pay for them.  I pried the money from his chubby little fingers and handed it to the cashier.  The cashier handed him his change and we headed for the door.  As we are walking to the car, Parker says, "I don't want Target to keep my money!  Let's go back and get it!"  After we got loaded into the car and started driving away, Parker had a major melt down.  He wanted to go get his money back from Target!  Such a hard lesson for a 3 year old to learn.  I told him that I would take him back to Target to get his money, but he was going to have to give his toys back to Target if he wanted his money back.  I don't think he ever really quite grasped the concept, but it's a start!

Day 4- The Outside of Our House

Technically this one is day 5, but whatev...  

This is our home.  We moved here in June 2008.  We thought it was SO big and SO nice.  Now, almost 4 years later, we are busting at the seams.  I still love our house, and I am going to be so sad when we move.  I have so many memories of picnics, playing in the backyard, and "chalking" on the sidewalk.  Every time I think about it, I get so sad!

Oh well, I guess we will make new memories at our next house!  :)

Day 3- You and Your Spouse

So, clearly I am terrible at this photo challenge thing, but honestly, I just haven't had time!  Today, Britt and I spent all afternoon cleaning and getting the house ready to show.  We are both pooped.  I think this picture accurately depicts how we are spending the evening.  Kicked back with a box of kleenex for me, some chocolate chip cookies, and Macgyver on Netflix.  Doesn't get much better, right?  

PS. The kleenex is because I have a cold, not because Macgyver makes me cry... ;)

Hands- Day 1

Back to the 25 Days to Document Your Life!  I am a little behind.  Okay, way behind!  We have been very busy trying to get our house ready to be put on the market!  Here is Day 1:

Parker is so sweet and is always picking me flowers :)   

This is a terrible picture, but I had to post it.  Parker kept touching the wheel when it was going around.  Harrison just had to copy big brother :)

Day 2- The Inside of Your Home

I am going to have to skip day 1 for now.  My sweet little hands are at grandparents house, and I feel weird taking a picture of my own hands...

Our home is in disarray at the moment.  We are having new carpet installed as I type!  The pictures of the inside of our home are not quite the norm, but I want to remember everything.  :)

My empty closet.  So weird seeing it this way.

A view from the kitchen.

All but 2 of those boxes are the boys clothes that neither of them can wear right now,

Our living room

A bit overwhelming.

Ready for carpet!

Our bed for a night or 2!

Redneck entertainment center :)

Bedroom furniture in the bathroom

 That's all for now!  Hopefully everything will be back in order SOON!