Catching Up...

We have been busy.  Playdates, parks, swimming holes, and working... Oh yeah and add into that the fact that we are moving to a new state in oh, you know 3 months.  Can we say chaos?! So instead of rambling on and on, I will give you pics and snippets of description.

Another children's museum visit: crawling through the tunnel

 Planting flowers with momma

 Checking out a dino femur with Daddy

 Cleaning the TV

 Playdate with Oliver, Vivian, and Noah

 Hi Oliver!!

 "Excuse me while I crab this toy."

 Sweet baby Noah

 Friends, babies, gigantic McDs cokes, toys... pure fun!

 Happy Birthday Garrett!! (Little dinosaur explorers!)

 Digging for fossils

 Griffin and Harrison playing with the new train table

 Brooksey was 'helping' vacuum.  By helping, he was wrapping the cord around himself.

 Cheese!!

 4 babies in one little pool

 Oliver and Vivian enjoying their first swim

 Baby boys splashing away

 Brooks with his cranky face on

 Memorial Day 2011

We're Going on a Bear Hunt!

Harrison finished his first year of preschool on Wednesday.  It was bittersweet, knowing how much he has changed in a year.  I'll admit, I was a little teary-eyed watching my sweet 'baby' sing and have fun with his friends. He's growing up so quickly.  

The No-Cavity Club

Harrison went to the dentist on Thursday for his routine check-up.  We love the office and their staff, but they do have their rules: only kiddos are allowed back in the exam room.  So I sent my camera with Harrison's hygienist, who took some fantastic photos for me. :)

The girls said he was more interested in the TV hanging on the wall than getting his picture take with the giant toothbrush (my kid liking TV...NEVER!) 

Shining up those pearly whites

Harrison with Dr. Ellis and his hygienist 

*And just a plug for our fantastic pedi dentist-- any of our friends in the Indy area looking for someone, he is wonderful! Ellis Pediatric Dentistry in Greenwood*

Fun-shine!

The sun is finally shining in Indy.  And despite living in our itty bitty townhome with no yard, we have been taking full advantage of being outside!

Harrison taking yet another trip in the Cozy Coupe car.

The art of sharing is a new concept, as evidenced by poor Brooksey's face

Sweaty boys before bathtime!

Check out those dirty tootsies! 

And a little randomness...

So if you haven't already seen this pic on FB, then I will keep you waiting no longer.... Let me set the scene.  Momma in shower. Harrison watching TV (read supposed to be watching TV).  Bathroom door bangs open, toddler shoves his face into steamy shower and says "I eat raspberries!" I lean closer (because I don't have my contacts in and I am as blind as a bat!) and see his face covered in mushy redness.  I asked him how many he ate and he says "hmm I ate a couple!" Let me add that saying "a couple" is Harrison's new lingo for as many as he feels necessary, especially when it comes to chocolate (thank you GiGi and Pa, the other Easter Bunnies, that made certain we have enough chocolate until Christmas!)

I hop out of the shower, follow him to the kitchen where I find not one, but TWO empty containers of berries (lids closed and politely placed back into proper position in fridge) STINKER!!

Harrison wasn't feeling the greatest the last few days.  We are wondering whether it's allergies or a cold. On Sunday morning, the boy was up at 530 am.  I don't function that early.  So I popped on some Nick Jr (I'm so thankful that channel exists 24 hours a day!!) and covered us up with a blanket.  I remember Harrison asking for juice at around 6 and the next thing I remember is the flash of an inappropriate daddy playing photographer.  Nothing about this picture looks comfortable.

Fave Toy Alert

The boys had some Easter money to spend so they chose this fancy pants $20 lego wagon from the greatest store on earth, Target!  

It's a wagon. It's blocks. And it's a baby hauler! That's like 3-in-1 awesomeness! 

And despite the fact that my children have on PJs in these pictures, they do not wear them all the time!

Future Artist?

Brooks seems to have gone from baby to toddler overnight.  He loves doing anything and everything Harrison is doing, including playing with this MagnaDoodle.  Gotta love that open mouth look he is sporting.  I'm thinking future artist... those lines look very Van Gogh. 

Easter 2011

Easter was fun-filled this year.  Between the sugar highs and chocolate meltdowns, we enjoyed several egg hunts, church and a family lunch at GiGi and Pa's house!

Happy Easter, friends!

Saturday: Egg Hunt (Rainy weather=boots with super cute outfits) 

 Scoping out where the eggs are with Pa

ALL the kids hunting for eggs... thankfully they were divided by age group

Brooks scavenging 

Attempt at a family picture=impossible

Decorating Easter cookies with Momma

One.Messy.Child. But he was entertained while we decorated

Harrison had to put every last piece of candy on these cookies

 The final products

Mr. Easter Bunny has visited!

Ready for church (with bellies full of chocolate)

Sweet boys 

More egg hunting

Tearing open the goods!! 

Looking back...

I love how when we upload new photos on the Mac, it shows the whole year's worth of photos.  So when I'm feeling sentimental, I browse through what life was a year ago that day.  It fascinates me how fast time has gone and how quickly my boys are growing.  It's been a crazy year and I know that the next few years will fly by.  So this time last year, here's what my babies looked like (I won't add any pics of what I looked like... postpartum in hot stuffy Alabama didn't suit me very well!)

Slides, Swings and Shades

April has been bringing many showers to Indy, so our park playdates have been few and far between.  However, we were able to sneak out last week for an afternoon of sunshine.

Harrison in his shades on the slide

On the see-saw with a little pal

 Peek-a-boo Brooks!

Chocolate?

 

 I'm not a huge fan of chocolate (except a Reese cup!), so it shocks me that my boys love it so much!

 Harrison says "mmm chock-it puddin'!" or "mmm I neeeed some chock-it ice keem" to which I say "that's a fantastic idea Harrison. Oh Daddy, we NEED ice-keem!"  

This was after Harrison pushed the pudding
pack onto Brooks' face!

Saturday Sunshine

We were so thankful for a dose of sunshine this weekend.  We were itching to dig out our new summer duds and of course POPSICLES! While this momma did get quite the "farmers burn" (thank you fair skin and freckled complexion) the boys already have a little suntan.  

Brooks on the move

 He was running away from me because he didn't want Brooks to touch HIS car

 Finally getting a turn

 And lastly a deliciously cold summer treat!

Waiting, Wishing

Do you ever have pictures that remind you of song lyrics? 

"Well I've been sitting, waiting, wishing..."

A good ol Jack Johnson song depicts this photo pretty well. 

Harrison seems a little bored with his life, huh?