1st step to becoming a "big boy"!

Thanks to our video monitor, I saw Harrison trying to climb out of his crib yesterday, and getting pretty close to actually doing it!  Then at about 4 am this morning, I saw him do it again, so I decided that meant it was officially time to move to his toddler bed!  Today's nap was his first time to try it out.  At first all he wanted to do was jump off the bed onto the floor, but after my super-nanny-learned parenting skills, I was able to get him to settle down and fall asleep.  He was adamant about keeping one "limb" hanging over the edge of the bed, and he actually fell asleeep like this...

Cookie Decorating Party

Our friend Kiera had the great idea to have a cookie decorating party for the kiddies.  It was fun, although I think the adults had to do more decorating than the kids.  I am also still mortified that Harrison decided to end the party by throwing up all over Kiera's house!  Thankfully it was a short-lived bug, but overall, it was a fun morning!  Too bad I didn't get any pictures of the kids actually decorating the cookies!

 

O Christmas Tree, O Christmas Tree...

We went to pick out our Christmas tree this week, of course supporting our favorite Home Depot and Harrison had so much fun.  Harrison brought his jingle bells with him and ran around singing the song (Jingle Bells) while we were looking at trees.  I'm not sure that he really understood what we were doing, but he had a lot of fun helping his daddy.

Here is Harrison smelling the trees...gotta make sure we get the best smelling Christmas tree!  Isn't that the whole point?? 

Here is the little man running and singing his song...

Thanks to Harrison's Handy Manny tool set, he was able to help Lance get the tree in the tree stand.  Such a big helper!  It just never gets old watching him spending time with his daddy!

Next up was decorating.  Lance is the king of Christmas lights - he is very meticulous with making sure you can see our tree from 10 miles away.  Once the lights were up, Harrison of course wanted to help Lance with the string of gold beads. 

This is the first year Harrison has been able to help decorate the tree and he was so cute.  He had 3 favorite ornaments that he would go between, pointing them out in his most excited voice. Here he is helping me put on his "Baby's First Christmas" ornament.

A Cincinnati Thanksgiving

This year was our turn to spend Thanksgiving in Cincinnati.  We had so much fun in my parent's packed-out house.  Both of my sisters were there and Harrison had so much fun playing with his cousins.  Here are the boys having fun watching cartoons.  Harrison got jealous of Trey & Jack's super-cool sleeping bags, so I pulled out my dad's so he could be just like his buddies.

Harrison chilling in the bay window watching the birdies outside...

Lance & Jenny helping Trey play his new game Kerplunk.  I used to LOVE that game!

Of course its never as much fun to play unless you dump all the toys you can find on the ground...

Are you ready for some football!!  We had an Alabama party to watch the UofA vs Auburn game.  We had a great time, but it was a lot more stressful than any of us realized!

Julie & Daddy hangin in the kitchen...

Julie, Me & Teresa...I can't even remember the last time we were all in Cincy together!

Harrison knows when he sees a shaker to yell "roll tide"...it is the cutest!

Jack & Harrison got bored of the game, so they hovered over the dvd player watching choo-choos

Next up was the dance party, starring Georgia!  "My name is Georgia, I like to dance, I like to dance, dance, dance, dance,dance, dance, dance, dance, dance!"

We saved the best for last...we took the boys to see the trains downtown on Saturday and they had a blast.  Here are a few pics.

Harrison and his Daddy

Harrison has been having a lot of fun with his daddy lately.  He went through a phase of boycotting Lance a few weeks ago, so I know Lance is loving every minute of this! 
Here is a picture of Lance giving Harrison his first Iphone tutorial...

Here is Harrison saying "Cheese" to the camera...he just learned that!

On Saturday we decided to stay low-key and watch the Alabama vs. Miss St game at home.  Grandma and Grandddaddy Randolph came over to help us cheer on the Tide, but we were all cracking up when Harrison decided to pull up 2 of his chairs and a box of diapers right in front of the tv to get some front row seating. 

Harrison saying "cheese" again...

Tonight we had movie night and I just couldn't resist the cuteness of Harrison cuddled up to his daddy.

Harrison's First Trick-or-Treat!

We ventured out for Harrison's first trick-or-treat tonight with our friends Jay, Megan, Hannah & Ben.  It rained the whole time, but that didn't stop us.  Thankfully it was just a light mist...just enough to make my hair go crazy. :)  Here are a few pics of the kids having the time of their lives.

Hannah, aka, Ursula the Sea Witch, showing Harrison how to trick-or-treat.  Big ups to Megan for her creativity in creating a costume for a most unique request!

Harrison checking out Minnie Mouse...he was in awe of the costumes!

Harrison was fascinated by the jack-o-lanterns

Harrison and his daddy...and don't forget Mr. Jay in the background with the flounder hat!!  I lost count of how many times Harrison said "daddy" tonight - he was very concerned with making sure that Lance was close by all night!

Harrison was fixated on the water dripping from the drain pipe...get more candy, or watch the water...hmmm, decisions, decisions!

Harrison looking up to his friend, Hannah - they had so much fun!

Georgia A-Scary-Um

We have had a busy week and have definitely gotten a lot of use out of Harrison's halloween costume!  We had a big outing to the Georgia Aquarium because they were having a halloween event where the kids got in free if they were dressed up in a costume.  The kids had a blast and they were all mesmerized by the fish, even though the beluga whales and otters were "on vacation"!  It was hard to take pictures because there were so many people there and the lighting is kind of dark.
When you first walk into the aquarium, they have a wall on either side of you, both full of these fish...pretty cool and Harrison was fascinated by them!  It was hard to get him to move on to the other exhibits.

Happy Halloween!

Trying to get the kids to hold still for a group photo-op proved to be no easy task.  They all kept falling off the wall and there were tons of people around.

Mary and the boys...almost there

Finally, all up and happy!

(Tucker - the duck, Mary - the ladybug, Robert - the dog, Harrison - the skeleton, Maddy - the ladybug and Jackson - the monkey)

...yumm, that cracker looks delicious!

say cheese!

Time for a dance party break!  They had loud music playing in the lobby and the kids loved it...

Here is a video of the dance party...Tucker wins the award!

Dance Party

If you can't see the video, here is a picture instead...

I thought this was a pretty cool picture...

Tailgating Treats

On Sunday, we rushed back from a crazy weekend in Tuscaloosa to take Harrison to our church's annual Tailgating Treats.  Harrison is a skeleton this year, and in my opinion, the cutest thing ever!  We took Harrison last year, but he wasn't old enough to trick-or-treat yet.  I wasn't sure if he would understand the concept of it, but he caught on pretty quickly.  He was mostly in awe of all the older kids and their costumes.  I have to admit that I helped guide him to my favorite candies, but he has to learn somehow!

Harrison's favorite part was putting the treats in his bag.  After a while, we had to trail behind him because his bag got so full that candy kept falling out.  He wouldn't let us hold the bag though - he wants to do EVERYTHING by himself right now!  I don't have any idea where he gets it from! ;)

Grandma and Lance teaching Harrison how to pick out one piece from the bucket 

 

Harrison with his grandma & granddaddy

Elvis made an appearance!  Reggie would be so proud!

Harrison putting his treats in his bag...sorry, there were so many cute pics!

Our friends, The Eubanks, were setup in costume and all.  Clearly by this point, Harrison had it down pat...no need to wait for mom!  I think by this point, he was thinking "keep it moving lady, quit talking!"

After all that hard work, time to enjoy a piece of chocolate!

Harrison posing with his grandma, granddaddy, and daddy.  He gets so excited anytime he sees a scarecrow!  He always says "boo!" when he sees one.

Harrison and I were having fun jumping out from behind the tree and yelling "boo!" to scare everyone!

And you can't miss the hay ride!  Harrison was more excited about the juice box than the hay ride.  He wouldn't put it down for a second.  What a fun afternoon!  Next up, a home-cooked meal from grandma!