Impromptu Beach Trip!

My sister called me last Tuesday asking if I would be up for an impromptu beach trip and since we have a little one arriving this summer, I figured this would be my last shot to see some sand for a while!  Harrison and I packed our bags and headed out the next afternoon.  We had such a fun trip, Harrison just loves hanging with his cousins, Jack & Trey!  Its so much fun to watch them grow up together, he loves to be a part of the "big kids".  Its hard to take pics of the boys when you're chasing them, but we managed to get a few cute ones!

Here are Jack & Harrison on the balcony sketching their pictures of the bay...

So far Harrison has not been a fan of the beach and sand, so I was relieved that Harrison, although hesitant at first, finally gave in and played with his cousins in the sand!  He ran around, built sand castles and rolled around as if his fear never existed!  He still wanted nothing to do with the ocean, although I can't blame him!  Poor little guy, hopefully he won't be scarred for life!

Harrison & Jack digging in the sand...

My cutie pie nephew Trey...this may be my favorite pic of the trip!  He is so great with Harrison and always knows how to cheer him up when he is sad.  Such a sweet boy!

"I want to go in so bad, but I just can't do it!!"

Very focused...

Trey & Harrison enjoying an afternoon snack...

This was so strange...in the park in St Andrews by the Bay, there was an old palm tree that had 4 trees growing from one trunk.  Too crazy not to take a pic.

The highlight of Harrison's trip was getting to watch all the boats.  Our house was right next to a marina so there were constantly boats coming in and out.  Every morning when he would wake up, he would say, "I want more boats.  I want to go outside and see boats."

Harrison loves holding his friends' hands right now instead of holding mine when walking down the street.  He and Jack were so cute walking all over town holding hands.  

Check out the movie star hanging by the pool!  The water is this way ladies!

Harrison and I played a game of burying his hands and feet in the sand.  He would pop them through the sand and say "Peekaboo!!".  I still can't believe he would let me do this!

This was so funny...Harrison was running all over the beach so I zoomed my camera and took a few pictures.  At one point he layed down in the sand, head and all...

...but as you can see from the after-shot, I think he learned his lesson!  I'm not sure how much sand he ate, but he tried pulling it out of his mouth, which only made things worse since it was all over his hands.  I have to say, I felt bad for him, but it was pretty funny to watch!

We had such a fun trip, but we were both excited to get back to see Lance/daddy!  Next time we head to the beach, we will be a family of 4, so it was fun to get some one-on-one beach time with my little man!

Firetrucks...finally!

Last Monday, we were finally able to reschedule our firestation tour that was originally planned for Harrison's birthday party in February.  I hate that Lance and a few of his buddies were not able to make it since we did it on a Monday, but hopefully next year's birthday plans will go a little more smoothly!  Harrison had such a great time and warmed up much faster than I expected.  Thankfully the firefighters were very patient with our little ones as they were dancing and running and going crazy as opposed to watching the video and listening to the tour guides!  Our friend Kristin was so nice to let me borrow her camera - of course my batteries died as soon as we got there...grrrrr!  Here are a few pics from the big day.
Harrison and I getting acquainted with the firetruck.  It took him a few minutes to decide if he wanted to climb inside or not.

Harrison posing on the fire truck with his buddies Tucker & Maddy.

Harrison even let the fireman pick him up!!

The kids got to see how the firemen put on their outfits...I think they all thought it was pretty cool.

The kids didn't want to pose by themselves for a group shot so one of the firemen was nice enough to get a big group shot...

Playdate Easter Egg Hunt

We had such a fun morning at our weekly playgroup today!  We put together an Easter Egg hunt for the kids and they had so much fun.  Here are a few pics from the morning festivities...

Here are Robert, Maddy, Harrison and Mary having fun eating their rice krispie treats...

Harrison on the hunt for eggs...

Harrison enjoying his Easter candy...

Harrison and Mary discussing their favorite candies...

Easter Egg Hunt

Harrison went to his first Easter egg hunt of the year at Swift Cantrell park this past weekend.  We walked over with Kiera, Mary & Brad and made it in perfect timing for the "race" to the eggs to start!  We were at the back of the pack so I was afraid there wouldn't be enough eggs for Harrison & Mary, but after a few minutes, the crowd cleared enough for the kids to fill their baskets.  Harrison wanted to hold all of the candy in his hands, so it was hard to get him to keep the candy in his basket.  Of couse, once he filled his basket, he wanted to eat ALL of it!  I gave in to about 6 - 10 pieces and then the tantrum started once I finally said "no"!  We played on the playground for a while and that helped to cheer him up.  We have 2 more Easter egg hunts this weekend, so he will be a pro by the time Sunday rolls around!  Our batteries died as we got there (of course!), but here are a few pics from the day:
"Daddy, look what I found!!!"

"...hmmm, which piece to eat first...."

I tend to have a bit of a sweet tooth as well and Harrison was so nice to share his candy with me!  You can see with his cheeks full, he made sure to shove the entire piece of candy in his mouth at once!

All in all, it was fun day!  Windy, but very fun!

And the verdict is....its a boy!!

Looks like we are destined to have boys in our family!  We had our 20 week ultrasound this morning and found out that Harrison is going to have a little brother.  We are so excited, it will be so fun to watch the 2 boys grow up together, and hopefully be best buds!  Here is one of the pictures of the little man!  I made sure not to drink as much orange juice as I did when we went to Harrison's ultrasound.  He was like possessed baby, arching his back and kicking all over the place.  This baby seemed to be much more relaxed, but was so cute waving his hands in the air and trying to suck his thumb!  I wish I could just sit and watch him all day.  Its amazing to see how much they are moving that you don't even feel. 

Mama Randolph's 60th birthday!

On Sunday we celebrated Lance's mom's 60th birthday.  So hard to believe our parents are 60!!!  It was a small celebration since we're all heading out to Colorado this week.  It was such a beautiful day so Lance and his dad "tried" to teach Harrison how to play baseball.  He didn't quite get the concept but had fun running around and playing with the ball and bat.

Not sure how this one turned out to be sepia toned, but still a cute pic.

Harrison did not like the idea of putting the ball on the tee, he thought that it would be more fun to try to get the bat to go down the hole in the top of the tee.  Creative little guy, just like his dad!

 

step on the base Harrison, step on the base!!!

I love this picture!!! 

After Harrison's nap, he was all ready to blow out Grandma's candles.  We did a practice run...

Harrison just can't get enough of the candles & birthday cake!

I think the highlight of the day was getting to play in the Porsche!   Thanks for the ride Mr. Seese!

Harrison's 2nd birthday

So the snow made quite a dent in our fire station tour plans, but thankfully we were still able to have a few of Harrison's buddies over for a little party.  Thank you to those who were able to make it, and I apologize for those who were snowed & iced in their houses!  I still can't believe that of all weekends to have this weather, it had to fall on Harrison's birthday party weekend. 

The main reason I was so bummed about the weather at first, was because of all the hard work Lance put into making Harrison's birthday cake.  His first time to use fondant icing, and he looks like a professional!  Here is a picture of his masterpiece!

 

We have been practicing singing the happy birthday song and blowing out candles for the past 2 weeks, but so far Harrison has been getting frustrated at having to listen to the song.  He just wants to jump to the chase and blow out the candles.  Oddly enough, this was not the case at his party!  He had the biggest smile on his face when we were singing to him...

He was an expert at blowing out the candles...he got both candles on the first shot!

After he blew out the candles, Harrison was upset because he wanted to do it again. I thought he just wanted to blow out the candles, but I think he was enjoying the attention, because he wouldn't blow them out again until we all sang "Happy Birthday" again...too funny!

Round 2:

 

It looks like Trey & Grandmommy were the only attendants to his party, unfortunately I am not the best at remembering to take pictures throughout the events!  Next year I will remember to assign someone the task of photographing all of his buddies too!  Thanks again to everyone for helping us to make this such a special day for Harrison!!