Beginning of the end....

It is officially the beginning of the end of the stage of Harrison's life where he sleeps in a crib.  Much to the sadness of this momma, he is starting to show signs of being a little too agile and I worry he may soon figure out how to escape the confines of his comfy bed.  I knew this day would come, but I was naively hoping it was another year away.  Aside from the sentimental reasons for keeping him in his crib, there were practical reasons as well....like the fact that he could not escape!!!  Oh well, I think he may have a few more weeks, but it looks like we will soon be facing a major milestone!

We love Auntie Cheech!!

Here is a sweet moment I caught of Harrison and Harper with their Aunt Chelsea.  And just a side note "Chelsea" was one of Harrison's first words :)  Boy are my kids lucky....lots of wonderful love to be shared from lots of aunties!!!

Fun with old friends

Last week was a fabulous week full of visits from old friends.  First, we had a visit from my old college roommate Taylor and her six month old cutie Jonah.  Taylor and her husband live in South Carolina and we do not get to visit very often.  It was so wonderful to have our children meet for the first time and like true friends, we were able to pick up right where we left off.  Here are a couple pictures from our time together....

And then Thursday we got to spend the morning with a childhood friend of mine.  Vivian and I went to elementary, middle, and high school together (she was two years older than me, but we played volleyball together or years).  Viv and her sweet family live in Philadelphia and were in time visiting family and they too made some time for Harrison, Harper and me.  We packed a picnic lunch and headed over to the Fish and Wildlife center in Frankfort.  Our boys had a blast meeting each other and checking out all of the cool Kentucky animals!

Thank you to Taylor and Vivian for making time in your crazy busy schedules to visit with us.  We thoroughly enjoyed our visits!!!  We can not wait until next time!

Wordless Wednesday

I think my kid is adorable....

My son is obsessed with the children's show Yo Gabba Gabba.  If you have had the pleasure of seeing this show, you know it is a bit odd, but something about it puts Harrison in a trance.  The child literally leaps for joy when it comes on, and I take advantage of the time he spends watching it to feed Harper, cook, or even just shower (yes, somehow I find time to do that :).  Here is a video Auntie Chelsea took while he danced watching Yo Gabba Gabba.  It was too cute not to share!

Summertime in Kentucky

It would not be summertime in Kentucky with out sweet tea, lightning bugs, fresh cut grass, cookouts and naked heines running around the back yard :)

Friday, Rachel, Walker and Warren came over to play.  It wasn't long before our boys were outside and stripping down.  They enjoyed a morning filled with bubbles, a sprinkler, baby pool, swings and a wagon.  Walker even dominated our slide....(Note to Self:  Do not put water on slide, it immediately becomes a turbo slip n slide.  Poor Walker never saw it coming.  That poor boy caught some major air!)

While our boys were busy being boys, our girls were being precious little girls.

(Disclaimer:  Somehow I missed a photo opp of our sweet girls together. so this is a picture from our last playdate)

I am so lucky to have a wonderful friend in Rachel.  I have found it so important to have fellow mommies to share joys, frustrations, questions, and accomplishments with.  Don't tell Harrison, but these playdates are  really more for me than him....but I don't think he'd complain too much :)

Unexpected Visitor

Yesterday, as Matt was bringing up the trash can from the driveway, he was startled by an unexpected visitor.  Check out this "little" guy.  He was good size, his shell was at least a foot in diameter and he had found himself a cozy little spot in the shade beside our bushes.