Hold on for the ride

Because Harrison's the youngest of three (boys!), I try and be mindful that he needs his own life, activities, friends, etc. It's not all about tagging along to brothers events and momma's errands. (Though, I think he enjoys the errands. Lollipops at Michaels, popcorn at Target and bouncy balls at various other establishments -- he's hooked!)


In this mindset, we venture out to activities with other children. Today was a park day.


We met several old and new friends at the lower park and enjoyed giving each other rides on the back of bikes, mixing pretend ice cream sundaes and boarding rocking airplanes. This boy knows how to throw his arms around a couple of hours of fun.

{borrowing Aidan's wheels}

{harry and jessenia. jessenia and harry. they are two peas in a pod. harry calls her his number one girl.}

{harry and his harem of women}

Flashback

Just an old image, since I'm behind. Way behind. 5 days without air conditioning (with over 100* temps!) will do that to you.

Harrison, August 2009

But, the kid is cute, so it'll do!

Big things are happening

We're getting into our groove over here, or so I thought.

We stretched our wings and sailed into the first day of school without a hiccup. We carried fresh notebooks, packed lunch boxes and reams of paper through the gates and to friends in line. We started homework without much complaint as we'd had 8 or 9 weeks without any.

{sawyer and his pal, Brody}

Then, we caught our breath, looked around and realized we were a week into the adventure we're calling 4th grade and 2nd grade. My oh my!

Though, not to be outdone are the younger members of the family, too. Holly is growing and becoming a lady, all the while sporting her lovely hat! Isn't it just lovely? She doesn't do much relaxing, otherwise she just might be mistaken for a lady of leisure...

Oh and Harry...Harry, Harry, Harry. He's spreading his wings just like the older boys and he's taken flight in a major way. No longer content to just watch others have fun, Harrison wants to feel the wind in his hair and ride like the wind.

Yup, you're seeing it right. Harrison is a bonafide 2 wheel bike rider. Okay, there are training wheels you can't see. BUT, he hopped on a bike over the weekend and never looked back. He didn't require assistance, in fact, he wanted none at all.

Look out Lance Armstrong, you've got competition!

Oh so happy to be alive!

Our summer has been like an ice cream sundae. (And I warn you in advance, there are a lot of pictures) Not just any old ice cream sundae either. A big, rich banana split would describe it.

We've had three scoops of rich, delicious ice cream smothered with toppings, flanked with fresh and firm bananas, topped with fluffy whipped cream and a cherry on top. (Hold the nuts! Ha ha!)

Our summer days together were the ice cream the delicious treat at the base of all that is good they were plentiful, there were fun and they felt like they would never run out. Until today that is. Because unfortunately, our ice cream has run out and our dish is empty. Fortunately, though, we're full to the brim.

The toppings were the flavor that made our sundae special. The things that made us lick our lips and scrape the bottom of the dish with our spoon an extra time, or two. We relished our choices of flavors and knew each was better than the bite before.

And last and not even possibly least was the whipped cream and the cherry. Those special events, those captured moments we will forget. The ones that make tomorrow better than today, the ones that made us laugh so hard our sides hurt. The ones that make us happy, oh so happy, to be alive.

I've dropped the spoon, picked up the bowl and licked it clean savoring each and every bite of this summer and I'm so glad I did. Being momma to these three boys is a job and an adventure, one I embrace and so far, hold onto for dear life.