Whirlwind

I've been much to busy to update, so it seems. We've been keeping ourselves active with all kinds of activities these past couple weeks.

Harrison is incredibly into trains for the past couple of months. Like, that is pretty much all he thinks about and mostly all he plays with. So, the weekend of his birthday guess where we went??

{clearly harrison didn't enjoy the time he spent with sir topham hatt. at least he didn't resort to physical brutality}

If you guessed that we went to Perris, CA for A Day Out With Thomas, you'd be correct.

And, speaking of Harrison's birthday, we had a quick, impromtu party with a couple of close friends at the park. We really enjoyed ourselves and I think that this might have been the only birthday cake Harry enjoyed!

There were more aspects to Harrison's birthday and we've been to performances, field trips and honor roll ceremonies. But, for now we have soccer team parties and photo sessions to get ready for.

Antics from the birthday boy

It's been a wild morning already and it's not even 10 am! The birthday boy has been at it since before he even got out of bed!

I had only planned on putting up a heartfelt post from mommy to baby, lamenting on the last 2 years - but, well...Harrison has made me make a quick interjection!

Here's how I found him this morning.

{yes. completely naked. if you look closely you will find his pj's and diaper in the corner of his bed}

The fun didn't stop there. While I was in the shower, he got 3 cupcakes out of the pan that were on the stove. He took a couple bites out of one and set it on the footrest. He was working on number 2 when I came out. So, three boys had an early morning snack!

{i have no idea what sawyer is doing!}

I hope to be back later with more from the past two years and love for my baby. But, first we must lunch with other babies and go to Disneyland!

A halloween wrap up, in photos

Just a brief break down of our Halloween festivities because as quickly as they came, they went...and Sawyer has moved on to dreaming of the 7 days off from school this month, and Harrison has perfected his "trick. or. treat". Cam's next thoughts are of soccer and book reports.

{harrison who is not dressed for the festivities but for his regular morning of trying to go to school. he puts on his backpack and proceeds to throw a fit when I will not allow him to go in the gate}

{cam, the white ghost with no face at the halloween parade}

{sawyer, the faceless black ninja}

{carving. a gooey good time}

{completely unrelated to halloween but here's what harrison wears when he gets himself dressed. one of cam's pj tops from last year plus sawyer's socks and underpants}

{off to trick or treat. go HAWKS!}

{and now with daddy. or should i saw professor dumbledore!}

{trick or treating after dark!}

Boo!

It's quite festive around here. The boys have arrived home from their holiday parties at school and they are greedily digging through their goody bags, oohing aahing over homemade ghostie cookies, chocolate covered pretzel rods and miniature card games.

The halloween holiday is always quite festive and fun but enjoying it with little boys is even more special. The care taken to choose a costume, ponder treats given at each door and wait excitedly to carve the face of their dreams into their unsuspecting pumpkin. (Shhh...we've yet to purchase or cut into pumpkins. Too hot and too busy. But, we will!)

Last weekend we took our trip to the pumpkin patch to enjoy the thrills it has to offer. The big boys love the corn maze and ice cream treats (a MUST when it's 90* the day you go to the patch) and the baby loved the animals and the pony rides!

{quite a treat!}

{ready to conquer the corn maze!}

{always looking for a photo opportunity. harry loved the old truck but the bright sun didn't make for the best conditions!}

{mmm...feed!}

{harrison was a bit disappointed when all the food for the animals was gone so he went back for more. i'm pretty sure a stray quarter was found!}

{the obligatory cool treat!}

{LOVED the "hay hay" ride. "hay hay" is Harry speak for Horse!}

{look! sawyer enjoyed it too!}

{the whole gang, hot and happy!}

Ronald Reagan Library

So, while andy's parents were here we visited the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library. Which is really funny if you think about it -- 4 die hard liberals + Ronald Reagan? Anyway...

It was really fun. The grounds up there in Simi Valley are breathtaking and there are a lot of neat things to see, including a plane that had been used as Air Force One. There were a few things that the kids enjoyed, but mostly it's for adults. Even 4 liberal adults. :)

{a piece of the berlin wall}

{harry checking out the planed used as Air Force One}

{the plane used as Air Force One}

{the big boys playing a labryinth type game with Ma. they loved it so much they wanted to do it again later}

living with Harrison

I must say, lately, Harrison is not the easiest person to live with. Now, I can take my lumps, he was an exceptionally good baby AND he's the youngest of 3 boys. I *know* toddlerhood is full of mischief under these circumstances.

Aside from the hitting, pinching, shouting, asking about others bowel movements in public, his real issue today is addiction to sugar. Lollipops, more specifically.

I should have known when there was no noise coming from the hooligan. But, instead, I chose to bask in the silence, catching up on latest facebook status'. The time came when I had to check on the little monster.

And, what did I discover? A man with 6 lollipops. Yup. 6. Luckily 2 were still in the wrapper so I confiscated them. I gave up on the rest, not willing to fight the fight.

where were these lollipops that this 23 month old could access them? Why does this BABY have free reign over sugary goodness? I don't know WHY, but we keep them in the pantry. Never been a problem until now!

Not only is the boy full of ... spirit. He's also a total fashionista. Yup. Socks with Birkenstocks. It's a good look.

Happy Friday!

Brothers

While I'm sure that sisters have a "thing" that they do, I'm not sure what it is. And, I'm sure brother-sister siblings do, too. Again, I'm not sure what it is since I have no siblings myself, and I'm a mother to only boys. (DUH, you already knew that!)

Anyway. What brothers do is fight. Not like argue (though they do that too!) but wrestle. Most everything becomes physical. In my boys case, it's not just because they are angry or upset, but because that is just what they DO.

For example. Take a pleasant day in a public place. This didn't escalate, no one was hurt and there was no crying. BUT, there was a little bit of rough housing. It was all in good fun and both parties seemed to be amused by it, if not derived some enjoyment from it.

{here's where it begins. it looks as though sawyer started it, yet cam is participating}

{cam doesn't seem bothered or happy with it}

{cam's starting to enjoy it}

{the end. and thankfully, everyone is happy}

Brothers, not a bad thing to be.

He's gonna be a soccer player, he is, he is!

While those are the words spoken in one of my favorite movies - they don't really translate written. It's the WAY they are said that is so funny. Anyone know the movie??

Anyway. Harry already fashions himself a little soccer player and I suspect he'll end up being one in a matter of time. He's at practice 2 nights a week and at 2 games each Saturday - not to mention just all of the TALK about soccer. It's a lot and if he manages to escape the game, I'll be quite surprised.

Plus, if he's anything like his biggest brother, he'll be a mighty fine soccer player, indeed.

Jon Gosselin ought to just be quiet

Quite frankly, Jon doesn't sound very smart. I always used to think he was fine, a bit dumb, but fine. I'm completely done seeing his face and hearing his blather all over the place. He's just not helping his situation at all.

Anyway. Back to far more important things. Like, my adorable kids. Still funny, still cute and still lovin' life. And, for the record, Harrison will be 2 one month from today. Completely and totally bittersweet.

We've been experiencing some near perfect weather (sunny, highs right around 70*) here for the past few days and we've been trying to take full advantage. I mean, why not? Colder days (55-60* for the high, ha ha!) are around the corner and then well...I don't know.

So after a couple of fantastic (and winning!) soccer games on Saturday we stuck around to play outside. Little ones played cars and rode scooters, big ones played ball. Great fun!

Another day

What's a little boy who is nearly 2 to do? Play, of course! It doesn't hurt that we're having some gorgeous fall days here...temps in the 80's with sunshine. We want to be outside all day!



What do you do with a hose? Try to drink from it, of course.