Half-birthday

Today, May 6, is Harrison's half birthday. Today, he's 2.5 years old. Seriously?! Wasn't he just born? Unfortunately, no. It's been 2.5 years.

he's, um...2.5. He's loving and chatty, he loves to say POOP!

He's feisty and agressive, yet still a little shy.

He's the most social kid - he is constantly asking about friends and family.

He behaves as though he's 2 and 7 all at the same time.

He's smart. He counts, knows his colors, his name and his age. He's been potty trained for 4 months.

He's lovable, adorable and has a special place in our hearts and our family.

Happy half birthday, dude!

Guilt

So, today I'm feeling particularly bad about the bad haircut both boys received yesterday. Cam's sideburns look horrible and the back of Sawyer's hair is ridiculous. Seriously. Their hair was long before I asked for a TRIM and now it's short.



They didn't want to go to school today because it looks so bad. So, before baseball (and the Storm game tonight) I will take them for a fix. I hope.



But, in happier times, we had Sawyer's 7th birthday party and it was FUN.

Yes, capital letters fun. It was an old fashioned HOME party. I heard your gasps and saw your jaws drop. We had pin the tail on the donkey, musical chairs, a home made cake and more. Really, it made us all laugh, scurry around and remark on the fun after it was long over. These are the things we're all going to remember someday.







{yes I made the baby wear a blindfold (scarf!) and I even spun him around!}

{he's jubiliant and having the time of his life. not to mention he appears to be the donkey in this picture. never fear, we actually had a poster of a donkey, we didn't make Sawyer do the job!}

{musical chairs. if you haven't played in years, I recommend giving it a go. seriously this was exciting and really fun. plus, I got to play a Beatles cd. the kids were laughing and the adults were on edge. or maybe that was just me!}



{the group. i couldn't have asked for a better bunch of kids to celebrate with. it was like they had always known each other and were all good friends. this is truly what childhood is about, i do think}

{one of sawyer's 2 cakes that were exactly as he asked for them to be. they said "sawyer 7". that's it. and he loved it}





{during some of the festitivies there were some tears. a few girls weren't into the pinata or the musical chairs. but the balloon toss and the resulting water balloon fight were fun for all. i had to keep trying to find a place to hide with my camera!}

{even the adults were totally blissed out. it was really great fun!}

{no special significance. I just thought Sawyer's friend looked very cute}

After the party was over and there were still crumbs on the floor and trash in piles on the table, we remarked on the fun that was had. And Sawyer exclaimed "THAT is why I wanted a home party"! He's a fun guy...

a bit absent

I have been a bit absent. Again. I'm quite a slacker, anyway. I DO still have my Saint Patricks Day flag up outside. And, there are still egg ornaments on the white tree I decorate all year. So, this should come as no suprise!

BUT I was going to update with photos and tales from Sawyer's 7th and incredibly fun birthday party. Instead I will show pictures of my handsome love since he's down for the count with strep throat. Enjoy and I will return with pictures of old fashioned fun that filled my soul and heart with such wonder and amazement. Love this kid!

PS-He hates his freckles. How is that even possible?

Do you?

Do you play with play doh? We do.

Do you cut it and make fun shapes and trees? We do.

Do you make play doh tacos? Do you pretend to eat them? Do they have a truck as the filling? We do that, too.

Do you do silly things and have fun all day long? We definitely do that, too.

smile!

{flowers from my front yard}

I think that you should always take the time to smell the flowers. Roses, more specifically in this case. It might make the days like this seem a little less daunting.

{The scene from yesterday}

{one should fear jelly while bathing}

{harry's account of what happened as it unfolded. like his momma, he grabbed the camera for action shots}

Trying to make today a good one

Today is smashed in between a whole bunch of busy ones...two busy ones before it and about 100 busy ones after it. But, it's all good...except for the passage of time. You know, that little thing. And how, before you even stop you look at it, your little tiny baby is now over 2 years old.

It just sort of happens. Scary, isn't it?

Supposed to be

I'm not sure about much. I'm not sure what I'm supposed to be. I take that back -- I'm supposed to be a good mom, a good wife, a good human being. Harrison is also supposed to be sleeping. I don't think he is. He fell asleep in the car, not good. I put him in bed. He's awake in there. I can see where this is going...

That is who he is right now. Not doing much of what I want him to do. Not doing much of what he's supposed to be doing. He spits, he yells, he calls names. Not to mention that he scratches and pinches, he runs away and he hits. He's a model 2 year old.

{but isn't he cute?}

{even when he's a wee bit sassy}

{and he can't quite do what he's told}

{he's really lucky cute works for him}

He's lucky because he never did go to sleep in there. Now, i have to go get him up. Grr....

It doesn't get much better than this

This past week, a couple of my boy cousins (Eric and Luke) came to visit from Iowa. I knew going into it that this would be fun. What I didn't expect was how full my heart would feel and what a wonderful day I would truly have with them and my aunt Gini from San Diego.

We hit the ground running early. Like 645 and made our trek to Hollywood. We were headed to the Price is Right. Unfortunately for us, luck wasn't with us and we wouldn't be the next contestants on the Price is Right! Instead, we figured a bit of touring the area would be a good way to spend our now empty day.

{you can't hide the prizes from us, Drew Carey}


{luke, mickey and eric}

After the boys settled on a trip to Hollywood, we made the short drive over to the stars, sunshine and freaks. Surprisingly, we weren't the biggest oddballs there...

And, for my grandma because she used to love to watch Judge Wapner on the People's Court so...


After our people watching, we had some more free time before I had to return back to reality. Santa Monica and the pier were beckoning us on this fine, and very warm, almost spring day.

We stood upon the pier gazing at the waves and creatures that were around...we soaked up the sunshing and pondered our next move.

Here's where I would have liked to have been, lying on a towel, soaking up the warmth the sun was offering that day:

Eric decided he needed to ride the ferris wheel and we simply couldn't let him do it alone. It wouldn't have been right. He needed us. So, even though Gini doesn't do rides and I don't do ferris wheels, we went up. And, you know what? We were all pleasantly suprised. It was the perfect thing to do.

{eric and I}

At the end of our stay I forced us all to get into a cheesy photobooth at the end of the pier. You know what? I'm so glad I did. We crammed ourselves into the tight space, changed up our expressions as much as we could and laughed the whole time.

And I returned home to Cam's 2010 pitching debut. The perfect way to end a perfect day.

Well, I'm trying.

I'm trying to stick one toe in the bloggin' waters. Does that count? I want to be here with updates regularly, but then I feel guilty for not and I give up.

Instead of dwell on that, though - I'm going to accentuate the positive. A few new photos and a quick update. Never mind that this was slated for last week and that the photos are a wee bit outdated. It's going to have to do.

Harrison is still his usual self. His vocabulary increases daily and he continues to think that he's at least 7 years old. He has commandeered Sawyer's little bike/car and made it his own. Luckily for all of us, Sawyer doesn't care! He makes a mess where ever he goes and usually has something to say about EVERYTHING. He doesn't make life easy, but he does make it rewarding!

The big boys are still doing fantastic -- they've had their first baseball games of the season and are both doing well at school. Including all of the fun activities, like Crazy Hair day!

We're busy but having fun and enjoying our days. I'll be around more. Promise.

I'm bring blogging back.

Just sayin' ... it's comin' back.