Why He Wanted a Boy

Harrison's Favorite Part: the Headlamp

When we found out we were pregnant with Harrison, Adam knew that he wanted to have a boy. I knew that he would have been happy with a boy or girl, but I knew at the bottom of his heart, he wanted a little boy. I really did too. Now that Harrison is getting older and playing with him has become more fun for everyone involved, I can see why Adam wanted a boy. He wanted an "outdoor buddy" that he could teach stuff too. Every week, something comes out of Adam's mouth like, "When Harrison starts to swim well, I am going to teach him how to kayak," or my least favorite, "When Harrison and I go camping, I think I am going to by a pistol." I don't like the last statement for numerous reasons. But that is a whole new topic. Anyway, Adam and Harrison have been setting up the tent recently. Last weekend, I took a couple of pictures, and it is hard to tell who is having more fun. I know that Adam loves having an "excuse" for setting up a tent. We are talking about our first camping adventure right now, and if we are going to take Harrison and the dogs, there is no way our two man tent is going to cut it. Harrison and Marley like to sleep horizontal when everyone else is sleeping vertical!

Blog Worthy

After having to fore go the previously blogged about chicken costume, I had to come up with something on the fly for our trick-or-treating bonanza last night. After we took a couple of pictures of Harrison, Adam noted that they are definitely blog-worthy. I'd have to agree. But, I think every picture of Harrison is blog-worthy. I will say that we took our wagon last night trick or treating, and it was a major hit. It is a must for a toddler if you want the night to be enjoyable (except for the part where Harrison refused to let anyone pull that wagon except himself). We had a great time with some new friends in the neighborhood where we will be living. Yep, we had a contract accepted on a house yesterday.

Pumpkin Carving...er Eating Contest

On Friday night, we decided to carve a pumpkin with Harrison and the dogs. After Harrison went to bed, Adam and I sat out by the fire pit (with what some might call a fire) aftwerwards. I'm pretty confident that we are going to make it a tradition for Halloween Eve. We had such a good time. Harrison was a ton of help at cleaning out the pumpkin and then taking bites of the actual pumpkin. That's right...I said, taking a bite of the pumpkin. Then, he thought he would share with the dogs. It was too funny. There are so many cute pictures. Sorry to put so many on the blog. There are a million more, but I just couldn't put all of them on there.

Sad Chicken

One of our friends in Colorado gave us a chicken outfit for Halloween that her son wore. I was elated to receive it for multiple reasons, the main one being that I didn't have to buy anything (a close second was for comments we would receive about Harrison being a chicken and Adam selling it). Anyway, I'm sure that costume was perfect for Colorado since it is generally frigid on Halloween night. Well, for SC, I'm not so sure it was great. Harrison wore it to his pre-school's Fall Festival Parade and pretty much hated it the whole time. When Joan and I arrived at the school, Harrison was the only kid in his class that wasn't wearing his costume. I inquired about it and his teacher indicated that he wouldn't wear it. So, obviously I tried. I put it on him and as you can tell by the pictures, he wasn't so thrilled with it. When I tried to take it off, it was stuck to him because of the amount he was sweating in the 85 degree weather. I guess it was a rookie mistake. Maybe next year, Harrison will be a lifeguard.

Fun Pictures

Last week, I took Harrison to the park, and as usual, I had to pry his little hands off of the playground. I think he should be the next poster-child for Osh-Kosh.

Fun With Friends

Harrison & Shep were fast friends.
Harrison fishing with the boys

the boys and the dogs taking the beach by storm

Harrison was trying to tell me that the dogs wanted to go to the beach too.

He was right.

Last weekend, we had the opportunity to spend the weekend with the O'Neals and Vincents. This also included meeting Shep Vincent for the first time. Man, he is a cute kid (despite his dad...just kidding Thad). The weather was a little chilly, so it was low-key weekend which made time for lots of chatting and eating (both of which I am exceptionally good at doing). It was so fun to spend time with our friends and made me wish for my old college days. I am just so thankful that after being away from friends for a while, it is so easy to just pick up where we left off.

Our Little Construction Worker

Every time we go to Charleston, Harrison's Papa has some little project that he is working on for the day. Usually, Harrison can't wait to get into the mix. On this particular occasion, a bell was being hung on the back porch. As you can see, Harrison has "his" screwdriver, in hand, and ready to go. Aunt Amanda and Uncle Matt-Matt were on hand to supervise. Looks like the perfect construction site. I keep on telling Harrison to "watch out for what you wish for," because before too long, his Papa really is going to be putting him to work!!