Harrison Update.

Somebody is about to turn ONE! Can you believe it? Because we can't. Our little Harrison seems to get cuter and cuter each day. Of course I would think so since I am his Mom. He has such a sweet personality to cheer up any gloomy day. I am so anxious to release his most handsome birthday pictures. Harrison also has a video to come out too in dedication of his first year. I will post links as it gets closer to his special day. Piggle aka Harrison loves to play more than Avery does with Avery's pink kitchen she got for her birthday. We think he might be a chef. Hey, what lady doesn't love a man that can cook, right? We are so often stopped so people can look at his fratboy ensemble. Even though he has to wear his brothers hand-me-downs, his fro and baby polos are all the time getting him attention which he loves. He's so much fun.

Avery Update.

Our little girl has become such a little chatterbox. Avery and I have started working on a regular basis with flashcards among other learning curriculum. Her favorite word/thing is a "Sea Star" aka "star fish". Anytime she sees the shape she is quick to say " Sea Star". Its precious. It is so nice to have a little more time to spend with her one on one. She is such a fun little person. She has become very vocal. She loves to sing. We have started listening and dancing to music. We have been having a ball together. We are amazed on how much she has grown.Time please STOP.

Jackson Update.

Our little man, as I so often say, is growing up too quickly. We are so proud of his accomplishments in school and at home. During our sick days, Jackson and I had some time to catch up on some reading. During this time he read to me his first book, Thomas and the Great Race , All BY HIMSELF! We are so proud of him! Reading has always been a favorite past-time for him. I knew at 2 when he was able to name all 80 characters on the Thomas the Train site, that he was quick to learn and associate words. His teachers are amazed at his memorization. I have to say its pretty impressive. EVERY child is bright and each child has their strengths. Jackson has this great strength of memory. We are so excited to see what this school year has to bring for him.

Three Sick Little Piggies.

September , has been a month of illness for us. Since Jackson has started school our sick days have been non-stop. The worst for us has seemed to pass. Jackson was diagnosed with Influenza A (the swine Flu) about two weeks ago. Harrison also showed signs of the flu as well, but their doctor decided to treat all three children, just to be on the safe side. We are thankful that we all have it out of our systems, but through the course of the infection our days were rough. The H1-N1 is to be taken of course seriously as with any infection, but the odds of it being fatal, are not as likely to happen unless the person has a secondary infection ( such as pneumonia). I won't lie. My heart was racing when the doctor told us his test was positive, but no worries they are perfectly fine. We thank everyone for the many prayers that were said for our family!

The HarryTomato

I know, the title sounds gross. The mess was a little gross to clean up too, but Mr. Harrison had a yummy time gorging on one of Grandma's Garden tomatoes. His mess was PRICELESS. This took place about a weekago. I had set him on the counter while choosing his babyfood in the cabinet above. He was so dang hungry he couldn't wait on me any longer he decided to chow down on this succulent tomato. I thankfully had the camera on the next counter over to catch this HarryTomato in action.

Baby on the Go.

I have been meaning to post these pictures of our baby on the go. Harrison started to become mobile towards the end of July and he's loving it.

Jackson's First Day of School.

Jackson and I woke up a bit earlier than what we usually do, 6:00AM, had breakfast,

got dressed,

brushed his teeth,

snapped a few pics,

and we we're on the road by 7:10. It only takes about 10 minutes to get there. So we got there a bit early. Better early than late, right? Jackson being the good student that he is, was the first one there.

So Miss Sarah let him be the first to choose his symbol. Can you guess what he picked?

Yep, you got it, the train.

Then Miss Sarah asked him to match his symbol to the cubby symbol to find his cubby.

And what do ya know, he found it.

Jackson waited patiently to meet his new classmates. They all started to pile in at a quarter till 8 , all 18 of them. So that was my cue to say my goodbyes. Jackson walked me to the door and said that he would

"SEE ME LATER. "

I held back the tears, that is until I walked out the building. I don't know,I couldn't stop crying......My baby is in school. It just hit me. A ton of memories flooded my head. Geezzz ..Im going to start crying again.

Ok you got the picture.

So fast forward to 2:30. Avery, Harrison, and I picked big bro up. His teachers said the day went well, and that he did great! On our car-ride home, Jackson told us all about his big day.Oh and he has a new friend Cole. He can't wait for tomorrow.