Saturday, May 14, 2011
Super Iron Spider Party!
Move over Mary Poppins, I have a new phrase...Superironspiderparty! And it's very contagious. Wow, what a day! It was so much fun to see the excitement in Harrison's eyes as he started to realize what all the anticipation has been about. He has known for the past week that a Superhero party was on the horizon but I do not think he had a clue that it would be such a marvelous event. As would be expected with anything superhero, we had an action packed day. Some of Harrison's best friends and family came to celebrate the H man turning 3 and they were ready to celebrate in character. I know I've mentioned this before but we are pretty much well supplied on anything superhero and after today, we are overstocked! All the kids seemed to have a blast and by the end of the party, Harrison looked like a zombie from all the excitement that the day had to offer. It was a perfect party with wonderful friends and family, plus, an awesome dog who is willing to get into character when the occasion calls for it. Happy 3rd Birthday Harrison! We love you!
Thursday, May 12, 2011
Preparing for The Big Day
What is "The Big Day" you ask? It is the swim/superhero birthday party that we are throwing for Harrison for his 3rd birthday. I really don't feel that we have done enough to saturate his whole identity with superhero gear so to make up for it, Robert and I will really go for it and make this a theme party. In case you missed our Halloween party a few years back, we (even Jojo) have superhero costumes already.
The other day I found some Superman shirts at the Gap for Robert and Harrison to wear around the house - as twins. I was going to surprise Harrison with the shirts on his birthday but, as usual, he trumped my surprise by anxiously watching the dryer to see if any of his Spiderman pajamas were clean yet. As soon as he spotted the Superman logo he opened the dryer and yelled for me to come see what he found. He immediately put on his new attire and asked me, for the remainder of the day, "When is Daddy getting home?". Here is what happened as soon as he got home:
And here is the Christmas card that we made from our Halloween party...in case you missed it.
The other day I found some Superman shirts at the Gap for Robert and Harrison to wear around the house - as twins. I was going to surprise Harrison with the shirts on his birthday but, as usual, he trumped my surprise by anxiously watching the dryer to see if any of his Spiderman pajamas were clean yet. As soon as he spotted the Superman logo he opened the dryer and yelled for me to come see what he found. He immediately put on his new attire and asked me, for the remainder of the day, "When is Daddy getting home?". Here is what happened as soon as he got home:
And here is the Christmas card that we made from our Halloween party...in case you missed it.
Sunday, May 8, 2011
Thursday, May 5, 2011
Amatuer Photo Session
These two clowns were in need of a photo shoot today so I took it upon myself to make sure that happened. Lately, Harrison has decided that not looking at the camera accentuates his devious side, so getting a picture with him smiling directly into the camera is a lot like photographing a unicorn. Brooks, on the other hand, is a camera magnet and I'm pretty sure she enjoys every photo session that we've had to date.
On an update note, Harrison continues to be one of the most outgoing people I know. We went on a walk yesterday and he went up to every person who pulled into their driveway, walked over to their car door, and said "Hi. I'm 2 and a half. What are you doing?" As if getting out of a car didn't speak for itself. Every person was tickled by this encounter, as was I, because he says it in such a conversational way. I love his people skills! Harrison seems to have a comedic side as well. The other day Robert said "Harrison, you're crazy." and Harrison goes "You crazy!" With that, Robert and I laughed so hard and you could tell that the wheels were spinning in Harrison's head on how to get another laugh. Which he did. He has become very good at acrobatics and in the next week, he will be participating in soccer, martial arts, and possibly gymnastics (all 1 hour per week). I will DEFINITELY be adding pictures of that soon. And I anticipate that he will be swimming very well by the end of the summer.
And Brooks might need to join her brother in some of his sports activities. She is one extremely physical little 6 month old! Not only can she make it from one side of the room to the next in about 5 seconds, she is eagerly grabbing onto furniture in an attempt to pull herself up. I'm scared already. She definitely prefers to play with Harrison's action figurines and Robert's wooden shoe horns (don't ask) versus any of her pink, rattle baby toys. I'm thinking that my time is a bit limited on getting her to wear dresses and bows. So while I can still make these executive decisions to keep her dolled up, I'll do it. I'm willing to make a prediction that once she is able to call some shots, camo and superhero outfits will be part of her attire (fingers crossed that I am wrong). As long as she is not as free spirited as her brother in the clothes department, I'm fine with that. And what I mean by free spirited is... completely free of clothing at any given moment in time. But she has the most adorable, quirky smile so I have no doubt that that whatever she decides to wear will look perfect with a smile like that!
These two make us laugh all the time! They have such unique personalities already and Robert and I are so excited to see what they will come up with next.
On an update note, Harrison continues to be one of the most outgoing people I know. We went on a walk yesterday and he went up to every person who pulled into their driveway, walked over to their car door, and said "Hi. I'm 2 and a half. What are you doing?" As if getting out of a car didn't speak for itself. Every person was tickled by this encounter, as was I, because he says it in such a conversational way. I love his people skills! Harrison seems to have a comedic side as well. The other day Robert said "Harrison, you're crazy." and Harrison goes "You crazy!" With that, Robert and I laughed so hard and you could tell that the wheels were spinning in Harrison's head on how to get another laugh. Which he did. He has become very good at acrobatics and in the next week, he will be participating in soccer, martial arts, and possibly gymnastics (all 1 hour per week). I will DEFINITELY be adding pictures of that soon. And I anticipate that he will be swimming very well by the end of the summer.
And Brooks might need to join her brother in some of his sports activities. She is one extremely physical little 6 month old! Not only can she make it from one side of the room to the next in about 5 seconds, she is eagerly grabbing onto furniture in an attempt to pull herself up. I'm scared already. She definitely prefers to play with Harrison's action figurines and Robert's wooden shoe horns (don't ask) versus any of her pink, rattle baby toys. I'm thinking that my time is a bit limited on getting her to wear dresses and bows. So while I can still make these executive decisions to keep her dolled up, I'll do it. I'm willing to make a prediction that once she is able to call some shots, camo and superhero outfits will be part of her attire (fingers crossed that I am wrong). As long as she is not as free spirited as her brother in the clothes department, I'm fine with that. And what I mean by free spirited is... completely free of clothing at any given moment in time. But she has the most adorable, quirky smile so I have no doubt that that whatever she decides to wear will look perfect with a smile like that!
These two make us laugh all the time! They have such unique personalities already and Robert and I are so excited to see what they will come up with next.
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