Very Literal...

Harrison and I were playing in his room earlier tonight. I got up to go to the bathroom and just went into the guest bath since it was closest. After sitting down I realized that there was no toilet paper. I checked under the sink and nothing, so I decided to give my little helper a job. It went a little something like this:


Me: "Harrison will you please go get mommy a little toilet paper. There isn't any left in your bathroom."


Harrison: "Uh-huh, ok mommy!"


Me: I don't need a lot, just get mommy a little bit and then I will get another roll." (Harrison is known for unrolling yards and yards of toilet paper which is why I gave this small bit of extra instructions)


Harrison: "Ok mama" run, run, run, run, run, run, run (I can hear him the whole way b/c he is wearing his cowboy boots)... here you go mama"


Me: (Laughing) "Oh thank you Harrison, but mommy needs a little bit more. Will you run back and get me a little more toilet paper please."


Harrison: "Ok mama" (He is a really sweet and helpful child!) run, run, run, run, run


The 2nd time was successful!





Here is what I got the first time:

I thought I was being specific enough but I will know better for next time!

Later this evening while I was warming up dinner I asked Harrison what he was doing. He was sitting at the kitchen table holding my devotional book and said "I readin' about God".

So innocent and sweet! I just love him to death!

A Couple of Random Things

1. Newest Harrisonism

Last night we ate dinner at my parents house. Harrison looked at me and said his dinner was "probably good". He told me at dinner tonight that it was probably good too. I think that must be a compliment.

2. Harrison's new hiding place

*** Don't worry we talked about how getting in the dryer is dangerous. I was right there folding laundry at the time and when the dryer door is closed he can't open it by himself anyway.***

3. The real rockin' face

4. Boo-boo

Harrison fell off our bed today and bumped his nose (you can only slightly see the bruise across his nose in this picture - it looks worse in person). It is not broken and doesn't seem to bother him very much. It looks pitiful though!

*I apologize for the terrible parted hair! I combed it from behind him tonight and didn't really look at it until I saw this picture :)

5. I had some flu like systems when we got back from PA. I thought I was getting better and then woke up last night b/c it felt like someone was sitting on my chest. I have started an anitibiotic and I hope it will work quickly! I am tired of not feeling well.

That's all for now.

Daddy's "moovie" helper

Mike is the king of fruit smoothies! He has spoiled me with them and now I belive he has spoiled our son as well! Almost everynight Harrison asks Mike to make him a "moovie". We obviously don't make them every night, but when we do Mike has a new little helper.

I took pictures this particular night so you could see Harrison's choice of clothes!

He loves to wear his cowboy boots, froggy rain boots or crocs in the house. If he doesn't have shoes on he prefers his train conductor hat, hard hat or cowboy hat. His imagination is really starting to blossom!
He has on no pants because he doesn't like to wear them during his naps and somedays they just never get back on when he wakes up. :)

Trip to Pennsylvania

Friday morning we got a call that Mike's grandmother had very unexpectedly passed away in her sleep Thursday night. We rearranged our plans for that day and the weekend and drove to PA with Mike's brothers (Mark and John) and their families.

It was a VERY long trip on the way up b/c we drove through the night. Our car (Mike, me, Amanda, Harrison and Ava) was a nightmare. Harrison and Ava could not sleep well at all. They kept waking up the entire 10 hour trip up there which was miserable for the rest of us. The other car (Mark, Casey, John and Luke) had a wonderful trip with a wonderful sleeping baby the entire time!

We were able to get some sleep when we got there at 7:30 Sat. morning before the greeting of friends that evening. We also had another greeting of friends on Sun. and the funeral on Monday. It was a sad time to see everyone who missed Grandma Bigham so much. We know Grandma Bigham knew the Lord and are confident that she is at peace with Him in heaven now and that is a reassuring feeling to have!

While we were there we had some great time with the family and friends and had a little fun in the snow too!

Our trip back was much better! We drove through the day on Tuesday and Harrison and Ava were able to watch DVD's. Luke was a perfect angel again and all the adults were much happier too!

Here are a few pictures of the family and our fun in the snow.

After the funeral we had lunch at the fire department. Harrison loved climbing on the fire trucks!All the cousins (that were there - I heard about 12 were missing!). Grandma Bigham had 8 children. There were a lot of people who loved her very much!

Grandpap Bigham with the Knight grandsons (minus Matt) and his Knight great grandchildren (minus Jack and Charlotte)

Harrison sledding in the snow

Ava in the snow

Mark and Luke in the snow. I think Luke slept through most of it!

Mike, me and Harrison in the snow!

Harrison and me sledding. I don't think he liked the snow flying up in his face.

Harrison, Ava and Luke warming up after playing in the snow!
The snow was beautiful, but I am glad to be home - my feet were cold!

Our Little Rock Star

No, that is not our goal for our son - but he loves music and is really into playing the guitar and drums right now. Here are a few pictures of his rock-n-roll mouth!

Luke Jared

I kept my nephew for a few hours on Monday and we had a little photo shoot! He is a cutie and is growing up really fast - already about 14 lbs. and he isn't even 2 months old!

A few random things

Sorry about Christmas pictures not being put up - hope you got a Christmas card :) It is just too late to do it now so I will try to do better next year!

Some random Harrisonisms lately:

1. "What you doin' " (just like Joey on Friends)

2. "Where daddy went?" (He used to say "Where daddy go?" and I would say "Daddy went to work" know he has just switched them)

3. "Where's my gongkey?" (donkey) It is a plastic donkey that he can sort of bounce around on and he loves to run full force and tackle it right now. If it gets put in the garage, for lack of a place to put it in the house, Harrison goes on the look out for his "gongkey".

4. Cow udders (he will tell anyone) are "milk boobies" Hey! we are just honest with him, and cow udder didn't satisfy his curiousity!

5. When he is ready to get up in the morning he yells over the intercom "Come here mommy! I ready to get up now!"

5. He wants to know what EVERY sound he hears is, so we are constantly hearing "What that sound make?" or "What that noise make?" I guess b/c I usually say that's a/an ___________ making that sound/noise.

6. "Do this mommy" (with hands on his hips) "Do this mommy" (with his mouth wide open when he is playing his guitar -like a little rocker (I will get a picture of that soon - it is hilarious)

It is funny to see how he interprets what I say and tries to repeat it. I realize that there are some things that I say a lot!

A few cute pictures.

This is how he takes pictures!

How I found him when I went to get him up from a nap ( I don't know how he will ever stay in a toddler bed!)

My little conductor! He loves hats and wears several everyday while he is playing!

Plans for the near future.

1. Turn Harrison's crib into a toddler bed (this would have already been done this past weekend but the screws for the toddler rail have been misplaced in our move and we have to get some more that will fit).

2. Bye, bye bobbies! As soon as he sleeps comfortably in his toddler bed a few nights the bobbies are gone! We wanted to have the bed set up so on the nights when he is screaming for "bobby" I can just kind of lay next to him so I am not too sleep deprived :) What! I am really used to sleeping through the night again!

3. By mid-March early April we will begin potty training! I think Harrison is almost ready and I am hoping it is not going to be a super long journey to complete!

That's all for now!

Thrilled...

I know I am really behind on posting and I promise to catch up soon with some Christmas pictures.

I couldn't resist popping this one on here real quick though. My mom made this hat for Harrison for Christmas and I just love the expression he has on his face in this picture! He is our little mess!

I hope everyone had a Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!