A little too quiet....

I was watching Harrison and Emree the other night and they always play so good together. I thought, why not get a head start on dinner. They initially were in the front room and wandered to Harrison's room. Big deal right? Well things got a little quiet and I knew they were getting into trouble. I found them both on top of the changing table, which I don't really use as a changing table but more as a shelf for all the diapers and stuff because Harrison USUALLY can't get up there. They had thrown most everything off and were just laughing when I came in. If you will notice the lion to the left of the changing table, I believe this was how they got up. Needless to say, the lion has been moved (not that I think that will stop him but....)
Luckily no one fell and got hurt, and I couldn't stop laughing long enough to get mad. I notice these two get into a lot more trouble together than apart. Partners in crime I guess.
Another new trick Harrison has learned is how to climb INTO his crib. Hopefully he won't figure out how to get out until we get him a big boy bed!

Bear Lake

Last weekend we went camping up at Bear Lake. It was so much fun.Harrison loved the camp fire and the marshmallows. One morning he woke up and said, "Mommy, to the fire." He is so funny. Thanks Nick for sleeping with him all weekend, he is not the best bed partner.
It was kind of cold up there the first day and the water was freezing. You could definitely tell that summer is coming to an end.

Lagoon.....again, and a few other things!

We went to Lagoon for the third and last time of the year. I must say that Harrison seems to enjoy the rides more and more each time we go, and I seem to be able to endure less and less. Lagoon is not my favorite place in the world, but I love watching Harrison have fun on the rides. This time he got to ride with his best buddy Emree. They are four days apart and they get along great. In fact if we go for a week without seeing Em every time we get in the car Harrison will say, "Emee?". They are so cute.

Harrison loved riding the train.

We took a little trip to East Canyon and thoroughly enjoyed my parents new wave runners! Harrison loved sitting on them and pushing the buttons. He even says "Kawasaki".

Isn't it sad that we live right in Layton and neither Nick or I have been to Antelope Island since we were about 8 and 12? We decided we better go out there to see what all the fuss was about. If you ask Harrison what we saw he'd say, "buffaho, anteyope, and bid butt" (that means buffalo, antelope, and a big buck).
Before I post this I just wanted to tell Nick how much I love him. We just celebrated our 6 year wedding anniversary! I can't believe how fast time goes by. It's been a fun 6 years and I hope we have many more!

Here are a few pics from our trip to Lake Powell. We had so much fun...Harrison especially. He was sandy and dirty and loved every second!

It hasn't been that long since I last posted but a ton of stuff has happened so this will be a long one. That's ok...I don't think anyone really reads this they just look at the pics anyway! Here we go...

We went to San Diego over 4th of July weekend with my family. It was so much fun. We got to spend time with my big bro Jeff and his family. It was a long drive but definitely worth it. The day we got there it was later in the day so we thought we'd go to the beach and hang out for a bit. Well, Harrison climbed up on a rock, fell off (of course) bit his bottom lip and scratched it up pretty bad. I know...where were his parents? We ended up calling him scar face the rest of the trip.

If you look really close in this picture you can see Shamu. Harrison loved "Samu" and he totally loved all the fishes at Sea World. He really loved riding the Elmo fish ride with Nick. He was so cute in line he kept yelling "Elmo fishy!"

(No I didn't pee my pants, we were trying to dry out after we got soaked on a ride)

This was at the night Shamu show. This was the last smile we got out of him that night. He was so tired.
The next day we went to the beach. I love the beach. It was so nice to hear the waves and stick my toes in the soft sand. Harrison had fun too. He loved letting the waves knock him over. Nick even tried his hand at surfing and did quite well. I didn't get a picture of it...darn! He got up a couple times on his knees. Good job honey!

All the kids at the Zoo. Mara, Jerusha, Micah, Harrison, Grandpa, Mia, Max, and Mason. Can you believe we survived the parks with all those kids? Harrison loved playing and getting to know his cousins. They are so cute and funny. I wish we saw them more. At the zoo they had a little petting zoo for the kids. There were sheep and goats and pigs. Very stinky, but fun!

These are the only good animal pictures I got from the zoo! The polar bear stood up and started scratching himself. It was funny, I had to take a picture!

Me and my Mara (and a rhino)! I just love her to death.

Harrison was so tired after such a long day at the zoo!

We weren't done with the theme parks yet... We went to Lagoon with Nick's side of the family. I was a little nervous about putting Harrison on the rides because he doesn't exactly sit really still. He did great! He didn't even really cry.

The boat ride was one of his favorites because he got to ring the little bell. Camry was a good sport to sit with him on all the kiddie rides. Thanks Cams!

These are all Harrison's cousins on Nick's side of the family. They are so fun, and Harrison loves to play with them.

On Friday we had a great experience. Harrison did his first poop in the potty. He started tooting in the tub (I am really sick of him pooping in the tub, it is gross) anyway, I got him out and sat him on his potty chair and he did it!!!

My friend Ashlee and I ran our first 1/2 Marathon and finished! We have been working so hard. It was great to cross the finish line. I finished in 2 hrs 16 min, which I think is good for my first race. It was so great to see Nick and Harrison and my parents at the end. Thanks for coming and supporting me! Love you guys!

The trail wasn't marked really well here at the end so I just want to thank the guy behind me in the yellow shirt for yelling out where I needed to go! Thanks!

NEW MOVES AND A LITTLE TRIBUTE TO MJ

Harrison has just started dancing and it is so funny. I took a little video so you could enjoy (sorry I am holding the camera up and down for the first part). His favorite song to dance to is "Ice Ice Baby", and he thinks it's hilarious when I do the running man! I think his favorite dance move is 'the spin around until you get dizzy and fall over'! I just love this kid. I know I complain a little but he is such a good boy and so much fun. I wouldn't want him any other way!

I know that Nick will be a little embarrassed about this but I must give a little tribute to the king of pop, Michael Jackson. I have a few fun memories of dancing to "Man in the Mirror" in the living room with my brothers, watching his music videos, and we all loved Captain EO. He may have been a little different, but he left behind some good moves and great music.

Summer Time Firsts

So I have been kind of bad...Harrison has had a lot of firsts lately and I haven't even taken pictures or anything. He has had his FIRST TUBING behind the boat experience (Dad pulled us really slow and he only cried once). We've been to Cherry Hill, which is not a first but counts because there we had our first NEAR drowning experience and his first time down the big slides! He's got his FIRST BIKE, which I will post a picture of soon. He has even had his first sprained ankle. When I called Nick to tell him that I MIGHT have to take Harrison to the doctor because he MAY have sprained his ankle by JUMPING OFF THE COUCH he just busted up laughing. The funniest (and saddest) thing was that he kept forgetting that it was hurt so he would try to run around and then stop, pick his fat little foot up, and whimper "foot, walk". After a ibuprofen, a nap, bubbles and a popsicle he was doing just fine, so we skipped the doctor. Thank goodness for that. I didn't want to pay to be embarrassed that I was standing right next to my kid when he decided to bail off the couch onto the bed of pillows I put below to soften the fall. I think, Lacey, you are right, "danger boy" is definitely his new name.