Coloring with Daddy

After looking FOREVER for exactly what we wanted, we found a toddler card table with 4 chairs for Harrison. I bought it yesterday and we have already used it well worth its cost. Here is a picture of Derrick and Harrison coloring on the new table. Lots of great memories I am sure will happen at this table. Good times.

Advent Calendar

A few friends and I got together last night and put together an Advent Calendar (count down to Christmas calendar) for our kids. It was so much fun doing it...it took 5 hours but it was worth it. We can now all use this for years to come. The circles are actually tins that you can fill with candy or whatever you want to put in there for the child to get each day. We copied this format from a Stampin' Up idea. We had a great time putting it together. If any of you are crafty and want to do this, just give me a call and I will give you some pointers on how we did it so that you can enjoy it as well. (There are a few secrets to doing it)

The Beach!!! (Cocoa Beach, FL)

When we went to Florida, we went over to Cocoa Beach to see Will and Jenn Thomas (college friends). We took a day trip to the beach and had a great time!! Harrison would have went out into the ocean until he drowned...he loved it soooooo much!! We also went to the Rainbow River with the family the week before the wedding. We had a great time.

Beach




The Burkey's Pool

Aunt Emily and Harrison feeding the fish at Blue Run (Rainbow River)

Emily's Wedding

Emily (my younger sister) just got married in August. She met Billy where she now works in Pennsylvania. They got married on August 8, 2009 in Inverness, FL. We all went down to Florida for the wedding. My brother and I were in the wedding. Here are a couple of pictures of the day.





Harrison just wanted some cake and he climbed up in Ms. Margaret's lab...who he doesn't know well...and started eating her cake...Hilarious!!

Canning in July

I grew up canning with my Mom every year. She did green beans, black eyed peas and chicken...those were the "normals". So, this year, Derrick's parents planted a garden and we got green beans from them. I bought a small canner and the utensils needed and went to town. I was very nervous but it all worked out great. I did one canner full of green beans and then Derrick and I made homemade blueberry jam. It all turned out great and we had a great time doing it.

Blueberry Jam



Green Beans

Louisville

So...it's been awhile since I updated...SORRY!! I know I say this a lot but I will try to do better!!! Now that the apologies are out of the way, here are a few pictures from Louisville. Harrison and I went with Derrick in July. Derrick had a week of work there at the American Printing House for the Blind and Harrison and I played all week. Derrick did several things with us as well in the evenings. It was a great week away from home and a great week of family time.


CHURCHILL DOWNS

CAROSEL AT THE ZOO

INTRANCE TO THE ZOO

LOUISVILLE SLUGGER MUSEUM

Easter/Worms/Pool/Mowing Lawn

Since it has been awhile....here is a hodgepodge of pictures. First, here is a couple pictures of his first "real" Easter. Secondly...his pictures of playing with worms...and, no, we didn't fry them!! Thirdly...here are some pictures of Harrison enjoying the pool in the backyard. Fourthly...Harrison likes to mow the lawn with Daddy!! (Okay, so the pictures are the opposite order than I said...oh well...you get the idea :-))We are all doing well and having a great summer so far. Lots of grilling, swimming, and hanging out with each other. Hope you all enjoy the pictures.

Harrison and Vance

One day these following pictures will be priceless when the boys get a little older. Pictures make great memories!! Jenn and Vance Thomas came and visited for one night a couple of weeks ago and we decided it would be great to put them in the bathtub together along with taking a couple wagon rides. They were so funny. Hope you enjoy.



Gotcha!



Gotcha Back!!

One Year Pictures

Well...Harrison is already one years old and yesterday we took him to Portrait Innovations and had some pictures made of him. He did great...didn't want to sit still but still did good. Hope you all enjoy the pics. The suit is obviously his Easter outfit that Grandma and Grandaddy (Holly's parents) got for him. Isn't he going to steal the hearts of all the little girls???? By the way...These are the pictures that we actually purchased...they were obviously centered and cropped and a couple were made black and white, but these are the originals on our CD. I don't know how to fix them at the moment :-)

"Eating" God's Word

Well, the Lord says in Matthew 5, "Blessed are they which do hunger and thirst after righteousness: for they shall be filled." So, we assume that Harrison has read this verse and taken it to heart. Here are a few pictures of him playing with his Bible in the kitchen and some other pictures from Saturday as well. For the Epsilon and Delta crew I think you will like the ladybug purse pictures. Daddy has taught him early to love those "ladybugs". Enjoy.