Tristan sings the ABCs

Tristan sings the ABCs:

Tristan Not Napping

Tristan has been fighting me at nap time.  He just isn't tired enough, and he plays in his bed never falling asleep.  Today I decided to tell him we weren't doing naps, just quiet time.  I let him choose 2 books to take to bed with him and told him he could read until I came to get him.  I found him like this 30 min later.  He fell asleep on the book.  Very comfy I'll tell ya!  I pulled him off to lay on his pillow and he'd been sweating so some of the ink on the page was on his face instead, oops!  So cute!

Labor Day

Over Labor Day we went to a Beach House in Santa Monica.  It was so fun.  They had a pool, a playground and a splash pad.  They had a rec room overlooking the ocean that was full of tables, board and card games and a ping pong table too.  Also they had a long boardwalk toward the beach so you didn't have to trek in the sand.  It was quite a little resort getaway.  We spent most of the day there enjoying the beautiful weather.

Fort night

Scott built the boys a fun fort on Saturday night.  We spent the evening inside it playing games and reading books and singing songs!  The boys LOVED it.  Daddy is a genius, it's true!

Archer Is Growing

Little Archer is 6 1/2 months now and I thought it was about time that we try some food.  He seemed to be getting really interested in our meal times so I thought he'd love it.  Not so much.  He was interested at first but then quickly got bored and decided he didn't like the green beans I was giving him.  He liked the plain rice cereal better.  The next day I tried feeding him some applesauce.  He reacted by making really sour faces, as if he were eating a lemon, with every bite until he refused any more.  Maybe he's not so ready after all.  I've kept trying to feed him over the last week and he prefers chewing on his spoon to eating any food!  Silly boy!

 I love how Archer rolls around on the ground and eats his toes!  He's such a cutie!  So funny!

Archer is also now totally mobile.  He's been rolling around EVERYWHERE for months but he recently figured out how to crawl after something he wants.  He's still in army crawl mode so it's slow for now.  If I'm near him he'll crawl into my lap, or come right up to me and whine until I pick him up.  He's a momma's boy for sure.  He's a VERY happy guy.  He loves it when his brothers are being silly and trying to make him laugh, especially Connor.  He loves it when anyone sings to him.  He's got a husky little voice that is adorable!

Off to School- Kindergarten and 3rd Grade

We were back to school this week!  Haydn started kindergarten and Connor is a 3rd grader!  Both were sooo excited to start school.  Haydn is loving his teacher and making new friends fast.  Connor bounced right back too.  He likes his teacher and has a good group of friends that he hangs out with.  He's started playing soccer at recess he says, even though he brought a basketball on his first day.

Here's Haydn on the way to kindergarten!

 Connor on the way to 3rd grade!

 Group shot being silly!  I didn't sense any nerves at all!  It was so exciting to be going to school!

 Saying goodbye to my big boys on the playground!

 I got to walk Haydn into class and get him situated the first day.  Now he is a pro and doesn't need me.  I snapped this picture as I left.  They were starting out with some circle time.

 These two happily reunited after kindergarten was over!  They just love each other so much!

 We have a tradition at our house that I make a big cookie for the boys on their first day of school and then they get to eat it all week in their lunches.
                                      

My Boys

I've GOT to be the luckiest girl to be surrounded by these handsome, sweet boys every day!

Harrison Reunion

Near the end of July we met up with my Dad's side of the family for a Harrison reunion.  We spent our days hanging out together at various parks and went to the beach one day.  The first night we had a campfire, roasted smores and had a poetry telling.  Poetry is a big Harrison tradition.  Connor even got in on the fun and recited "Falling Up" for us. 

 Tristan didn't really enjoy his smore, he was disgusted by how sticky it was or maybe he was just too tired because he conked out on Scott not long after.  It was a long day outside with a lot of excitement!

 These guys conked out too just as soon as we got in the car.

 The next day we went to the beach.  It was cloudy and misty and the water was frigid but that didn't stop us.  We played beach volleyball, buried Connor in the sand and enjoyed being together.

 The next day we met up at the park for lunch and then went to the community pool there.

 We enjoyed seeing Grandpa.  The boys miss not living close to him anymore.

 Jonathan helped Haydn learn to swim!  He's pretty good now too.

 Connor went off the high dive there as well.

 Tristan had loads of attention for the whole weekend from my cousins.

It was such a fun trip.  It's so good to see all the family we rarely see.  We love living on this side of the country again so we can make it to these trips!