It has been quite some time since my last post, but I am trying not to feel guilty about it or make promises for posting more often. Right now it is what it is and I am going to have to make peace with the fact that Harrisons little life is going to be slightly less documented than Drews. Being the second child, sometimes you get the short end of the stick. I know a lot about that... just kidding (sort of), however I hold no resentments.
Drew has started school and has transitioned pretty well. I don't get much information from him about his days, but he seems to be enjoying his time there. It is nice to have some one on one time with Harrison while Drew is at class. Drew already had a field trip on a school bus to the farm. He can't wait until he gets to ride a school bus every day. Harrison is showing quite a bit of his personality lately. That is a nice way of saying that he knows what he wants and he won't stop screaming until he gets it! He loves everything that his big brother does. He is nuts about trains, Toy Story, riding cars around, running and wrestling with Drew, and mimicing everything Drew does. It is cute to watch him copy him...not so cute to watch them go after each other over a toy. To say that I have my hands full is an understatement.
Here is a sampling of pictures (in no particular order) of the last few months:
Drew played U4 soccer this fall. He did pretty well. He scored a few goals and managed to stay on the field for the entire game by the end of the season. There was a little bit of running in circles and goofing around, but it was so much fun to watch!
Picture from Drews first day of school.
Pumpkin picking.
We took the boys to our town's annual Haunted Train Ride. We thought that Drew was finally old enough that he wouldn't be scared and Harrison was young enough that he wouldn't care. We were right about Drew....wrong about Harrison. We went early while it was still light and they keep the show a little more low key for the smaller kids that come early. However, there was someone in complete swamp-like camoflauge who popped out to spook the riders, but he jumped up right at Harrisons seat. He screamed the entire rest of the ride and was slightly trembling. Poor kid. I felt quite guilty.
We hosted a kid/grown-up Halloween party this year and it was so much fun! The kids of course had a blast (plenty of sugar and people to play with) and the adults really got into the fun and came with some great costumes. I decided to be a little crafty this year and make costumes. It was my first time and probably my last. They did look pretty cute however. I was Dorothy from the Wizard of Oz and the boys were the Lolipop Guild. Prior to the big day, Drew kept telling people he was going to be a donut because he got Munchkin confused with being a donut.
Drew looking through his loot the morning after Trick-or-Treating.
The last day of soccer, all of the kids got trophies. It was bitter cold that day and reminded me how thankful I was that soccer was over before the really cold weather started. Not that I didn't love going to games, but having Sundays back as family/cooking/watching football days is quite nice.
