Bowling Party!

Harrison decided he wanted to try out bowling! He hadn't ever been before and he was pretty excited! We had 2 lanes and 2 hours of limitless frames! :) (We ended up bowling 4 full games!) Both boys got at least one strike, impressive, even with bumpers! :) 

He had the cutest form!  ;) 

Patrick is probably the most competitive person I have ever known!  That being said, I totally beat him 2 out of the 4 games!  hahaha.  It just needed to be recorded for posterity's sake! 

Proof that I was there too!  ;)

Reagan even got in on the fun!  :)  She was pretty good at pushing that big heavy ball!  And she thought it was pretty funny!  

We had a lot of fun! Thanks Elam's for always being the life of the party... and for indulging us over and over again!  :)  We love it!  And Happy Birthday Bubba!  

We have made an executive decision at our house that big friend birthday parties are going to be something we do when our kids are school aged, starting at 6. (And I'm still undecided on whether or not they will get to have one every year after that! I'm thinking every-other sounds good! We'll see!) We still try to do something fun, but we limit it to our family... and usually the Elam's! :)

Look Who's 4!

Harrison is!  :)  He slid out of bed that morning, eyes still closed, and made a b-line for the growth marker in the hall... "Am I bigger yet, mom?"  Yes, buddy!  Yes you are!  :)  He is such a funny, sweet, loving kid!  He is the face-puller, non-morning person, quirky, hoarder at our house. (Seriously, he keeps a slew of treasures under his pillow! :) He is a great big brother. Always such a good helper for Reagan and Mom. And he loves to make her laugh. He is also President of the Jackson fan club, and has been since birth. :) He has been pushing lately to gain all kinds of independence.  Learning to dress/undress himself. Going to preschool, and loving it. Saying his own prayers "bless the ice cream to stay cold" "bless I'm super super cool" "bless Reagan at the doctor" (he says this one in every prayer, even at meal times) "bless it to be my birthday".  hahaha. He has learned and grown SO much this year!  Talking about things like solar systems and echo location.  haha. He is 43.5" tall, just a half inch shy of Jackson at 5! (Crazy!) Getting to be such a big little person. He warms my heart.  My mama's boy.  Our Bubba.  Man do we love this kid!

We have early church, so he had to wait patiently until after church for presents!  :)  He actually did really well... considering!  And he got loaded up for sure!  He was so excited about everything!

This lamp was from his Great Great Grandpa D!  :)  Both boys think it is the coolest thing ever! 

And Toothless... his Night Fury Dragon.  :)  He doesn't look very excited in the pictures, but he was, really!

We had "pasghetti" for dinner and then chocolate cake!  He was is heaven!  :)  And so very proud to be 4!

In his own words:

Favorite Food: Rice and meat balls

Favorite Color: Black... um, blue
Favorite Toy: Night Fury Dragon "Toothless"---
Best Friend: Jackson (so sweet) and Levi
Favorite Song: "This is Halloween"
Favorite Sport: Football (with Dad)
What do you want to be when you grow up: Fireman (Shhh... don't tell his dad!  hahaha.)
Favorite Thing to do: Help mom with the groceries (awww!) and play with my toys.
Favorite Book: He had a list, but basically it was anything Dr. Seuss and "Dinosaurs Love Underpants"
Favorite Movie: "How to Train Your Dragon" and "Nightmare Before Christmas" 
Favorite TV Show: "Thomas and Friends"
Favorite Animal: Elephants and Sharks
Favorite Holiday: Christmas and Halloween

HAPPY BIRTHDAY HARRISON!

Helper Heroes!

Preschool this week was at our house.  And we got to do the letter H (for Harrison, of course).  So for today's lesson/activity/craft... we turned into Helping Hands Super HEROES!  :)  They had SO much fun with this.  And it was a fun way for them to discover how they can be Heroes everyday... by helping... because that's what heroes do, right?!  :)  They are the cutest bunch of kiddos ever!

These pics made me laugh!  I hadn't realized how much bigger Harrison is until I put them all in a row!  He is the oldest, but still!  ;)

Finally...

After making literally dozens of these hooded towels for other people, I finally made some for my own kids!  hahaha. 

The boys each had one already (Jackson has had his since his 1st birthday from the Chapmans.  And I made Harrison a dino one just after we moved.), but they were in need of new ones.  And Reagan had completely outgrown the baby ones I have.  So there they are... all white and monogrammed and matching my bathroom!  Yeah!  :)