Thursday, November 29, 2012

Happy Thanksgiving Part 2!


We loaded up the family early Saturday morning and headed back home to celebrate Thanksgiving with my family! Uncle Dave and his girlfriend, Rebecca, were up visiting for the weekend...Dave's request was to watch the Florida/Florida State game....grrrr...and to have a low country boil (our 2nd in a week...how lucky are we??)...so that is what we did!

The boys showing off their Nole pride:
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We were so thrilled to be able to spend time with Dave and to meet his stunning best girl, Rebecca!
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I love this picture...
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Nobody was more thrilled to have Dave there than Nana...she was beaming!!
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And so were we...
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I just wish they could have stayed longer....(and that the Seminoles would have won!!). We miss you already Uncle Dave...hurry back...we love you!

Thanksgiving Part 1


Following tradition, we loaded up the family and headed to Macclenny to visit with the East coast Harrell's at Grandmother's house!!

Uncle Andy and Aunt Marilyn showered the boys with gifts, crafts and games throughout the whole week we were there...which ended up keeping the ENTIRE family entertained...Thank you so very much!
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The making of our Thankful Tree:
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and the finished product:
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Pop's brought along Gingerbread houses and gingerbread men as well...they had a blast!
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We spent a lot of time outdoors, playing with cousins, loving on all of our extended family members and making memories:
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Jack Jack absolutely loved his baby cousin, Ensley...he was always kissing and hugging her! The two youngest Harrell's gotta stick together!
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Happy 2nd Thanksgiving baby boy!
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And, of course, the annual lighting of Grandmother's outside Christmas tree is always exciting:
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We had a wonderful Thanksgiving...our bellies were full and our hearts were filled with love!
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Thursday, November 15, 2012

15 minutes with the Harrell boys...


Taken over a quick span of 15 minutes. Welcome to our world!!

What? Am I not supposed to eat dinner with my foot on the table?
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Swiper, caught in action...
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World's happiest kiddos...so blessed!
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Sweetie Wade, chatting it up with his Dad...
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All 3 boys still love blocks...
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Is something wrong B-man?
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Oh...thank God...didn't think that sucker was coming off!
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Tuesday, November 13, 2012

Questionnaire


Same Questionnaire as a year ago...

Asked by Mom, answered by the boys at different times, at 4 years and 2 months old:

Me: What is your most favorite food?
Wade: Soup and Hotdogs and Sausage Biscuits
Brody: Strawberries, yogurt, cereal and bananas

Me: What is your most favorite color?
Wade: Orange and the whole rainbow
Brody: The whole rainbow, Mom. And, red and orange.

Me: What do you want to be when you grow up?
Wade: Alligator Catcher, Fisherman and Crab Catcher!! (been watching shows with Daddy??)
Brody: A Fireman! And a red Power Ranger!

Me: What is your most favorite book?
Wade: The Charlie Brown one Mom...
Brody: Lightning McQueen

Me: What is your most favorite song?
Wade: Itsy Bitsy Spider and the Pumpkin one at school
Brody: All of them.

Me: What is your most favorite movie?
Wade: Rescue Bots!
Brody: Doc McStuffins and Jake and the Pirates

Me: What is your most favorite drink?
Wade: Water, juice and milk. I really love ice in my water Mom.
Brody: Milk!

Me: Who is your best friend?
Wade: Everyone Mom! Sean and Bryce and Gabby and Brody Harrell. Mom, Brody Harrell is my bestest friend out of my whole school! :)
Brody: Bryce

Me: How old is Mommy?
Wade: 50
Brody: 25 (I love you sweet boy. Want a present??)

Me: How old is Daddy?
Wade: 14 (Seriously Wade, why am I 50 and Daddy 14??)
Brody: I don't know

Me: What is your most favorite thing to do?
Wade: Cook, build, do puzzles and go camping!
Brody: To draw hearts and rainbows (I swear he said this. We kept asking him, and he repeated this answer. Todd is mortified. hehehe)

Checking in...


Checked in on the boys last night before going to bed...and this is what I found...be still, my heart...
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Visit with Grammie


Grammie popped over a few weekends ago to spend some time with her boys! Since the boys enjoyed Holland Farms so much the weekend before, we decided to head back out there and show Grammie around. It was completely deserted this time around, as the pumpkin festival was over...(And it was 80+degrees outside and filled with gnats, not exactly fall festival weather, eh?)...but we still had a great time!

The boys could not get enough of the corn pit...even filled with yucky gnats. Maybe we need to invest in corn??
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And invest in black tubing? :) Todd went down the slide a little too fast, and landed right on his bottom. While he was healing from throwing his back out. Not a good combo!
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Thank you for visiting us Grammie...hurry back!
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JDH at 17 months old!


Jack Jack...you are our firecracker. Our pistol. Our little tornado. And you already know how to work it.

A little bit about the dude at 17 months old: He can repeat everything you ask him to say and loves to sing and dance. We are always practicing our words and sounds, asking Jack to repeat our words, and 90% of time, he belts it out. He runs so fast, can climb up, on and over anything, is swift, has incredible balance and his stubbornness perseverance is quite the admirable trait...hope he never loses that!! He loves his brothers something fierce and still thinks he is 4 years old.

He knows how to make animal sounds for a cow, cat, dog, elephant, lion, owl, monkey, horse, bird, sheep, pig, etc...animals are our latest obsession...

He can show us the following body parts: head, hair, teeth, mouth, tongue, knees, belly, belly button, arm, hand, elbow, foot, toes, "pee-pee", hiney...he is growing up so fast!

Jack loves apples, pastas, potatoes, yogurt, applesauce, squeeze pouches, grits, eggs, pancakes, ALL meats (especially fish and steak), cheese, and anything he can feed himself. He does not want to be fed anymore. The kid will actually eat anything.

He asks for snacks "snahs" all of the time, as well as water...and heads straight over to his booster seat and starts climbing up. The minute we walk into Publix, he starts pointing at the bakery, almost screaming "SNAHS!!!" His big brothers taught him early about the free cookies.

He still loves playing outside, helping to put on shoes and socks, as well as take off his clothing and diaper. He feeds himself with a spoon and fork, is getting better at drinking out of a cup and he love taking bites of our food. Jack HATES getting his teeth brushed...screams the whole time, until it is his turn! He loves to test his boundaries and smirks when he knows he has done something he is not supposed to do. He will hit when he is frustrated and when he sees that an adult caught him, he will immediately gently touch the person he just hit, and say in the sweetest voice..."Niiicceeee"... Little stinker...He loves to swipe the boys toys, especially Wade's, hates to share and loves to proclaim and announce that everything is "Mine"! When B-man or Wade gets in trouble, he runs after them, pointing and shaking his little finger at them, screaming their name! It is actually pretty hilarious!

He is pretending a lot more, for instance, feeding himself with a shovel and a bucket, as though it were a spoon and bowl. He can throw a ball pretty well, which makes his Dada so proud, he can hardly contain his grin. He loves to open and close doors, turn lights on and off and can follow directions very well!!! He is still a great sleeper, has all of his baby teeth, extremely shy around strangers (and all men, for some reason...Brody went through a phase like this as well...), and has the curliest hair you have ever seen!

Thank you for adding zest to our family, making all of us continually smile and for keeping us on our toes Jack Jack! We love you to the moon and back...

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Friday, November 2, 2012

Trick or Treat!


This year, we headed over to the Smith's house off of Brooks and we were shocked at how the entire neighborhood was out in lawn chairs...their were bonfires, golf carts decorated, even a hay ride...the best neighborhood to trick or treat in, hands down!

We started off the evening all meeting at Campbell and Cailey's house for pizza, snacks and getting ready to Trick or Treat! (Daddy was not able to join us this year, as he threw out his back helping move furniture during our office reno...to say he was bummed out would be the understatement of the year :(...) So, I braced myself and took all 3 munchkins to tackle the neighborhood on my own!

Here is a pic of our 3 pumpkins:
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And a pic with half of the kiddos...(Missing Kristina, Morgan, Dillon, Cole, Callie and I am sure I am forgetting a few!)
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The 2 smallest pumpkins trying to escape...
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After the kiddos were fed and the adults enjoyed a cocktail, we decided it was time to load up and head out for Trick or Treating! This was the first year that the boys were REALLY into it...so excited about each and every house...not even looking back at me for comfort or a nod. They owned it and Jack enjoyed watching on from the stroller, as it was already past his bedtime!
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Heaven forbid he go hungry...I mean....
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They are getting so big!
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Since we seemed to have had the youngest kiddos, we teamed up with the Wesson's and the occasional Cotton sighting, and took our time, moseying along...
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I was shocked that Jack was still awake after all of the festivities...Seriously. The kid has an internal clock, that goes off at exactly 7p, where he starts immediately asking to go to bed. But not on Halloween! Littlest dude didn't want to miss out on the action...
Sweet boy, half undressed, and his friend Rylee!
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But the minute his head hit the car seat, he was out!
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The boys were so excited to get home and show off their loot to Daddy...We missed you Todd!!!
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Since we live 40 minutes from Brooks Street, the boys went to bed with green hair and dirty feet, but I did make them brush their teeth double duty. Happy Halloween friends!