guess what? i've been busy! it turns out it is hard to find time to update, so forgive me for the delay but i would expect more delay in the future! harrison is keeping me busier these days, naps are shorter and mommy is in high demand. he is definitely a mama's boy, as in he doesn't really like for me to leave the room or have anyone else hold him for very long if i'm in the room. my mom informs me that this is also a trait i embraced as a 6 month old so there ya go. it's kind of sweet mostly, except for dad who just rolls his eyes and says stuff like "it is TIME for daycare". he had his last day with the babysitter maggie last week and he's starting in miss natalie's class at benjo's school next week. miss natalie has only had rave reviews, so i'm excited for the new experience for him. i know he'll love watching all the other babies, and it will be good for benjo to have his brother at school with him. as geno says, harebear is "done ruirn't", and i've heard through the grapevine that natalie also "ruirn't's" her babies, so we'll see if there's any change with the ineedmymommieness.



all of these pics are from easter weekend, mostly harrison in his super cute romper! i just love rompers, and i'm so siked warmer weather is here so i can start with them again! i guess it's like the boy equivalent of a dress? although i know girls have cute little ruffly rompers, too. also i've included a picture of poppy with harrison, as there is definitely a resemblance.

benjo is growing up so fast - yes, that's him on the tricycle and yes he can now reach the pedals and accelerate forward! it's awesome. there are so many funny stories it's too hard to keep up. one of my recent favorites was when we were reading books, he touched my shin and commented on my spiky leg hairs ... he told me he liked them, and that he wanted to cook them into nuggets... i'm not really sure how in the world my unshaven leg hair translated into a suitable ingredient for nuggets, but what-ev. i appreciate his creativity. his lastest expression that i love is "hey mom, i have an idea....", which follows with anything you can possibly imagine. i really have to get him on video raising the roof saying "what whaaat" - it's histerical. i'm planning on buying a digital video camera and hopefully that will make adding clips to this blog easier, i can take short ones with my digital camera, but so far haven't been able to upload successfully, and as i mentioned earlier - time is an issue.



i think i may have my next career move lined up but i'm still waiting on the final details. i'll let you know when and if it's fur sher. derek is still freaking busy all the time with his eight million projects he's agreed too, but he assures me that once fellowship finishes (2 + months), it'll be better... i'm not holding my breath. the good news is we celebrated our 5th anniversary yesterday!!!!!!! yay! we made it !!!!!!! i was told today that 7 is the real test, but for some reason in my mind i thought it was 8.... anyway, we're doing great and i could not imagine a better partner for myself and i love him so much. he's a wonderful daddy too, which only makes it a sweeter deal.

i have lots more new pics to share so hopefully i'll have time to throw another post up soon. later dudes!