We hired the excellent Bonnie Berry to photograph us once again, to commemorate Harrison’s second year. Here’s a little trip down memory lane to last years shoot: For this one we decided to brave the wild urban landscape and get gawked at down on South Congress. All dressed up with a few dozen balloons trailing [...]
Aunty Kylies and Uncle Jeff gave Harrison a Fireman’s suit for his birthday and we opened it first thing in the morning after they arrived. And while Harrison loved it and immediately donned the hat, vest, badge and tools, extinguisher, walkie-talkie, etc… he was, per usual, more interested in the book that came with it. [...]
Today has resulted in three crying fits because Harrison wants to love-on Finny. A sitting-hug, a standing hug and an attempt to help Finny fasten the fireman’s vest have all been refused by Finn, sending Harrison into hysterics. Poor little dude. He just needs someone to love. Good news is pre-school starts at the end [...]
Last week I wrote about H repeating the phrase “saves the day” and I didn’t know where it came from. I reluctantly and falsly assumed it was from TV. But, no – hooray! It was from Harrison’s most favorite new book. Fireman Small. Fireman Small was a birthday gift from Aunty “Booklady” Margaret. My Aunt [...]
Last Friday Finny woke up from his nap a little sad – missing mommy and daddy – and while Chelsea was cuddling him Harrison was riding his bike around the fun-room. He started to sing and Chelsea commented that it was a lovely song, to which Harrison replied with a sweet smile, “make Finny happy.” [...]
A few weeks ago the lovely Stephanie aka Gadora Wilder aka Scrape Myrtle came over for the evening. She arrived early before adult-dinner-time for a glass of wine and to brave the almost-two-year-old infested waters. Harrison was smitten with her and asked if she’d care to share his grilled cheese with him. And right before [...]
A nonchalant email from my oh-so-big-city-cousin Meredith a few months ago reporting that they were going to be visiting Austin – that’s the capital of TEXAS, where… wait for it… REPUBLICANS have lived!!! – took us a bit by surprise. Regardless of the surprise we were excited to see them – it had been almost [...]
The Chowanecs were in town over the weekend and we threw a party for Harrison. A lot of fun was had by all. There were kid-friends. And adult-friends. And adult-friends holding kid-friends. And pretty girls. And cake. And bubbles. And the roll-catch-game with Stephanie. And swinging. And more swinging. And still more. And there was [...]
If you come to visit, I may take you out for a night of wine-drinking and for-no-reason-photo-taking at the Ghost Room and the Driskill Hotel where we will charm our way in without paying the cover, hide away in the back corner and talk all night about nothing at all. It was great to have [...]
Chelsea reported that Harrison met a new friend at the park yesterday. When I picked him up from Finny’s house Harrison informed me of her name, but, only after some prompting. Zoe. …and the angels sang. He apparently followed her lead with the enthusiasm of a hungry, lost puppy. Zoe: “Wanna go on the slide?” [...]
