Another busy few weeks have come and gone. Lot's of new experiences, and of course, fun familiy times...
Unfortunately, some of the pictures are out of order again since I had pictures on 2 cameras again.
Oh well...
The boys like to bond in the morning in Michael's bed...

And Harrison really enjoys Michael's stuffed giraffe from Grandma...

The basketball is very interesting, too!

Love the giraffe!
The chunky, drooly boy in the bath!

Michael had a bit of a diaper rash last week, so he got to spend most of the day in big boy underwear...

flexing his muscles...

and in the buff...


Happy boy...

Drooly boy...

Moving boy...He has really started to perfect the crawl...

Of course, he has a lot of motivation...
"Wonder what's in that cup??"

"I can get it..."

"I think this is how you do it..."

"Aha...got it!!"

Chasing after the big bro's toys...

and finding entertainment from the big sis...

Michael decided to read Harrison a story...

and Harrison really enjoyed it...

but I guess he got a little close to touching the book, because Michael had to put up a road block!

The boys love bathtime...

and Harrison still loves the giraffe...but I think it must taste a little funny based on his concerned facial expression...

There's a smile!

Harrison also loves the block from Yaya...

and Michael loves his new toy box from Yaya, too!

Playing with the big bro's car...

It's very interesting to look at...

but even better to taste!

"Tickle, tickle, tickle..."

What a ham!!!

Harrison loves to crawl under the couch...we recently found him like the wicked witch of the west with just his feet hanging out. I didn't take the time to grab the camera then, but I did get a picture of him enjoying his favorite spot, head out...

This picture is blurry, but the grin is cute!

The boys...

Daddy and Harrison...

Harrison and Aunt Alison on Mother's Day...

Brandon's dad and the kids...they all look so small next to him!

Maria and Uncle David...

Great Papou and Harrison...

On May 12, Harrison was 5 months old. We measured him and here are the most recent stats, according to our slightly inaccurate system...
Weight: 17#
Height: 27"
And for comparison, we measured Michael as well...here are his 20 1/2 month stats:
Weight: 24#
Height: 32"
On May 13, David was awarded a Chief's Award for a big bust that happened before his surgery. It was exciting and such a proud moment, unfortunately it is likely his last award as he is going to have to go out on retirement...the Dr's won't let him go back to work as a police officer. He is fine with their decision, though, and just happy he has the ability to retire rather than just become unemployed. It is kind of wierd, though...to retire before you're even 30!!
So, here is a picture of him at the award ceremony.

Later that night I found that Harrison had gotten his first tooth! It was the bottom center left tooth. No wonder he is such a drooly boy!
On May 14, David's family from MN flew into town to be with Papou for his 80th birthday. It was a surprise for Papou, and so wonderful to see everyone. We met at the Greek Isles and ate WAY too much!! But it was great...
Here is Michael meeting his cousin, Londyn, for the first time. They became fast friends!

And here we all are!

Happy Birthday, Papou...this cake tasted even better than it looked...if you can believe that!


On May 15, we all headed off to Blowing Rock to be together for the weekend. It was alot of fun, and I think Papou really enjoyed having us all together.


We got a baby backpack while we were in the mountains, because after about 5 minutes of carrying Harrison around in the frontpack I couldn't feel my hands anymore! He is a big boy!! So here is a picture of Michael enjoying the backpack on daddy's back...

It's a very nice backpack...a smart purchase, I must say...

Then, while in the mountains, on May 16, I found that Harrison had ANOTHER tooth! This one was the bottom center right tooth! Here he is after the discovery, perfecting the crawl...

Bonding with Maria...

We had a wonderful dinner our last night there at the beautiful restaurant...


Bonding with Wesley...

Wesley and Michael had a lot of fun together...they are starting to enjoy each other more every time they get together.

Mom will probably be the only one who appreciate's the following series of pictures, but it was exciting to see the highway we helped build!
Cheeks...

Cheeks Crossing and the sign for The Patterson School and Happy Valley Elementary...

Our old house...I missed ours actually (it is the one cut off on the right of the picture) because I wasn't quite fast enough to catch it as we flew by at 60mph!

The Lowe's they built on top of our old dump at the far south end of town.

Finally, when we got home I decided Harrison was ready to start trying to eat real food. So, here is his first bite of rice cereal.

He wasn't too crazy about it...

but Michael loved the pizza he was having nearby...

And Harrison was happy, even though the cereal was kind of icky!

Daddy and Michael...

Finally, a couple more videos. Hope everyone enjoys...
Love to everyone...