Harrison's 3-Month Birthday

Last week was Harrison's 3-Month Birthday. We definitely didn't forget, but we weren't quick enough to get it on the blog, either. He's such a sweet boy who will give you the biggest, goofiest grin you've ever seen. It's adorable! He's pretty much always happy, unless his big brother dumps him on the floor....but honestly, who would like that? He's not big on taking his bottle, as he'd much rather flirt & coo at whoever is feeding him or looking his direction. Tanner calls him her real-life teddy bear, because he's such a snuggle bug! So if you couldn't tell, we're obsessed with him and love him to pieces!

Rolling in the DOH

Ok, so the first time we tried play-doh with Hampton, it was a complete failure. He just didn't get it AT ALL. However, he must've seen the light, because he asked to play with it next. We agreed, because Tanner loves playing with play-doh and any excuse to do so is a good one. Let's just say that now even Tanner has had her fill of playing with it.....Hampton LOVES the stuff! We play on a "blanket" (aka a vinyl tablecloth), but it still gets everywhere. And Hampton wants you to make numbers out of the dough. This week, we instituted a "no more numbers past 9" rule because our hands were getting sore from all the dough-rolling! But even with our whining, it's a great way to be creative & spend quality time with Hampton. And THAT is one thing we're all about!

Car Tunes

As soon as we get into the car, Hampton starts asking for music. It started with the SpongeBob SquarePants theme song, which we have on a playlist 40 times in a row....and have listened to all 40 many times. Then, for a short period, it moved to Dr. Seuss by Trevor Hall, which we liked because it's at least it's by a hip singer. But, alas, that was short-lived. Now, we're on to the songs from the Thomas album on iTunes, most importantly "Misty Island Rescue". We listen over and over, and Hampton dances in his car seat during the entire song. As soon as it ends, we hear "again? again?" until we dutifully replay the songs. We're happy to do it, though, because at least it's not SpongeBob!

Weekend Update

This weekend we.....

started our weekend early with a trip to Pensacola
enjoyed a dinner out at our favorite pizza place EVER
went to the Orange Beach Festival of Art & played in the park
saw Newt Gingrich's bus go by as we ate yummy BBQ outside
worked in the church nursery & attended the first meeting of our new Bible study group
grabbed two more free $10 gift certificates at Tanger Outlets (we are LOVING these deals!)
played on the playground until we were too cold to stand it any longer
convinced Hampton that cinnamon rolls really are delicious!

Friday Photo

Silly Boy

Hampton has QUITE the personality, and lately he has been coming up with some doozies. Yesterday, as Tanner was getting ready to head out & drop off some monogramming, he told her that "it was time to go". She said that they weren't going anywhere, to which he replied "it's Christmas & I want to see Santa Claus!". Which was then followed by jumping up and down, cheering "Santa Claus! Santa Claus!". He's a mess, but we wouldn't want him any other way!

Week in Review

This week we....

.....had a major cooking day that ended with 8 batches of pasta sauce, 2 casseroles, 2 pounds of black beans, and the best garlic parmesan rolls we've ever had. The. Best. Ever.

.......scored 2 free $10 gift cards to the outlet mall & had a lunch playdate while we were at it.

........had an interesting day of Harrison not wanting to be put down once. Tanner's arms were practically numb from all the rocking! He was over it & back to himself the next morning, thank goodness!

.....got to enjoy the 76 degree weather by playing all morning at Grandi & Grandaddy's house.