Christmas, Part 1

This weekend, we celebrated Christmas in Wichita. For the first time in a long time, we were able to get together with all of Tom's cousins, aunts, and uncles on his Dad's side of the family. And of course, we were able to spend some great quality-time with Dodie and Pops. It was a very special weekend, especially since we had two new additions to the family this year. Harrison and John had a wonderful time and seemed to really love their first Christmas festivities.

As you can see, we have been very busy documenting Harrison's first Christmas! There are new pictures posted on flickr of Harrison admiring our Christmas tree (he loves it when we get home in the evening and turn on the lights for the first time!) and pictures from our weekend in Wichita

Part 2 includes Tom's birthday on Christmas Eve and Amy's family on Christmas Day. Stay tuned!

Broccoli!

Here’s a video from last week. Believe it or not he loves the broccoli! And if you don’t believe that, check out the squeal at 00:27. This video also demonstrates one of Harrison’s favorite pastimes – banging on the counter.

Thanksgiving Tooth

We were very thankful this year to have Harrison in our life. And Harrison is VERY thankful to cut his first tooth...on Thanksgiving Despite the one little bottom tooth, Harrison wasn't allowed to eat turkey but he did enjoy some delicious potatoes.

Baptism

Two weekends ago, Harrison and his cousin John were baptized at St. Lawrence Catholic Campus Center. Harrison seemed to genuinely enjoy the entire process. He sat through Mass like a little angel - very curious about everything going on around him. And he actually loved the baptism- he smiled continually at Father Steve. We were so proud of him and our godson, John.

Later that evening, family and friends gathered at our house for a meal and celebration. The boys were fantastic as usual and a good time was had by all. Some great pictures are posted on Flickr!

Bouncing!

Here is a video of Harrison bouncing around on Sunday. He loves to bounce around in this thing, and only takes breaks to watch the dog and look for his binky. (Note - that noise in the background is Mom making some homemade baby food for Mr. Harrison. On the menu tonight - squash!)

Buds

Harrison and John got to spend some quality time together yesterday. Aunt Brooke and Uncle Ryan came to Lawrence for the day, and Harrison was VERY happy to show cousin John some of his new tricks.

Sitting-Up

Although Harrison has been spitting-up for some time, he has recently started to sit-up! This isn't the greatest quality picture, but it definitely captures the moment. He seems to really enjoy himself, and we could not be more proud of the little man. And sitting-up is much more enjoyable for everyone than spitting-up.