Friday, August 21, 2009

Riding with his "tools"

Little girls carry baby dolls and purses, Hooper...he carries his toolbox!
Even when we went out to eat, he had to carry it in the restaurant. Oh well it keeps him entertained and he's so cute carrying it around! Sweet dreams are a sure thing when sleeping with your tools!
(pictures taken July 19, 2009)

Thursday, August 20, 2009

Naked climbing

I know I probably post too many pictures of Hooper naked, and I know he'll thank me for them some day, ha...but for now he's just too cute not too. I promise the older he gets the less naked photos of him will appear!
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I was giving Hooper a bath one day and had put Neyland in his bed. Well as soon as Hoop was out of the tub he had to immediately go check on him.

What some "sweet cheeks."
(picture taken July 2, 2009)

New Picnic table

For Hooper's 2nd Birthday Nana and Papa gave him his very own picnic table and he loves it. As soon as daddy put it together he HAD to have his snack at it!
Seriously, does it get any cuter than this?
Another terrible picture of me, but I have to occasionally put one or two on the blog to prove that I do exist and so they boys will some how know what I looked like when they were little. Looking terrible or not, I LOVE snuggling with Hooper. He's in the best snuggle mood when he wakes up from his naps!
(pictures taken July 11, 2009)

Wednesday, August 19, 2009

Talk about a "mess!"

As I've mentioned, when it's quiet in the Harris house, WATCH OUT! As I was feeding Neyland one day I noticed it was way too quiet up front. I knew they were probably into something but I had not idea what I was about to walk in and find....they emptied Dee's paper shredder...ALL over the floor! UGH!
For some reason he looks proud of himself here. This obviously was taken before punishment was given!
After time outs, they were made to clean up their mess, and what a mess it was. Needless to say I did most of the cleaning, but they weren't allowed to play until it was all cleaned up. Man this took forever! What on earth possesses kids to do such?
(pictures taken July 7, 2009)These pictures are really old (April 6, 2009) but I just had to add them. On another day they got into my 100 pc cookie cutter box and made another mess. This one much easier to clean up. When I told Hooper to clean up his mess he went and got his little broom and dust pan. How cute is that?


Luvin on Ike...again!

There's nothing sweeter than a boy and his dog....even if it's a stuffed one! I know I've posted tons of pictures before of Hooper and Ike but I just can't resist posting even more...esp. when they're this cute. On any given day you never know what Hooper is going to come out of his room from nap dragging down the hall. On this particular day it was Ike...again.
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Talk about sweet lovin'! Ike is so good to cuddle with!
Apparently Ike was thirsty. I'm so proud of Hooper for sharing his juice with him!

Pure sweetness!
Yes Ike is being drug down the hall between Hoop's legs. Poor dog!
(pictures taken July 7, 2009)

Cheesing it in the bathtub!

A couple months ago Hooper went to Nana and Papa's for the weekend and came home knowing how to smile for the camera. If you know my mom, you're not surprised. She takes more pictures than I ever thought about taking. She's captured our lives on film and I'm so proud! Anyhow both she and I smile with our eyes closed and apparently this trait got passed down to Hooper too. Bless his heart! He was in a picture mood one day in the bathtub and I just couldn't resist grabbing as many as I could!
Even William joined in on the fun. He says "cheese" when he sees the camera and it's soo cute!
Yes, we even take baths with our tools.
If you look up the word "cute" you'll see this picture next to it, I promise, ha!
This is the best laundry I've ever seen! Agree?
After bath time these boys feel GOOD!
(pictures taken July 15, 2009)

Tuesday, August 18, 2009

Tool belts, lawn mowing and cars.

Check out these BIG beautiful blue eyes! I LOVE them so much! The latest fashion accessory...a tool belt..full of tools!Daddy's mowing the yard (hence the upside down swimming pool in the back ground), and Hooper was going from window to window watching him. Also a favorite fashion piece, his "tool" shirt. He loves pointing to all the different tools on it. In fact the other day Dee was dressing him in it and Hooper would not let him put it on for wanting to look at it. So Dee finally gave up and after a while here came Hoop coming down the hall, shirt in hand ready for Dee to finally dress him. I'm not sure why there are not pants, but oh well, he LOVES the shirt.
William loves to wear the goggles and looks so cute in them.
Now Dee has moved to the side of the house mowing so Hooper had to move windows. It's much more comfortable to watch his daddy while sitting in his car. Love the smile! He definitely got it from his Nana and me!
Very interesting way to sit in his car, but hey what ever floats your boat, right?
(taken July 2009)

Frog FUN!

Back in June a poor little toad frog didn't know what he was getting into when he decided to take a dip in our pool. Boy was he in for a rude awakening when Hooper and William discovered him! Actually it was quiet funny how it happened. After breakfast one morning I decided we would go outside to play before it got too hot. As I was preparing the boys (breakfast, hats, sunscreen etc) I looked outside and saw that the water in the pool was moving. Of course I feared the worst...snake or rat. Oh my! But I put on my big girl panties and marched outside to see what had invaded my babies swimming pool. Much to my relief (kind of) it was a toad frog. Mind you I still wouldn't touch it and thought the boys would enjoy it. THANKFULLY Nana and Papa were coming for a visit that day, so by the time the boys were ready to head outside, they were here to help me with my friendly visitor. Scared of frogs...not those two, so I knew God was once again looking out for me by sending them on this very day! Dirty diapers and puke, I can handle. Frogs..no thank you! The frog didn't bother Nana a bit!
Hooper really didn't want to touch it but really enjoyed letting Papa play with it and looking at it in HIS hands.
This poor, poor frog. I think he was rethinking his decision about taking a dip in this resort pool, ha!

Ok so the boys wouldn't touch it with their hands but a laddle and spatula was just what the doctor ordered. Soup ah la frog, anyone?
William would flip it around like it was a pancake. Oh this frog was definitely looking for a noose at this point!

Monday, August 17, 2009

"Mess...mess"

When Hooper gets quiet, you had better go check on him. This was taken July 7 so I was still trying to get adjusted to having 2 (3 counting William) boys. When I went to check on him, this is what I found. He had opened the closet with all my cake decorating tools in it and had a blast. Unfortunately he had the most fun with the bowl of powdered sugar. But look how happy he is! And, no he didn't get in trouble for this, he was just too cute to punish. Oh that smile and those eyes get him out of more trouble, ha! I grabbed the vacuum cleaner and he kept saying "mess, mess." Hey at least he knows he made a mess. Now if he'll just clean up after himself, ha!
Have I ever mentioned that it is NEVER boring around here!

New fun...coloring

These pictures were taken back in April but in trying to blog everything I can't leave them out. Nana and Papa found this table and chairs and thankfully decided Hooper needed it. It's been a HUGE hit at our house, especially when it comes to our new found fun...coloring. The bad news is majority of the coloring happens on the table and chairs, not the color sheets as you see here. Oh well one can't stop the creative process of art, right? Look how determined he is.

Even William loves a good coloring sheet.
I smell an artist in the making