AIRPLANE!!!!

This is Harrison's favorite new word. Especially after we went to the Air and Space Museum in VA on Saturday. It's an extension of the A and S at the Smithsonian and was SO COOL!! Seriously a huge hanger full of planes---and way less crowded and stressful than going downtown..even if Harrison basically wanted to climb over the railing and go try out every plane :)

More fun in the city!

I was nervous about how Harrison would do in a museum but we had such a blast yesterday at the Museum of Natural History! He LOVED the fish/ocean life exhibits the best. The weather was absolutely perfect and we had a great time hanging out. We went to lunch at the same Potbelly's (a favorite for sure) that we went to a year ago when we were out here visiting...and can't believe we actually LIVE here now!!

This is how we let him see stuff up close at first, we let him run around in the less busy exhibits :) Dinasour bones!!!

HUGE WOOLY MAMMOTH!!!

They had a "Discovery Room" for kids to look and touch stuff--it was very cool. Harrison loved this crocodile's mouth (and collecting magnifying glasses) the best.
Can you believe this huge coral reef is all crocheted? It's almost as big as the blanket I made for my dad a few years back :)
Daddy and Harrison pose outside--the weather was PERFECT. Just cool enough to wear a sweater but sunny and awesome.
After lunch Harrison had a blast running around the fountains at the Navy Memorial. And of course we tried to get some pictures together
SIT STILL CHILD!!!!

Thank you i phone 4!!!

We got cory a new phone and it takes way better pics than my phone, or even my camera-YAY!! Such a relief for those of us that love pictures but can't seem to get it together to bring a camera...ever..... Here are some of what we've been up to

For Halloween we decorated pumpkins with the Millers and also went to their trunk or treat because there was no way we could get to ours given the traffic situation around here (6 pm on friday...YEAH RIGHT). We also borrowed some costumes and were thing 1 and thing 2--Harrison was an adorable giraffe (although I'm a little annoyed his 2T-3T costume was almost too small when he JUST started wearing 2T clothes...WHAT UP TARGET???

In this picture Harrison is saying--"This sour patch thing tastes funny!!!"
I promise next year I'll be more creative with the costumes...but seriously running around in huge footie pajamas was KIND OF AWESOME

Yesterday we drove down to Mt Vernon for a couple of hours-I've been a few times but Cory had never been. It is only $10 more to get year passes so we totally took advantage. It is beautiful up there and there are lots of places for a toddler to run around after he barely makes it through the house tour :)

climbing a fence to look at the cows
Hello

Kind of I LOVE this picture--he's contemplating the meaning of life, and hay, of course...
of course you have to sit on the green chairs outside the house
With daddy
George's view--I'm a little (LOT) jealous
family shot. Sorry, I refuse to do my hair on saturdays :)

Harrison found a stick!! YAY STICKS!!!

You know you have a good babysitter when....

Having WONDERFUL care for Harrison has made transitioning to full time work so much easier than it could have been. For the first day of Cory's job Harrison played with Alesa at Erin's house and every day since he's been with Rebekah, Kaitlyn, and Alex at Heidi's. Although the commuting situation is less than ideal (and definitely makes me appreciate the time we have together at night, on the weekends, even for like half an hour in the morning)--knowing that he is taken care of and having LOTS of fun doing some FANTASTIC stuff makes me happy. Plus--I get pics like this sent to me during the day--HOW COULD THAT NOT PUT A SMILE ON YOUR FACE???
Alesa and Harrison showing their babies how to take a nap
And jumping on the couch/looking out the window
Rebekah and Harrison making halloween cookies
Time to try out some dough!!!!
Since spending so much time with Rebekah, Harrison has gotten VERY good at giving hugs. Not sure if it is because they are forced to hug each other after they have a little fight or because they just love each other so much :) Yesterday we had our friends Noelle and Jon over and Harrison decided barely 1 year old Sabrina needed a hug too---OOPS---Sometimes his affection is a bit much, but I'll take it.

This Saturday we took a break from the Halloween festivities and went to Tyson's Corner, a swanky mall just down the road. I know. What a lame thing to do on a beautiful fall day in DC, right? (particularly when we could have gone to the "rally to restore sanity," right? don't get me started...) Harrison was in heaven though because he got to ride the train and play in the play area. When you're one it is SO the little things.