This lovely section show cases the boys going door to door. What it doesnt' show is the group of children coming up behind Noah and Harrison, and scaring the candy out of fragile Mr. Harrison. It was tramatic!
Friday, July 9, 2010
A long time coming....
It occured to me, that I had run out of room on my camera's memory card. Anticipated a vacation within the next couple of weeks, I thought it would be a good idea to clear out the memory card. During this process, I found pictures from last September. if I was just now uploading those pics to my computer, clearly, I had no blogged, and therefore not posted anything since said September (a quick look online confirmed my suspicions). Therefore, for your viewing pleasure....2009-2010 in review, with the Philson Family.
Above you will see a late summer sunday with Grandpa, Dad, and Noah playing on a Tank in Beatrice. This was definately one of my favorite places as a kid.
Above you will see a late summer sunday with Grandpa, Dad, and Noah playing on a Tank in Beatrice. This was definately one of my favorite places as a kid. Directly below that, Kim being "artsy" with the boys, the result of that talent, and the boys prepared to score some candy!
Sunday, September 6, 2009
The adventures of Harrison and his new bed....kind of
Harrison has a new bed. Not really. One side of the crib was removed so that the kid can get in and out at his leisure, but right after removing the side, we added a rail, so that he can't fall out. Thus, he's still sleeping in a crib.However, the kid did have fun exploring the changes immediately following the transition. Big-brother Noah was kind enough to show Harrison how to fully experience his new sleeping apparatus.
Oh my goodness, A TRACTOR!!!!!
Noah loves tractors. Not just any tractors, the green and yellow ones that sport the deer on the side.We had a great opportunity a few weeks ago to enjoy Cobblestone ( a big fair type thing) in Falls City. Naturally tractors were there in abundance.
Noah, literally sat quietly for close to ten minutes watching the tractor in the background, just staring at it. I've never seen him so hypnotized or well behaved.
Kim and I are thinking of purchasing a Deere to store in our garage as a means of calming him down.
Here we see the kiddos taking a closer look.
On our way back to Nana and Papa's house, we stumbled upon a couple fo gentlemen and their vintage Johnny Popper, which just so happened to be running. Noah was thrilled to be offered the chance to sit on this classic tractor. And of course, what Noah does, Harrison has to do.
The apple doesn't fall far from the tree
Harrison managed to get his hand's on one of my library loaned Spider-Man graphic novels.
Rather than tearing it apart as I originally feared he would, he performed quite surprisingly...by "reading it".
Here's the proof.
-Greg
P.S. In case you're wondering, I did not cry with pride and joy as I witnessed this event. Instead I did a mental fist pump, and complimented myself on ensuring that my youngest son, just as I did, would get beat up through elementary school. I'm so proud.
Sunday, June 7, 2009
Harry gets a haircut
It
was a rough experience for Kim, but the little guy needed a hair cut, and since it was 5:30 on a Sunday night, there was no one else to do it. So, Kim made the cuts.
Friday, December 26, 2008
The first post of Christmas
Twas the day after Christmas, and all through the house, not a creature was stirring, except for Dad.
Merry Christmas to all who read this blog. I realize we've gotten pretty bad about updating, but hopefully this will appease our fans.
December has been one crazy month for our household. It's been non-stop activities. Kim began December with a T.E.C weekend. She served as an Assistant-Lay Director in Beatrice. I've started planning for my own T.E.C which is just around the corner, and will be located in Wahoo. For this Teens Encounter Christ, I'll be an Assistant-Lay Director as well. God willing, Kim and I will begin directing our own TEC's soon. A few birthdays here and there, some various excusrsions into the cold. Noah went with Teetee (not sure how that should be spelled) and her friend Molly (Wall-E according to Noah) to see the Star City Parade: "Big Tractor Dadda, and Santa, and Elmo!". Harrison is teasing us with a few extra teeth, and walking, but neither one is there yet. But what would be December, without our annual trip ti Uncle Chris, and Teetee Rebecca's to see Santa Clause. Noah was so excited, until
the moment actually came.... For the first time in his life, Noah was actually pretty reluctant to sit on Santa's lap. But he still had to get his order for Christmas in. So, from a safe distance across the room he shouted it in "Santa, Big Tractor book!!" "Tell Santa what Harrison wants" I would say, " Toys!" "What kind of Toys Noah?" "Blue toys". And then the boy was gone.
Harrison didn't fair much better, infact, I've never seen Harrison so afraid of anyone.
This grumpy gus over to the side, went out of his way to let Santa know they weren't going to get along. I suppose Harry thought he had been a bad boy all year and didn't want to make nice with the man who was going to bring him coal.
Despite the mood of my children, I was bound and determined to get a good picture with Santa. Mostly because Kim couldn't make this annual tradition and I knew she was a little sad about that. So, in order to make my wife's Christmas wish come true, I thought I'd sit in on the picture too. This was taken a moment before Harrison quite literally screamed bloody murder in Mr. Kringle's face. (we tried)
After the jolly man vacated the premises, the boys went back to normal. Harrison, promptly crawled to a stranger and asked to be held, and Noah invited himself onto cousin Christian's bunk-bed, so that he could be a big boy for a while.
I've always admired how patient Christian is with Noah, in-fact, I'm very proud of how loving he is around my kids, and in my opinion, the picture of the two of them on the bunk-bed is quite the heart warmer....
Okay, enough sentiment, let's skip ahead to the sword fight that occured right after this loving moment... Despite my praise of Christian, I quickly changed my opinion, and thought him to be pretty sneaky, after all, he did bring a gun to a knife fight, which left Noah at a slight disadvantage,
good thing he isn't afraid to kick.
Even with a few setbacks, we did have some fun, and even though Noah and Harrison didn't enjoy Santa Clause as much as I hoped, the oldest did go on to spent the next 3 weeks asking if Santa was going to come that night. I'm still not sure if he wanted to see Santa, or the Big Tractor book and Blue toys that he was promised.
Merry Christmas to all who read this blog. I realize we've gotten pretty bad about updating, but hopefully this will appease our fans.
December has been one crazy month for our household. It's been non-stop activities. Kim began December with a T.E.C weekend. She served as an Assistant-Lay Director in Beatrice. I've started planning for my own T.E.C which is just around the corner, and will be located in Wahoo. For this Teens Encounter Christ, I'll be an Assistant-Lay Director as well. God willing, Kim and I will begin directing our own TEC's soon. A few birthdays here and there, some various excusrsions into the cold. Noah went with Teetee (not sure how that should be spelled) and her friend Molly (Wall-E according to Noah) to see the Star City Parade: "Big Tractor Dadda, and Santa, and Elmo!". Harrison is teasing us with a few extra teeth, and walking, but neither one is there yet. But what would be December, without our annual trip ti Uncle Chris, and Teetee Rebecca's to see Santa Clause. Noah was so excited, until
the moment actually came.... For the first time in his life, Noah was actually pretty reluctant to sit on Santa's lap. But he still had to get his order for Christmas in. So, from a safe distance across the room he shouted it in "Santa, Big Tractor book!!" "Tell Santa what Harrison wants" I would say, " Toys!" "What kind of Toys Noah?" "Blue toys". And then the boy was gone.Harrison didn't fair much better, infact, I've never seen Harrison so afraid of anyone.
This grumpy gus over to the side, went out of his way to let Santa know they weren't going to get along. I suppose Harry thought he had been a bad boy all year and didn't want to make nice with the man who was going to bring him coal.
Despite the mood of my children, I was bound and determined to get a good picture with Santa. Mostly because Kim couldn't make this annual tradition and I knew she was a little sad about that. So, in order to make my wife's Christmas wish come true, I thought I'd sit in on the picture too. This was taken a moment before Harrison quite literally screamed bloody murder in Mr. Kringle's face. (we tried)
After the jolly man vacated the premises, the boys went back to normal. Harrison, promptly crawled to a stranger and asked to be held, and Noah invited himself onto cousin Christian's bunk-bed, so that he could be a big boy for a while.
I've always admired how patient Christian is with Noah, in-fact, I'm very proud of how loving he is around my kids, and in my opinion, the picture of the two of them on the bunk-bed is quite the heart warmer....
Okay, enough sentiment, let's skip ahead to the sword fight that occured right after this loving moment... Despite my praise of Christian, I quickly changed my opinion, and thought him to be pretty sneaky, after all, he did bring a gun to a knife fight, which left Noah at a slight disadvantage,
good thing he isn't afraid to kick.Even with a few setbacks, we did have some fun, and even though Noah and Harrison didn't enjoy Santa Clause as much as I hoped, the oldest did go on to spent the next 3 weeks asking if Santa was going to come that night. I'm still not sure if he wanted to see Santa, or the Big Tractor book and Blue toys that he was promised.
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