Puppy Love

I found this video of Makenna from last month where she is giving her puppy kisses. She loves her stuffed animals, but especially loves puppies and Mark's Monkeys. She is constantly giving them kisses and still loves to blow people kisses as well. As you can see in this video she was getting attention which Mark can't stand so he had to join in. Then in "Mommy" Puppy fashion she put the dog in her mouth in order to climb up the chair! I guess she's ready!

Rock Legend

I just loved the way they changed up this picture of Mark. I swear he looks like a True Rock Legend!

Mark 3 year old Check Up

I recently got Mark's Birthday Pictures back and he had his 3 year old doctor check up today. He came in weighing a whopping 31 lbs (55th %) and was 38 inches tall (65th %). Everyone at the Dr. Office remembered him from the last time we were in apparently because the Nurse asked him if he was still playing his guitar and if he had any new songs to sing to them. He wouldn't do it though. Of course he wasn't good for the doctor and wanted to be bad almost the entire time we were there. He wouldn't show the doctor how smart he is by telling him all that he knows and really was just tormenting Makenna the whole time as per usual. He did tell the Dr. he was all ready to start his Soccer Season which I got him signed up for yesterday. He starts Sat. Sept. 6th and I don't think it can come soon enough. He is pumped. I will try to get some new pictures up as soon as I find my camera! It is M-I-A. I took some really cute pictures this past weekend too and of course the kids have done Super cute stuff all week, and nothing to show for it. I'm gonna lose my mind soon!

Bike Game

Here is a video of Mark riding his new Bike Game that Cebra, Myrna, Mike, and Jeff got him for his birthday. He loves it and asks to play it everyday! (The flashes are him "taking a picture." It has a button on there where he can do that.)

Waterslide Fun

Last week Craig and Judy bought a Cars Waterslide for Mark and Makenna to use at their house. It has a slip and slide at the end of it which they love. They were both a little hesitant at first, but then ended up loving it.

Precious

I just thought this was a precious picture of Makenna from the other day.

Rock Climber

I forgot to post this video clip of Mark climbing the rock wall at that Park in Portage we took him to over 4th of July weekend. Matthew was talking about it today and I remembered I had it. He did a pretty good job. He said he couldn't do it a couple of times, but Matthew talked him through it and he made it all the way up!

The Look!

So, I don't know if many of you know, but I have been told I have a certain "look" that I give sometimes when I am not happy. (I'm pretty sure it runs in the Harrison family.) Well apparantly I have passed it on to my daughter. She finally got her chair back after Mark got up and she quickly sat down in it and proceeded to give him- "The Harrison Look." I could not believe my eyes and grabbed to camera to get it on film. I think her face says it all!

Kiss and Make-Up

The "Ha, Ha, Ha-I got it first"
Right after the Hit from Makenna
Trying to compromise
The fun "kiss and make-up"
"The Real Kiss and Make-up"

Matthew was mowing and asked if I could move the little kids chair out of the yard. (Backround: this is technically Mark's chair, but Makenna LOVES to sit in it). So as soon as I put the chair on the deck Mark ran over jumped down to sit in the chair and said, "Ha! Ha! Ha! I got to it first!" Makenna didn't know what to do with herself. So first she hit him on the head! She then tried to sit down with him and I let her sit on his lap, but that didn't last long. She was NOT happy. So I told them to be sweet to each other, and in Makenna's world the word Sweet means Kiss. So she leaned over to kiss him. It was so adorable! I still don't think she forgave him, but for the moment it was cute.

Watering

It has been so hot all week so we have pretty much stayed inside and tried to relax after our busy week last week, so today when it wasn't so bad outside, I decided to take Mark and Makenna out in their suits and let them play in some water. I originally was going to fill up the pool, but it was so dirty I decided I would just go get another one. However, I flipped in upside down and had the hose on it (trying to clean it) and with the little air I put into it, it filled up! So Mark and Makenna not only played with the water table, they also got to play in the pool-Reversed. Mark kept filling up a watering can and Makenna didn't take long to watch and learn and was quickly able to walk over to the pool and fill it up herself. (She still amazes me) They had a great time playing with their watering cans and it really lasted for quite some time! Who knew! Also, notice Mark dancing and singing in the 2nd video. Don't ask because I don't know!

Sword Fight

Well, at the time we thought taking Mark to Medieval Times was a good idea, but now I'm having second thoughts. Lately he has wanted to turn everything into a sword. A baseball bat, a guitar, a microphone, anything really. He is constantly asking me and Matthew to have a sword fight with him. Matthew insists he knows to only have these "fights" with him, although he tried to have a microphone fight with Makenna tonight. I think I even overheard him telling her, "What happens in Fight Club stays in Fight Club" but I'm not sure. =) Anyway, we are trying to break him of this, but until then I captured some of his fighting on video. He is fighting me so you can see it from my perspective!

Battle of the Bands

Here is a video from after Mark's party when he was playing the Drums and he had my Dad play his guitar. He let my dad know that he had to sing and then as you can see at the end, they had a little battle between the two of them. It was kind of like, "No, I'm going to play the last note," "No I'm going to play the last note" kind of thing. It was super funny!

Family Rock Band

The Johnson/Jesse/Horvath Families were all set to start their own Rock Band at Mark's party this past weekend. They thought Bethany was taking their picture and meanwhile she was actually taking a video. They were all shocked when they learned the truth. I wish I hadn't ruined it by talking through most of it. Enjoy their own little Family Rock Band. I think they should start a tour!

Professional Drummer

This was the first time Mark ever played the Drums that Craig and Judy got him for his birthday. As you can see Judy is still trying to get the wrap it came in away from the drums. I think he did an amazing job for his first time. He loves to play and keeps asking to play everyday.

My Big Brother Rocks!

Here is a picture of Makenna from Mark's party and one of the two of them. She had a great time as well!

A Hole In One Birthday!

About to start the Round
Putting for Par
I guess it was a "Gimme"

Matthew and I decided to take Mark to play Mini-Golf yesterday on his birthday. He did really good until about the 16th or 17th hole when he started to lose his attention span. He even got a Hole in One! He was too funny. He would hit the ball and then say, "Get in the hole! Get in there!" or "In the hole, In the hole." It was adorable. He was even making it harder for Matthew by acting like a Hockey Goalie in front of the hole at times. (And he hasn't even ever seen Caddyshack!) Matthew and I just can't believe he is already 3. Time flies, so we are just trying to enjoy every moment we can with him.

Party Like A Rockstar!

Mark turned 3 yesterday so we celebrated his birthday with a Rockstar Birthday Party on Saturday. He had a great time seeing family and playing with friends. His favorite present was the Drumset he got from his Grandma and Grandpa J, which I will also post a video of him playing. He actually does very well! The kids also enjoyed playing on the swingset that my parents got Mark for his Birthday as well. He had two guitar cakes. One was a cupcake cake that I got from WalMart and the other was one that my Mother-in-law, Judy, made for him. It was unbelievable how awesome that cake was. Mark loved it and wanted to dig in as soon as he saw it. Overall it was a great day and was mostly a blur to me. All that matters is that he had a great time!

Brookfield Zoo

My mom, Bethany, and I took the three kids to Brookfield Zoo in Chicago on Friday. We met my Mom's friend Marie up there who knows the Zoo well. Marie got us in to see the Butterfly Garden, which was Makenna's favorite thing by far. She also made sure we got into the Children's Zoo, and also to see the Stingray's at Stingray Bay. Mark and Madison tried to pet a Stingray, but never did. However, I had the unfortunate experience of actually touching one. It was the grossest thing ever! Makenna was so fun to watch because she was just in awe at everything. She even loved Mooing at the cow, and actually pointed at the ducks and said, "Duck." The only downfall was she didn't like looking at the Brown Bear and the Polar Bear because all she was focused on was the Ball they were playing with! She just kept saying, "A Ball, A Ball, A Ball!" It was so funny. Although it was a long day, overall the kids had a great time.

Wave Jumpers

Here is a video of Mark and Madison jumping over the waves. They had such a great time!

Beach-Cont...

Here are some pictures of Mark, Madison, and Makenna playing with sand and in the water!

Beach Beauties

Bethany and I took Mark, Madison, and Makenna to West Beach this morning and they had a GREAT time. Before Bethany and I could even get our stuff put down Mark and Madison were running to the water. They both had a blast jumping in the water and running after each other. Makenna was a little unsure at first, but eventually warmed up to playing in the sand. She wasn't too thrilled with being in the water. Her favorite parts were probably watching the birds, helping Madison fill her bucket, and then watching other people throw the football. It was so much fun just watching the three of them!

Daredevil!

Here is a video of Mark climbing across these swinging pods at a park we took the kids to in Portage. I couldn't believe how well he did!

Good Job Micah!

This past Saturday we went to Matthew's Godson, Micah's Tee Ball Game. Mark had a great time watching him and after he ran around all the bases and got back into the dugout Mark ran over to tell him "Good Job!"

Swimming at Aunt Myrna's

Here are some pictures of the kids swimming at Matt's Aunt Myrna's house on 4th of July. Makenna was a little unsure at first but then did okay...Even wanting to them go in with her clothes on after being changed out of her bathing suit. Mark did great and even jumped off of the diving board.