So a little over a week ago we had an earthquake here (well, not HERE, but a lot of people around town felt it, along with some aftershocks), which was kind of crazy. And then yesterday we had a tornado, and that actually came within a few miles of our house. Harrison and I were in the basement for quite a while. It took almost the same exact path as the one about a year ago did, but luckily the one yesterday was minor, and didn’t cause much damage, and no injuries. We did get over 3 inches of rain within a 24 hour period, and the Mighty Mississippi was already flooding, so we’ve got a lot of water around! Crazy stuff!
It was BEAUTIFUL here today, and since Kelly has Mondays off, we went to the park this afternoon for a while. Harrison LOVED it! It was so cute to see him just running and playing. For a while there, he just kind of ran in circles laughing, and was practically bouncing on the rubbery ground. And other kids would run by and he would just start laughing with them; it was so cute. Looking forward to many more nice days to go to the park!
This little dance number by Harrison reminded me of the part in Risky Business where Tom Cruise dances to “Old Time Rock and Roll” (mostly because he was in his underwear, too)…now I definetely don’t want him to be like Tom Cruise, but man, this kid can shake it! He really was dancing to music when I took these!
After being gone for a little over a week (Kelly was in Las Vegas at a conference and I went back to my parent’s in Nebraska) we are all back home for a while. Harrison and I had fun at Grandma and Grandpa Osburn’s and Nana and Papa Gubser’s, and we got to visit a few friends, too. Here are a few pictures of Harrison…driving Grandpa’s boat, blowing bubbles…and I can’t believe a little over a week ago he was wearing his winter coat! Today he was in shorts!
We finally got the blog working again, and by that I do mean Kelly got the blog working again. :) Things are going as usual…here’s some pictures.
Harrison in the Guatemala shirt I brought back for him.
Harrison’s friend Jack…in a box. 
And one of my favorites…I just love how Harrison puts his hands behind his head.
Trying to figure out some of the troubles we’ve been having with the blog…
-Kelly
My friend Cassie recently posted about this family on her blog. I have started to follow their story now, too, and am amazed everyday by their courage and faithfulness.
In a summary, they have been living in a hospital for 3 months waiting for a lung transplant for the wife, Tricia. She has CF, and became pregnant unexpectedly last year. They have had the baby, Gwenyth Rose, who was born at 24 or 25 weeks. She is doing well, but will be in the hospital for a while longer, as she is only up to some 2 1/2 pounds. Just last night, Tricia had her lung transplant, and seems to be doing well. I am amazed at her husband, Nate, who is a worship paster, and his attitude towards the whole situation. He has been right there with them in the hospital the whole time, supporting both of the girls and serving them.
On a post last week, they talked about Tricia changing Gwenyth’s diaper for the first time since she was born, about 12 weeks ago. I don’t know how many times I have been frustrated at Harrison because he is squirmy, or doesn’t want to lay there, or that I JUST changed him 5 minutes ago, and now he is poopy! It really put it into perspective for me: I am so thankful I have been able to change him, that he is squirmy and healthy, and active and that I can serve him in this way. Stop being so selfish, Amy.
Anyway, it is worth checking out. Oh, and Chad, he has a cool photography blog with some adorable pictures of their pug.
Here are a few more pics…Harrison is saying some more words now, too. Just in the last couple of days he will say ‘hi’ whenever someome new walks into the room. He says ‘eow’ when you ask him what a cat says, and ‘oof’ when you ask him what a dog says. There’s some others, too, but I can’t think of them off hand. It seems like he will say something one or two times, and then not say it for a while.
One day Harrison insisted on having a snack at the big table…he always scooted up to the very edge of the chair, and I loved the way his feet dangled off the edge.
And using the monitor as a phone…
I found this Elmo chair when we were at a consignment shop in IA City one day. Harrison loved it right away, and it is cute. When he sits in it, it will shake and giggle. He thinks it is so funny! Anyway, after a while, he started really ‘lounging’ in it…he’ll lean back in it and put his hands behind his neck and cross his feet. Too cute!
I know you can’t see this one too well, but I knew if I got too close he would get distracted and get up…
