I can't believe it's almost Christmas!
What happend to Thanksgiving? Well.....it's always busy...but the last month has been exceptionally busy. Disneyland was so wonderful. We began our trip with a soccer tournament in which Jeffrey's best friend Colby Cross played in at a field in Irvine California. We stayed our first night right on the beach, just the perfect way to get us into vacation mode! The next couple nights we were blessed to stay at a house rented by our best friends (the Cross families) a couple blocks away from Disneyland. The house was perfect for all of our crazy kids...lots of room, backyard, tv for movies....just perfect. We spent a day at Lego Land before our three days at the happiest place on earth. Disneyland and California Adventure were a blast. The kids went all day without stopping and crashed at night. We were so thankful that our whole family along with our best friends could spend such a great week together. After we got back from vacation slowly but surely everyone in the Harrison house got sick and is still recovering from fevers, coughing and all around grumpiness. The kids have a couple days of school left and then they are on break for Christmas! (yay!) We will head up to Reno for the holiday and can't wait to spend some time there with friends and family! So when I started blogging.... I figured...hmmm....I'll post about once a week to update our life. Yea. Not so much. Life soon caught up with me and I haven't been here in a month. So...until next time...here are some pics.

kids on Thanksgiving

Could they be any cuter?

High five at the soccer game!

tree climbing is the best!!

6 cute kiddos

best buds

Molly and daddy on the roller coaster at Lego Land!

Ellie got her face painted

and so did Molly

so then Wendi and I had to also.

girls at Lego Land

Erin and Wendi

Daddy and Molly on the Water ride at Lego Land (we were shooting them with water)

The girls saw Dora and Boots made entirely out of Legos!!

and then Rick had to save Michael from the Lego Lion that ate him

Colby and Cooper took a rest

while Molly and Jeffrey got out the Lego map to figure out where to go next!

nine very cute kids!

and Ellie.

the crew on it's a small world!

Molly's best friends Taylynn (L) and Cienna (R)

Willy showing Kolton the "nice....not scary" characters

Rick and Wendi....soooo cute!

Willy and Angelica.....adorable!

The cutie girls!

The kids got to dance to YMCA in the parade at California Adventure!

Sleeping Beauties!

The kids had a very serious "group huddle" before their front yard cheer performance!
and of course.....the photo that says it all.

Happy Thanksgiving!

The past month has been full of craziness as usual! Jeffrey's hockey season came to an end, we had Marissa and the kids come visit us for a few days, grandma Ellen came to visit, and now we're heading off to California for a week of Vacation! So because I am two hours away from leaving out of town I am not going to type very much,....but only post some pics from the last few weeks. The next blog should be very exciting after we return from Disneyland!!! Happy Thanksgiving to all.....we are most thankful for every relationship we are blessed to have.





face off!

Auntie Sussa and cutest baby girl


fat baby

boy cousins are the best

Molly and Violet

erin and kids playing in the front yard


Grandma Ellen is a good homework helper

RENO

This past week the kids and I drove up to Reno to visit family. The drive doesn't bother me as much as it terrifies my family when they know that I am doing it without another adult. Aside from the kids only sleeping an hour on the way there and not at all on the way back...the drive was not so bad. Probably would be much better if I could install one of those limo drivers windows so that I wouldn't have to hear them argue, wrestle, fight, cry, or read as loud as possible above every other noise around them. In the three and a half days that we were there we managed to visit with my grandmother, my dad and his new fiance Beccy, my brother Brian and my sis-in-law Marissa and their two precious kids, my brother Paddy and my sis-in-law Sarah, my aunt Teri and her family, Michael's mom Karen, as well as his dad Tom and his wife Rhonda, and Michael's brother Russell and wife Vivian and their kids, went to the pumpkin patch, Sean's three year birthday party, and did one massage. Wheeew! Very productive couple of days. And to top off the week of course....Halloween... gotta love the sugar rush. Although there are those times when I want to resign as a mom, wife, daughter, sister, or friend..... the majority of the time as I look around and see kids playing in the leaves, or babies with great big smiles, or grandmas and grandpas, aunties and uncles loving on my kids, I just can't help but think.."man..I LOVE my life"!!
Jeffrey explains gameboy to Grandma Egan

kids with cousins Sean and Ireland

leaves are so cool!



Jeffrey was the horse and Sean was the cowboy

Mommy Marissa and baby Ireland


Hayride fun with cousins Selina, Madison and Andrew!

Ellie and cousin Selina


Jeffrey and cousin Madison

Ellie rode a pony!

At Sean's bday party the kids played "musical foam squares" in their costumes

Sean was NOT happy when he lost

so during the next game he gave his square to mom so it wouldn't get stolen

We love auntie Sarah!

Uncle Brian jumped into the foam pit too!

Grandpa Pat and Beccy

The cheerleader and the mermaid....the army man was missing in action.