Flashback Friday

Today's post includes the first ever, Happenings at the Harrisons scavenger hunt! Don't worry, it's quite easy and you don't have to go anywhere. Just take a look at yesterday's post. Do you see any similarities between the picture above and a certain picture from yesterday's post? The above picture is from the summer of 2004, when just Peter and I took a trip to New York City. (Both John and Mary were at summer camps and Brad was at home in Japan.) And yesterday's picture is from 20 years later. As you can tell from these two pictures, some things change. And some things stay the same. 

Harrisons Mostly on the Go

Peter, Jessa, and Rosie spent a day in New York City last weekend. The look on Rosie's face screams "I Love New York"!

They met up with college friends and enjoyed some outdoor time on a beautiful spring day.

Rosie's still getting mileage from her dad's old jean jacket. She enjoyed her first Mother's Day with her mom.

Meanwhile, Mary and Andy flew to Moab, Utah for the wedding of a Stanford friend. The bride is of Indian descent so Mary got to wear a sari. This was from a dance party the night before the wedding.

This was the day of the wedding.

They stayed an extra couple of days and hiked at Canyonlands and Goblin Valley.

Meanwhile in Arizona, we spent Mother's Day in Sun City with Geneva and Barry and Wendy.

Back to everyone's regular schedules on Monday, Lloyd played at daycare.

Meanwhile, I kept my Aunt Joyce amused at the doctor's office by pointing out that we were dressed like twins (black tops, khaki pants) so we took a photo. 

I thought I'd close with a morning photo from today. The mornings are beautiful this time of year. 

 

Harrisons Everywhere

I've got a lot of pictures from the last couple of weeks. To start off, Mary and Andy were in Philadelphia earlier this month and got to visit with everyone's favorite niece, Rosie. 

Speaking of Rosie, it's been a big month for her. She turned 11 months old and got her first school picture!

Last weekend, Brad and I watched Stanford's baseball team get beat by the University of Arizona here in Tucson.

Peter, Jessa, and Jessa's mom ran in the Broad Street Run in Philadelphia.

Troy, Lloyd, and John went to her brewery on a beautiful Denver weekend afternoon. Lloyd learned he's not a fan of goats. Not even goats wearing adorable outfits.

Brad and I and our friends Mary and Tim went to the Mariachi Conference at Tucson's symphony hall.

Brad and I got voluntold to dance onstage.

Mary and Andy have three weddings this month. Last weekend was the first one, in Baltimore. This weekend they'll be in Utah, and at the end of the month they'll be on Long Island. 

 

Flashback Friday

Brad and I are going to be spending Mother's Day weekend with his mom Geneva up in Sun City. She's an old pro, with more than 60 Mother's Days in her experience. But today I want to wish Jessa and Troy a Happy first (Jessa) and second (Troy) Mother's Day. (This is the two of them getting ready on the morning of John and Troy's wedding in 2018.) We have two wonderful daughters-in-law who are fantastic moms. Happy Mother's Day to them, to Geneva, and to all you moms out there!

Denver Means Lloyd!

Last month I spent a weekend in Denver. And you know what that means: a visit with my favorite grandson Lloyd.

Morning playtime in pajamas is the best time of the day.

We enjoyed going out to eat .....

Taking selfies .....

And going for walks. Speaking of Brad, he stayed for 10 days after I went home and was the fill-in daycare provider while Lloyd's daycare was closed for Passover. That's what they call putting the "grand" in grandfather!

Of course, while we were there we got to visit with John and Troy and Troy's mom Esther.

And as a bonus we got to hang out at Troy's brewery for the afternoon with my sister Kathy, her husband Don, their kids Lauren and Brian, and  Brian's girlfriend Mariana. (Troy, Brad, and Lloyd were there too.)

And lest I forget, we also got to visit Sirius. Having to put up with a toddler means he's a very patient dog. Then again,  he appreciates all the handouts.

But of course, the main attraction was Lloyd.

We had fun playing .....

..... and watching him experience the world.

In a few months he'll be the big brother. But for now, we were thankful to get to spend time with Lloyd while he's still the little guy.




 

Flashback Friday

There's nothing like the day the braces come off. Here's Mary and our orthodontist, Dr. Chu, on the day Mary's braces came off: June 3, 2009.

Flashback Friday

Ten years ago this month, Brad's mom and dad visited us in St. Louis and we went to a baseball game with John and Troy.