On Friday we went over to Citrus Springs Elementary where Poppy teaches P.E. and Car Car teaches 4th Grade. We went to Car Car's class first and met her kids, and Harrison was a HUGE hit! All of the kids wanted to take his picture and play ball with him. They were a huge hit with him as well, he loved all of the attention and put on quite a show for them!
Car Car, Mommy, and Harrison in Car Car's classroom
Car Car's students loved rolling the ball to me!
Then Harrison went and spent some time with Poppy during 5th Grade P.E. He and Poppy watched the kids play basketball and soccer, and Poppy also pushed Harrison on the swing and played with him on the grass (another first!). Harrison got the hugest kick out of watching all the kids play. You could tell he wanted to jump up and join them!
Poppy gave me lots of fun balls to play with!
What are those kids doing over there?
Then Aunt Mandy and Uncle Burls came over and we played for a while, it was so fun! Harrison made Mandy laugh with all of his antics.
Look how many cups I can hold Mandy!
Harrison also got to try a popsicle for the first time, it was hilarious. He made a face like this one every time he took a bite because it was so cold, but he ended up really liking it and almost eating the whole thing! It probably felt good on his teeth and gums too.
We all played in the pool every day while we were there and Harrison definitely liked it a lot better than the first time he tried it when he was only a couple of months old! He enjoyed bobbing up and down and standing on the shallow stairs. I think he's ready for our big beach trip next week!
Poppy let him have some of his sweet tea!
We also took Harrison and Will's girlfriend, Megan, to the Homosassa Springs Attraction where you can see lots of Florida wildlife, including bears, panthers, flamingoes, cranes, alligators, and manatees. Harrison loved being outside and looking at all the animals.
Here's Car Car and Megan in front of one of the HUGE alligators! Megan was very brave to get her picture taken in front of one as she was not too thrilled to be in such close proximity to these deadly reptiles.
Harrison loved the Fish Bowl. We'll have to take him to the Georgia Aquarium sometime soon!
Look at this cute manatee!
While Mandy went to a singing competition in Palatka on Sunday, the rest of us went to Crackers on the Crystal River and ate lots of seafood outside. Harrison tried tuna, hush puppies and French fries and loved everything! He was so full when we were done, but he saved room for a couple of bites of Mommy's chocolate ice cream.
He had a great time looking at the water and walking up and down the sidewalk holding onto the bars.
It was a great end to a wonderful weekend!
