Harrison's Best Day Ever!

If you could ask him and if he could answer, Harrison would probably tell you that Saturday October 3, 2009 was his best day ever.

Zoo Atlanta!
We joined Zoo Atlanta this year, so we were invited to the new member event that morning. Trips to the zoo are always very fun, of course, but this day was special -- Harrison got to touch an armadillo, climb on Willie B's back, and ride the train around the children's area of the zoo (plus all the other stuff we always do when we go). Some photos...

Waiting patiently for his turn to touch...

One finger, please, Harrison (he did it just right!)

Gorilla : Tamed

Chugga, chugga, chugga, chugga -- WOO-WOO!

Braves Game!
Then that afternoon, Harrison went to his first baseball game! His pediatrician has season tickets and couldn't use her seats this weekend, so she offered them up to her patients. We got lucky and got the tickets to the Saturday day game -- perfect weather and perfect time of day to go. After having to lift up Harrison's hat to prove that there was nothing contraband under there, we were in!

Too busy looking to pose

Harrison was an excellent fan. He clapped and cheered (for everyone -- the Braves, the other team, the little boy behind us, himself...) and danced when they played the up-at-bat songs for the Braves. He really moved to Chipper's song, but we only got a video of this one...

Work it, boy

All that cheering and dancing made the buddy hot, so we wandered over to the kids play area to cool down in the misters.

What's going on here?

Oh! It's water! Let me get my belly out while I'm up here...

And no day at Turner Field would be complete without running the base... :) Harrison and Dada decided to run the base together to prevent Harrison from taking a break mid-way to grab a handful of gravel and try to sneak it in his mouth. They waited in line very patiently and watched the other kids have their turn. Then it was go time!

That's right, buddy, head down for improved aerodynamics

Like most things Harrison does, he had no idea why he was doing it or why everyone was watching or why Mama was cheering, but he didn't care because it was super fun! He was running so hard and loving it. And yes, he did get all the way to the base and hop on it.

Harrison the All-Star

Hmm... It seemed like he was moving so much faster when I was taking the video!

We haven't had Pumpkin Patch Day yet this year (which is often Mama's best day ever and might trump Zoo-and-Baseball-Game Day if Harrison gets over last year's fear of pumpkins and gets to eat fried pies instead of cry at the big orange things), but I'd say that today was an excellent start to Harrison's second fall.