Lollypop-round 2

Carson was doing such a great job singing this the other day that I thought I would catch him on video again. I know we already put this song on here once, but he did such a good job...and he is so cute singing it so I have to post it again.

Weekend with the Harris'

Ryan's family came down to visit us for the weekend. We had a lot of fun with them. We did sparklers on the 4th, went out to eat, played games every night (something we really miss doing), and just enjoyed being together. We also got to bless Halli in church on Sunday. It was really nice to have them here for that! Here are a couple pictures of the fun we had together.Carson loved loved loved having them here...more people to entertain and persuade into playing Zoo with him.

Visit to the doctor

So about a month ago Carson got a sliver in his foot. He had gotten a couple others from our balcony (because it is in really great condition-NOT). We assumed it was just another sliver, but we couldn't get it out. I have tried 3 or 4 times to get it out, but it was too deep and I couldn't get it. For the past week he has really been noticing it-so it has probably been hurting him. We told him it was infected so when Ryan's family came to visit us this weekend he showed them many times his "infectig" (as Carson calls it). We tried again on Monday to get it, but still got nothing.
So I finally decided to take him into the doctor to get it out. We went yesterday and the doctor just scraped the top of the skin and was able to get enough layers off to pull it out. To our surprise though it was no piece of wood-it was a piece of glass! I felt so bad, but I guess it hasn't been hurting him too bad because he didn't really even notice it until just lately. I was really glad we took him in to get it out. Carson did so great when we were there. He didn't even cry! When it started hurting him he just whispered "ouch, ouch, ouch"...it was so cute. The doctor was really nice and drew a smiley face on Carson's band aid. Unfortunately I didn't get a picture of it before it fell off. Here is a picture of Carson showing me his "infectig" before we went to the doctor.

Angels of Mine

It is a big adjustment going from one child to two children. I knew it was going to be different, but I didn't know just how different it would be. It is hard being a stay at home mom while Ryan is gone all day at work. Some days are better than other days, but moments like these remind me that it is worth it. When my children bring a smile to my face I know that I can face the rest of the day - no matter what comes.

Carson singing to Halli

Snuggling

She loves to sleep with her hands under her like this...I love it!

He always brings laughter to my day.

Book Tag

Here are the directions-
1. Pick up the nearest book, turn to page 123
2. Find the 5th paragraph
3. Find the 5th sentence in that paragraph
4. Post the 5th sentence
5. Tag 5 people

The book I picked up is The Richest Man in Babylon

"I like to work and I like to do good work, for work is the best friend I've ever known."

Tag: Gena Buie, Heather Duff, EmmaLee Bowling, Aubry Tucker, Ashley Bankhead

Singing boy-Pooping baby

Well, its Fathers day and i (Ryan) wanted to give a baby/child update. Today while Halli was sleeping on me i stopped to ponder the talents that each of us has been given. More specifically i thought about the talents of our children... woh, i have more than one child! Anyways, after much thought i decided that one of Carson's greatest talents is singing. He loves music and loves to sing songs. Every night before bed he always looks forward and sometimes even bargains for more songs. Sometimes for no particular reason he breaks out in song. The video below shows one of those times. Although he had a little stage fright, he still was able to get most of the songs. Next i thought about little Halli. She is only like 5 days old, but she has to have a talent, right? I concluded that her best talent is pooping. And since all she really does is eat, sleep and poop, it was easy to narrow down my choices. Yeah, thats all i really have to say about that. Also, i have included a couple more pictures of Halli. She was awake for most of the evening so it was nice to be able to spend time with her. More pictures will follow!

Halli Amber Harris

She is finally here! She came Tuesday morning at 8:16am. It was a fun time delivering...the epidural didn't get there in time (sounds familiar) so we went all natural again. She came in at 7 lbs. 9 oz. I was so nervous the entire pregnancy that even though they said it was a girl in there that it would come out a boy-so that was the first thing Ryan checked for and informed me of! We are so happy to finally have her here, and feel so blessed to have the opportunity to raise another child. Carson is so happy and excited about being a big brother. He is more than willing to help with anything and has just been so cute with her! Here are a couple shots of our newest addition!