Harris Family

Sunday, October 26, 2008

Sunday, October 19, 2008

Pumpkin Patch

Yesterday we decided that we were going to follow a sign we saw for a pumpkin patch here in town. Carson was pretty excited to go pick out a pumpkin. When we pulled up, we found out that this pumpkin patch consisted of a large number of pumpkins sitting on crates... in a parking lot... in the middle of town. I was like, "Seriously? This is it?" I guess Kansas has a different definition of a pumpkin patch. So yeah, we were pretty bummed. But, the disappointment all went away when we noticed the large blow-up castle off to the side. Carson could have cared less about the idea of walking through a field to pick out a pumpkin because he was jumping in a huge inflated castle! Can life get better? I don't think so. Anyways, we ended up getting a couple pumpkins anyways, even though it wasn't the experience we were looking for. Sad to say, that was the most exciting thing that happened this weekend. I enjoy just being home with my children. They are so great... even though they can be little stinkers every once and a while. Work has been a little stressful lately because Boeing is on strike and that has affected us greatly. Many people in the company are on shortened work weeks and there is a potential round of lay-offs coming soon. It is stressful every day at work because there are many that are afraid to get laid off. I am blessed to be in a good position to continue working full weeks. Coming home to Tiffani and the kids just makes my stress go away. Ok, this is getting pretty long so i'm going to stop. Oh, check out the legs on Halli!

Sunday, October 5, 2008

Fall is Here!

Fall is my favorite season. I just love the cool weather, the beautiful colors, and the fun things to do in the fall. I have been walking with the kids in the mornings, and we have all really enjoyed it. Carson always loves to be outside and ask all sorts of questions about what he sees. Halli is so happy when she is snuggled in her little baby bjorn and able to look around. And I just love being outside and getting a break for the craziness of the house. The other day we walked to the park and while Carson was playing I was just really appreciating the beauty of the earth. The sky was so blue and clear as can be, the wind was blowing ever so gently bringing the wonderful smell of leaves to my nose, and the way the sun was hitting dew in the grass made it shimmer. What a wonderful time-how could I not appreciate it!!!

We have been doing well. I have found somethings to do around the town that keep us busy during the week. We take a weekly trip to the library, go to cookie bookie (a nice book club for little kids where they read a book, eat cookies, and do crafts. We also get a free book each week we go which is awesome!!), Carson's swim "lessons", walks, and whatever else we find to do. I think this week I will try to take the kids to the zoo one morning. I know Carson will love it, and I'm sure Halli will be just fine as long as she is being carried around. I just hope it won't be too hard to do without Ryan. We'll see I guess.

Halli is growing so fast, and learning new things everyday. I forget how fast they change. Wasn't that a wonderful talk President Monson gave today in Conference about change and appreciating each moment. That talk really touched my heart. Sometimes all I can think about is when Halli is older and can play with Carson so I can find some time to do things for myself. I know I will miss these moments that I have with her now though. Time goes by so fast, and I already miss the way Halli was last month. What great council! It is definitly something I will be working on in the coming weeks, days, and hours. We are well and happy-hope you all are too!

Tuesday, September 23, 2008

New location

Things have been busy for us lately. We moved to a new apartment 2.5 weeks ago so we were busy packing and unpacking things for a while. We are getting to know the new area we are in, and really liking it. We love our new apartment-well as far as apartments can go. It is a bit bigger than our last one, has been better maintained, is less expensive, closer to Ryan's work, and it is on a golf course so we get free golfing anytime we want! We haven't been yet, but we are excited to find a babysitter and get out there! My parents bought us both golf clubs for our graduation gifts last year (THANKS!!!), but we haven't used them yet so we need to ASAP. I am really looking forward to going soon-I guess I need to buy a cute golf outfit first!
Halli is growing like a weed. She had a doctor appointment yesterday. At 3 and a half months she is weighing in at 14 pounds 8 ounces which is about the 80th percentile (or as the doctor said-robust), and she is 26 inches long which is off the charts. She is so long-not too lean, but definitely long!

Here is a photo of her that was taken on Sunday. I put a new dress on her and walked out to show Ryan and Carson and Carson said "Oh Halli, you are a princess" (Thanks for the cute dress Lois!) It was cute so I had to take a picture of her. I have also been wanting to post of photo of me, but all the pictures we have are of our children, but Ryan took one with Halli and I in her dress so I could show my "new" haircut. I actually got it cut the end of July, but haven't had any photos so here is my new/old cut. It has grown a bunch since but oh well.
Ryan is enjoying his job, and is expecting to start working a lot of overtime sometime next month. It will be hard for me, Carson, and Halli, but it will be nice to have some extra money for Christmas! We'll see just how much overtime it will be when it comes I guess. Speaking of Christmas-my sister Aubry got engaged on Sept 12 (her birthday) and is going to be getting married on December 20th. I am so excited and happy for her and Michael! They are so fun and great together.

Carson is doing ok these days. He has been throwing a lot of fits, and screaming at me a lot...I have tried to figure out the best way to discipline him (time outs, taking prized toys away, putting his blanket in time out, putting him in his room, locking myself in my room) but I just can't seem to find anything that works on him. I have also tried to reward and praise him for good behavior, but that seems to do nothing with the bad. If anyone has any suggestions they would be greatly appreciated. I am just hoping that the "terrible two's" will end when he turns three-or shortly after! On a happier note with him though, we did sign him up for some swimming "lessons" at the rec center here and he just loves it. We go twice a week and get to splash around for a while-he loves the water.

I am doing well. Some days are fantasticly fun, other days are deadly difficult, but we are enjoying life and the changing season. I have also been working on a project/business venture idea for the past week so, and I am really excited about it, and enjoy it alot! So look for some forth comming news and photos on my attempt to do something in my "spare" time.

Friday, September 5, 2008

Gas Prices

So we went to fill up our car today with gas, and I was just thinking how fast the gas prices went up this year. I was also wondering what prices are like around the country, so tell me what you are paying per gallon to fill up your tank. Today we paid $3.37 which I hear is pretty good-let me know!

Saturday, August 30, 2008

Dad's new art blog!

Today I started on an art blog for my dad. You may have seen the old website which was linked below, but until the new site is functional, I thought it may be good to create a blog to more easily keep people posted about new art, shows, etc. Please give it a look if you get the chance and link it on your blog or website. Help us get the word out! Thanks and enjoy.... the link is called Watercolor Backroads. Thanks!

Thursday, August 28, 2008

Air Show & Park Party

Two weeks ago we were sitting at home on Saturday and we decided to go to the park to play. Lucky for us some church was putting on a carnival thing at the park and they had tons of fun stuff to do. We all had a fun time being outside doing something out of the ordinary. It was a nice surprise! Carson was a little bit hesitant to get his face painted, so I got mine painted first then he was excited for it! He was also really really excited to see the fire trucks that were right next to the park. He has been wanting to get a close look of the fire trucks for a long time!

Last Saturday there was an air show at this small airport by our apartment so Ryan took Carson over there and check it out. They had a fun time-Carson is still talking about it. He just loved seeing all the airplanes and helicopters. Ryan bought him a little toy airplane while they were there and it is his new favorite toy. He has also been telling me frequently that daddy works on airplanes-he seems proud of it somehow. It is just fun to see the things that mean so much to him. Carson just loved this little plane he got to sit in-too bad something like that would cost hundreds of dollars. It would be a way fun toy to get!