Dolphins, dophins, and more dolphins!

So here is a video of the dolphins we were lucky enough to see on our snorkeling trip in Hawaii. I know that it isn't the best video in the world, but hang in there. The dolphins did some amazing "tricks" while we were watching. I hope you don't get sea sick!!! And....stay tuned, I hope to add some video of Harris on the beach soon.

Passing Time

Harris is now 18 months old. Crazy! I just wanted to share some of the ways we pass time on a day to day basis. Harris loves playing with his toys. He is crazy about trucks, books, and balls. In this picture he is playing with Dexter the doll, that was Daddy's when he was a little boy. H-man recently discovered dolls. He is quite impressed with their noses and eyes!

Harris absolutely loves being outside. He would stay out all day every day if he could. Unfortunately, living in the Pacific Northwest isn't exactly conducive to that.....in the winter anyway. We do get out whenever there is a sun break though. Here Harris was enjoying mowing the sidewalk.

Friday is trash day at our house. This makes Friday a very exciting day. Harris LOVES the garbage and recycling trucks. When he hears them approaching, he runs to the closest window. He typically waves bye to them after they have collected the trash.

Last, but definitely not least, Harris loves to read. We read all day long. Some of Harris' current favorites are Goodnight Gorilla, Goodnight Moon, Little Pea (has always been a favorite in our house), Boo Boo, Knuffle Bunny, and Me With You. I love the Harris loves books so much. He will quietly sit and flip through his books several times a day. This isn't a long span of time, but maybe someday it will be. It is so nice to snuggle on the sofa and read book after book with my little man.

Tegu. Who?

Tegu? What in the world is that? Let me tell you my friends. :) My mom was watching the Today show and learned about these blocks made by Tegu. Tegu makes wooden blocks that are actually magnetic so all those little buildings and houses won't go tumbling down with the slightest nudge. Wonderful for those budding builders. Also, all of the blocks are made using eco-friendly wood. Even better! And I think it is really cool that you can donate trees through their website. They are actually so popular that they are not currently taking orders. So if you are like me, just keep checking the website until they are taking new orders. Just thought I would share a cool new product.

Hopefully we will have some updated photos of our latest and greatest for you soon!

Catching up

So I have been really bad about keeping up with our blog lately. We have been busy, busy, busy and it would take me far too long to fill you in on everything we have been doing. Instead I will just include some pictures from Thanksgiving, Clay's trip to Switzerland, and some of the random things Harris does to crack us up! Think of it as a photographic journey. I will try to be better in the New Year. (I am sure that is one of many things I will try to improve, but will most likely fail miserably!)

Pumpkin Patch

We took Harris to the pumpkin patch a couple of weeks ago. Here are a few pictures of the day. Plus a random one of Harris eating a little snack.

"It's a Good Thing"

Yes, yes, yes, I stole the title of this blog from the one and only, Martha Stewart. It's been awhile since I reported on any my favorites and I have stumbled upon a few things that I wanted to share.

1. Sally Hansen Insta-Dri nail polish
The brush is extra wide so only one stroke is needed to cover the entire nail!

2. Town House Flip Side crackers
These are pretzel on one side and regular cracker on the other. Ingenious!

3. Dexter Season 3
If you have never watched this show, go rent season 1 right now. A bit gory, but so worth it.

4. Anything written by Pat Conroy
So Pat Conroy is not exactly new to me, but I recently rediscovered him. I cannot put The
Prince of Tides down.

5. My sewing machine.
I have always wanted to learn to sew and wish my grandmother were around to teach me.
(She was amazing!) Clay bought a sewing machine for me awhile back and I finally got
around to using it. I made Harris an owl shirt for his birthday and am now inspired to
attempt to make more. We shall see how it goes!

Then and Now

When Harris was born we began taking pictures of him with his giraffe stuffed animal in our chair in the living room. This way we could look through the pictures and see just how much he had grown and changed from month to month. As you can see, a baby undergoes a lot of changes in one short year!

3 Days Old




1 Month

2 Months

3 Months

4 Months

5 Months

6 Months

7 Months

8 Months

9 Months

10 Months

11 Months

ONE YEAR OLD!!!!

This past year has been amazing in its joys and yes, a few challenges. It is wonderful to see that our tiny infant is turning into an joyful, smart, and opinionated toddler.