Month in Review - February 2010

Hello there - It seems like I've been SOOO busy lately, that I haven't had time (or made time) to update the blog nearly as frequently as I'd like to or should have. So I'm going to do a "Month in Review" to cover all the exciting stuff we've been up to.

February 2nd
 -- So my husband has said that I lost many of my brain cells when Parker was born. I disagree with him on a regular basis about this, but tonight I think he may be right.
I made dinner and we all went upstairs to eat in the bonus room. After a bit (meaning about an hour and a half or longer) we smelled something funky from downstairs.
Apparently I had forgotten about the tater tots i put in the oven and after a good bakin' they were good and done....

I just had to take a picture to document my lack of brain cells! LOL

Mmmmm.... Yummy.... Burnt Tater Tots!

February 4th

Delainey had a school project to do a "Plant Cell Model" but it needed to be something creative. I'm fairly creative, but couldn't think of anything other than helping her print things off the trusty internet and making a poster board.... BORING!!!!!!!!!!!  Good thing Gramma Vona came to the rescue with her creative senses!

Delainey and Gram used a light bright to create her plant cell model. It turned out very good. I put saran wrap over the top to keep all of the pieces in place during transport to and from school.

She did a very good job!

February 7th

Parker is trying soooo hard to walk on his own. He still uses the table for a little balance. Here are some cute pictures from this evening.

February 14th
Valentines Day 2010

We didn't do anything special except hang out with each other and the kids at the house!

February 15th.

Delainey reading to Parker

Delainey LOVES her brother..... she loves to read to him and play with him.

Delainey reading to Parker as he sits in his activity gym.

Delainey & Parker

February 22nd

Parker gets a new toybox

Delainey had 2 toyboxes that I got her many years ago in Seattle at IKEA. Neither of them were really used until recently. We painted 1 of them white with Delainey and put it in her room with her new bedroom set, and PJ and I painted the other one to go into Parkers room. It matches so good, and is great to have a place to put his toys!

He's not quite sure what it is or what he's supposed to do with it yet!!

February 26th

Fun with Friends

We had a couple friends over tonight for "Game Night". This was a BLAST! We love having friends over and entertaining. We had so much fun playing Apples to Apples that I personally have gotten hooked. I told PJ that I wanted us to try to host a Game Night once a month if at all possible.

One of our friends, Casey, thought it would be funny to play in Parker's car. . . . . the picture tells a thousand words! Awesome.

This was absolutely too funny. The best part was watching him try to get out of this! Keep in mind, Casey is a over 6' tall, so had his legs criss crossed in there!

It's Snowing ............. Again

Ok, so we've already experienced the big "snow storm" of 2010, but guess what. Its Snowing AGAIN!!
Here are some pictures we just took.

The snow on the back deck.....

We layed down our chairs so they didn't blow over in the wind and get damaged...

Another view of the back deck covered in snow...

Oooohhhh Nooooooo.....

Ok, so Parker is nearing 9 months old, January 27th to be exact :-), though if you go by weeks he is 37 weeks old. Confusing I know!

He already has 7 teeth, with that 8th one sure to pop through any day. He has been crawling for a while now and is VERY daring when it comes to his walking. He holds on to things, but barely with one hand. We think before we know it he'll be off and runnin'!

Soo, the excitement of this post is what his newest feat is. He has successfully stood up in his highchair on his own.

He was eating dinner like any other night, with one leg up on the seat. He started rocking and before we knew it, he had managed to stand himself up! We were by his side the whole time, so he wasn't in any danger of falling, but we quickly realized how mobile and big he is getting! WOW! We no longer have an infant son, I think we are truly into the toddler stages....sort of! I don't want to rush things, but he is so funny to watch!

Reality check - can you believe he'll be a year old in 3 months?!?!? Wholy Cow!

Here are some pictures of his daredevil tactics this evening!

Just chillin' in my highchair!  I keep blinking whenever Daddy takes a picture.... ha ha

Hi Mom & Dad

Look at me!!! I'm standing up.......in my highchair!

And you thought I was fast and sneaky before!

HEEE HEEE HEEE HEEE

Now I'm going to help with dishes by climbing in the dishwasher!

More Pictures

PJ and I take SO many pictures on either our cell phones or the camera, that I can't help just want to post them.

When gonig through the closet the other day I realized Parker has a few outfits that he needs to wear before he grows out of them.

PJ said that he remembers us buying this outfit when I was pregnant thinking he'd never fit in it! ha ha ha

All smiles getting ready for the day!

All snuggled up and ready to go to daycare!

The Big Snow Storm of 2010

Soooo - Nashville was bracing for the "Big Snow Storm" of 2010.

Haaaa - being that the hubs is from Ohio, he thinks it is a joke when we brace for 1-3 inches. Everyone rushes to the store to buy milk, bread, water.....they literally sell out!

Schools Close --- BEFORE any snow hits the ground!

Here are some pictures of the snow on the ground on Thursday when the storm "hit", and today when we got the majority of the snow.

Thursday, Jan 7, 2010

And on Sunday, Jan 10, 2010

Random Pictures

Delainey & Parker have been playing a lot with the new toys!
Here are just a few really cute pictures!

Shhhhh... Its a Surprise!

I am so proud of myself! I successfully pulled off a Surprise Birthday Party for PJ this year!

Ya see, I had to do something extra special to make up for my froidian slip last year! I inadvertantly made a hair appointment for the night of PJs birthday last year and didn't get home until late. It WAS NOT intentional. It was a last minute (hey can you get me in this week?) type of thing, not something where i planned it by date!

So anyhow - I managed to get a group of friends to show up at the house for dinner, cake and good times, and also got him a gift that he had NO IDEA about!

We had a really great time!

~ Happy 31st Birthday PJ ~

 No pictures of the party, but some of Delainey, Parker and Maisie playing!

The "hottie" on the right is about 4 weeks younger than Parker! Maisie and her momma are just beautiful!

Snow.... Snow.... and More Snow -- Welcome 2010

So....we are in Ohio safe and sound and FREEZING!

It snowed a lot on the drive up and this is what we woke up too!

And its STILL SNOWING!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Another year has come and gone - New Years Eve 2009

I can barely believe that 2009 has come and gone so quickly.

So many wonderful things have happened this year it is hard to know where to begin to reflect! Here are just a few of the many highlights of this year!

January 2009     - PJ turned 30!
April 2009         - Parker arrived!!!
  -  Family joined us in Tennessee to meet the newest addition
July 2009           - I had to return to work after spending a wonderful 10 weeks at home with Parker
August 2009       - Delainey started 4th Grade - she's the "upper classmen" now!
October 2009     - Delainey turns 10!
November 2009  - We celebrated 2 years marriage!
December 2009  - We've been in our house 2 years now

Those are some pretty awesome things! I look forward to many more milestones with my awesome family.

We are spending the New Years holiday with PJs family in Ohio this year! 

Thank you for everthing. I love each and every one of you very much!

Especially YOU!

PJ feeling better - but still down and out

Its been 4 days since the doctors appointment and PJ is still feeling poopy. Doing better, but still poopy!

His boss told him to "STAY AWAY" nobody wants this crud and to get better!

H1N1 has landed

Soooo -- its the day after Christmas and aren't you supposed to just veg out and eat left overs and watch tv all day, while the kids play with the new gifts/toys........

Not the Harrison's. We've got to be different.

Just kidding...... PJ went to bed last night not feeling real well, but thought a good nights sleep would kick it. NOT! He woke up Saturday morning sick. He had to work, so he headed out. He got home and went straight to bed.

He woke up Sunday morning SICKER THAN HE COULD IMAGINE.  We loaded up the car to take him to a doctor..... keep in mind, it is not only 2 days after Christmas, but it is Sunday morning before 8am.  We didn't want to go to the ER because we knew the looming hours of waiting would do none of us any good.

We finally got in to see the doctor and got the dreaded news! POSITIVE --- PJ officially has the H1N1 flu. Lucky for us the rest of the residents in our household have been vaccinated! We are all safe.

PJ has felt like crap all day, and has been told he can not work for at a minimum the next 3 days..... nothing like getting sick during the busiest time of the year with his work.

We will keep everyone updated!

I guess having more than one Christmas tree pays off.... ask Delainey

Delainey mentioned to us (Mom and Dad) that she was very happy with how great Christmas was this year, but that she was a little disappointed. She didn't get her number 1 item on her list....

A Nintendo DS

* According to Santa, this was the MOST requested gift by the kids visiting him!

Anyhow - after we had all enjoyed a busy morning downstairs we decided to go upstairs and relax, watch a little bit of the parade (what was left) and then tune into some football.

Delainey noticed that there were still wrapped presents under the tree in the bonus room. We tried convincing her that these were just fake boxes that had been there all season long.... she said "No Momma, these have tags on them"....

We told her to open up the gifts since she was the lucky recipient of the remaining gifts.

I'll let the pictures do the talking!

Delainey got her Nintendo DSi and a bunch of games!!

She was SOOOO excited!


Parker got a really cool inflatable car with plastic balls in it. He was only somewhat interested in sitting in it.

After a long day, Parker and Delainey laying on the bed together! This is a rare shot of them both laying down, so i've got to document it! ha ha

Christmas 2009

Christmas at the Harrison house was wonderful!

Filled with family, good food, and good times!

The morning started off early with Delainey reminding us that it was time to go see if Santa had come to visit! (Which he had!)

Delainey got some jewelry and great doll clothes and accessories for her "Our Generation" doll and horses. She is set with lip gloss and bathroom supplies too :-).

Parker's attention span for an 8 month old was what one could expect. He was more intersted in the noisy wrapping paper until we got the wonderfully noisy toys put together!!

Parker and Delainey opening gifts!!!

Santa has arrived at The Harrison household

By all accounts, it appears that Santa has arrived!

After many last minute hours (see previous post about getting things done in a timely fashion at home), all the packages are wrapped and placed under the tree. The stockings are all hung, and the cookie and milk have been left out for Santa......

It appears that Santa has already arrived by press time of this post!

The cookie has been munched on, as well as a few pieces of candy! Santa also left Delainey & Parker a little note (as he has done in years past!). Here are some pictures of the full Christmas Tree and the gifts I can find that Santa left..... don't want to snoop too much, I'll leave that part up to Delainey!

Oh my goodness! We look spoiled!

Santa enjoyed the snack that we left, and here is the letter he wrote. He must've used the computer while he was here..... maybe he checked in on the sleeping beauties!

I believe this is what Santa left for Delainey!

And something cute and snuggly for Parker too!

Once we've had a chance to open gifts with family (Gram and Uncle Kenny) I'm sure i'll have exciting pictures and stories to share!

MERRY CHRISTMAS TO ALL, AND TO ALL A GOOD NIGHT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Procrastination at its finest!

For those of you that now me pretty well or for any length of time you will probably get a chuckle out of this.

I've always been a pretty darn organized jperson/employee/co-worker. I've got spreadsheets, and spreadsheets for spreadsheets, and am pretty darn put together. Well, before baby boy arrived anyhow - hubby seems to think Parker gained all those brain cells since i tend to forget simple things these days!

Anyhow - in my personal life, i'm not so organized. I do have spreadsheets to keep some stuff organized, but I can't seem to get things done when they are supposed to be done (ie.... laundry, dishes, birthday cards mailed, holiday cards mailed......santa pictures!).

Soooo, today - Yes, TODAY, Christmas Eve, I decide that I have got to get the kids pictures taken with Santa. I have been meaning to do this for weeks now, but had literally just run out of time. Well, lucky for me, I had the day off, so I decided to brave the mall to meet Santa. I got up and at em, got Delainey showered, hair all done, got Parker up and bathed and headed off to the mall. I originally thought Santa wouldn't be available until noon, so my thought (to avoid some of the crazy crowd) was to get there when the mall doors opened, do some last minute shopping, then arrive at Santa's stand about an hour early prepared to stand in line!

I got to the mall at 9:45am (45 minutes after they opened). Found an up front parking spot - you know the one designated for pregnant women or moms with infants.....SCORE!!!!!!!!!!!!!! and then went in. Walked by the Santa stand and saw folks standing in line already...yikes! I struck up a casual conversation and found out that Santa would be out in 15 minutes!! Talk about AWESOME! We were the third people in line.

Here are the results of our journey to visit Santa....

This santa was GREAT!

Delainey told him what she wants for Christmas (Nintendo DS) and Parker just smiled and acted like a good boy!!

Christmas 2009