Thursday, September 20, 2012

Elliot

And in case you are wondering what Elliot is up to these days (Tamarra, this means you), here you go:

Photobucket

Our current goal in soccer is to not run off the field crying every time the other team scores a goal.  It is hard to lose when you are five!

Harper Kate Turns 2

This little lady recently turned two. The day began with Minnie Mouse pancakes. DSC_7545copy_zpsa880ca75 Which was followed by present opening and Elliot's first soccer game. Harper insisted on wearing her tutu (from Grandma) and leaving the "Minnie bow" on her new scooter. She was quite the site scooting around the field. Photobucket Then we finished up with a party with my Grandparents, Aunt Brenda, and Uncle Keith. We were so glad to have family to celebrate with! DSC_7649copy_zps3985fca3 A few words about Harper: Harper is about the cutest, most obnoxious kid around. She is very demanding and has found yelling to be quite to her liking. She loves to sleep (and often asks to go down for a nap) and hates to eat. She has a great sense of humor and is often joking and being silly with us. She loves stuffed animals and soft things so much that Chris is often worried that she is going to suffocate herself with the pile of them she has in her crib. She thinks it is downright unfair that Elliot gets to go to school and she doesn't, so we have instituted "Girl Time." Basically that means that when Elliot leaves in the morning, I look at Harper and say, "Girl time!" and she smiles and says, "no Elliot! No Daddy!" And, generally, we enjoy our girl time.

 Harper is strong-willed, sweet, funny, and feisty -- and I am glad she is part of our family! Photobucket

Tuesday, September 4, 2012

Our House

For my mom, who hasn't seen pictures yet.

Living Room:
DSC_7538copy

Living Room/Entry:
DSC_7528

View from the front door:
DSC_7530

My painted thrift store buffet:
DSC_7531

Kitchen/Empty Family Room:
DSC_7534

Elliot's Not-So-Secret TV post-bedtime watching spot:
DSC_7539

A Quick Weekend Away

Since Tamarra claimed today that "she was forgetting what my children look like," I thought it might be time to do a quick update on the blog.

First things first: we moved to Texas. So far, we like it. It is surprisingly more cosmopolitan than we expected and we haven't said "ya'll" once yet! Of course, we miss NY (especially the people!) like crazy. But it is safe to say, Elliot has gone native.

We also realized recently that, hey, we have a car now. We can go places! So this weekend we took a quick trip up to San Antonio. Here is how it played out.

Bonding in the hotel room over the iPad. Nothing brings siblings together faster than Apple products. DSC_7450copy Feeding the dolphins at Sea World. It is safe to say this is one of the coolest things I've ever done. I was way, WAY more excited about it than the kids. DSC_7479copy DSC_7467copy Waiting in 99 degree heat for the seal and otter show. Totally worth it! DSC_7508copy The Alamo DSC_7512 Testing to see if cacti are, in fact, prickly. (They are.) DSC_7523copy