Update on Bedtime

Bedtime is 100x's better! Sweet Devin hasn't gotten out of bed or prolonged bedtime in over a week. I don't know what caused the wonderful change, but I am sure grateful. As soon as we complete the bedtime routine, Dev stays in bed and goes right to sleep. YAY for us!

Words

Words Reesie Says:

• hi
• hello
• bye
• momma
• daddy
• uh-oh

Words (Phrases) Devin Says {that I wish he wouldn't}:

• no!
• freak (while singing Don't Cha)
• You're making me frustrated!
• I can't!
  
• It will take too long
• There's too much
• Why?

My kids are so much fun. They make me truly happy.

HAPPY 1st BIRTHDAY, REESE!

Happy Birthday Reesie! I can't believe you are already one! You will never know how much joy you have brought to our family. Your little smile and laugh are contagious. We love you!!!!

OAMC- Part 2

Well, I did it. Actually we did it. My mom and sister were also interested in doing OAMC so we decided to cheat a bit and do a meal exchange--we each picked 4 meals and made those same 4 meals 3 times. Then we traded. So we now have freezers full of 12 meals. We decided to go with 12 for this first trial run to see how we liked it. Next time I think I will be making more. I really liked the way we did it this time. It was much easier to just go with 4 meals 3 times rather than do 12 different meals all by myself in one day. We saved a lot of time by making it into an exchange. So all in all, good experience! Can't wait to eat my yummy, no fuss meals!

Brad Returns!

Brad is back from his conference in San Jose, and boy are we glad! We sure missed him. I got to see what it would be like to be a single parent, and it is HARD! Lucky for me my babies were on their best behavior. While Brad was gone, we only had one minor emergency: my minivan broke down in the middle of a busy street! That was no fun, but it could have been worse. We are so happy that Brad is back and we love him so much!

A Favorite!

I LOVE this picture of Reesie!

Finally! A few Disneyland Photos!

We had so much fun at Disneyland! It was great to be able to be a kid again and ride all the rides. It was even more fun though, to watch Dev and Reesie's reactions to the rides and the characters. In this picture we are having a late breakfast at Goofy's Kitchen. Dale came out to say hello. So did Wendy and Goofy. Dev got to be in a parade with Goofy banging pots and pans, but unfortunately we didn't get pics of that.









I call this picture "How Many Harris' Can We Shove Into an Elevator?" This is at the Disneyland Hotel. We are excited for our BIG day at the park!

{PS Count two more in the pic: Brad is taking it, and I am strategically removing myself from view on the side}


















This is in the Haunted Mansion. Isn't that such a look of fright? I asked Dev if he was scared and he said "NO! I wasn't scared! Ghosts don't scare me!" Yeah right! We've got the proof right here!
















Dev's first ride of the day--It's a Small World. He loved it! At the beginning of the day I told Brad this is the only ride I WOULDN'T ride. I remember hating it when I came last time in 4th grade! I skipped out on this one, but I am sad I did. Brad said Dev was loving it, and I think this is when he realized what Disneyland actually was. He didn't know what to expect before this.






















Look at this mug! Isn't she a doll?! This is at the very end of the day as we were sitting down for dinner. Reese ate ALL of her VERY OWN kids meal {a large portion of mac and cheese} PLUS 1 1/2 cups of chocolate milk {bad mom, I know} and she was just exhausted! Nothing like eating a huge meal after a long day. She was so ready for bed!











The day was so much fun and the kids were great. I know that we had such a good time because Grandpa Pants and Grandma Stacy were so great and incredibly helpful. They were amazing. I know I would have wanted to yank some hair out had they not been there. Vance and Stacy, my head thanks you! I look much better with hair!

We don't have many pictures that actually include sights at Disneyland...most of them are just people shots--but I promise we were there and we did have a blast. Dev is already talking about 'next time' we go and hoping that he is tall enough for all the rides.

Hope you enjoyed!