Since the Cougs made it to the Sweet Sixteen in New Orleans, and since it is only a short 7 hour drive from Little Rock, the Harris family just HAD to go and support their JIMMER!! Even though it was a tough lose for us, we are soooo glad we went! Madi and mommy (and even Micah in the corner) made the Salt Lake Tribune (online) with Madi and her friend, Jaycee's, "Jimmer, Will you be my first KISS?!" sign.
After the game, we tried to find some very kid things to do in a VERY ADULT town. We went on a swamp tour and were lucky enough to meet "Elvis" the alligator (apparently it is the wrong time of the year to go alligator hunting). Then next day, we went to the zoo, where Micah and Madi got to touch an elephant, a snake, and a turtle! Micah's favorite animal changes daily, but I will say, he was SOOOO excited when we turned the corner and he saw the Jaguars (baby jaguar on Diego is one of his favorite cartoon characters).
New Orleans will NOT make the Harris family's list of favorite places to go... It smells EVERYWHERE and not of anything good (throw-up, urine, and the like). It is dirty (in more ways than one), parking is expensive (unless you gamble half an hour at the casino) and staying on the ground floor of a very old downtown hotel makes for a very miserable night with three small children (really, can't everyone just keep it down a little?!?!?!!).
Sure wish we could have made it to the Elite Eight, but we are so proud of our COUGARS, and can't wait to watch Jimmer in the NBA!
Monday, March 28, 2011
Saturday, March 19, 2011
Thursday, February 10, 2011
Snow Day
We finally got enough snow to have some fun in!! Madi didn't know if she really liked the idea, but we were super happy Shu Shu had sent her home a snow suit from Taiwan! Micah has big plans for a snowman, but since that is a dad project and dad had to work tonight, we are still only in the planning stages... Come back tomorrow for a full report on Micah's first snowman making adventure (and yes ShuShu and Ayi, I know he helped you guys with the "snowman" in Cancun, but I am referring to a full blown SNOWman)!
Monday, January 10, 2011
Cancun Christmas
Ok, I am sure most everyone who is interested in these pics has already seen them on facebook, but just for the sake of doing a blog update... here are our Christmas in Cancun pictures. We had a BLAST! Micah asks me at least once a day if we can go back to Mexico... I WISH, BABY, I WISH!!
On another note, Daddy should be home sometime in the next two weeks!!! YAY!!!
NOTE: there are 300+ pics...
On another note, Daddy should be home sometime in the next two weeks!!! YAY!!!
NOTE: there are 300+ pics...
Tuesday, November 23, 2010
Sunday, October 31, 2010
Halloween 2010
Happy Halloween everyone! I know Micah and Madi have had a very HAPPY Halloween. I will try and walk you through the following pictures, as some of them need some explaining.
The kid visited a pumpkin patch with GG and Papa D a few weekends ago, while Mommy was at work! They got to go on a HayRide, Cow Train, and see lots of animals, which included a CRAZY goat that as Micah has told me a MILLION times “kept jumping on the food”.
Grandma Cheri sent the kids a great Halloween package! We got it Thursday, and I don’t think that Madi has ate anything but straight sugar since then.
Mom has been busy making Halloween costumes. Notice how ours are easy, iron-on “m”s, but for Grace we went all out on fairy wings and tutu!! Jason and Mommy were both brown M&M’s!! After Grandpa D took our pic, Micah decided he need to take a picture too… So those are the close up of me, and the pic of Ash and Jace. GG bought Micah his own camera on Saturday, and notice that instead of participating in the pumpkin carving, he took pictures of me and Madi instead!
Micah has loved looking at all the Halloween decorations, and has even started asking “Can I buy that?” when he really likes one. His favorites had been the blow up decorations and foggy bubble machine. Our neighbors have a huge blow up gargoyle on their roof, and we have to take a nightly drive down to see the “great big kitty”.
Micah picked the glittery kitty to carve on his pumpkin, but as I already mentioned, he didn’t so much like the carving as he did photograph the event!
We were all M&M’s this year. I have had this planned since last year’s Halloween, but Michael thought he would be lucky and get out of it since he is deployed. Not so easy buddy!! I put an “m” on a military issue tee, and Mike was a sand colored M&M (thanks for the idea, Aunt Suzie). He had better get a pic of him in it before he comes home or there will be trouble. Aunt Suzie make the kids candy buckets, and Madi knows exactly what is in it. Can you spot the pic of her when I took the candy away…. GG came to the rescue with more M&M’s
Well, they each filled their buckets, and as a mother, I have developed a whole new hatred for this holiday…
Happy Halloween!
The kid visited a pumpkin patch with GG and Papa D a few weekends ago, while Mommy was at work! They got to go on a HayRide, Cow Train, and see lots of animals, which included a CRAZY goat that as Micah has told me a MILLION times “kept jumping on the food”.
Grandma Cheri sent the kids a great Halloween package! We got it Thursday, and I don’t think that Madi has ate anything but straight sugar since then.
Mom has been busy making Halloween costumes. Notice how ours are easy, iron-on “m”s, but for Grace we went all out on fairy wings and tutu!! Jason and Mommy were both brown M&M’s!! After Grandpa D took our pic, Micah decided he need to take a picture too… So those are the close up of me, and the pic of Ash and Jace. GG bought Micah his own camera on Saturday, and notice that instead of participating in the pumpkin carving, he took pictures of me and Madi instead!
Micah has loved looking at all the Halloween decorations, and has even started asking “Can I buy that?” when he really likes one. His favorites had been the blow up decorations and foggy bubble machine. Our neighbors have a huge blow up gargoyle on their roof, and we have to take a nightly drive down to see the “great big kitty”.
Micah picked the glittery kitty to carve on his pumpkin, but as I already mentioned, he didn’t so much like the carving as he did photograph the event!
We were all M&M’s this year. I have had this planned since last year’s Halloween, but Michael thought he would be lucky and get out of it since he is deployed. Not so easy buddy!! I put an “m” on a military issue tee, and Mike was a sand colored M&M (thanks for the idea, Aunt Suzie). He had better get a pic of him in it before he comes home or there will be trouble. Aunt Suzie make the kids candy buckets, and Madi knows exactly what is in it. Can you spot the pic of her when I took the candy away…. GG came to the rescue with more M&M’s
Well, they each filled their buckets, and as a mother, I have developed a whole new hatred for this holiday…
Happy Halloween!
Tuesday, October 12, 2010
Madison's 1yr Portraits
As most who know me well know, my good friend Dale is my FAVORITE photographer! He has photographed me and my family since my senior year in high school. He traveled out to Utah for my wedding, came the day Micah got home from the hospital for his newborn shoot, and has fit us in last minute more than once for things like family shoots before deployments and now Madison's 1yr pics. He is quickly becoming too good for me... and I don't mean that in a bad way. Check out his blog to see the kind of things he is photographing these days, and you will see what I mean...
benfieldphotography.blogspot.com
Here are my favorites of Madi's shots!
benfieldphotography.blogspot.com
Here are my favorites of Madi's shots!
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