Wonderful Weekend

Last weekend included: Thanksgiving on Thursday, the Iron Bowl on Friday, and mine and Bayron's 4th anniversary dinner on Saturday. It was a full, busy weekend and we had a blast!

Thanksgiving was wonderfully chaotic. Good food, good people, good times.

Harley watching her first Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade!She likes it!Harley's 1st Thanksgiving! (Thanks to Yokie for the shirt!)Family Picture Thanksgiving 2010
Well, we didn't win the Iron Bowl...this year...but we still had a lot of fun at the game! Roll Tide!!! Here's the gang, minus Josh:We celebrated our 4th Anniversary at Flemings. YUM! Here's a pic beforedinner...love my snazzy new houndstooth dress! (Thanks, Mom!)

Getting into the Christmas Spirit!

I love Shutterfly! I’m totally using them for my Christmas photo cards this year! You can see all of the Christmas cards here:
http://www.shutterfly.com/cards-stationery/christmas-photo-cards. Harley is 10 months old now and I cannot wait to send out our Christmas photo cards with her sweet smiling face on them. :)

Here is my new favorite picture of me & Harley:


Of course, we will do our best to get a “family” photo on the card complete with me, Bayron, Abbie, Ezra AND Harley…but that doesn’t always turn out so well! I really cannot believe it’s the holiday season already. This time last year, I was really pregnant and really tired! This year, I have my energy back and I love being a mommy. Bayron and I are so excited to celebrate Harley’s first Christmas! And we are also so excited that Abbie is here to celebrate with us. We almost lost our sweet furry baby last month, but thanks to the WONDERFUL vets at Auburn, she’s doing great!

Here is Abbie loving riding in the car with her nose smelling the autumn air...she hasn't wanted to do this in months!

I LOVE Shutterfly's new holiday collection. This one is ONE of my favs:


Shutterfly also has really cool photo calendars. You can see them here:
http://www.shutterfly.com/calendars. Those make GREAT gifts! Especially for the grandparents! A new picture of their grandchild/grandchildren every month; what could be better?

Another great feature of Shutterfly is their birth announcements. Cute, cute designs can be seen here: http://www.shutterfly.com/cards-stationery/birth-announcements. When and if we have another one, I plan on using Shutterfly for the birth announcements. Maybe I’ll get them out a little sooner the next time around!

Harley - Nine Months

Harley was 9 months old on November 3rd. She is hilarious. She makes really funny faces and waits for you to laugh, then she laughs. We're gearing up for her first Christmas! I will post again soon with pics from Thanksgiving, the Iron Bowl, and our 4th Anniversary! :)

Here are the many faces of Harley:

Harley - Eight Months

On October 3rd, Harley turned 8 months! On October 9th, she clearly called me "mama" and Bayron "dada". It was a great moment! She's been saying "dada" but we weren't sure she was actually calling Bayron "dada"...we are now! She looked directly at him and said "dada" and looked directly at me and said "mama". So cool!

She's loving daycare and the teachers say she's a great baby and rarely cries. She's still eating like a champ, although still no teeth! She's (pretty much) mastered getting her baby puffs (like cheerios) in her mouth by herself. She had a blast on the quad last weekend and even got to meet Tyrone Prothro!

She charms everyone everywhere we go. Yesterday, she grinned at anyone that spoke to her at the grocery store. Such a happy baby girl!

Harley and Abbie the next day

Harley and Abbie

Harley laughing

Harley had the hiccups so Daddy tried to scare them out of her...this was the result:

Harley's 7 month shoot

My gorgeous baby!!




By the wonderfully talented Angela Marino.

The B's

Just wanted to post a few pics of me & my B's from this summer. :) Love these girls!





;) Superimposed Jen on this one:

Harley - Seven Months

I'm a little late on this blog post...Harley will be 8 months next week! She had a great summer and is enjoying her fall so far.

She got to see Liv (Alicia & Jeff's little girl) at Aunt April's run at Mt. Laurel.

She also got to see her friends Grant (Scott & Cyndi's) and Wells (Ward & Ruth's).

She loves cheering for the Tide!

She got to spend some time with Greta, John & Evan and attend her first birthday party...her BFF Ruby's 1st Bday!




I guess the biggest happening in Harley's life is that she started school!

She seems to enjoy seeing the other kids and comes home tired, but happy. She's eating like a champ...carrots, squash, sweet potatoes, peas, green beans, apples, bananas, pears, and her favorite, mangoes!

She is really becoming a great baby...usually in a good mood, only fussy if she's tired or hungry. She's really starting to babble...ba ba ba, ma ma ma, da da da. She still loves to blow bubbles. She's basically sitting up by herself now. Last weekend, she took her first trip to Life is Good to celebrate Pop's bday. She loves seeing her cousin Bryan!

This weekend, we're heading to Ttown for the Alabama/Florida game. She's a great traveler. Speaking of travelling, Bayron and I went to San Fransisco at the end of August. Yokie and Pop stayed with Harley for two nights and SheShe and Granddaddy stayed with her for three. She did great and we had a blast!




I'll try to post her 8 month update sooner! Roll Tide!

August Photo Album
Ruby's Party Photo Album
San Fran Photo Album

Fun new vids...

And the remix:

Double Rainbow Fun!

See my post below about the Double Rainbow...then take a look at Ben & Jerry's website.

www.benjerry.com

Not sure how long they'll have this up...but it's hilarious!

Bryan's Bham Visit

Every year when Bryan comes to spend a summer week with Yokie & Pop, Bayron & I take Bryan and Madeline to the McWane Center. This year, Bayron had to go out of town, so I took them solo. We had a blast! I love this little tradition that we've started.

We also played at Ava's pool one day with Mom & Dad (Yokie & Pop) Sarah, Madeline, MB, Ava & Granny.

The last day, Bayron & I took Bryan to Alabama Adventure and Sandra, Allen & Alexandria came too! I think Bryan had a fun time in Birmingham!

Mom's 60th!

On August 2, Mom turned 60 years old! We threw her a surprise party to celebrate. A good time was had by all. Happy Birthday, Mom!

The Gang

Yummy Edgar's cake!

Harley - Six Months

On August 3rd, Harley turned 6 months old! She is so much fun and does something new every day. She reaches for everything you put in front of her and she's very interested in the excersaucer toys. And she really enjoys being in her swing and in the jumper now. She can roll from her tummy to her back, but hasn't mastered the back to tummy roll yet. No teeth but she's definitely teething. She's had cereal and now squash with a spoon & is eating both like a champ!

Harley loves hanging out with her BFF Ruby!

Harley & Abbie

Yosemitebear Mountain Giant Double Rainbow

Bayron sent this to me. In case you haven't seen it yet...


And the remix...

Harley - Five Months

Harley turned 5 months on July 3, 2010. She seemed to really enjoy her first 4th of July as well as Mommy's birthday. She's getting to be so fun and interactive. Smiling and laughing are very common occurrences now. She grabs at toys and is beginning to put everything she touches in her mouth. She had her first night away from Mommy and Daddy a few weeks ago. SheShe and Granddaddy stayed with her at our house while we spent a nice night away at Ross Bridge. Then, she had her second night away from us on July 4th while we went to Atlanta to meet Greta & John's baby Evan and to see Phish! Yokie, Pop and Nan stayed with her at our house for that night. Both times the grandparents reported that she had been a perfect angel. :) She continues to sleep through the night which is great. I think she's beginning teething. She eats cereal in a bottle, but has not yet mastered the spoon. We'll be trying that again soon. Her favorite time of day is bathtime. She absolutely loves splashing in the water. Since her sign is Aquarius, I think she'll be a water baby for sure!

7/3/10 - Harley helping celebrate Mommy's Bday

7/4/10 - Atlanta to meet cutie baby Evan!
Amanda, Aaron & Ruby were there too!
With Sandra & Allen, waiting to see Phish!
First time since 2000!
Phish!
Click here to see the June 2010 Photo Album.

Funny Daddy and Harley

Rolling over

This is from June 16, 2010. She can't go from her back to her belly, but she's got the other way down pat!