Our Girlz

Welcome Home To Us!!

2009-09-07T20:22:00.001-07:00

Awww vacation was wonderful. I feel rested and ready for our normal routine to start up once again. The girls returned home from my parents yesterday and its so nice to have them back. As much as we both crave some quiet time we really miss them when they are gone.

Our kittens are HUGE! I could not believe my eyes when we got home, I think they doubled in size. They have now been moved out to the garage to sleep, but they do great out there with Buddy!

Today was a super exciting day in the Harrison House...........To start, for the first time ever Kamryn wore her big girl "Undies" to bed and stayed dry all night long..........

YAY for no more pull ups!!! She was so proud of herself, and we are so proud of her!

This afternoon Scott put all new baseboard and trim around the doors in the hallway, living room, kitchen and family room..........YIPEE it looks so nice. I'm so thankful for a husband that can pull this stuff off and it looks amazing. What a difference!

And to top off our great day.........I cruised onto my favorite website.....CraigsList......and discovered under the "FREE" adds that there was a super cute pink bike with training wheels and an awesome tag a long bike. I emailed the guy right away and they are now ares. I can not believe they were free they book look brand new!

Off to bed for my " busy" week..................I leave for Scrap booking on Thursday!!!!

Vacation Part 2: Last days in Sun River

2009-09-01T21:15:00.000-07:00

Sadly our time in Sun River has come to an end. Tonight is our last night here........For now! Have no fear, we will be back. If I have my way it will be sooner than later :)

We have spent time in Bend OR....Shopping, and exploring the town. It is beautiful there. For the most part we have spent our time relaxing here at my cousins amazing home and enjoying the girls, Scott and I being together with no chores, work, or activities to go to. This area is all paved bike trails and we have ridden about 50 miles in the past week and a half!! Here are are last pictures from this leg of the trip!

Vacation Part 2

2009-08-27T20:11:00.001-07:00

Welcome to Sun River!! We arrived yesterday and are enjoying it so so much! In fact if you need us from now on we will be in sun river :) Scott's brother Gavin, his wife Alethea and there two kids Broc and Jadyn arrived today and we are loving it!!! Its so great to have some time to visit with them, and the cousins are having way too much fun.
So far Scott the girls and I went on a great bike ride around town, spent time at the park and then hung out at the house for naps. In the afternoon we spent time with the cousins. Gavin and Alethea's car broke down right after arriving, so Alethea and the kids and I piled in my car and left for a while while Gavin dealt with car issues. We had a great time and by the time we got home car issues were worked out. A rental will be arriving tomorrow for them and there car is being towed home..........what a way to start the trip!!

More of Vacation Part 1!

2009-08-25T19:16:00.000-07:00

We spent yesterday in Mt. Shasta, mostly at the City park. It was SO pretty and the girls loved all the hiking trails, and I loved the trees and creek. I wish we had that park at home, id be there every day. It was just the girls and Scott and I for the day. We enjoyed lunch at a yummy pizza place, and then shopping for as long as the girls would let me :)

Today, DeEtte, Warren, Scott the girls and I went up to Kangaroo lake. It was awesome. I loved swimming all over the lake and the girls liked playing near the shore where it was much warmer. After swimming we went to Etna to have lunch at a brewery.........it was closed!! Ohh well we ate at a yummy hamburger place and then headed home.
The girls are worn out and tomorrow Vacation Part 2 begins as we head to Sun River OR!

Vacation Part 1!

2009-08-24T09:05:00.000-07:00

We are officially on vacation.........I have not woken up before 9am yet!!! We headed out of town Friday afternoon and went to my parents house. The girls loved being there, especially when they saw there brand new beds at grandma and papas house. We left first thing in the morning to head up to Redding CA to visit Scott's Grandparents. It was wonderful to visit with them for the afternoon and we took full advantage of there beautiful pool, the girls swam there little hearts out. Sadly I did not bring the camera in to take pictures and I'm really regretting it! We also got some time to visit with Scott's Aunts, uncle and Cousin, It was a very fun afternoon.

We left there to come up to Scott's moms House in Lake Shastina. It was soo HOT when we arrived. But the girls got right to playing.

Yesterday Scott and I celebrated our 6th wedding anniversary! WOW where does the time go?? We spent the morning on a family bike ride, it was so fun to have Scott join the girls and I on the bikes. We then got to go swimming in The Lagun here that has a real water park size water slide. The girls absolutely loved it and so did Scott and I!! Our nephews came for the afternoon, and boy did those two and Scott and I have fun on the water slide, I cant even count how many times we went down it...........I'm sure not a kid anymore though because I am SORE today!!!

We got to escape last night for some time alone. We went to dinner in Mt. Shatsa and then took a small hike down by a beautiful creek.

Here are some pictures!

Welcome To The Family!!

2009-08-05T14:34:00.001-07:00

Its been a sad month for the Harrison Lady's. Our very awesome, super sweet kitty "Sushi" disappeared. We were so very sad. It took a long time for us to decided to get a cat, and being dog people we assumed we would just get a kitty to hunt mice, we never realized how much we would fall in love with this cat. SO that brings us to now, we missed having a kitty around. Sooo

Meet Louie and Lilly :)

Such Pride!!

2009-07-30T16:59:00.001-07:00

The kids worked long and hard (Well 15 minutes) On making Lego castles today. They were so proud to show them off when they were done............And when I say kids of course I mean our Little Man Ian too!!!

Off To School She Goes.....

2009-07-28T19:26:00.000-07:00

That's right, Rylee Jean had her first day of Pre-School today! She was soo soo excited to start at "Ms. Sandy's School" it's actually called Tiny Tots Preschool but her teacher is Ms. Sandy. She did awesome, marched right into the classroom sat on her carpet square and said, "Bye Mommy!" It was very hard to leave, but knowing big sis was just in the next room to help her I felt ok. Here are some pictures of the girls before school.

A New Post...Just for the Grandmas :)

2009-07-21T10:11:00.000-07:00

Well, I thought no one read our little blog so I quit doing it, come to find out there are people who were reading it!! It's been so long so here is the Good, Bad and Ugly of the Harrison Household!!

Kamryn is 3.5 years old and growing like a weed. Her favorite thing to do is play with Ian and Swim. She is in school 2 days a week and moves up to the older class on Tuesday. She is also doing swimming twice a week and it is great for her! Kam is a very busy, active three year old but has such a sweet caring heart.

Rylee is just about 2.5 years old. She seems so much older at times, and so much younger other times :) She has been fully potty trained since January.......YIPEE! She also is a huge fish and just finished her second round of swim lessons, she will be starting up again in a month or so. Rylee finally gets to start Pres-School on Tuesday, she has been eagerly waiting for months and months. She is thrilled to get to go.

Scott is busy at work and of course with Softball. He is down to just playing two nights a week and normally about 1 tournament a month. Not too bad I guess..........He is enjoying his garden of Berry's and is out there picking them every night, we have a freezer full of our home grown berries...yummmmy.

Last but not least...........me! Im doing well, its been a very crazy month. I thought I threw my back out a few weeks ago. I was in horrible pain for two days and finally went to see the doctor. Turns out it wasn't my back but he didn't know what it was. After lots of tests, and an ER trip I ended up in surgery and an overnight stay in the hospital. I had a very large ovarian cyst that was pushing on some nerves near my spine...OUCH. It took an army of amazing friends and my wonderful parents to help out with the girls. I was completely bed ridden for a week before they found out the source of the pain and the following week was surgery and recovery. Its been 2 weeks now and I feel great!

That's all for now! Enjoy some recent pictures :)

Cupcakes and Cereal!

2009-03-06T19:59:00.000-08:00

Kamryn had a great day today, and as a reward for being very very good at the sewing machine store (Which is where she asked the old Lady's if her mommy could buy a new "sewing"!!!) I let her make cupcakes. She did a great job. Rylee worked too, but mostly just undid all the work Kamryn was doing :)

Also, Scott and I were laughing at the amount of cereal in our cabinet, I think we have enough for a small army, I had to take a picture of it!! Now just FYI the only reason we have SO much is because it was only 99Cents and Vons this week...........really I had to stock up!!!

I Have A Confession........

2009-02-18T18:50:00.001-08:00

Ok, I have an addiction, I'm not proud of it..........so it's time I let it out in the open.......

My Name is Katie and I am a Craig's List addict!!

It all started a few months ago when I realized, Hey I can sell some things on here, it's free to list them and I make some money. Super fun right?! Well you want to know what's even more fun, getting a great laugh over the junk people are trying to sell, trust me, just Cruise on to your local CL and laugh with me. Laura and I have found some great things like a new cake decorating lady..........really truly looked like my kids had decorated her cakes. Or the "Free Plastic living room set for a hamster" just trust me there are some funny things on CL. But its not all funny, I gotten some great things too. Well really just two, but its better than nothing! I got a brand new, still in the box espresso maker for 10 dollars. I use it every day and LOVE IT! We also bought the girls a great bike trailer for 30$ and we enjoy it soo much. Today's Craig's List item takes the cake............A great double stroller, a Maclaren for those stroller savvy readers.........for the price of FREE!!! Im so stinken excited!!

I think It May Be Update Time

2009-02-14T06:52:00.003-08:00

Opps, I have become quiet busy lately, and the time I spend on the computer is sadly spent looking for new sewing ideas and updating my "status" on Face book, wow what has my life come to?!! So here I am attempting to update our very behind family BLOG, I promise to spend less Facebook time and more BLOG time this Month.......Here is a run down of our life so far this month:

Kamryn, our sweet, high energy little girl has had a very rough month. During a fun afternoon at the beach Kam ran into a pile of hot ash and coals that was left behind from someone else on the sand. At first we thought it was just a small blister on her hand, but as the hours went on and her screaming got worse and worse I realized it was much more. I received so much love, help and support from our neighbors but I just felt she needed to go to the hospital. So off we went, Me, Kamryn and our wonderful friend and neighbor Mary (Scott's brother was in town so Scott was busy) Kamryn had second degree burns on both her feet, the top of one foot most of her toes, and the side and toes of her other. Plus burns on her left hand. They cleaned them up, put numbing medicine on them and bandaged her up. She stayed that way for 3 long weeks, yes 3! We spent 2 days a week going to the doctors to have her re-checked. Although they were healing as they should, the risk of infection was high and they would swell so we had to keep her off her feet as much as possible, what a joke that was! After the first few days she felt no more pain, so she was ready to run and play. Besides some scarring she is back to her old self.

She is once again down with double ear infections. This breaks our hearts as we put her through surgery to have ear tubes to prevent this, unfortunately she has still had several ear infections since the surgery. Our pediatrician says it's due to her RSV she had as a 6 week old.

On a happier note, Kamryn is absolutely loving her preschool. She has really connected with her teacher Ms. Sandy and loves her friends at school. She gets the biggest smile on her face when we tell her it's a school day. She is also still swimming and doing great.

Rylee Jean, what a little ball of fire and joy :) She has the sweetest little personalty but at the same time can be a little rascal. She has been out of diapers for a month now and we are soo proud of her. She also loves her big girl bed and has done so well in it. Rylee is our sensitive girl, so after one time of getting out of her big girl bed when it was nap time, we told her NO and she was so sad she never did it again. We had the chance to spend a day with Scotts Brother Gavin, his wife Alethea and there daughter Jaydn. Rylee and Jaydn were so cute together. They loved having time to play and even shared a room at bedtime. What sweet little cousins, we are so sad they live far away and we cant see them more often.

So that's the update on our girls! Scott is busy as ever at work and I am anxiously counting the days until I go to Houston TX to visit my wonderful friend Chrissy.....YEAH!

A Few New Creations!!

2009-01-15T21:24:00.000-08:00

Although I haven't posted many things I have been making, I have definitely been sewing. I made a lot of Christmas gifts, aprons and purses mostly. Now im working on things for the girls. The dress is Rylee's and the Skirt is Kamryn's :)

What A Big Girl!!!

2009-01-11T13:13:00.000-08:00

Rylee has had a HUGE week! It started with the new year and a new bed..........we gave in and took down the crib :( Everyone was so excited for Ry so sleep in her big girl bed, but mommy was a bit sad about it. She had a very smooth transition and LOVES her bed. Next Rylee decided she is way too cool for diapers and has been wearing big girl undies and going on the potty since Friday. She has a few accidents now and then but whats a girl to do?!

It's Santa Time!

2008-12-22T21:41:00.000-08:00

Once again the girls LOVED Santa! Kamryn's eyes lit up when she first saw him through the window. Rylee didn't talk much but enjoyed sitting with him. Kamryn asked for presents and a princess!!!

Updates and Pictures!

2008-12-17T07:15:00.000-08:00

WoW! This month has truly FLOWN by! We are beside ourselves with excitement this year for Christmas to be here. Kamryn asks everyday "Mommy, when will Santa come down the chimney and bring me presents???" She is very ready to celebrate this special holiday. Rylee doesn't quite grasp it all but is happy to say "HO HO HO"!! Both girls have been sick for the past week, it has been a long long week :) I took them to the doctor Monday and both girls have ear infections. Although we are disappointed that Kam has had 3 infections since the ear tubes have been put in, we are grateful that that is still less than she would have had with out them.

Enjoy the recent pictures of the girls :)

Happy Birthday Kamryn Grace!

2008-12-05T06:55:00.001-08:00

We can't believe it, our little girl turned 3 years old yesterday! I asked her what she wanted to do on her birthday and her answer (which shouldn't have surprised me at all!) was go somewhere with Ian. So we kidnapped Ian for the day and had a blast. We started with a trip to her favorite place, the Children's Museam. The kids ran around for 2 hours with out stopping. It was great, I even got to sit and read for a bit while they played :) After that was a very healthy McDonald's lunch and more play time there. After a great 2.5 hour nap Kamryn got a wonderful surprise, Grandma and papa!! The came with lots of gifts, including her brand new bike which she is soo happy about! We played for a bit and then it was off to Swim lessons with her favorite swim teacher Ms. Shelby. We ended the day with her favorite dinner, cake and bedtime!!

Oops........

2008-11-29T07:22:00.000-08:00

Guess im not doing a very good job keeping this updated :) We had a wonderfull Thanksgiving with the Arnolds, the girls loved being there for the whole day! Kamryn got tons of swimming time in the hot tub, and Rylee loved having lots of kids to chase her around. We decorated for Christmas yesterday. The girls helped decorate the tree, it was a great family evening! Enjoy the pictures of our past few weeks!

Christmas Skirts by Mommy!

2008-11-18T20:31:00.000-08:00

I have shopped and shopped for cute, reasonably priced Christmas dresses for the girls...............the hunt ended with me making skirts! I love how they turned out, and the price.......5 dollars for thread! My mom had the fabric, and I already had a pattern :) Cant beat that, although I do need to find matching shirts!

Wild And Crazy Girls

2008-11-09T08:37:00.001-08:00

Check out Kam's outfit, trust me she didnt go in public like this!!

Conforting a crying sister

As the girls are growing Scott and I are enjoying watching there friendship grow too. They truly love each other, and miss each other when they are apart. We notice them playing together a lot more lately, and although they have there fights they really are becoming the best of friends!

Even Sushi and Shasta are becoming buddies, check out Shasta waiting in line to drink HER water!

Another Purse.....but its My Favorite!

2008-11-04T20:36:00.000-08:00

I'm getting over loaded with bags, but they are just so fun to make! Here is my latest, I love it!

A Quick Glimpse of Our Crazy Halloween!

2008-11-01T07:25:00.000-07:00

Halloween was an absolute blast! It was a very busy day, and the kids loved every minute of it. Kamryn started her day out at school. She had a parade and performance, her first ever!! It was quite cute, and as soon as I recharge my camera batteries ill upload the video and post it. She did great, although she was more content to sit and listen to her friends since then the actually sing along :) After School my mom and I rushed the girls home to feed them and then down for naps they went. At 2:45 we met up with Peyton and her daddy Seth and went "Trick-Or Treating" in the village of Arroyo Grande. This was our third year doing it and the girls loved it. Kamryn kept needing to take a break to have some candy! Peyton would get a piece and say "more treat???" It was so cute. Ms. Rylee just loved the whole experience.

After getting home and re-energizing with some pizza and of course having some Ian time the kids once again hit the streets in our neighborhood. Rylee was very into trick or treating, running from house to house! We had a blast and hope you all did to :)

Boys will be Boys......

2008-10-29T08:19:00.000-07:00

Boy am I glad I have two girls!

Happy Halloween!

2008-10-26T09:14:00.000-07:00

Opps.......We are still here!!!

2008-10-25T07:46:00.000-07:00

I guess I have taken a detour from blogging. My excuse, I wasn't able to upload my pictures :) But its fixed and I'm back. I promise to be better at this!! Here is a quick family update and some pictures to go with it.............

Scott is doing good. He celebrated his 30th birthday the beginning of the month. His coworkers hired a jester to come serenade him at work!!!! We went out to dinner for our 7th annual birthday celebration with the Arnold's. There son Adam's birthday is just one day after Scott's.

Scott has also been busy playing softball and watching football, his most favorite time of year :)

Rylee is growing like a weed lately. Her talking blows us away, she says tons and tons of words. She loves playing baby dolls, cleaning up toys........oops may have got that from mommy......and cuddling!

Rylee and her friend Addison, Ry loves playing with baby Addie, and Laura was nice enough to let us keep her for a few hours the other day. We had a blast and cant wait to do it again.

Kamryn is busy busy busy! She is now at a new school that she absolutely loves. Her teacher, Ms. Sandy is so sweet and Kamryn has taken to her very well. She does swimming still twice a week and is great at it. She is learning how to do "pop" up breathing right now. She can make it about half way across the pool on her own. I may be her mom but I think that's pretty impressive fora 2.5 year old :) Her birthday is fast approaching, December 4th, and she wont stop talking about her party, which isnt even planned yet!!

One day my girl will end up on "What NOT To Wear" She loves to dress her self..............

I'm doing good, still obsessively sewing :) My friend and neighbor Mary and I met up with my mom and Aunt Diane last weekend for the Pacific International Quilt Festival. It was a BLAST. We got to shop TONS and TONS of vendors for fabric and patterns.................if you see our family eating top roman until next payday it may be because I had a super fun time shopping there :)

My latest sewing projects have been a few purses, one which turned out soo cute but I cant show you because its a gift for one of my closest friends Chrissy. I also made Eds Halloween costume, and a few Christmas gifts. I'm excitedly waiting for a family friend Anne to get back from the quilt market in Houston to see if she found me any goodies............THANK YOU ANNE!

My goodies from our fun weekend :)

One of the purses I made for my mom

Shasta is doing fine.........still taking her self on walks but always comes back home. We have realised she has separation anxiety and cant stand to be away from people. So when we put her in the back yard she jumps the fence and runs to the front yard where she can interact with others. Stinker!

Buddy, well he is just buddy! His own odd self. But I did give him a hair cut...................it didn't turn out quite well...oops :)

Thanks all for now :)

Up Date on "She's Not INNOCENT!"

2008-09-30T09:03:00.000-07:00

While I was posting the last blog, which took all of five minutes, this is what my darling 18month old was doing in the other room.................

She's Cute and Sweet but Far from Innocent!!

2008-09-30T08:57:00.000-07:00

Her Name is TROUBLE!

Where there is a Will there is a Way!!

2008-09-30T08:48:00.000-07:00

Scott and I have been taking a financial elective at church. It has opened both our eyes to the small things we are throwing our money away on...............Starbucks, sodas, eating out ect. So after Scott noticed the multiple Starbucks debits out of our bank account be put his foot down..........No more. This has left me desperate and very sad!! But I was determined to get my lattes. I decided to hunt for an espresso machine, and I found one :) 10$ on craigslist, brand new, the box had never been opened. So here I am sipping my very own latte that I didn't have to go spend 4.00 on :) Rylee is happy for her mommy too!!

She Wants To Be A Big Girl........No Can Do!

2008-09-21T19:26:00.000-07:00

Poor Rylee, she is the baby of the family, and we are attempting to keep her that way :) She desperately wants to sleep in the big girl bed in Kamryns room. She runs in and points to Kams bed and says "sissy" and then runs to the other bed (There are two beds in kams room) and says "MINE" Every night at bed time we tell her its "ni-night time" and she runs strait to Kamryns room, up onto the bed and lays soo still hoping we wont see her! We are just not ready to have her out of the crib, so for now she just pretends she can sleep in a big girl bed!

Reunited And It Feels So Good.............!!!

2008-09-20T09:52:00.001-07:00

With school back in it means a lot less Ian time. Kamryn has been going through some withdrawls not having Ian home 24/7! Last night they got lots of play time together, and this morning have been playing since 8am!

Flying on an AirPlane Looking Out The Window.......

2008-09-15T07:24:00.001-07:00

Kamryn loves planes, she likes to point them out in the sky, and loves to talk about the airport! At the close of our Scrapbook weekend My cousin Dave flew down from Sacramento to pick up my Aunt and his wife Tina. Kamryn was thrilled to get to go to the airport and sit on Dave's Plane. She was so sad they didn't fly anywhere but next time we will have to plan for that! Kamryn adores cousin Tina (Dave's wife) here are the two of them..............

Scrappin Crazy!

2008-09-15T07:11:00.000-07:00

I returned home from my Pismo Beach Scrapweekend yesterday afternoon, we had a blast! I got a ton done, 36 pages in all, which took me through 2008...........Yes Christmas 2008 is already Scrapbooked...........My cousins were not very nice to me about my Pre-Scrapping (I just do the pages and leave spots for the pictures that will come later!) One day they will learn to be nice to the baby of the family :)

The weekend went way to fast, and I cant wait for the next one!

Bits and Peices

2008-09-12T06:26:00.000-07:00

Kamryn and I found a new friend....a real live "Lizzy" Unfortunately Lizzy did not live to see her first full day at the Harrison's!!
Rylee LOVES these books my parents bought the girls, she asks for them every morning calling them her "papa's"

Kamryns finally getting some real hair, its still really fine but its growing!

What a crazy few weeks we have had. I feel like it has flown by! I'm now celebrating this craziness by leaving for the weekend YEAH!!! Its my annual (turned bi-annual) scrap weekend in Pismo and I can not wait!! While I'm gone here is some pieces of our lives from the past week......

When Boy Met Girl..........

2008-09-09T07:12:00.000-07:00

7 years ago I was an 18 year old college student, second year at Cuesta, living in downtown San Luis Obispo. I needed a part time job, so in I went for an interview at a construction company that needed a Secretary. I was interviewed by someone named Ed Arnold, (that's right the name should be quiet familiar to those who know us!!) I was hired on the spot, I was a little surprised seeing as I didn't quiet meet the criteria and had no idea what id be doing, but I was happy, I had a job! After the interview I was introduced to my new co-workers. One was named Scott, he was the offices IT consultant. After only a few days of working there Ed asked if I babysat, and of course I said yes I loved kids, so we scheduled me to babysit at his house that night. About 10 minutes after arriving at there house and meeting there amazing Kids Adam and Mckenna the computer nerd from work shows up, Scott! He tells ed he came by for a visit, and Ed invites him to stay while him and Kathy run to back to school night. I was SO confused, why do I need to babysit if Scott is here and knows these kids............Whatever, like most things I accepted it and it was the beginning of it all!! After a few more scheduled encounters by Ed and Kathy Scott asked me out on our first date, September 9th 2001. After a few months of dating the truth came out, Ed hired me because he thought id be perfect for Scott, and the whole babysitting deal............a complete set up!! I fell hook line and sinker, but it was worth it :) Here are a few pictures from the past 7 years!!!!!

Our First Trip together to Scotts Mom's in Mt. Shasta

Its sad I dont remember when this was, but from the look of us, it was when we just started dating!!

Our first Christmas we were able to celebrate together

Our First home! .............Scott bought this BEFORE I had a ring....I wasnt very happy :)

I had to include this because they are so little and cute, this is Adam and McKenna at our Wedding!!! McKenna now babysits our girls!!

Pillow Talk

2008-08-29T07:18:00.000-07:00

Once again we have had a sick child with a weird illness. Kamryn has been sick since last Thursday with an ear infection..............yes that's right, an ear infection after we got the ear tubes.............and the worst of it was a virus called coxsackie virus. It was a very painful rash and sores in her mouth, all over the inside of both cheeks, toung and her gums. She could barley eat, wasn't sleeping and has been running a fever for 4 days. She was one miserable girl. Needless to say we have been in "quarantine" because she was contagious. Yesterday her fever broke and it seems like her mouth has stopped hurting. She is back to herself YEAH!! Here are some pictures of the sisters playing!

She's Back In The Water!

2008-08-29T07:03:00.000-07:00

We decided to continue Kamryn in swim lessons because she was just starting to swim on her own when we lessons ended at the high school. We enrolled her at the local swim club, she will be going twice a week for 3 months. Yesterday was her first day (She was sick on Tuesday and couldn't go) Before her lesson I went over to speak to her teacher. I just wanted to let her know where Kam was at in her swimming and let her know she was only 2.5 years old, they normally only take 3 and up. I'm not sure her teacher believed me 100% on her swimming abilities!! Kamryn got in the water and swam right to her teacher.............Ms. Jenny was shocked!! She was the only one in her class yesterday which was great. She is learning "pop up breathing" and continuing to swim on her own so well! We are very proud of her and have decided swim lessons will just be something we will be budgeting for because she is one awesome swimmer!

Ohh Sushi..........Poll Dancing Is NOT Allowed!

2008-08-29T06:29:00.000-07:00

Our kitty, Sushi, is an indoor/outdoor cat. She spends about 75% of her time outside. When the sun starts to go down we call her in so she can sleep in the garage. We have coyotes so we don't let her wander at night. She always comes running when you call her and comes right to me. Last night I went outside to call her in.................no Sushi! We looked and looked around the yard (She tends not to leave our back yard) We could hear a faint meow every once in a while, but just couldn't find her, and didn't even know if the meow was really her. Heartbroken, we gave up. Assuming the worst I went to bed thinking she was gone, hit by a car or eaten by a coyote. The next morning I got up and the girls and I went back into the yard to call her, this time she meowed a lot more bit I still couldn't see her............finally I looked up and this is what I saw.................

That's right, all the way at the top of the high voltage power pole that sits in the back corner of our yard..............I ran across the street to get our neighbor Tim, he is great at rescuing cats from trees. He came right over and realized it was the high voltage polls and his equipment couldn't go near it! I called PG&E and they said it was considered a "Hazard Emergency" and would send someone out ASAP..............4 hours later NO PG&E but Sushi got hungry enough, and finally figured out how to climb down. She is now safe and sound back where she belongs!

Five Years!

2008-08-25T21:02:00.001-07:00

Scott and I celebrated our 5th wedding anniversary on Saturday. We are so blessed to have wonderful friends and neighbors Dan and Megan who kept the girls for us for most of the day. We just took time to get away and be together, and couldn't resist a little shopping at old navy and home depot!!! We enjoyed a great dinner at my favorite restaurant McClintoks and then headed home to tuck our girls into bed!!

Weekend Creation with...............

2008-08-25T20:56:00.000-07:00

Meet Bernie!! My new sewing machine and Aniviersery gift from my wonderfull husband. My first creation was this bag that I love!!

Its Been A While!!

2008-08-20T06:42:00.000-07:00

This month has flown by so fast, I guess I forgot to keep up my blog!! We have been so busy playing, swimming, and enjoying our summer. We had a quick Visit from Angie, Cathi and my mom a few weeks ago, and loved it. The girls spent for days up in the bay area giving Scott and I some much needed rest time here at home. We enjoyed our time so much, but missed our girls.............we are looking forward to there next trip to grandmas :) A few up dates on the Harrisons.......
Scott is doing well, working long hours but making it through. On The Green Side is just about up and running, so you will have to check out there website as soon as he is done with it. Those who don't know of this adventure, its a company Ed created, and the boys have run with the idea. Scott is running the web side of things.
Kamryn is doing great. Talking like a grown up and getting so big. She is swimming very well, and can swim half way across the pool on her own.......Yeah kammy! Her and Ian continue to have a very special bond and love to play all day together. She starts back to school this thursday and cant wait to go........neither can mommy :)
Rylee is talking up a storm these days, learning new words every day. She trys so hard to keep up with her big sister and Ian, and most of the time she can. She loves to go next door, and if I don't watch her she will run straight over there and knock ont he door. Her and Megan are Buddy's. She starts mommy and me swim classes soon!
I'm doing well, I love sewing and am looking forward to Scott giving me the green light on buying a new machine...........our anniversary is Saturday.............maybe then?!?! I have been helping out my best friend Vanessa by watching her daughter Peyton a few times a week. Peyton is 3 and autistic. She is such a sweet heart and a breath of fresh air to have around. We love watching her. Kamryn is so sweet and likes to hold her hand and show her all the toys.......every time she is here!!
That's about all for us!
Check back soon

Yard Work!

2008-08-04T20:22:00.000-07:00

Our Little Swimmer

2008-07-31T06:53:00.001-07:00

Kamryn has always been a fish, loving to be in the water. I started her in swim lessons 3 weeks ago, and she has enjoyed it so much. She is doing very well, she will kick on her own to her teacher, loves to use the kick board, and her favorite..........the diving board!

Weekend Creations

2008-07-27T20:21:00.000-07:00

I have been quite busy this weekend sewing away, I love learning how to make so many cute things. I made both girls purses, a new dress for Kamryn, and some cute thumb tacks for my bulletin board!

Learning To Sew!

2008-07-22T08:02:00.000-07:00

I'm having a blast learning how to sew! My neighbor Mary, a Home Ec teacher, is teaching me and we are getting into lots of trouble shopping for fabrics and patterns :) My first project is headbands, and they turned out great. We are on to making the girls purses next. As a result of my new hobby, no laundry has been folded in 3 days.................opps!!

A New Toy........

2008-07-21T09:17:00.001-07:00

Shasta's Tail!!

Ice Cream Makin'

2008-07-18T07:24:00.000-07:00

With all our fresh berries we have been thinking of ways to use them...........(no we have not made Jam, Id rather bake with the berries :) ) Yesterday we decided it was time to try making ice cream. Kamryn, Rylee, Ian, and Ian's brother Shay went to the store with me to buy the ingredients. It was definitely a busy shopping trip! We got home and all the kids helped, along with Megan, Mary, and a few other neighborhood friends. The ice cream turned out WONDERFUL! I think Rylee enjoyed it the most, she was covered from head to toe!

She's On The Mend

2008-07-12T09:14:00.000-07:00

Rylee is feeling so much better. Her rash has scabbed over, and although its still there it's very faint and does not bother her anymore. She is still a little crabby at times but for the most part she is back to her happy, easy going self!

Pictures!

2008-07-08T15:00:00.000-07:00

We have apricots and plums coming out our ears! They are soo good, we have picked at least a large bowl full a day and passed them out to friends and neighbors, they are yummy. Shasta's war wound!
Kamryn and her kitty!

This is NOT how we hold Sushi!

Dog Fights, Rashes and Just Plain Tierd!

2008-07-08T07:07:00.001-07:00

What a hectic last 7 days we have had. Not many pictures to show because my camera wasn't charged most of the week, and most of the situations were not when a camera was handy.

It started with Rylee's funky rash, which now has an official diagnosis : http://www.healthatoz.com/healthatoz/Atoz/common/standard/transform.jsp?requestURI=/healthatoz/Atoz/ency/pityriasis_rosea.jsp its called pityriasis Rosea, and is a viral rash that will go away in a month or so. At the peak of the virus it will get uncomfortable and itchy.............ohh so much to look forward to!

On to Shasta..........last Thursday she got out of the yard, yet again, and on her way home ran into our new neighbors yard. She encountered there dog and got into a fight. Never before has she been in a dog fight. It scarred us half to death but our neighbor separated them and shasta and a bite out of her ear. It bled like crazy, I had her blood all over me, as did other neighbors who came top help. Tim saved the day with his huge dog first aid kit, he cauterized it and wrapped it up. We gave her some sleepy pills and thought that would knock her out so she could sleep until the bleeding stopped. As soon as I got her in the house (which by the way I had just finished cleaning from top to bottom) she shook her head, got the bandage off and splattered blood EVERYWHERE!!!! It looked like a murder had taken place down our hallway. Our white cabinets had blood splatter all over them, there was a blood trail down the floors, basically it was gross and everywhere. We ended up using Jack's (our neighbors dog) kennel and kenneled Shasta for the night She is fine now, just has a bit of ear lobe missing!!!

So that's our update for now!! On a happier note, our Berry's are growing like crazy and Rylee is addicted to them. She picks them every time we are out side. They are soo yummy :)

WARRNING.......NOT A CUTE POST!

2008-07-07T06:23:00.000-07:00

An update on our weekend...........Rylee is sick and we have no idea what with. She broke out in a rash last Tuesday morning, and it has continued to get worse ever since. She has been running a low fever with it, and now cold symptoms. We took her to the doctor Saturday because the rash was spreading more and she was acting like she didn't feel good. He through out a lot of ideas of what it could be but was basically stumped. He called us twice yesterday (This is not our pediatriction, just a wonderful urgent care doctor who truly cared what was going on!) to check up on her, and his best guess is a viral infection, but doesn't know what kind. We go to see Dr. Bravo this morning to get his opion. She is not feeling good, but manages to still have lots of moments of her sweet happy self. I just want to see some improvement in the rash, it is gross. So far no one else has gotten it....................keep your fingers crossed!!

We are all convinced it is a reaction to her shots she got last Monday, but 3 doctors have now said that a reaction less than 24hours later isn't the reason. So..............not sure who is right :)

The reason I'm posting pictures of my poor girl is maybe one of you have seen a rash like this. Its only on her arms, legs, feet, hands and face. No where on her trunk at all. Its all raised blister like bumps............

Happy 4th Of July!!

2008-07-05T07:31:00.000-07:00

Yesterday was our 3rd annual Turquoise Drive 4th Of July party. We had a blast! The kids loved getting to play outside all afternoon and evening. There was tons of food and friends and a great night to relax and enjoy our neighbors. The fireworks were amazing, our whole housing development goes nuts on the 4th. There were fireworks everywhere you turned, including beautiful (illegal...) ones being shot up into the sky. Rylee went to bed before the fireworks started, but Kamryn stayed up to enjoy them. She loved watching them, she would clap and say "MORE FIRE!" She ended up falling asleep on my lap in the middle of them, so we carried her off to bed. We cant wait to enjoy another 4th with our friends next year!

Meet Sushi!!

2008-07-02T16:47:00.000-07:00

Scott and I have gone back and forth about getting a kitten for the girls, and for the mice in the yard :) I was set on getting an orange kitty and Scott was trying to decide if he wanted one at all. Well today I took Shasta into the vet to get her vacines When I walked in there was a very cute kitty on the counter, after petting her I asked if she was the knew office cat. They told me no she needed a home........................ohh that's all it took for me! I asked our friend Allen (Our vet also) if he thought we could have her and of course he said yes and so we are now owners of "Sushi" a 4 month old kitten who has stolen our hearts!

She is amazing with the kids, Kamryn has already put her in the doll beds, high chairs, and strollers and Sushi just goes along with it. The kids are in love with her!

Welcome to the family B.O.B!!!

2008-06-24T17:25:00.000-07:00

For those that know me, know I have quiet a stroller obsession. I swore I was done buying them, our garage was bursting at the seams. I had 5 strollers, they each served there own purpose and each got tons of use. Then about 8 months ago I saw it..........a Pink and Brown B.O.B Revolution Stroller. One of the best strollers out there, in my two most favorite colors. I was in love with it!!!!!!!! I researched, priced and drooled over it only to have my husband squash my hopes time after time of ever owning one. I asked for it for Christmas, birthdays, mothers day, I even tried to convince him HE wanted one :) Didn't work...........Untill........my constant obsession (or as Scott may call it...whining) won!!!!!!! We "negotiated" and came to an understanding. He has his electronics obsession and I have my stroller obsession. I am now a proud Pink and Brown B.O.B Owner and I couldn't be happier!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Even though I have been a Harrison for 5 years now I think I still have a tad bit of Hogan in me, this is how I stored my stroller.................................

HOT HOT HOT..........And a Little Bit From Elmo!

2008-06-22T07:40:00.000-07:00

Welcome to Arroyo Grande CA..........the weather is always a consistent temp, normally somewhere between 65-75 degrees, sunshine and beautiful...That's what we thought we were coming home to. WRONG! Driving into San Luis Obispo (For those who haven't been here that is a town 15 minutes north of us) we noticed something was not right the car temp read 113!!!!!!!! Then we hit Avila Beach, my favorite spot in the county, an amazing beach town, always full of people in the summer, temp there 115!!! OHH NO! We got home to a roasting 113 degrees in our neighborhood. Remember we live in a beach community that never gets hot which means NO one has air conditioning. It was soo hot. Costco sold out of fans, as im sure most other places did too. Our normally busy neighborhood was a ghost town due to the heat. We were miserable. Come Saturday we had some relief the temp was only 103! I watched Ian for the day so him, Rylee and I "Pool" hopped around the neighborhood, enjoying all the water we could find. No pictures from any of this, really it was just too hot to think.

In the mean time Kamryn has been spending a few days with my parents. Enjoy every minute of it. They took her to see "Sesame Street Live.......When Elmo Grows Up" She had a blast. Here are some pictures...........Those who know me know I hate dressing my kids in character type cloths but I told my mom it was ok to make an exception for Elmo live!!

Swimming and Snow

2008-06-19T19:16:00.000-07:00

We had some wonderful adventures in mt. Shasta yesterday. We started off at a small lake and let the girls run and swim. They loved watching the fish, splashing in the water and hiking around the creek. After a nice lunch at Scott's favorite Restaurant of all times......Michael's in Mt. Shasta, we drove up the mountain as high as we could. We discovered lots of patches on snow. Kamryn was thrilled to get to get out and play in it. Scott made us a sled out of a trash bag (don't worry it wasn't used for trash it was holding towls!!) and Kamryn went down the snow hill many many times!

The girls got some great time with there cousins (Grandpa Warren and Grandma DeEttes grand kids) They both really enjoyed finally being around some kids that would wrestle with her. We also got to meet our amazing new little nieces Adrinna and Jasmine. They are identical twin girls and are 6 weeks old. I loved getting to hold them, and Kamryn enjoyed giving them there pacifiers. Rylee really wanted to hold and play with them!!

We arrived at my parents around 1:30 this afternoon. The girls swam and played with there toys here. They were thrilled to be here and are very tired. Kamryn will stay here until Sunday, my parents are taking her to see "Elmo Live" on Saturday. Scott, Rylee and I will make our way home tomorrow morning :)

Internet At Last!!!!

2008-06-17T16:59:00.000-07:00

Between Utah, Montana, Idaho OR and now CA we have had trouble finding good Internet access. So here you go lots of pictures of our trip so far. We are now in Lake Shatina CA at Scotts moms house. We have 400 pictures so far from our trip so ill try my best to pic the best ones to show you all :) We had a blast in Oregon with Scott's Brother and Sister and there families. The girls finally got to meet there cousin Jadyn and had lots of fun with her. We went to the Portland zoo which was amazing, soo soo pretty. I even got a few quick ours away to meet a friend who I haven't gotten to see in three years. Kimberly, I had a blast!!

4:30 It's The New 7:30!!

2008-06-11T05:24:00.000-07:00

Okay...Here we are again at 4:30am. Thankfully its only Rylee up this time. We put up dark covers over there window thinking the sun wouldn't wake them up but sure enough the sun came up and so did Rylee. I can't blame her though I was wide awake also! We had a nice relaxing day yesterday, very relaxing. It rained most of the day so we just stayed in and relaxed. If I could upload the pictures you would see Kamryn playing eith playdough, or Rylee feeding Harley, the 150lb Dog. We did get out for a walk around his dads property. Kam walked into the trees, looked around, and asked "where are all the friends!" She doesn't understand that there are no neighbors. That's all for now!

stay Tuned

2008-06-10T05:16:00.000-07:00

Hi Friends!What a long long long day we had yesterday....It started in Salt Lake City where we had a great stay! We left our hotel at 7am to drive the next leg of our trip. We arrived in Montana at our hotel 8 hours later only to find out somehow our room was booked for two nights earlier and we had been charged for it....a. 200 doller charge. We were in no mood to fight with them so we said fine and left driving the last 4 hours to Scotts dads in Bonners Ferry Idaho. So here we are! The sun rises at 4am here which means the girls were wide awake at 4!!! Stay with us pics will come soon. I don't have internet here, thankgoodness for Scotts blackberry, we can check email and do small things on the web.

Join Us For Our Summer Adventure!

2008-06-07T19:43:00.000-07:00

We're off on our first ever drive to Bonners Ferry ID to visit Scott's Dad and his wide Becca, or as Kamryn calls them Grandpa Rob and Mimzee. We are very excited to start this adventure. We left at 7:15am this morning and arrived here in Las Vegas NV around 2:00pm this afternoon. Our drive went great. We stopped once in Barstow CA......never ever want to go there again......and that was it. Kamryn did GREAT, never one cry or even potty accidents, she held it the whole way. Rylee did alright, she got pretty cranky towards the end but we made it. Once here at our hotel Kamryn was thrilled to see a huge Koy pond with two Swans.......Elvis and Priscilla. She is in love with these simple animals. The hotel staff brought the girls a bowl of lettuce to feed the swans and they really liked that. We went swimming this afternoon and learned Rylee is a fish. She had a blast jumping into the pool and going all the way under. I think she did it at least 20 times.

We are leaving in the morning for Salt Lake City.

A note to friends.................

The Webber Family: As soon as we hit the pool at the hotel Kamryn looked around and said "Ian wants to come swim........Ian come on the air plane?" I dont think this will be the last time we here her asking for him. Give him a big hug for us!

Tim and Mary: Kamryn wants you guys to have the Swans. She was telling them to go see Tim!!!

My lap top just died on us..............opps Scott thinks I got some viruses on it, no fear we have 2 laptops with us.................I guess there are some good sides to being married to an IT guy :)

Our Brave Girl!!

2008-06-03T18:15:00.000-07:00

Not Happy to be up at 5:45am!

All ready and waiting in her room at the surgery center.......she was very happy!Surprise balloons from Grandma and Papa

Ending her day with her best buddy

Kamryn has had constant ear infections since she was 5 months old. We were hoping at age 2 they would go away, but they didn't. She has continued to get them over the past 6 months so today she went in for ear tubes. We had to be at the surgery center at 6am! Needless to say Kamryn was not awake at that hour and we had to wake her up to leave. That was the only thing she wasn't happy about. We have been talking to her about going and getting her "new" ears. She was excited to see the doctor and go on this adventure. She walked right into the waiting room climbed up into a chair and said "Ok, im ready!" After all the paper work was out of the way they took us in the back to her room that she would be prepped in and then recover in. They had a crib and some chairs. Of course she was thrilled to get to sit in the crib, something she hasn't been in since she was 13 months old! She charmed all the nurses and doctors. Talking to them non stop about any thing and everything they would listen too. The antesthioligist jokingly asked if we had hired her an agent yet because she was so cute and animated! When it was time for her surgery a nurse came out and asked kamryn if she would walk with her. Kamryn was more than happy to, and with out looking back she ran off down the hall way. The surgery took about 20 minutes and by the time we saw her she was awake and playing with the anesthesiologist. It was so sweet. She was excited to see us, but the first person she asked for was of course.......IAN!!She hasn't been in any discomfort or pain today. She did take a great 3.5 hour nap this afternoon. We are so proud of her for being such a big girl. Scott and I took her out to breakfast afterwards, and Grandma and Papa sent her a big bouquet of balloons which made her day!

My "Helpfull" Husband

2008-06-01T08:07:00.000-07:00

I just wanted to share some very typical weekend pictures at our house. In particular.....typical Sunday morning pictures. Here is a little of how our Church mornings run.......

I get up early to drink some coffee and shower. Kamryn gets up next followed by Rylee. I make them breakfast, vacume the house......this may sound like something that doesn't need to be done, but the amount of dog hair we have means daily vacuuming is a MUST....I get myself ready, the girls ready, clean up after breakfast.............Wait there is a dad in this house right?? SO where is he on Sunday mornings...........

IN BED! Does this bug me...........YES!

So help me out......he thinks this is what every family does so please tell him this isnt what happens in your house?!

The Weekend of A Life Time!

2008-05-28T14:53:00.000-07:00

What an absolutely amazing 5 days Scott and I have had! We left last Thursday for Austin Texas to take part in my wonderful friend Chrissy's wedding. We left the girls with my parents to make sure we could enjoy every moment of our trip. We both got spoiled between massages, pool time, golfing, amazing food, and time with lots of new friends. Chrissy and Johns wedding was beyond words, simply put it was beautiful. They are a sweet loving couple who just shines with God's glory. It was an honor to be part of there special day. Here are a few pictures from our weekend.

Amazing Story!

2008-05-18T13:12:00.001-07:00

http://www.newsobserver.com/print/friday/city_state/story/1074556.html

YUM.......It's Almost Time!

2008-05-18T06:11:00.000-07:00

Kam loves to work in the yard with her daddy.....she is daddy's girl!

Super good raspberries

LOTS of apricots

These are Logan berrys/Marian Berrys and Raspberries, Scott planted them over a year ago and they were tiny little things, now they are HUGE!

My favorite time of year is summer, when you can walk into our yard and take your pick of Berrys, peach's, apricots, grapes or plums. All fresh from the trees/vines.............Nothing better.

Just Not Herself

2008-05-16T13:53:00.000-07:00

We have now gone to the doctors three days in a row, is there a better way to spend your week :) Yes tons of better things we could have done. I'm really frustrated with the doctor we saw. It wasn't our normal ped. because he was out of town. It was a SUPER old lady who I'm sure was a wonderful doctor in her day.......but her day is over. She said on Wed Kam was fine, just had fluid in her ears. By that night she was running a fever and getting worse. The next afternoon she was still progressively getting worse so we went back. This time.....just a cold coming on was our answer. SO I left still unsure of what was happening. I decided today to get a second opinion and I'm so glad I did.........final outcome........possible strep throat we will know Monday. If not strep then a bad virus that's affecting her throat. The poor girl is beyond miserable. She hasn't had a real meal since Wed., wont drink anything unless she has Tylenol in her system, and has been so lethargic.

OHH and one more thing, the OLD doctor was very concerned about Rylee's hair being in a ponytail....she said her hair wasn't going to grow right!!!

Silly Sisters

2008-05-13T14:25:00.000-07:00

A few shots from our relaxing weekend :)

Blankie Lovin'

2008-05-10T07:57:00.000-07:00

I was talking to Laura yesterday and she told me she was washing her girls blankets..............opps that's something we had not done in a while! I decided I guess it was time to wash the girls blankies too. What a traumatic morning. Rylee, our easy going child was fine with it. Then there is Kamryn, some say she may take after me in the drama department :) She was quite upset that blankie had to take a bath. But we did it. She patiently waited, and waited and waited for the dryer to beep and as soon as it did she ran outside and grabbed it. Here are some pictures from there reunion!

Best of Friends

2008-05-05T15:58:00.000-07:00

These girls are amazing! They are always there to talk to, lean on and definitely great for a good laugh!

Pool Party!

2008-04-27T13:41:00.000-07:00

After church today Rylee and I stopped at the store to get a new pool. The 85 degree day was just screaming for some water fun. As soon as I got it out all the neighborhood kids where over to play. They all had a blast!

Ridiculous Girls

2008-04-26T19:27:00.000-07:00

Bella's paci's are in high demand!! Whenever she is here my girls steel them, whenever we are at playgroup kids take them..............could this be why all our kids are always sick!!? I watched my friend Laura's girls last Tuesday and had Bella also. The day was no different and Bella's pacis got stolen!

Beach Day!

2008-04-26T19:17:00.000-07:00

We have had the best weather the past few days. The girls and I have been soaking up the sun and of course enjoying every minute of it. When I went outside about 7:30 this morning and it was already warm we knew it had to be a beach day. Our mistake.....telling Kamryn! From that point on all we heard was "let's go to the beach"......"I want my ocean"....."I'm ready for the beach" After an hour of telling her, "We are going soon" We just decided to leave at 9am! Believe it or not it was already about 78 and warm in Pismo (5 minutes from our house). The girls had an absolute blast. Kamryn was in the water most of time time jumping in the waves. Rylee LOVED the sand, and played and played until she was filthy. She also tested out the water for the first time and really liked it. She would run into the water, laugh, and run out. Unfortunately no water pictures, with two daring kids we have no extra hands to be taking pictures down by the water!!

Rylee's First Haircut!!

2008-04-24T17:31:00.000-07:00

Yes that's right Rylee got her first haircut. I know, she doesnt have much hair BUT she was growing a mullet and that is just not ok in our house. My wonderfull friend Catie (Bella's Mom) cut it for us at playgroup last week, she did a great job, it looks darling.

A Busy Week!!

2008-04-17T07:29:00.000-07:00

This past week has flown by. I can't believe its the middle of April, its just gone too fast. We have had some busy times lately, and enjoyed it all. I was gone this past weekend at my family's semi-annual Scrapbooking weekend. My Aunt, Cousin, Mom, Sister-in-law, and friend all scrapped for 72 hours........almost straight! My loving cousin Denise helped me to stay up past my normal 8:30 bedtime and intern I scrapped 50 pages!! YEAH :) I'm all caught up in my albums plus I did layouts for some events coming up. We had a blast, lots of laughs and goofy times.

Kamryn and Ian seem to be even more inseparable than normal lately. I think they have eaten and bathed together just about every night int he past two weeks. We love having him over, as crazy as it sounds its almost easier having him here than not. He entertains the girls so well.

Scott is gearing up for his big basketball game against the Harlem Globe Trotters next week. Its bound to be a great experience. Pics of that will come!!

Kamryn and Ian after Bath time.........They were sleeeeping!
Our Rasberries........growing like crazy

Scrapping!

Our giant scrapping mess!

All Ready For Sunday School

2008-04-07T07:10:00.003-07:00

Captured Moments From The Week

2008-04-05T20:04:00.000-07:00

We have had a rough week..........as in rough I mean by Friday I was content with the thought of packing my bags and going on a long vacation ALONE!! It started on Saturday with Rylee having a runny nose, which after a day or two turned into a full blown cold and cough. Being a nice sister Rylee shared this bug with Kamryn. For those who are not familiar with Kamrys amazing immune system.........she gets any thing and everything going around and always ends up with an ear infection. This week was no different. We went to see our wonderful pediatrician, Dr. Bravo, on Wed and Kamryn has yet another ear infection. Our sweet girl turns into a monster whenever she gets an ear infection, she even woke up in the night crying, not something our girls do! Im thrilled to say her antibiotics have kicked in and our sweet girl is coming back.

Rylee is just about better, she is also getting back to her happy self.

We had a very busy day today.......and I'm wiped out. Here are some pictures from our week: Kamryn reading to Rylee before bed

A little bit of Daddy loves!
Welcome to my week!!

She loves her toys

All better, back to her silly self!

Just 4 Fun!

2008-04-02T19:48:00.000-07:00

Four jobs I have had in my life:
1. Swim instructor
2. Pre-School teacher
3. Secretary @ a vet
4. Nanny

Four movies I've watched more than once:
1. How to Loose A Guy In Ten Days
2. Cheaper by the dozen
3. ......I swear im not crazy but I love Silence Of The Lambs!!
4. Father Of The Bride

Four places I've lived:
1. Antioch CA
2. San Luis Obispo CA
3. Arroyo Grande CA
4. No where else.......I dont move much!

Four TV shows I watch:
1. Big Brother
2. Greys Anatomy
3. CSI(Las Vegas and Miami)
4. Oprah

Four places I have been:
1. Hawaii
2. Mexico
3. Oregon
4. Texas

Four favorite foods:
1. Cinnamon crunch bagels from Pannera
2. Boneless Buffalo wings........applebees are my favorite
3. Diet Pepsi
4. coffee, coffee, coffee

Four places I'd rather be right now:
1. A warm beach
2. Girls night
3. Vacation
4. not home........Kamryns crying and im expecting a long night with two sick girls

Four things I'm looking forward to this year:
1. Scrapbook weekend
2. Chrissy's Wedding
3. Idaho trip
4. Summer

Four places I love to shop:
1. Gymboree
2. Gap
3. Potterybarn Kids
4. Target

It's That Time Again!

2008-03-30T13:08:00.000-07:00

YUMMY

Hard Work For Scott

2008-03-30T13:00:00.000-07:00

We have needed a new fence since we moved in 3 years ago, the existing one was an old wire fence. Since our neighbor that shared the fence with us was elderly and disabled we didn't want to bother her with the issue, so we waited. Well she passed a way about a month ago and the house is in escrow..........so here comes the new fence!! Scott and Ed have worked hours on end this weekend to get it done, they are almost there. Even Kamryn and Rylee chipped in this morning while I was teaching Sunday School.

Laundry, Laundry everywhere!!!

2008-03-30T12:56:00.000-07:00

Well, our dryer is broken..........NOT fun!! It only stays hot for about 10 minutes before the heat stops....needless to say laundry is piling up and I'm getting frustrated. Here is my solution to the problem.

Our wonderful neighbors have insisted I use there dryers also (Thank You SO Much!) so I have loads across the street and next door................I hope my husband fixes this soon!!!

Why Go Alone.....When You Can Have Your Fireman With You?

2008-03-28T21:26:00.000-07:00

" NO Kamryn....No Hugs!"

It's ok Kamryn, Ill help you!
Soo happy to have Ian with her in the Potty!

This Dog..........

2008-03-27T21:06:00.000-07:00

Really, he thinks he rules the house!!! If you wake him up out of a deep sleep he gets.........well very mad. He thinks if he growls and shows his teeth we will leave him alone. But really that just isn't his style, he is a little to chicken to growl straight at us. Buddy dives under our bed before starting his growling routine. What a strange , strange dog. He may look and sound fierce but we know the real buddy, he wont bite.........I promise :)

PS: This is a picture taken Under my bed..........my house does not at that amount of hair anywhere else!!!

A Special Treat

2008-03-27T20:32:00.001-07:00

For the last 2 years I have been asking Scott to take us to his friends house who has horses.............FINALLY our schedules worked out and off we went as soon as Scott got home from work!

Kamryn was very excited. She has had a love of horses since she first saw them. She has ridden on pony's before but never a horse. She wanted to wear her boots, and patiently waited for daddy to get home.

I haven't actually been riding in soo long I was definitely rusty. As the night came to a close it was starting to come back to me. I hope to get out there a lot more often from now on!

Only on Turquoise Drive....

2008-03-25T21:37:00.000-07:00

** Does the Ice Cream man (or in our case Lady) still come every weekend

**If your dog gets out theres lots of hands ready to catch her for you

**If you don't come out of your house for more than a day, worried neighbors are checking up to make sure you are OK

**You have to yell "CAR" every time a car goes by just to make sure all the kids make it to the sidewalk

**If you need anything, a cup of sugar, trees taken down, bikes fixed, or just an ear to listen to you its here

**Do you loose time as soon as you walk out the front door.......only because there is always kids waiting to play, and friends ready to visit

**Can your child wander into any yard and take toys and its OK

**When a house goes up for sale.........We are scanning the possible buyers, attempting to "Choose" the perfect fit!!!

**It's OK to play in the street!!

**All outside toys are community property!

We are so blessed to live where we live. Yes, we can leave it all for another state, a bigger house, nicer things, but I wouldn't trade it for any of that. Having neighbors that have become such wonderful friends is priceless.

She's Not a Baby any More!

2008-03-25T06:36:00.000-07:00

Rylee has declared her Independence from the high chair! She has been climbing up to the chair at Kamryns table to eat her snacks and breakfast! (We eat lunch outside and dinner at the table with her booster) She looks so cute, and sits so well that I think its time to say good bye to that bulky highchair that has been my enemy since day one. High chairs are a pain to keep clean, there is constantly food stuck somewhere on it, and no matter how much I scrub it it only takes a few minutes for it to be back to gross.

Happy Easter!

2008-03-23T13:14:00.000-07:00

Dad's...........Working hard!!
Best Friends

She was a busy egg hunter :)

We hope everyone is having a wonderful Easter. We are definitely having a relaxing afternoon. The girls are sound asleep in there beds, Scotts sleeping on the couch and im taking a rare moment to lay on my bed and watch a cheesy lifetime movie! This morning wore us all out!! The girls woke up very excited to see the Easter Bunny had come in the night. Kamryns exact words were "Ohh My Goodness Mommy!" Rylee was happy to see some new toys and went right to work playing with them. Scott went outside about 8am to work with the other dads on the street to hide hundreds of Easter eggs. The dads enjoyed coffee, donuts and cupcakes while I had to attempt to keep Kamryn inside......Not an easy task, we called Ian for backup and he came over so they could keep each other busy. At 9:30 the kids were called to the "Bunny Hole" A giant circle the dads drew in the middle of the street. They were told the rules and let loose!!! Even Rylee was in on the action, she was walking all over grabbing her eggs and putting them in her basket. The little ones got there eggs and were happy to sit and eat all the candy inside of them. This led to a sugar high followed by the sugar crash :)

We plan to die Easter Eggs after nap and have dinner as a family.
Happy Easter!

Our Easter Girls

2008-03-22T20:19:00.000-07:00

Happy Easter......Almost! We decided this year to do a family Easter Dinner and Service at church instead of going in the morning. It was wonderful, we had a blast visiting with church family and Kamry loved running all over the gym playing with tons of other kids. Even Rylee got into the action and was walking around waving I wish I had taken my camera into church, so you could See Rylee clapping to the worship songs, or Kamryn standing on her chair singing Veggie tales, or the many other cute moments that happened! But instead I have the before pictures :)

Bye Bye Baba's

2008-03-18T07:23:00.000-07:00

It is a tragic day for Rylee, her mom was not very nice!! At 12 mns of age kids are no longer suppose to have a bottle.......and we believe its best for her to get rid of it now, vs. when she is older and more attached to it. I have been slowly weaning her from it, and she was down to two a day, one before nap and one before bed. But yesterday I made the ultimate decision to be DONE. The bottles went in the trash (Simply because with them still around I was more tempted to give in to her crys and give it to her!) I braced myself for a long and horrible day, and an even longer night.............My little Ry surprised me. She was a little cranky, and did ask for her "baba" a few times, but she did great! I was most worried about how she would do going to bed last night, but I laid her down and never heard a peep out of her! Scott and I feel so blessed to have such easy going girls.

We have moved on from babyhood and are entering life with two toddlers...........Both of us are sad to not have a little one to rock and give bottles two BUT we are thrilled to be moving on to the next stage of life with our sweet girls.

Spanking Jesus......Could Only Be a Kamryn Story!!

2008-03-16T07:07:00.000-07:00

The other day Kamryn decided she wanted to carry her Bible around on a place mat (Where she comes up with this I have no idea) unfortunately the Bible kept slipping off. She was getting more and more frustrated each time she tried to walk with it. She finally carried it to the table, at the peak of her frustration and hit the book...........She turned around in tears and said "I Spankin Jesus" as she regained her composure and tried again to walk with it, and again it wasn't working, she dissolved into tears saying "NO NO Jesus!"

Happy 1st Birthday Rylee Jean!

2008-03-15T19:12:00.000-07:00

Yep that's right our little Rylee Jean is 1 year old! How time flys, this past year Rylee has brought so much joy, love and laughter to our house. We love to watch her and her sister playing after there bath, or look up to see Rylee walking towards us blankie in tow, best of all is to hear Rylee calling Momma or Dada and lighting up when we walk in the room.

She has enjoyed being the birthday girl the last two days. She loved her pizza and ice cream dinner last night, and her big party today! Thank you so much for all the cards and gifts that were given to her, she played all afternoon with her new toys.

PlayGroup Wednsday

2008-03-12T14:14:00.001-07:00

The kids had an absolute blast at playgroup today. We Rylee, Mikela's and Catie's birthdays with a huge egg hunt and cupcakes. Kamryn was very serious about her eggs, and Rylee was into the Happy Birthday song!

Spring Is Here!

2008-03-11T14:19:00.000-07:00

The girls and I have been soaking up the Sun, and enjoying every minute of it. I cant remember the last cloudy daddy we had, and I don't miss them either. Our trees are all starting to bloom, which makes me soo excited. There is nothing better than fresh apricots, plums and peaches, right in your back yard.

Where's Jesus?

2008-03-09T19:56:00.000-07:00

Every night Kamryn gets a story before bed. Most nights she likes to read a Bible story. As we were reading tonight, Kamryn asked if Jesus could come to her house! We explained that he already is at her house, He is in her heart. A few seconds later I noticed she was pulling at her shirt, looking up her sleve and just getting frustrated. I asked what she was doing, her answer....."Where's my Heart?" I pointed to where her heart is......... "Well where is my Jesus!!?"

Very cute!

Check Out our Big Girl!

2008-03-07T17:12:00.000-08:00

Yep, that's our little girl walking, she started over a month ago but is soo careful that she prefers the safe rout of crawling!

She has Won the Battle, He will Win the War!

2008-03-06T20:26:00.001-08:00

Shasta and Scott are having quite the war. Scott built a dog run, Shasta Jumped it........

So he built the wood side higher...........She dug out

So he poured cement along the bottom..............She still dug out.....he didn't put the cement high enough!

So he put planters and crap along the bottom.............She jumped the chain link

So he added a wire to the top.......she jumped high enough to clear the wire

So he added fence posts........still she jumped higher

So FINALLY he put tomato cages, wire, wood whatever he could find. For two days it worked...........
Until tonight, she cleared the whole stinking thing and got out!

Shasta is Winning and our back yard is getting uglier with each new addition to the run!!

"My Best Friends"

2008-03-06T20:15:00.001-08:00

Ian got home today and announced to his mom he wanted to come see "His best friends" meaning Kamryn and Rylee, or RyRy as she is better known! I thought this was so sweet, and of course Kamryn was more than happy to have him over. They played in the back yard and let me catch a few pictures.

Great times In Austin!

2008-03-06T20:11:00.001-08:00

I got an amazing early birthday preseant from my parents...........a trip to Austin TX to visit on of my best friends Chrissy. What a blast we had! It had been over a year since we had seen each other, and I have never been to her home town of Austin. We had a blast shopping, wedding planning, and just relaxing and catching up on life. Her parents were the best hosts, and let me stay in there amazing home. I felt so comfortable and relaxed, although I missed my kids it was hard to leave!
Scott and I are headed back to Austin in May for Chrissys wedding. We are very excited about the trip, and I am excited to get to be a part of her Wedding.

She's Off To School.....

2008-03-06T20:06:00.000-08:00

Yep, its official Kamryn Grace is in Preschool and LOVING it! Her first day was Monday, Scott and I took her together, with Rylee of course! I was sure she would have fun, but I have to admit I was a teary eyed when we walked away with out her and she gave us kisses and walked off. She did great her first day. She goes two days a week from 8-1pm. Giving Rylee and I some great time together.

Every Girl Needs Some Daddy Time!

2008-02-18T19:01:00.001-08:00

Scott had the day off today, and we enjoyed every minute of it. He even took Kamryn to gymnstics class this morning, they had a blast! Here are some pictures of our day at home......

We Love our backyard, and the girls love to play on there swing set!!

Even Shasta got in on the action and got some good ball playing time in!

A day in the yard wouldnt be complele without lots of oranges! We have some pretty good ones right now, and the girls love them!

The view from the yard.

She's Content......

2008-02-17T09:00:00.000-08:00

To Play All Day

They are Definitely Harrisons!!

2008-02-17T08:51:00.000-08:00

The girls are more like us than we know and last night I took pictures to prove it! Kamryn is a girl after my own heart.............LOVES her starbucks :) For everyone that gave us starbucks cards for Christmas, you helped start this craze. She loves her "coffee" which sadly is just water with a splash of apple juice (they dont even charge us for it!!) She also loves to go sit in the chairs and drink it inside of starbucks. Whenever we drive by one she says "OFF my seat mommy, go sit chairs!!"

Rylee is daddys girl, loves her remotes. Her favorite of course is the most expensive one and she is wearing the batterys out in it faster than we can replace them. We think we hide it well and then she finds it.........definatly daddy's girl!