Pizzas

Tonight Heidi and I had to make a quick stop at the grocery store on the way back home from town. I have been slacking on my menu planning/grocery shopping so it was a last minute "what do you want for dinner" question to Heidi and she suggested we make a pizza. Perfect - that is what we will do! We headed to the store to grab our items to make our pizza!

I told Heidi we needed dough, sauce, and cheese. We sat in traffic for a bit, so about 30 minutes later when we got to the store Heidi states, "ok mom, we need dough, sauce, and cheese". I was amazed that she remembered exactly what we needed for our pizza. I should not have been too surprised because she remembers just about everything.

Heidi grabbed the basket and then we headed towards the isles we needed. I might have ruined our grocery shopping trip because I grabbed the sauce first. I could not help it - it was the first item we came to....

I did not get any pictures of Heidi actually making our pizza, but it was delicious and we all enjoyed it. So much that there are not any leftovers.

On a non pizza note I am working very hard to give up sweets. When we moved and rented our house out I started drinking Coke, which is super strange because I only drink water and occasionally a sweet tea. For over a month I would have  Coke a day, one day I even had three. I went from not being able to finish one can of Coke to chugging one at 3AM. It was getting bad, so for a month I have been Coke free - yay! Now I need to give up sweets and this one is going to be much harder. The best solution is not to even keep any in the house. If they are in the house I must eat them. All of them. So, I have been trying hard and failing. I gave them up for Lent because it is something I want to give up and then realized that, while I was eating a couple of cookies, Lent began yesterday. So there, that is my confession. I ate cookies and I might even go get another one. And no, I am not Catholic, just usually give up something better for Lent.

Say a prayer for me to kick the sweet habit - it really needs to go....

Our Tuesday

Just a regular Tuesday for us! Heidi had some play time with her cousin Georgia after school and they had a ton of fun - as always. Things were a little touch and go for a moment when they were deciding which princesses they would be choosing to play with and a few tears might have been shed, but one can never have enough princesses, right?

Harrison enjoyed his sister having someone over to play because it meant a couple of things for him. For one, he was able to be rocked and nursed for his nap without interruption and secondly he was able to have playtime. Real playtime. Like being able to play with actual toys without someone instructing him on what toy he could play with and how he could play with it. Heidi is just a teeny bit bossy.

It is Dr. Suess week at school this week! The kids all dressed in red and blue for "One fish, two fish..." and John and I both went in as guest readers. John read four {hee hee!} books in the morning and I read three in the afternoon. Heidi was super excited to have us both read and for Harrison to sit with her while they all listened to the stories.

Funny story about this. I decided to wear my hair curly and I was searching everywhere for my diffuser. I even had John help me look. Usually I am the ultimate finder of lost things and can find anything {I'm am also losing things so maybe that is why and I am a great finder} so asking John to look {who, by the way, is the worst finder of things} was a big deal. I never found it and my hair look blah. When I went to find a pair of socks I opened the drawer to find...duh duh duh...what the heck?? Oh a side note today {Wednesday} after I had gotten on to John for putting it in the drawer in the first place I could not find it again, but apparently forgot I put it back in the drawer to take this picture.

Sweet girls playing dress up in clothes I used to roam the house in. 

Princesses

Heidi asked if they could wear their princess dresses to small group and I told her no. Normally I would let her, but it was way too cold. Her look was her response. Poor thing :(

iPhone Dump

I am not a fan of only having pictures on my cell phone. It is great to be able to quickly share a photo on social site, but as far as printing out, blowing up, or using for photo books I do not like the quality. The other issue is my phone's memory is way too full and I usually get the "cannot take pictures storage is full" message which is really irritating. Most people look at me like I have a third eye when I pull out a real camera to have someone take a picture. Anyway - enjoy some pictures from the phone :)

This is how we grocery shop

Playing the Three Little Pis

ADPi man

A boy and his dog

Headed to the Nutcracker with cousins!

Sweet little bun

And a video...I have no idea who taught her this...

Harrison - 11 Months

Can you believe it? I am actually giving a monthly update for Harrison! Woohoo!

Harrison is 11 months old and he is into everything - literally everything. You cannot leave anything on the floor because Harrison will race you to it and stick it in his mouth. If there are things on a table Harrison is not satisfied until he has taken everything off of the table. Same goes to items in a drawer, he must take everything out. It is so much fun to watch him get set on a mission to empty a drawer or box.

Laughing and smiling are constant. It is so much fun to watch Harrison and Heidi go back and forth laughing at each other. They are going to be feeding off of each other for years to come - and I just love it!

Harrison eats anything you give him and anything he finds on the floor. Table food is a favorite and he is not the most patient of children when waiting on his food.

If there is something stationary Harrison tries to pull up on it. A favorite to pull up on is the back of my legs while I am cooking dinner. Just recently he has been walking while holding onto things, but really could care less about walking. Crawling gets him where he needs to go and he is satisfied with that.

As far as words Harrison is babbling and spitting more and more each day. I went to look back and see what Heidi's words were at the same age and she had so many words, but I have to remember not to compare and that boys and girls can be so different. So, I am not going to let myself worry that he has not said any words. I do think I heard a mama one day though!

Bath time is a favorite as long as mommy is the one giving the bath. Harrison sleeps in his crib, but sometimes he wants extra snuggles and ends up in our family bed. That usually does not work because then Heidi and Harrison and trying to cuddle with each other or play. You are ultra snuggly and love to cuddle. Peek-a-boo is a big time favorite. The other day you were playing peek-a-boo behind the door and having such a good time with it.

You wave, clap {a lot}, and shake your head no. At mealtime you love to stand in your seat and glare at me with a twinkle in your eyes and a smile as I tell you no. Apparently you think you will be able to get by on your cuteness. So far it is working for you ;) We have taken you to nursery at church twice, but not in a long time. It just is not your time yet, plus with the sickness going around this year we will just wait.

You are still nursing, wearing size 4 diapers, 9-12 months clothes, but mainly 12 month clothes because you are so long.

Basically you are the happiest boy on the planet, but occasionally you cry ;)

Wedding Dress

There are several sites I have seen where moms have taken pictures of their daughters wearing their mom's wedding dresses. When Molly came to shoot Harrison's 9 month pictures I put Heidi in my dress to grab a few shots before she got too much older.

John's reaction - "please do not show me pictures of my little girl looking like that - she is too grown up!"

I think she looks absolutely precious and someday when she is in her real wedding dress I am going to cherish the day she played dress up in my dress...

Soccer Star!

Heidi loves to play outside and now that the weather is finally back to the nice south GA weather we all know and love we have been out there as much as she wants. It must be pure torture for a child to not go outside! Most of the time we play hide and seek, she rides her bike/scooter, or plays on the swing set, but lately she has been all about the soccer ball. I did not play soccer growing up, but I am excited she seems to love playing in the yard. We will kick it back and forth, but today she started running and kicking towards me with the ball. Dribbling? Is that the term? Regardless of the term I do not know where she even learned to do such a thing. Move over Mia Hamm - Heidi is on her way to being a soccer star!

Jewelry Keepsakes

A little over a month ago I was approached by Hallie with Jewelry Keepsakes to check out their jewelry. There were many beautiful pieces to choose from, but I opted for one that I could put pictures on both sides. Being able to have pictures of all my babies on one necklace is so very special to me since I will never have them all together this side of Heaven. All I had to do was e-mail the pictures I wanted on the necklace and they etched them on the necklace. It was such a pleasure working with Hallie and this company.

There is also a very special type of jewelry that is offered from Jewelry Keepsakes. You are able to have ashes from a loved one put into jewelry. How special is that? You can literally keep a piece of your loved one with you at all times. Had we chosen cremation, this type of jewelry is something I would definitely have considered. If you have an interest in any of these necklaces you can go to these places:

Website - www.jewelrykeepsakes.com
Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/Jewelry.Keepsakes
E-mail -  hallie {at} jewelrykeepsakes {dot com}