Happy Birthday, Anneke!

Happy Birthday, Anneke!

We can't believe our niece, Anneke, is 10 years old today. We also can't believe that it has been an entire year since our trip to Alaska, which was the last time that we saw her (May 2008). Her cousin, Dominick, misses her, and her new cousin, Kirsten, can't wait to meet her.

We love her & miss her lots and hope to see her again soon! We made her a little video to wish her a Happy Birthday!!

Happy Memorial Day

Today seems like the perfect day to debut a picture of our recently hung American flag. It was a very cherished Christmas gift from my brother, Scott. He is a Seargant Major in the Army National Guard and was deployed to Kuwait with his Unit for most of 2008. He brought home a U.S. flag for us that was flown over Ali Al Salem Air Base, Kuwait, on 2 Sept 2008, in honor of "The Harpole Family".

Happy Memorial Day to everyone, but especially to the men & women that are our Veterans and those who have given their life for our country. We are very proud of all of them, especially Uncle Scott, Nana Kelley, and Uncle Joey.

Lazy, Rainy Sunday and Underwear

Went to church this morning, and went to Dollar General (Jeff's favorite place to shop since he works for them) on the way home to get some diapers, wipes, and a few other things. It was raining when went into church, when we came out of church, when we went into DG, when we came out of DG, and the whole way home, yet Dominick asked about 23 times during this time period if he could "pway outside" when we got home. We told him he couldn't, and when he asked, "why?", we told him "because it's raining". Well, the little guy is completely obsessed with all things outdoors, and is not deterred by a little (or a lot of) rain. As you can see, we did let him "pway outside", and he did not care (at all) that he was completely soaking wet. He was having so much fun, we decided that we did not care if he was soaking wet either (at least for a few minutes)...he's not going to melt, right? Well, he didn't, at least not this time...... While he & daddy finished hitting (whiffle) golf balls in the driveway (yes, both of them), I went in and fed baby sister some cereal and carrots....isn't she cute, even with oatmeal on her chubby little cheeks?

Other than that, we didn't accomplish much today, but it was nice to be a little lazy (even though it actually only rained in the morning). Oh, we did have one exciting event today....we went to Wal-Mart and let Dominick pick out some "big-boy underwear", and we're planning to start potty training tomorrow. Here's Dominick with all of the new undies he picked out.....I'm signing off to throw them in the washer so they are all ready to go in the morning. Wish us luck!

An Ordinary Saturday....

It was kind of nice to have a Saturday to catch up on things....went to the post office, mailed birthday gift to Claire (my godchild in Ohio), birthday gift to Anneke (our niece in Alaska), baby gift to Brea (just adopted a newborn baby), and some more Cocobonon treats for Julie at http://joyshope.com/ - lots more about that later. We went to the chiropractor. Went to Publix. Did Laundry. Made Lunch. Did More Laundry. Took a nap with Kirsten. Jeff took a nap with Kirsten. Dominick did not take a nap with Kirsten (or by himself for that matter). Jeff & Dominick cut the grass (ok, Dominick used his Fisher Price bubble mower, but since he seriously believes it actually does cut the "wass", and follows Jeff all over the yard behind the real lawn mower, I will give him credit for it). I also made dinner for our friends, Lorrie & Brian, who just had a sweet little baby girl, Avary. We all went to Lorrie & Brian's to drop off it off, and afterwards stopped at JoAnn Fabrics (yes, all 4 of us). We picked up a little item that I have been wanting forever.....

A Cricut!!!!

So, it was an ordinary little Saturday until this scrapbooking baby landed in our shopping cart!! I had convinced Jeff that the next time this little gem went on sale, 'we' should buy it, and it was on sale this week (today was the last day, hence the reason all 4 of us went to JoAnn's to get it because we were already out and about running some errands)....don't have a clue where I am going to find time to use it or what my first little project will be, but I am super-excited, nonetheless!