Happy Birthday Mimi!!!

This past weekend, my family had the honor of celebrating the life of one of the most precious souls you will ever meet.  I have been so blessed to have this beautiful lady as my grandmother and I can not even begin to describe to you what she means to me.  Every person who knows her, knows they are blessed by her presence and her friendship.  Her party was filled with so much love, it really was an amazing afternoon.  She is one extraordinary woman and I am know how lucky I am to have her as a major influence in my life.    

I love and admire her more than I can say.  Just know how thankful I am for her :)

Mommy's little helper

Harrison loves to help mommy with whatever chore I am doing.  When I dust or wash windows, he wipes away with me.  When I am loading the dryer, our new routine is for me to hand him clothes from the washer and he will put them in the dryer (and he loves to add the dryer sheet and close the door all by himself).  Once I remove the silverware, Harrison likes to help me unload the dishwasher one piece at a time.  For Christmas he got his own vacuum to help around the house.  He loves for me to give him trash and he will put it in our garbage or recycling (with a few hints from yours truly).  We move at such a slow pace so that he can keep up, but I always try to remind myself that this is a teaching opportunity and he is learning how to take care of his things.  Here are some pictures of my little man hard at work :)

Taking out the trash :)

One night I asked him to pick up his toys in the playroom and look at what he did ALL BY HIMSELF!!!

How did he do such an amazing job all by himself????  He just moved all of the toys that were on the floor from one room to the other.  See for yourself....... 

He even tried to help organize my closet.  Unfortunately, I was not in need of organizing.

And here he is enjoying the warmth of laundry straight from the dryer!

What you have missed

So much has happened in the last week that instead of doing separate posts, I am just going to update you on everything :)

Harrison learned how to finish off a bowl of cereal like a champ :)

He will not eat his bananas cut up anymore.  He wants a "Momma Nana" (banana like what mommy eats):

We got to play outside in short sleeves and enjoy some 80* weather.

It was wonderful while it lasted because like all Kentucky spring times, the 80* weather was followed by snow:

Harrison turned a storage bin into drums:

We enjoyed a couple sunny days at the zoo (the seals are his favorite):

Harrison got to take Pop's new convertible out for a spin:

The new Kroger in Shelbyville opened and we got to meet Elmo....Harrison was terrified:

We are now playing outside dressed like this (Come back sunny weather!!!!!!!):

 

Yesterday was too cold for us to play outside so I broke out the finger paints for the first time.  He loved it and we now have the most precious art work ever on our fridge :)

Apparently WWE wrestling comes on after America's Funniest Home Videos.  I could not believe my 18 month old loved it.  He even cheered when people got slammed.....not sure what I think of this, but I would be lying if I said it didn't make me laugh....Boys.

And our biggest moment of the week?  Harrison went pepee on the potty!!!!!

 

Harrison's room then and now

Harrison's room only slightly resembles the once peaceful room it used to be.  Today his precious room has more of a toy store feel than a tranquil nursery.  I knew it would not stay like that forever, and his room is definitely age appropriate, but it is just one more reminder that my little boy is growing up.  Here are some "then and now" pictures of his room.  As you can see, this child is not deprived of things to play with!!

Then:

Now:

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Thanks to my talented mother for making these adorable curtains for Harrison's room.  I fell in love with the owls and think it makes his room a little less "babyish".  Thanks Mom!!! We love the new curtains!!

The ABCs of me

Animal lover

Big sister

Content

Daughter

Emotional

Friend

Girly

Homebody

Impatient

Jesus follower

Kentucky Wildcat

Loving

Mother

Never on time

Organizer

People person

Quite traditional

Romantic

Sweet tooth

Teacher

Uber bubbly

Van Gogh

Wife

Xtreme homemaker (well, striving to be)

Youthful

Zzzzz (I love to catch em :)

Almost Complete

Before:

Working hard.....

 

The finished bed skirt: 

The (almost) finished product!!!

I found this fabric at Making Ends Meet and thought it was perfect for the look I was going for in Harper's room.  I LOVE her crib and am so thankful to my mother-in-law for giving it to us.  When we got the crib, it needed to be recovered and I decided to take the project on myself.  My mom was oh so wonderful and helped me complete the perfect custom bed skirt.  I could not be happier with the finished product....Check out our handiwork :)

Matt tried his hand at being an electrician and managed not to electrocute himself :)

I know it is a little detail, but I love the knob from Anthropologie :)

I loved making this next addition.  This butterfly was in my bedroom growing up and I could not wait to add it to her room!

She already has a cozy blanket with her name (literally) all over it.  Thanks Ashley!!

And a closet full of clothes just waiting for her......

We still have some art work to hang on the walls, but I was so excited to share this with you all.  I hope you love it as much as I do.  The only thing that would make this room better is a beautiful little girl to sleep in that crib that was made with so much TLC :)