Mom's Been Cooking Again.....

So, here is what Eric thinks of my cooking. This was yesterday (Saturday 5/24) and Eric had been trying to get me to make cookies. Well, we hadn't had dinner yet and I told him if he wanted to cook (he loves to cook!) he could help me with dinner first. I let him scramble an egg in a pan next to mine where I was making our real dinner. When he got bored with that he just went off to play while I was finishing dinner. Next thing I knew he was driving his little fire truck up to the stove to put out a fire, apparently the dinner I had been making (although it wasn't really on fire.) It's nice to know what he thinks of my cooking! Hahaha! It made me smile.

Also on Saturday the boys had been hanging out with their dad helping with yard work and Ethan found a couple of lizard eggs! Pretty cool! You can tell the boys had been in the dirt by the pic of Ethan with his lizard eggs. Eric had collected three beetles. He calls them baby beetles. He even took them to bed with him last night! He is so funny! I moved them once he was asleep because there was no lid on the bowl he had them in. When he woke up this morning the first thing he did was check to see if they were awake and he thought it was so great that they were awake too!

Sara....This One's For You! Meet THE NEIGHBORS!

We call it the Enchanted forest due to all the wild life that reside there like in the movie Snow White. Let's see....2 flamingos, an owl, a cowboy's shadow, the Virgin Mary, Lady with her bloomers showing, 7 FAKE pigeons, 1 FAKE duck, fire hydrant lawn ornament, 2 cranes, a bird bath (for all the fake birds I presume), some other statue most likely of another saint, silk flowers adorning the Mother Mary and some interesting trellis bench thingy. Now they just need a partridge in a pear tree! If only you could see the garage inside! Oh, and Mary is lit up at night with twinkle lights! Goody!

Flu.....again....ew!

Well, we have the flu again! No, I don't know if it is the Swine...I mean "H1N1 virus" or "Influenza A Virus Subtype H1N1" hahaha! The government is so ridiculous with their political correctness. We have not been tested. None the less it is awful! Here are some pics of Claire being fascinated by the humidifier! This week I have it and the kids are slowly getting better (they still cough a bit.) I hope all of you friends and family are doing better than we are these last couple of weeks! Take Care!

Claire Growing Up

Here's a few pictures of Claire. She sure knows how to strike a pose! We love her to pieces!

Spring Break at Lego Land!

This year we finally went to Legoland! We had been wanting to go for while now and figured Spring break was the perfect time, and it was! The weather was perfect (I loved that part!) The boys really enjoyed the park. Ethan was more content to just take it all in visually and building on the hands on stuff, while Eric wanted to go on all the rides. It worked out pretty well since I stayed off most rides to be with Claire and Ethan while Jeff took Eric on the rides Ethan wouldn't go on. One thing funny that happened was when we first got there I kept smelling a dirty diaper and I just wondered if the whole park stunk and Jeff could smell it too and it wasn't Claire, but wherever we went we could smell it. Well, we figured it out and it was the park map! The paper stunk! It wasn't even just the one we had, they all smelled that way! Weird huh?! Recycled paper? Hahaha! I really don't know. Anyway, we did a 2-day park hopper and went to the aquarium too. Ethan almost liked the aquarium better than Legoland! We had loads of fun!

Indiana Eric

Eric dressed up as Indiana Jones and was pretending to swing from vines. What an adventure! Eric has such an imagination! (That weird thing in his pocket is a book light that he is pretending is his whip!

Just A Small Update

Here's a little something cute and funny to post today. This morning I went to put my shoes on and a binky rolled out of my shoe! Claire is such a character and is really getting around now!

Also today Jeff and I went to a meeting at Eric's school to get the ball rolling for the transition to kinder! Wow, it should be interesting! It's hard for me to see Eric being main streamed, so, I'm getting a bit anxious about how that will go! Eric (and I) really could use prayers from anyone that is willing!

Ethan got a really nice note from his teacher last week that said he has been trying really hard on listening and focusing in class. (He has had a hard time with those) She said he has really done a good job! I really like how this teacher has encouraged and praised him this year. He sure has made progress and is in the higher reading class. He really excels in that area. Good Job Ethan!

For those who do not know, Jeff has been going through the application process for the Border Patrol and he has passed everything so far and we are waiting on a notice and offer to see when he will be going to the academy. I'm glad the academy is in New Mexico now. It is only ten hours away, so, we should be able to go visit a couple of times at least while he is gone. The academy is 4 months long. It is going to be challenging for all of us, but I sure am glad that I have so many family and friends here that I know I can count on!

As for me...I am wishing I was more organized and have been trying to do a bit of de-junking. I also have joined Weight Watchers...again....but I have lost about 5 lbs so far. I hope I can keep it up. I've been in a lot of pain these days and it sure is hard to get enough exercise. Anyway, there you go, a small update on the Harris Clan!