The Harris Family

Saturday, March 12, 2011

Cross Country Running Camp

This last summer were helpd Greg's annual cross country summer running camp at my parent's cabin. We took alot of his boys and then Maddux, Ambrie and I came to hlep make the meals. It was so much fun for his team to be able to bond and get in some great runs at high altitudes. We even invited the grisl team up for a run and dinner one of the days which was fun too! They loved it and we enjoyed having the time to relax!

Here is a picture of all their running shoes...

This is a retaining wall that his team built as a service project for my Dad as a Thank you for letting them stay in his cabin. I think it turned out pretty nice! I hope it helps with the snow drift this next winter!

Maddux was sad to not be able to help build the wall outside so I helped him build his own wall inside..He was ver rpud of it and couldn't wait for the "running boys" as he calls them to come back inside to see it. They are so cute with him and he absolutley adores them!

Here is just one last picture of my cute little guy with a different tower he built! I sure love this kid!

California Vacation

This last summer we were able to head down to California for a vacation to see family. It was so much fun to get the kids together with their cousins and to see Grandma and Grandpa Harris

Here we are at the zoo. Maddux loved seeing all the animals and talked about going there for weeks after. I sure wish we lived closer so that we could visit more often.

We tried to get a shot of the 4 of the grandkids and this is the best we could get....I just love thier little personalities!
Maddux (2), Nate (2), Macy (1) and Ambrie (3 months)

Maddux and Nate were great this buddies this time around. They we so cute together and I am so grateful that they have eachother. It's going to be so much fun watching them grow up together.

Maddux, Greg and Ralph doing Maddux's favorite activity...WRESTLING!

Sunday, March 6, 2011

3 months

I wanted to get a few pictures take of Ambrie at 3 months and asked my sister to do a little photo shoot with her. Photography is a little hobby of hers and I think she is really talented...how lucky am I to have her around?
Here are a few of my favorite pictures of our sweet little girl:

We love you so much Ambrie girl. You have your Daddy wrapped around your finger already and your big brother adores you. I feel like the luckiest Mom in the world to have you as my own.

Wednesday, June 30, 2010

Mesquite Getaway!

We decided to get away for a night on the weekend of Father's Day....so we headed to Mesquite to spend a night at the Casa Blanca and take advantage of the sunshine and the pool!

I was stressed about all of us sleeping in the same room since Ambrie still gets up a couple of times a night but Maddux and Greg slept right through it. She did much better than I expected! :)

Maddux was in heaven with the pool and especially this water slide! He LOVED it! I took him down it only once because most of the time I spent out of the pool with Ambrie but Greg took him down it so many times!

I loved sitting at the edge of the pool with Ambrie on my lap and my feet in the water watching my two boys just play and play and play!

It was so nice to get away and enjoy great food, a beautiful pool, and time to relax with my three favorite people!

Ambrie's Blessing

We were so lucky to have so much family come into town to support us for Ambrie's blessing. It was a perfect day and Greg gave a beautiful blessing. My Mom made Ambrie's dress for her out of her wedding dress and it turned out gorgeous. It fit her perfect and made the day even more special. Here are a few pictures:

Our little family

The whole gang

A close up of sweet Ambrie girl

A full length shot...all the flowers, beads, and lace are from my Mom's wedding dress. This picture does not do it justice, it is beautiful! My Mom is such a great Grandma. She has so many grand kids yet still finds time to do thoughtful and special things for each of them...and for me too. I couldn't be more lucky to have her as my Mom. Thank you Mom...from both of us!!

DISNEYLAND!!!

We took Maddux and Ambrie to Disneyland for the first time this summer and had so much fun! We went with Greg's parents and his sisters family. I was worried that Maddux wouldn't like the rides and that it would be hard having a newborn along for the ride but it turned out to be such a fun and exhausting day!

Here we are on the very first ride of the day...the new Toy Story ride in California Adventure...it was a 3D shooting game where you got points for shooting targets. It was such a cool ride. I did horrible because I had Ambrie attached to the front of me but Greg and Maddux did pretty good.

We spent most of the day on all the kids rides since this day was all about them. This was the Dumbo ride and Maddux was making us go up and down so fast that I thought we were going to break the ride. Greg and I were laughing so hard and as soon as it finished Maddux wanted to go again.

This was my favorite Mom moment at Disneyland...Maddux is one of the BIGGEST CARS fan ever! He has all the toys and has seen the movie a million times. When we walked up to these two life size characters he was in awe. He got so excited and said "Hi Mater!" :) He loved touching lightning and asked if he could go for a ride in him. It was the best part of the day for me. Well worth the trip! He also loved seeing these two again in the Pixar Parade which was awesome...I totally recommend it!

It was an amazing day and Ambrie was so good. We actually got to ride more rides than I thought we would and Maddux got to play with some of his favorite people, Daddy, Grandma and PaPa, & cousin Nate for the whole day in the happiest place on earth...What could be better than that?

The Aquarium

While in California visiting Greg's parents we spent a day at a huge aquarium. It was so much fun! They had HUGE fish tanks and petting areas where you could see sharks, sting rays, sea lions, otters and more. It was very cool.