Beach day with Skye and Harmony

The weather has been amazing the last few weeks so today the kids and I decided that we need to go out and enjoy it. We met up with Harmony and Skye for a great day of sun, sand and a picnic lunch!

Becks first experience with sand

Beckham is now 8 months old. He is our sweet little boy and his little face lights up with those dimples every time he smiles. He is very active and his constant mission is to keep up with Gracey. He doesn't have any teeth yet but is starting to enjoy all of mommy's favorites---plain Greek yogurt, tofu and eggs and apparently ate a Snickerdoodle with Rob on Sunday when I was at church meetings. (My mom was horrified)


After an hour or so, Beckham was digging the sand. This was the first of what is sure to be many beach days.



SKYE, our newest 2 year old!

We are heading back tomorrow for some more fun!

May Family Update:
We had a wonderful December filled with Christmas parties, lots of fun family time and tons of yummy treats... followed by never ending runny noses and me in bed with pneumonia. Bring on 2010!

Heading to The Firm Christmas Party

We have had some amazing sunsets from our balcony, this was one of my favorite nights. Our bedroom was filled with pink light. Gracey commented "it's magical mommy"




My Christmas gift for Gracey: paint, sparkles and sequins

Playing together.


We spent Christmas Eve and Christmas on the Central Coast with my family. Rob and J got to go for a freezing early morning surf.


My mom put together a darling program for the kids. Gracey was Mary, Kaden was Joseph, Maddy and Skye were the Inn keepers. We finished the evening with Christmas carols accompanied by the kids with tambourines and horns.

Beckhams monogrammed bath towel from Grammy




Santa brought Gracey a doll house.

Studly May Men.

Bringing in the New Year at the Harris home

The kids and I had a cozy little weekend. Rob was on a "mancation" with Ryan and Max. They flew to Dallas, caught a Mavericks game, a Charger game, ate some really good food and stayed at The W.
We had a lot of rain, drank A LOT of hot chocolate and Gracey and I made giant snow flakes. She is so in love with them and thinks it is hilarious that it is snowing in the house.

Man cub just smiled and giggled all weekend and followed Gracey around the toy room.

...and we might have made brownies.

For family night we made our very own gingerbread house. We were lucky there was any candy left to decorate the house with.




...so excited!

We are taking Gracey on a date to go see this movie tonight. She has been looking forward to this day for months. She has memorized the book and knows all the characters. She is so excited to have a BIG bag of popcorn and a drink to set in "the hole" It's going to be a FUN, FUN night!

All ready for Church

2009 has been such a great year. These are pictures from Christmas last year. I am blown away by how much has changed. Gracey has really grown up this year and it has been so much fun watching her turn into a little girl. We are so grateful that Beckham came to us healthy and has been such a sweet boy and a perfect addition to our family.

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We had family pics this weekend. Love that I got one with Rob, now a days we rarely are in a picture together.

This might be my favorite of the day. Love that girl. Most of our pictures are with Gracey holding her personal progress book. Now that I am Young Woman pres, she is working on it early:)
No seriously, it's called her temple book and they are inseparable. I got her to hide it under her skirt in this picture!

Gracey putting dad to sleep. (reading him personal progress)

Rob and I took some of the youth to do temple work a few weeks ago. These are a few of my girls.

Ariel's Dance Studio

Gracey is turning into such a little girl. It blows my mind that we have conversations together. She is always good for a laugh. Here are a few of my favorites from this last week.

mom: "Gracey, did you know that Auntie Erinn is going to have a baby boy? What do you think they should name him?"
Gracey:"Dopey, maybe?"

mom: "What do you think Harm's little girl's name should be?"
Gracey: "I think Lola is good. My Uncle Garrett has a dog named Lola"

While grocery shopping...
Gracey: "My dad loves Toucan cereal."
mom: "Yes, he sure does. We like wheat squares."
Gracey: " Ya, I'll tell dad that he is going to get a tummy ache from all the sugar bugs"

Gracey: " Mom, remember at Candace's wedding, Grammy spilled champagne all over her?
mom: "Yes I do. It was just an accident though"
Gracey: "She was SMELLLLY"
(This incident was over a month ago and was randomly brought up)

Gracey: "Dad, I didn't kick the birds at the beach"



This little guy is everywhere. He is definitely keeping me busy. Good thing he wears a diaper because, he is WAY too brave and is always falling.

GRACEY'S FIRST HAIRCUT

I took Gracey to Kids Kutz in Encinitas last week for her first haircut. She was so excited to sit in the car while they cut her hair. They made our first haircut "experience" such a fun one!






Beckham was entertained as well. There were flat screens with Nemo playing, a train that ran along the ceiling and lots of fun toys.



She left with pig tails, little flower clips and fairy dust. What more could a girl want?