Introducing...

The Newest Member of the Harris Family!

Here is the birth announcement for Miss Eliza Grace Harris.

christmas fun!

we had a fun Christmas with lots of chatter about "jesus' birthday coming up!" and christmas trees and jesus' birth in a barn with our almost 3-year-old.

luke joined me and grandma in the family tradition of stuffing korv, or swedish potato sausage!

we hosted christmas eve dinner at our home with cousins galore, the highlight for luke by far!  (making for little sleep the night before :)

luke scored a new kitchen via his baby sister this year which my hubby graciously assembled over the course of 4 evenings!  i had a lot of fun picking it out, stocking it and outfitting it with a pom pom-fringed curtain i put together!  olivia has surprised me with how interested she is in it even at 10 months, so we have a lot of cooking going on right now.

one of luke's big presents was an art easel which has spawned much artistic creativity!  he and a friend enjoyed playing with it recently during a playdate - thank goodness for splashmats!

he and his daddy had fun putting together his new parking garage from grandad -- priceless!

we headed off to gogo and pop's house on christmas day, where luke had a blast in the big blizzard and olivia enjoyed playing with their golden, lucy.  the kids LOVED seeing their cousins, savvy and skylar!  pics to come -- why doesn't shutterfly get on the "upload to blog" bandwagon??!

have a happy new year!

fall is finally here.

pretty little liv :)

introducing olivia

dear miss olivia made her way into the world on feb 15, 2010 while i believed i would no longer keep this blog. now that i have decided to make it private and learned that you can later make your blog into a photo book, i'm back and an intro of our latest addition is in order!

olivia has brought so much joy into the lives of each member of this family and we are so thankful for her life! she is 6 months on sunday and i cannot believe how the time has flown! she is now sitting up, playing with anything she can get her hands on (much to her doting brother's delight: "here, olivia! hold this, olivia! touch my hair, olivia!..." etc, you get the picture :), and giving the most beautiful grins and giggles and gurgles to top it all off.

she is such a playful, happy baby from the minute she wakes up from a nap and greets me with a smile and a flapping of her wings (the nickname "bird" has become a favorite :) when i come in to pick her up.

luke and olivia are complete sibling soul mates. they enjoy each other so much, it is total joy to watch them interact. luke entertains her by the hour (songs, questions, narration, toys, ...) and she entertains right back with smiles, giggles, gurgles and coos. "oh! olivia talking to me, mom!" is one of luke's favorite comments to make and he never tires of giving her raspberries on her belly -- and he is amazingly good for such a young guy!

luke continues to grow up into an extremely fun, inquisitive, engaged boy! he is talking like crazy these days -- wow, it is amazing how fast they put things together! -- and it makes the days so quick. we have so much fun reading books together, pointing out what is on the pages and what colors things are. he really has his colors down now and is starting to really pick up on counting. of course, he really has an affinity for the #5 and is not so much into #3, so usually it goes something like, "1, 2 ... 5!" :)

here are some recent pics of our two kiddos in action!

Sofie takes a ride in Luke's Stroller

Sofie rides in Luke's stroller!

Luke & Sofie

Having fun in the coupe!!