HARPER FAM

Football, Baseball, and lots of fun

2009-03-22T12:06:00.000-07:00

Sorry we havent posted for a while. We have been to Phoenix for Spring Training to watch our favorite team the A's. Brock got a game ball and it was signed by Josh Donaldson. No big time name but it was still super cool! We had a blast with our parents and the warm weather. The game was my highlight of the trip but i think the kids like the hotel swimming pool the best.

And as part of Erik turning 30 he is playing with the St George Blitz Football Team. It was kids day this last Saturday and the boys had a blast. Their cousin Easton showed up to hang out and play a little football. Check out Dylan tackle, I think he will be just like his daddy!

Brock got all the coaches to block for him while he ran in a touchdown! Sometimes it pays to be the small one of the pack!

Also Erik is coaching the boys this year in T ball. Their team name is the rockies. It will be so much fun having both the boys on the same team! They are all very excited to satrt playing. Hopefully everyone can see some games. We will be super busy this spring but i wouldn't want it any other way!

New Home

2009-02-15T16:05:00.000-08:00

This Last month has been crazy we moved into a new LARGER house with two levels and lots of space to move around. The best part of it all is the Hot Tub and Pool. The other night we all jumped in and played. I will let you know what my gas bill is next month.

Some other things going on is Dylan is loving his new school. We had Daddy Doughnut Day last friday. Dylan also took the training wheels off his bike and is cruising aroung the neighborhood. Brock and Dylan have found some awesome new friends. The neighborhood has lots of kids which is a very good thing. Coral Canyon was more like a retirement community. It was so great to have everyone down for the move. Thank you so much for all the help. Hope to have everyone back soon for a pool party.

What a Season!!!

2009-01-05T09:30:00.000-08:00

So friday night was one of the best nights ever. We stayed at home to watch the Utes battle Alabama in the BCS Sugar Bowl. I have to be perfectly honest I was completely nervous to watch the game and I thought Utah was going to have a very tough time. Boy was I wrong, they came out like champs and totally ready to play such a tough competetor. It has been such an amazing year and we had such a great time at all the games. I am already excited to see what next season has in store. GO UTES!!!!!!!!

NEW ADDITION

2008-12-30T17:36:00.000-08:00

No Lisa is not pregnant. Here was my christmas gift. Thank you baby. His name is Toby, and he is the sweetest dog in the world. He loves to chew on everything and wishes Zorro would play with him but he just growls. I also have to say thank you so much to Beth and Chad for picking him out and watching him for a week. They became his godparents and Toby will love them both forever.

Top reasons I love Christmas!

2008-12-20T23:05:00.000-08:00

We have had a crazy week with the kids school christmas parties but it has been so much fun. I have been able to try and bring out my creative side which I am sad to say is extremely tiny. We made this train car for Dylans choo choo parade at school. It was so much fun getting his ideas on how to decorate it and where he wanted everything and I think it turned out pretty cute and he totally loved it. We spent about three hours constructing the whole thing. I love that bonding time.
Brock had his party on wednesday and it was so much fun. Its the first time I have had the chance to spend all day with him at school. They decorated their own little gingerbread houses and it is so cute to see how much effort Brock puts into it, all the kids just put as much candy as they could and in no particular way but Brock sat their for then minutes longer than all the rest and was so precise. I had to take Kaden with me to the party and he became an honorary member of the class. He danced for all the parents while the kids sang thir christmas songsa dn made everybody laugh. He even sat on Santas lap and loved it. These sweet boys make every holiday so much better.

Happy Birthday Dylan!

2008-11-17T21:07:00.000-08:00

Even though this is a little late I just had to post about Dylan for his birthday. I really dont even know where to begin with this precious boy. Most people know that Dylan was born on my twentieth birthday and I couldn't have asked for a better birthday present. Being so young myself when he was born I felt totally unprepared and undeserving. Dylan and I have been through so many ups and downs together and I know that he was sent here from my Heavenly Father to teach me something. In the first few months of his life I couldn't figure out what it was that I was suppose to be learning and it was probably one of the most difficult times in my life. There was so much joy and so much pain all at once and I didn't know how to process everything I was feeling. Now that he is six years old everyhting I felt back then seems like a distant memory. He has brought so much joy and love into my life that it is hard to put into words. Every milestone that he hits just makes me realize how lucky I am to have him as a son. He has taught me to be more patient, understanding, compassionate and loving. I know he will continue to enrich my life and teach me things i need to know. I love you so much Dylan and I feel so bleesed that I get to have you as a part of our family.

HALLOWEEN!

2008-11-04T09:07:00.000-08:00

The best part about having little kids on Halloween is that it doesn't last for just one night but it lasts for a whole week. It all started a week ago when we went to the halloween carnival at Dylan's school. They had the big bouncy houses and slides which are the boys favorites. then we went around to all the booths to play the games and get prizes but their favorite thing was a train ride that was pulled by a big tractor according to Brock (actually it was just a riding lawnmower but he was fascinated.)

Captain Hook, Peter Pan, and the cutest turtle ever!

Then during the week both the boys had parties at school an they said they had so much fun. Brocks class sang songs for all the parents and Erik got to go see that cause I was working but he said it was so cute and in typical Brock fashion he was the most animated singer out of all the kids. At Dylans party all the kids did a parade through the school and then made a witches brew in class and made spider donuts. It makes me wish i was a kid again. Then when friday rolled around I thought the boys would be burnt out but I should know better. We took the boys to a trunk or treat at the community center and then ended the night with Brooke and Jona and Brittany and Dustin. The kids went trick or treating in their neighborhood and then were hyper all night thanks to the sugar rush. It could not have been better!

Eight is Great!

2008-10-18T12:20:00.000-07:00

I saw this on Joleen's blog and I have never done a tag before so I thought this would be a fun one!

Eight TV shows I love to watch!

1. Football (I know thats not really a tv show but this is my favorite time of year)
2. The Office
3. Greys Anatomy
4. ER (I am so sad it is the last season)
5. Desperate Housewives
6. Private Practice
7. Jon and Kate plus Eight (If she can do it with eight then I can do it with three)
8. Law and Order SVU

Eight of my favorite Resturaunts

1. Olive Garden (Mostly cause I get a discount)
2. Rumbi Grill
3. Einsteins Bagels
4. Paradise Cafe ( Their crumbly bleu cheese salad is the bomb!!)
5. The Old Spaghetti Factory (It been a famiy favorite for years)
6. Bonsai
7. Cafe Rio
8. Market Street Grill

It's a good thing we don't have most of those resturaunts in St. George or we would go totally broke!

Eight things i am looking forward to.

1. Getting our family pictures taken.
2. Thanksgiving (my favorite holiday)
3. Dylan and my birthday.
4. The UTAH BYU game. (It should be a good one!)
5. Christmas (I can't wait to spend time with all our family)
6. Getting Brock off his siezure medication
7. Selling our house. (I hope this happens soon, i am keeping my fingers crossed)
8. Going to see Thriller at Tuachan

Eight things I did yesterday.

1. Gave the kids a bath
2. Took the kids to the park with Brittany and her kids
3. Went to Cafe Rio with Erik and the kids.
4. Vaccumed (This is a every day occurance)
5. Talked to my Dad.
6. Played with Mr. Potato head. ( I did this with the boys not by myself)
7. Watched a movie with Erik
8. Did some Laundry

Eight things on my wish list.

1. Take the boys on a vacation.
2. Be financially secure
3. Have the economy turn around
4. Have some nieces and nephews (I want to be a cool aunt like the great ones my boys have)
5. Have our family visit St. George more.
6. Quit working
7. Gain a stronger testiomony ( I am really trying with this one)
8. Travel alot. ( I really want my kids to be able to see the world)

Ok that was alot of fun so I tag anybody who would like to give it a try!

Happy Birthday Kaden!!!

2008-10-05T20:49:00.001-07:00

Today is our baby boy Kaden's second birthday. He is such an adorable boy and has grown and changed so much in the past year. He is always laughing and when he flashes you one of those adorable smlies you can't help but smile too.

Kaden spent most of the day sitting with his daddy and Zorro watching conference and football and chewing on his toothbrush. I have no idea why he loves this so much.

Kaden wasn't to sure about opening his presents but he really got the hang of it after the first one. He was definitely spoiled this year, he got lots of toys and the cutest clothes from his aunt Beth and Joleen. Beth is turning him into such a little stud. The next time he wears them I will take pictures so everyone can see.

We had Brittany and Dustin and Brooke and Jona over for cupcakes and ice cream. All the kids had such a fun time playing together. We are so lucky to have such great family so close. They have all become some of our greatest friends and it is so fun to be surounded by so many wonderful kids. Thank you so much to everyone for making it such a great birhday for Kaden. We love you so much Kaden!

Lake Mead!!

2008-09-15T20:01:00.000-07:00

We finally were able to see the boat with everyone this weekend. We had a blast. The kids are fish. Lake Mead was beautiful It was glass all day, so I was able to do my flip on the wakeboard. When it is calm I am able to do that. LOL.
Aunt Annie has been missed and the kids loved seeing her again.
Three little fishes. Dylan thought the legs in the water were fish, he kinda freaked out a couple times when the white fish showed up.
Three good looking guys. Brock, your future carries a bald head!
They were all trying to find a beach. Dylan and Brock thought it was a treasure map! Kevin cant figure out what Lake we are even at.

For being 29 Years old. I am dead sexy!! Look Kaden what you have to look forward too

Brock was brave enough to do the tubes with us. He did get me off my tube first. Brock you won!!
Lisa was very impressive. Got up every time. Just need to get out of the wake. Love Ya Baby!!! And Mom keep trying. You'll get it down. Annie, impressive also on the board, it is hard to get the board straight, but getting up is half the battle.

We almost convinced Dylan to wakeboard. He said he would when we buy him a wakeboard his size. Next year Dylan well get ya started

It was hard seeing everyone go, but we all had a lot of fun. The boat is always a good time as Beth put it. I apologize for creating the titanic waves that soaked my dad on the front end. They claim I tried sinking the boat with all the water. All and all TY TY is the best driver. Thanks for the good time.

Kindergarten

2008-08-16T12:24:00.001-07:00

It finally happened, my baby has started kindergarten! I always knew this would be an exciting day for both me and Dylan but what I wasn't prepared for was how emotional I would be. I think I was the only mom who openly cried when I dropped him off. I am sure the other moms had some tear shed they were just able to control themselves until they were back in the privacy of their cars! When Dylan saw my tears he asked me why I was crying and I told him I was so proud of him and that I just couldn't believe how big he was getting and he flashed me one of those adorable smiles. I then gave him a kiss and told him I would miss him, he then told me I love you mommy and the tears just kept on coming. I finally regained my composure and have been okay ever since. I can't believe how fast time has gone, it feels like just yesterday that this wonderful boy came into my life and now here he is starting school. Now that I have told you about my emotional breakdown I will tell you that he absolutely loves school and his teacher. He has already made some great friends and now he tells me that he wants to ride the bus with his friends. If I was a basket case when I dropped him off, imagine how I am going to be when I have to put him on a bus! I am so not prepared for this, so I guess its a good thing he is. Here are some of my favorite pictures of our first six years together!

We love you so much Dylan and are so proud of you!

California!

2008-08-06T20:17:00.000-07:00

Over the weekend we drove to California to see Erik's family. We had such a great time and crammed a whole lot in to a short amount of time. I won't go over everything we did cause I could just write forever, so I will let the pictures do the talking. It was so wonderful to see everyone. We miss them so much and hope they all know how much we love them

The Hills Are Alive!

2008-07-26T08:25:00.000-07:00

On wednesday night Erik and I had the chance to see the Sound of Music at Tuacahn with Mark and Julie and Ross and Susan. We had such a great time. For all of you who don't know the Sound of Music is my favorite movie and I have every song memorized. I just wish I could carry a tune. Climb Every Mountain is my favorite song and it was sung last night by the lovely nun we got our picture with. She was the hi-light of the show, at least for me. This was one of the best nights Erik and I have spent together in a long time. I am so lucky that he enjoys the artsy things I do. Thanks babe your the best!

Happy Late Fourth!

2008-07-12T09:45:00.000-07:00

I know its a little late but I hope everyone had a great fourth! Here is how we spent ours. We took the boys to go see wall-e during the day and it is such a cute movie. We got to help Brooke and Jona move into their new house. It is the nicest house I am so happy for them and to have them so close. We went over to Brooke's Grandmas house to watch the fireworks and the were spectacular even though they lit the side of the mountain on fire. All in all it was a great day!

We decided we just didn't get enough fireworks on friday so we had Brooke, Jona and the kids over on saturday for a BBQ. All the kids loved lighting off our own fireworks with the exception of Kylie and Kaden, they were not big fans of how loud they were

Soundtrack to my life.

2008-06-24T08:28:00.000-07:00

Alright beth I will give this a shot. Yours was all too wierd and all the songs matched really well. I think I have enough weird songs to make this funny. so here you go.

Opening Credits: When you were young by the killers.

Waking up: Dead! (Ha) My chemical Romance

First Day at School: Where the streets have no name U2

Falling in Love: Dont cha by the Pussycat Dolls. LOL Idont know how to feel about that.

Fight Song: Love gets me everytime Shania Twain. I feel Gay.

Prom: Dejame Entrar. Mana. Spanish and the translation is funny. :)

Breaking Up: Father of Mine by Everclear???

Lifes OK: Shoulda been a cowboy Toby Keith

Mental Breakdown: Takin it easy the Eagles. That is good.

Driving: When the sand Runs Out , Rascal Flats

Flashback: Beverly Hills Wheezer

Getting Back Together: Tears in Heaven Eric Clapton. Ahhh precious.

Wedding: LOL Iron Man Ozzy Osborne. Nice!!

Birth of a child: Im so Happy that I cant stop Cryin. Toby Keith Very nice!!

Final Battle: Im a hustler Baby: Jay Z

Death Scene: Sweet Child of Mine GandR

Closing Credits: When you say nothing at all Randy Travis.

Alright I wasted enough time at work. There you go.

FEELIN HOT HOT HOT!

2008-06-21T20:51:00.000-07:00

So since its been like 110 degrees down here we are having to find different ways to cool off. Today we spent all morning and most of the afternoon looking for houses (fun for erik and I but not so much for the kids). We made it home at about five and it was still soooooo hot we were all sweaty and a little cranky. I had gotten a flyer in the mail about a new community center so we decided to check it out and it ended up being one of the greatest nights. Dylan and Brock have gotten to be such good swimmers mostly in thanks to their wonderful auntie beth, even Kaden couldn't get enough. I think we will start making this a weekly ritual!

How time flies

2008-06-02T17:49:00.000-07:00

Here we are in june and we have been in St George 6 months now. It has not hit 118 degrees yet but it is warm. We try to stay cool as we can here. Kids are enjoying the new game we bought for our Game Cube MarioKart double Dash. Brock and Dylan like being baby luigi and baby mario. They can give Mom and Dad a run for their money. Work is good with both Lisa and I. Lisa is now training all the new hires and this week has worked a lot. It has been a busy week. I have been dealing with a lot of different issues including an insurance claim on the office building in provo I manage. it will only cost 200,000.00 dollars to replace. So I will be making my fair share of trips to Salt Lake this month. We hope to see everyone for fishing in a couple of weeks. it has been a long time since Moms fish stories have been told around the campfire and Kevin almost drowning in Panguitch Lake. It will be a good time. Oh and we bought a new car, yes the Mazda is gone after only 185,000 miles!!!!!!!!!! We love the new Civic and the gas mileage. A 350 dollar trip to Salt lake now only costs us 85! We love hearing from all of you and hope all are doing well. We will update or site more often. PROMISE!!!

HAWAII

2008-05-14T20:24:00.000-07:00

Brocks B Day

2008-05-14T09:55:00.001-07:00

Brocks Birthday for those who couldn't make it. New baseball gear, we have a hitter in the family. Hoping to cash in his talents later in life. 4 years old!

In and Out Burger!

2008-05-14T09:20:00.000-07:00

It finally happened it made it to St George. Kevin get working on opening them up in SLC! We are here quite often as they love the milk shakes. It isn't as busy as you would expect. Everyone is lazy and goes through the drive through so the sit down is always open! Tyler when you come down well go for sure.

Hawaii

2008-05-14T09:17:00.000-07:00

Well if this isn't the best looking group I don't know what is! Except where is dad? Tyler you need a wife to complete the picture LOL! We had such a great time in Hawaii we are already wanting to go back, but i think next time we have to take the kids. they were not to happy when they saw we went to the beach without them.

We will give this a shot.

2008-05-14T09:06:00.000-07:00

Lisa and I are trying to start this up so that our families can see pictures of the boys and know what is going on here in good old st george. We will be posting pictures here so you can keep track of us. We love you all and miss everyone.