Kira's party

This was the first year that Kira got a birthday party. Arik got called on a fire the night before and still feels bad about missing it. Oh well, that's what we get for having summer babies. We had a water party. Kira is a water bug and just loves being in it. Here are the pictures from it. Thanks to all who came (you had to drive far since we had no friends here yet.)

Waiting for everyone to get here. Look at me, I'm three.

Aren't I cute?

Watching the cupcake with candles coming towards her.

Good blowing.

Can I eat it yet?

Presents time. Thank you for all the gifts. They are getting played with lots and are all over the house. :)

Thank you again. It was great. Happy birthday Kira!!!

Our New House

We moved into our new house two weeks ago yesterday. What an adventure. It took the movers 4.5 hours to pack our whole house, 2 hours to load it all up, and 2 hours to unload the boxes and place them into the rooms we told them to and set up the beds. It would have taken me more than that time just to pack. So here is our new house. (The pics aren't that great but you can always come visit and get a tour.)

Arik now only has a 10 min. commute instead of the hour commute he had for the past 7 months. We get to see him in daylight hours!!

This is the girls' room in the basement. It is the biggest room but can hold both beds (which we are getting ready to go to bunkbeds) and all thier toys. Here is the girls' closet. Yep, they have a walk in closet. Here is the guest bedroom downstairs next to the girls' room. That brown thing in the corner is a huge TAZ that we are holding for my brother til he gets off his mission.

The downstairs bathroom. It doesn't have a tub or shower yet but we will get to it slowly. The girls still have us help them so we are not too worried yet.

One side of the family room downstairs. We have a pellet stove. That door is the laundry room.

The other half of our family room.

The laundry room. Sorry the pic is the wrong way. We had to get a new dryer because ours was gas and this house has no gas. (HEHE)

Our kitchen. I love love love it! The pantry is behind the white door. It is huge and really nice.

The dining roomish. It is not really its own room but it is nice not to have the kitchen table in the family room anymore. (We are going to be painting the red walls blue. To lighten things up.)

Our living room.

The other side of the living room (it is not really big, I just couldn't get it all in one picture. I finally got my piano that we have had since we got married.)

The upstairs bathroom, or main bath. We have so many bathrooms I don't even know what to do. It is nice when we have four kids over and they all have to go at the same time. It has a linen closet behind the door. It is huge and so nice.

This is an extra bedroom. We hope to someday use it as a nursrey but until then or maybe forever this is a mini den.

The master bedroom. It has a bathroom and a walk in closet. It is really really nice!!!

The walk in closet. All of our clothes fit!!

The master bathroom.

That is it. It is really nice and we are enjoying it. Only four houses down lives a family with girls the same ages as Brookelyn and Kira. They are nice and we have already had fun playing with them. The elementary school is two blocks away. It is very comfortable. This is where we are suppose to be.

Harris Family reunion 2010

Every fourth of July weekend Arik's mom's side of the family gets together for a reunion. Arik is one of the youngest cousins so it is a lot different then Bowen reunions where I am the oldest. We had lots of fun. Arik's cousin JD and his wife, Tamara, have kids Brookelyn and Kira's age so the girls had people to play with and Sam was there also. (Sam is Brookelyn and Kira's cousin.) We had a lot of fun and we camped out in Mom and Dad's backyard in a tent. Here are the pictures from the fun time!! (The pics are in reverse order, maybe someday I will learn.)

Brookelyn with her sparkler.
Kira with her Sparkler. Tyler and Reagan (second cousins)

Kira having fun. She loves fire just like her daddy. She is her daddy's girlie.

Reagan. Her and Brookelyn were joined at the hip.

Anji with Macey, and Gail. (Anji and Gail are Arik's sisters.)

The Mouser Family! We sure love them.

Family at the reunion. (Unlce Lynn, JD, Tamara, Aunt Anne)

Everyone enjoying the weather and the company.

Everyone at the reunion. The four sitting are the Harris siblings. (Mom, Joan, Lynn, Anne from left to right)

Reagan. She told me to take this pic because it would be so cute.

Kira and Reagan. They all loved this tree.

Kira. I just love this girlie.

Two peas in a pod. Brookelyn and Reagan. At the reunion, Mom gave everyone a hat and we each got to decorate it ourselves.

Brookelyn being Brookelyn

The hottie chilling.

Kira and Tyler hanging out with Arik.

Reagan. This is too cute.

Brookelyn wanting her pic taken.

Getting in those zzzz's.

Playing Bingo. What fun!! (L:R Tamara, Liz, Toby, Gail, Mom)

Gail, mom, Anne, Wade

Rob, JD, Lynn

Having more fun!!!

Sharon and Joan

Kira having fun with dad and Tyler.

We had a lot of fun and enjoyed seeing everyone. We love family!!