Week Recap

Just dropping in to do a quick recap of our week. This week has been a perfect example of God's faithfulness for His children that love Him. The world is full of critics but the other 99.9% are so much louder than the insignificant ones. I'm thankful to be surrounded by friends, family and colleagues that build me up. I saw Jesus tangibly this week as He protected and guided us. And He has rewarded us in big ways! More on that at a later time :)

 

Thursdays with Mommy this week included a quick trip to Bowling Green. Our cupboards were bare so a trip to Aldi was necessary. She had just woke up from her nap and was still in a sleepy daze but too excited to keep sleeping. She LOVES the grocery store.

But she roused in time to pick out a bouquet of flowers for her Grandmomma's birthday. I let her pick out which one she liked best and she chose beautiful white, yellow and pink daisies with pink wrapping. Good choice sister! When I held up a few for her to choose from she pointed at the one she wanted and said, "Dis momma". Heart. Melted.

Thursdays with Mommy included Aunt Paigey this week. If we make a trip south we always meet Aunt Paigey for lunch. We all look so happy! Georgia Grace has a strong selfie game.

She wanted to "go-go" with her. I told her she was going back to work and we were going home to see Dada. That did the trick ha!

Thursday afternoon we went to our cousin Brennan's tennis match. Little Miss Priss decided it was time to model and struck her best pose. We are 17 months going on 17. I can't get over how big she is looking as of late. Don't worry, she's still in footed jams at bedtime. I'm holding onto baby as long as I can.

I couldn't miss an opportunity to capture my two favorite people with the beautiful blooms behind them. They are absolutely gorgeous right now [and so are the blooms :)]. I think it's a shame they do not stay bloomed any longer than they do. Just like at every community event we attend he had students come up to him to say hi and give him a hug. It was a beautiful example for his compassion and calling to teach!

The tennis champ! His team is 8-1 on the season. He won his match yesterday 8-0 as an 8th grader playing on the high school team! We are so proud of him and can't wait to see what the future holds for his tennis career.

I hope you were able to see Jesus as much this week as we have. He works for the good of the people that love Him. I'm so glad I'm one of those people!

Thursdays With Mommy

Per the usual I had the day off Thursday and the best part was that it was not a day of appointments, obligations or a to-do list. My daily planner had no writing in it for Thursday February 20th.

Those are the best Thursdays.

My girl and I slept in (10:15-what?!? The latest she's ever slept), waited for daddy to come visit us on his lunch break and then headed out for a little lunch and shopping date. I thought she was looking extra adorable with her new transition to spring outfit and another ponytail :)

It was a windy and warm day that did an excellent job of giving us spring fever. The afternoons of stroller rides and playing in the yard are close.

Our first stop was Qdoba to meet my sister and brother-in-law for lunch. They hadn't seen her ponytail in person or heard some of her new words so they were excited about all the newness. We just got a Qdoba close to us so I was glad to try it out for the first time. It was excellent as always.

Our next stop was some shopping at Duck Duck Goose. I have never shopped this consignment sale but other mommy friends were excited about it so I thought we would give it a try. It opened the day before so I could tell there wasn't as much merchandise but I found a few new pieces and added some hairbows to our collection.

I didn't take our stroller so after about five minutes GGH was ready to get down and roam. And that's exactly what she did. She was walking up and down the aisles and underneath the racks! When did she become old enough to do this?!

She is so big acting here lately. She said her first three word phrase this week:

"Dada go school"

Such a proud moment (especially for Marcus). And I also discovered she's cutting her top first molars. These milestones are coming so quickly.

And of course we had to stop at the grocery to shop for ingredients for supper. Georgia Grace doesn't get to go shopping much because I normally go after work but she really loves it. Riding in the cart is like a treat to her since it's such an infrequent thing. And she's always such a good girl and super observant.

And it looks like I have started a new tradition of taking her picture every time she grocery shops with me. October and November 2013 and February 2014. I plan on taking her picture here from now on since I mindlessly started doing this. I think it will be fun to look back at how much farther those little legs dangle!

Happy Weekend friends! I'm hoping this hint of spring weather sticks around.

Five On Friday

One

We have our first turkey handprint artwork. This may be my favorite children's craft of all time. I can't wait to watch that hand grow year after year. 

I found this picture on Pinterest and I feel like it needs to be recreated by the Harrison family. I just love it and I could display it every season.

Two

Tuesday night we went over to my mom's house to watch the UK game (which come to find out was blacked out in our area-bah humbug!) and mom wrangled GGH for me so I was able to spend an hour of uninterrupted time on Pinterest while we listened to the game on the radio. It was a really awesome hour. I have missed "Pie-interest" as my FIL calls it :)

I am swooning over white kitchens. The only thing I have told Marcus that is a definite for our new house is that it will have a white kitchen.

Who am I kidding? I have told him hundreds of definites for the new house :) Must. Stay. Off. Pinterest.

Three

Ebates. I love Ebates! I started using this site a couple of years ago and I have probably made $100 over the course of time. It is super simple. All you have to do is sign up here and every time before you make purchases online go to Ebates and click on your store and you will earn cash back!

Every quarter they will mail you a check for your cash back.With the holiday season and Cyber Monday coming up, now would be a great time to join. You can thank me later! Can't beat free money. 

Four

I received my first text from Georgia Grace this morning. They grow up so fast!

Five

I spent the day yesterday Christmas shopping and running errands with my favorite girl. I can't brag on her enough for how good she did! She did try to run away from me in the mall once and threw items I had placed in the cart out of the cart at the grocery store but she was happy while she was doing all of these things! She is rotten.

She waved at everyone and tried to talk to most of them. She stole the show everywhere we went. Who could resist a super cute waving smiley baby in a fur vest and winter hat?

This picture is a pretty big deal because Georgia Grace has never been one to give herself her own bottle. It's so funny because as soon as she gets it to her mouth and we help her she let's go and let's us feed her. Sippies too. Total diva move! :) But I thank she has finally reluctantly given in to doing it herself.

We ended the trip with a stop at the grocery store (Aldi) and I had to take a picture like I did last time. There is only 6 weeks difference so not a lot of change but her hair is longer and she looks more girl-ish instead of baby :(. I love my grocery shoppin' Georgia!

Happy Friday y'all!

Thursdays With Mommy-A Shopping Trip

I am doing a little back blogging today because this day occured during our AT&T troubles but it was too fun to not document so here it is one week later :).

If you've followed my blog for a while, you know that I am off work on Thursdays and live for my day at home with my baby. Most Thursdays are low key and we just play around the house but last week we went on a mini shopping spree for fall clothes and birthday party essentials!

Our first stop was to our favorite little consignment boutique BHBB. I found a few pieces for my fall wardrobe while Georgia Grace entertained herself in the full length mirror. She also entertained the employees by playing peek-a-boo under the fitting room door. And then she decided to crawl out to them! Thank goodness I was finished trying on and fully clothed to go retrieve my runaway child. They were so sweet to her and offered to watch her while I finished up. She stole their hearts that's for sure.

We stopped for lunch at CFA. I love CFA for their food and company values, and I especially love the accessibility. There are always plenty of highchairs and changing stations in the bathroom. When I am by myself I definitely consider those things when choosing a place to eat. She had a big time watching the older kids and eating like a big girl. 

A future Fashionista! TJ Maxx is one of my favorite stores. I think it may be Georgia's too!

And what's a shopping trip without a stop at Target? This was my view for most of the time we were in the store. I had her buckled in but she wiggled out of it and worked herself into a backwards standing position. I got a couple of strange looks from others but she was happy so standing in the cart is what she did! I'm having a really hard time with this "No" thing if you can't tell... :)

We ended the day with a trip to the grocery. Thursday afternoons about 1pm is apparently the best time to grocery shop. We pretty much had the place to ourselves! I enjoyed not feeling like I was on a conveyor belt and could just "shop" for a while instead of grabbing an item and moving on. Not to mention I had the cutest grocery girl to help me!

I had a really great time going out for the day with my girl. She's old enough now that it is not near as much of a hassle. Every time I take her out places I realize how quickly she is transforming from a baby to a little girl. She is growing up right before our eyes! I'm trying not to be sad but expect a lot of it this month as the countdown to the big birthday begins. Someone hold me ;(.

When we got home we were both exhausted. She slept 12 hours this night! We literally shopped until we dropped. :)