Happy Birthday Gampa Harrison!

September 11th was "Gampa" Harrison's 70th birthday. Yesterday we had a big surprise party over at the park across the street from our house. We had dinner, visited, and played with the kids. It was a nice little gathering and I think everyone had fun. Thanks, April, for planning all of it.

Of course the only pictures I took at the party were of my little princess. Here are a few shots.

She can't wait for cake!

Still so excited (don't worry, she didn't actually touch the cake.
So serious
She is SO big! She can climb the ladder to the slide now!

The end is near!

So we will be "finished" with the basement this Friday! We have an appointment to have our carpet installed then. I put "finished" in quotes because there will still be work to be done after Friday, but we can start moving our office and stuff down there once the carpet is installed. I am so excited!

Joel, his brother and his dad worked on the tile in the bathroom the last couple of weekends. It looks really nice. Hopefully it will be done this week. There was not that much tile to lay, but the BYU games keep getting in the way of the work :)

Here's a picture of the tile. All the red stuff is some crack resistant stuff we put down first (in case you were wondering).


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Jealous

Okay, I started this blog a few months ago, but it was kind of depressing so I didn't finish it. I started it when I was first getting on to the blogging "scene" and was just beginning to stalk people. I guess I was having a down day or something because every blog just made me feel jealous and I started to make a mental list of things I wish I had that my friends have. Here is what I came up with.

A nicer house. My house is sufficient for our needs (and probably more than that). Of course there are always things that could be better, but it doesn't really matter in the long run.

A cleaner house. My house has been a disaster since Jenna came into the picture. I try to clean up, but Jenna insists on keeping things a mess. I have to keep telling myself that I would rather spend time with her than cleaning. Plus, Joel is pretty good at helping out.

Be a stay at home mom. If I have to work, I am glad that I have the job that I have. I really enjoy it for what it is worth.

Have a house full of kids. The one I have is wonderful and the cutest in the world (sorry to break it to all of you other moms!).

More time to blog. If I had more time to blog I would spend way too much time doing it. This stuff is addicting!

Something more interesting to blog about. I have noticed that people are interested in what you have to write about no matter what it is. Even if all it is is posting a picture of your child's poop for the day (Anna Marie!).

A child that goes to bed at a decent hour! It is actually nice that Jenna goes to bed late because that means I get to spend more time with her at night.

A chance to catch up with old friends. That's what blogging is for, right?

I never finished this post several months ago, because I realized soon after starting it that I need to stop comparing myself to other people. I am really blessed in my life. Sorry this is so sappy!

What have I done?

I knew this was going to happen one day, but I was hoping it would be a little while down the road still. I was reading, but the TV was on. I looked over and Jenna was actually watching. It was on a kids show and she watched nearly the entire thing.

My child is now in to TV. I am not too excited about that (although it may give me a little free time).

10 minutes later...

Ear update

Jenna went to the doctor on Friday for her six month check up on her tubes. The doctor was so far behind on her appointments, we didn't get to spend much time with her. The tubes are still in and, yes, Jenna had an ear infection! No doctor appointment would be complete without one. Things look good though, so I guess we just keep plugging on!

Trying on clothes

Last night I was pulling out some 2T clothes for Jenna from the basement and she was helping me go through them. She found a pair of shorts that she wanted to try on. She went into the bathroom, took her diaper off, then proceeded to put the shorts on upside down with both legs through one leg hole. Weirdo.

Sorry the picture is kind of blurry, and don't mind the total mess all around her...

Neighborhood Party

Last Saturday was our neighborhood party. They had a big thing over in the park with a water slide, bounce house, and velcro wall. We thought we would make an appearance so headed over. As soon as we got there, Jenna wanted to go down the water slide. You got to the top by climbing a rope, so I had to help her get up. Those things are not meant for adults. The entire thing was so slick I nearly took out a couple of kids while trying to climb up one handed with Jenna in my arms. Finally a neighbor helped by taking Jenna while I climbed up (Joel was posed at the bottom with the camera). We got to the top and Jenna freaked out. She did not want to go down. Well, there was no turning back for me. It was either go down the slide with her or jump off the back onto a pile of kids. I went down the slide. It was actually really fun, but not too comfortable afterward since I had been fully dressed.

After that we headed over to the bounce house. Jenna was a little hesitant at first, but quickly go the hang of it. We let her bounce for about ten minutes, then headed home. She threw the biggest tantrum once we got home. "JUMP! JUMP!" She just kept screaming. So we headed back until she was all jumped out about a half hour later.

Nasty picture
Jump!
Struttin' her stuff