the pony express

Kinley decided that it is very important to get people their mail. She has decided since she can't drive that she will deliver the mail from the basket on her horse. Seems like that has been done before....


Kinley's mail from her felt playhouse.




All that delivering must be exhausting!

Alex and Mendy are Engaged!

This weekend was an exciting one for the Harrison household. We have a soon-to-be new Harrison...Mendy! It was so fun to go to Abilene to be there after Alex popped the question. We all celebrated with Mendy's family as new extended family. It was so special and emotional and exciting! I am so thrilled to have Mendy be a part of our family. We have gotten to spend a lot of time with Mendy and Alex as a couple and they are perfect for each other. They complement each other, challenge each other, love each other, and make each other laugh harder than anyone else can. It is so cute! They are also SO sweet to Kinley. They are both so excited to see her and hang out with her whenever they can. I am so appreciative of that and I know Kinley is super excited to have an Uncle Alex AND an Aunt Mendy! Congrats you guys! We can't wait for the wedding!



Look at that ring! (Ignore the nail polish...she did not know she was getting engaged!...and she took it off for the rest of the pics...haha!)






We spent the night in Abilene and hung out the next day for some more wedding planning!

Natalie, Mendy's friend and my blog buddy, came over to celebrate with us!

Kinley chilled out on the back patio swinging with Pops!

We are so excited for this happy couple!

food frenzy

We have struggled so much lately with getting Kinley to eat "people food." She just did not want to give up the baby food. And now that she has given up the baby food...she still won't eat much table food. Her variety consists of goldfish, cheerios, mac & cheese and yogurt. No fruits, no veggies, no protien. We finally figured out that french toast is a possibility because she might like the syrup and get her some eggs and bread at the same time. I am sure this is a common problem for all parents. But, it is just so stressful! We went to Kinley's 1 year checkup today and are even getting sent to a speech therapist...for food issues only....to try to increase the variety of food she will eat. I know she will eventualy eat normally.

If you have any advice about table food that your kids love, let me know!

a wagon walk

Kinley got a new wagon at Honey's house and it is her new favorite thing! She was apparently entertained for over an hour going in and out of the door, putting things in the seat compartment, puting her juice in the cupholder and of course...bringing Kai-Lan in and out. I can see lots of fun walks ahead in this wagon!



That is a serious juice drinker!

Hope you guys can get outside and have a walk of your own too!

the hidden golf ball

Monday we went over to hang out with Momma Gay and Pepa. It is so fun to see Kinley interact with her great-grandparents! How blessed she is to have some of her great-grandparents so close!

Kinley played in Momma Gay's grandmother's rocking chair! So, that is Kinley's Great-Great-Great Grandmother's rocking chair! It is so cute and antique white and totally reminds me of Ella's Granny's Chair.


Then we played outside with Momma Gay's box of balls. Yep, I said it. Kinley loves them. She could not get enough. It was so cute to see them play together.


While we were playing on the porch. Pepa was walking the yard. I have memories of Pepa walking the yard as long as I can remember. He looks at the flowers, plants, the fence, picks weeds, etc. It is so sweet and familiar to me. Then he came over to play with Kinley too. He helped her up to the porch and patted her on the bottom. So cute.


Then Pepa decided to hide a golf ball in Kinley's shirt. She was very confused at first and it was hilarious watching her try to get it out.


We treasure the times we have with Momma Gay and Pepa. We don't take a minute for granted and we are so thankful for every moment. We can't wait till next time!

play dates

We had to keep the last week fun and interesting for Kinley because it was so tedious and busy for me! The week of April 15th for an accountant is always crazy and mine was definitely filled with too many taxes! Ugh! So, to keep it exciting we had a couple of really fun playdates! The Barstads were in town and we had a fun night with them...but, we did not get any pictures...crazy! But, we did get pics from the other couple play dates.

One day Eden came over to play when Jen had some errands to run and the girls played and played and had so much fun together. They did pretty much everything fun we have to offer....played in the tunnel, played with the felt playhouse, played on the new slide outside, played with all Kinley's toys in her toybox, and...of course...watched some Kai-Lan. It was so cute to see them laugh together and play with the same things.



I love how Eden is doing the 'L for Loser' sign. What is she trying to say?




Then later in the week cousin Natalie and baby Luke came over to play. He is just so cute and so big! He is 7 months old and we stood Luke and Kinley up next to each other and he is definitely as tall as her. It is so cute! We have got to get together for another play date soon!

Easter and a week of fun

This last week has been a whirl-wind and it is time for a catch up post! Last Sunday was Easter and I was too busy catching up on Kinley's Birthday posts that I did not even get a chance to post about Easter yet! It was such a great day. It was also Ben's Birthday! We went to Church at Compass and it was fantastic. Allison, Bob and Ella were there and we had all our matching elastic waist skirts that I had to make the night of Kinley's party! They turned out so cute though!

Then we went to Aunt Jan's to celebrate Easter and hunt eggs, which Kinley wanted to chew on constantly. It was a blast.






That night we went over to Ben's parents house to celebrate this guy! Even though he kinda got trumped this year with Kinley's first birthday and Easter all the same weekend....he was so wonderful. He never complained or was upset about it. He just loved celebrating it all. Happy Birthday honey! I love you!


Also, last week we went to the Zoo with a bunch of cute girls in matching dresses. Is it obvious we love the zoo around here? You can see more pics on lullaby lubbock. It was fantastic!



Finally we had went to a great suprise birthday party for Bryce Pool (who's 60th birthday it is today). It was so fun to hang with Allison, Bob and Ella again. I miss them already! No need to go back to Lubbock!



What a fun week! Let's see what this week has in store!