We Pick This One!

Well, actually, mom did! We picked the coldest afternoon to go pick out and cut down our Christmas tree! But it was fun! We will be decorating it tomorrow night and going to see Santa on Wednesday night! What a fun time of year!

We went to Chattanooga to celebrate Ty's 2nd birthday on Saturday! Ty is Beckett and Helen's cousin!He will turn two, get a new baby sister and have a visit from Santa all in one month! How exciting!

Our neighbors have had twins! They came over for dinner last Friday night and we had a great time! Noah and Turner slept through most of the evening, while Beckett and Helen had fun entertaining their big brother Carson! Sean and I even got to feed the twins while their mom and dad went to get some ice cream! Ask Sean about his "pump method" for getting Turner to burp!

We hope that you all had wonderful Thanksgiving celebrations! We enjoyed our visit with family in North Carolina! We had a fabulous meal on Thursday afternoon! During our stay, Helen and Beckett enjoyed dressing up in scrap fabric in Auntie Mame's sewing room, playing "the shower game" and "the bar game"! Sorry that I don't have pictures of any of those events...I do need to document them! Anyway, I am including a picture of Helen and Aunt Susi after Helen had clearly been enjoying something chocolate! The girls spent part of Friday shopping and having lunch in downtown Waynesville while the guys went to Cataloochee in the Smokies and hiked. They had a great encounter with some of the elk in that area! There are a couple of elk "viewing areas" there, but they were able to see some of them up close as they were hiking! What a great day! I forgot to mention the pretty snowfall we enjoyed on Friday morning as well! That is the latest from the Harper home! We are planning to cut down our Christmas tree this weekend, so new pics will follow soon! Take care!

Knoxville Symphony Orchestra Family Concert
November 18, 2007
Tennesse Theater

Beckett and I took a "field trip" on Sunday afternoon to the KSO's Family Concert at the Tennesse Theater. It was a great afternoon! The concert was geared for children ages 3 to 8 and was very fun and informative as it taught the children about all of the instruments and the different sections of the orchestra. Beckett had fun before the concert trying to play the french horn and the violin! His favorite section was the percussion section which didn't surprise me at all! He is looking forward to the next concert for families in March when they will be telling stories through music and featuring "Peter and the Wolf".

We will be traveling to Waynesville, NC for Thanksgiving! We hope you all have a blessed holiday with your families and friends!

Beckett's First UT Football Game!

Sean and Beckett went to the UT/Arkansas game this past Saturday and had a great time! Highlights of the day included riding the bus to the game, watching the "Vol Walk" and getting to high-five many of the players as well as Coach Fulmer, and of course Neyland stadium and over 100,000 cheering Vols fans! It was a memorable experience for both father and son!!

We had a great time this weekend in the mountains with our family! We played games, ate lots of food, shopped and enjoyed the fall colors! Thanks Nana and Papa for a fun time at the cabin! It was so fun!

Happy Fall Everyone!

Just a few pictures from the past week.

Playing in the leaves next door!

A trip to the pumpkin patch!

Carving our Jack-O-Lantern!

Bugs Bunny and The Incredible Hulk!

Enjoy! :)

Sorry that there have been no updates recently. We have had a slow few weeks! We don't have anything very exciting to report! Beckett is doing great in school and is really beginning to read very well! He is enjoying it now because he doesn't get stuck on words as often! He is also learning how to count money and how to tell time! Helen is doing well, too! She had tubes put in her ears about a month ago and has not had anymore ear infections! She loves to sing and play with her baby dolls! She keeps us laughing every day with her facial expressions and funny comments! I'm posting a picture of Beckett reading a story to Helen. I'm also putting up a picture of them playing in the rain yesterday in their pajamas! The rain was certainly a welcome event and they couldn't just watch from the front porch....they had to get out and enjoy it!