Quilts and Babies

Some of you have asked, "What does Helen do while you are teaching Beckett?" Well, here is what she did yesterday! She loves to play with her babies and yesterday she spread out all of our quilts from Auntie Mame and Grankaki and had quiet time with her babies! It was too cute! By the way, I figured out the "edit" thing! Shouldn't be a problem anymore! :) Thanks, Kathy!

Just a comment about the following post. I wish I had more time to learn how to do this blogging thing. However, I only understand the basics and don't have much time to explore how to make it look better! Anyway, when you read the following post, you will see how I messed up "Happy Birthday Ty!" The problem is, I can't figure out how to edit it properly! So, please excuse my off-center and misspelled heading! If you know me well, you know that it is killing me to leave it up there like that, but I don't have a clue how to fix it, nor the time to spend figuring it out! Ah, perfectionism! You gotta love it!

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!