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!

Just a few new pics to share of our recent trip to see Grankaki and Auntie Mame at their "quilting cabin" in Crossville last week! They each got a turn in the canoe with Grankaki and got crafty with Auntie Mame! Helen enjoyepiecing together fabric as well as dressing herself in scraps and Beckett was all about learning how to use the sewing machine! We had a great afternoon!

What a great trip! Our trip to Cincinnati was so much fun! I'm still not good at downloading the pictures how I want them to show up, but you can get an idea of what we did on our three fun days! Wednesday night was the Reds/Cardinals game! We had great seats and lots of fun. Beckett and Helen especially loved all of the ball park food! Our hotel had a great indoor pool which we needed in the morning and the evenings because it was so cool! We had fun swimming quite often! On Thursday we went to the Cincinnati Zoo. The highlight for me was the manatee exhibit! The kids loved the polar bears! Our last day was spent at The Creation Museum. We thoroughly enjoyed it and would highly recommend it to everyone! Hope you all are doing well!

Hi Everyone!

Just wanted to check in and let you know that we are headed to Ohio and Kentucky for the next three days! Last year during the World Series, Beckett became a Cardinals fan and we thought it would be fun to take him to a game! It was hard to find tickets in St. Louis, so we decided to go see them play the Reds in Cincinnati! We are going to the game on Wednesday night and then we are thinking about going to the Cincinnati Zoo on Thursday. We are coming home on Friday after we spend a good part of the day at The Creation Museum in Petersburg, KY! Some of you have asked us about it and their web site is http://www.creationmuseum.org/ if you want to check it out! I'll post an update and pics when we get back!

Helen is feeling much better and we are looking forward to the weekend! Beckett celebrated his half birthday on Wednesday with his favorite blue ice cream at Maggie Moo's! Hard to believe that he is half way to six years old! Hope you all have a great weekend! Go Vols!

No new pics today! Although I could take one of our new bathroom floor! Sean's weekend project was to lay tile in our guest bathroom. He has worked very hard tearing up the floor and laying the tile! Tonight he will put in the grout and on Thursday night he will put in the new toilet! Exciting times at the Harper's!

I just wanted to ask you all to pray for Helen. She has been very sick all weekend and is still having a rough time. She began vomiting last Thursday night around midnight and was very sick for about 48 hours. When she threw up again on Sunday morning, I took her to our pediatrician who discovered a double ear infection. All of that background to say, it is Tuesday afternoon and Helen just had another vomiting episode. I called the doctor's office and they said that "it's probably a bug!" You think? Anyway, she has had this virus and ear infection for quite a while and has lost about 6 or 7 pounds. Please pray that her little body will heal and that she will begin to recover soon! Thanks!

I hope to post good news and fun photos soon! :)

Always looking for a bargain, we decided to go to the grand opening of the old Riviera Theater downtown this past Tuesday! Regal Cinemas has restored the old theater and they were showing recently released movies for $1.00 each! The three of us went to see "Meet the Robinsons" and we each got our own popcorn and drink for under $10.00! (And parking was free!) My kind of day! We started school a little earlier than usual that morning so we could get to the 12:15 show! Of course, we had to make a trip to Mast General Store for candy after the movie! It was a fun afternoon!