The Kings

I'll try

2009-11-06T04:37:00.000-08:00

Okay, Robin and Shannon...I've updated the blog! I was going to give up on it, but I've decided to give it another try. Because I haven't updated in 6 months, this is a mixed bag of pictures. Here is Harper on Halloween... Harper LOVES to cook and she likes to look the part. I very rarely get to cook on my own unless it's during naptime.

Harper, and her best friends, Eve and Mae are taking ballet together. They're really cute in their leotards, or as Eve calls them, littletards.

Harper's also taking gymnastics at a real gym this year. In the past, we've gone to a little gym with little equipment, but we're trying something new. The new place is the real deal with big equipment and the wonderful smell of feet. I'm not sure how good she is going to be, but who cares. She's having fun.

She wore the same dress for the first day of school as she did last year, which made it fun to compare the pictures.

Okay, we'll that's the last couple of months in a nutshell. Maybe I'll be able to say on top of things this time.

Update....Finally

2009-04-26T04:39:00.000-07:00

Don't fall out of your seat, but there are finally some updated pictures on the blog. These are all pictures that have been taken by my parents this spring, but since I'm at their house right now it's what I had access too. I'll update pictures from Easter, etc when I get home.

This is Harper and G.G. (my maternal grandmother) kissing each other.

This is Harper and Boop (my paternal grandfather) feeding the birds at his house.

Harper and my dad smelling herbs.

Harper and my dad feeding birds. Harper LOVES to feed the birds and then tell them to "COME EAT".

Harper at the Tot Lot.

REAL SNOW

2009-03-02T07:20:00.000-08:00

I just posted a few days ago about how Virginia hadn't seen real snow since we moved here. Well, we finally got some. Here is a picture from last night of Tucker and Harper riding a boogie board in our street.This is a picture of half of her snow outfit. I'm sure she felt uncomfortable. She had on footie pajamas, sweatpants over that, an old scarf of mine, her hat, and her snow boots. To finish the outfit off, we added her coat and a raincoat on top of that. She was still freezing if you can believe that.

Harper wasn't a fan of laying in the snow. Here is video of her attempt at a snow angel.

Pigtails

2009-03-01T14:01:00.000-08:00

Cousins

2009-02-28T07:53:00.001-08:00

Last week was a sad week. Chris' dad died on Sunday and we headed to Alabama to be with his family. While there were so many sad spots during the week, there were a few bright ones. Harper rarely gets to see her cousins, and while we missed Jack, the girls had a great time together. Harper had never taken a bath with anyone and now that we're home her baths are boring.

It was sweet to see the Harper, Margaret, and Campbell crawl up in Chris' lap to watch a movie. He was sitting in Papa's chair, so I guess they were accustomed cuddling there.

Snow in Virginia

2009-02-28T07:49:00.000-08:00

I thought that when we moved to Virginia we would see REAL snow. So far, we've lived through 3 winters with hardly any snow. This year the snow has dusted the ground twice and we've had to run out in our pajamas before it stops. I can't believe that these are the only snow pictures we have this year.

Bennett's Birthday Party

2009-02-13T17:42:00.000-08:00

This afternoon, we had a blast at Bennett's Birthday Party.

Recent Gymnastics pictures

2009-02-13T17:36:00.000-08:00

Our little monkey!

Christmas

2009-01-04T04:24:00.001-08:00

Christmas week was really fun. Chris had to work this year, so we weren't able to travel to Alabama, but my parents and brother were able to join us. We ventured to the mall to shop a couple of times, but Harper isn't much for shopping and she talked her granddaddy into letting her ride the train. I think every time we go to the mall now I'll be hearing "Choo Choo Ticket, Choo Choo Ticket."
This is Harper running down the hall to see what Santa brought her. Doesn't she look excited? It was so fun to see the excitement this year.

She got a kitchen this year, so she's been cooking for us a lot. I only wish the thing could make real food!

Harper jammin' with her new CD player. It came with a strap, which Mom and I thought should just be left off, but Dad thought she needed it. She's been wearing it around her neck ever since. She's working on being the coolest kid on the block:) I think her favorite present was the tea set that NeeNee and Papa gave her. I cannot even begin to tell you how many tea parties we've had. Good think it came with a case because we've had to take it with us a few places.

Harper's Birthday

2009-01-04T04:19:00.003-08:00

Harper's birthday was pretty low key. She had her party two weeks early and Chris had to work on her birthday. The exciting part is that my mom flew in that day for Christmas so she got do help us celebrate. As you can see, Harper got a tricycle and a doll bed. She was very pleased.

Harper

2009-01-04T04:19:00.001-08:00

Harper's Birthday Party

2008-12-14T12:58:00.000-08:00

Harper had a "tutu" birthday party this year. Somehow I didn't end up with any cute pictures, but a couple of you have asked to see them, so here they are. Harper dressed up in her tutu had had lots of fun dancing around.Mom made these really cute tutus to hang from the chandelier. She's much craftier than I am.The girls decorated a ballerina drawing. Harper shoved her cake in her mouth like it was her first birthday. She doesn't always eat like this, but she must have been showing off her good manners:)

Halloween

2008-11-01T16:35:00.001-07:00

Halloween is so fun when you have kids. I didn't think that we could match the amount of fun we had last year, but this year was just as much fun. Harper was a little scared of her trick or treat bag because it was a spider, but once we convinced her people would put candy in it she decided she could get over her fear.

The Green Thumb

2008-11-01T16:31:00.000-07:00

This is embarrassing to say, but I hardly know how to plant flowers. Harper on the other hand is trying to learn how to garden from her grandmothers. If she's going to learn it will have to be from them, not me!

Daddy's Call Room

2008-11-01T16:28:00.000-07:00

Almost every Sunday, Harper and I take Chris dinner at work and visit with him in his call room. Harper LOVES sitting at the desk and "working" so we're thinking of getting her a desk job.

The Virginia State Fair

2008-09-30T12:57:00.000-07:00

The last two years, we have taken Harper to the State Fair and had a blast. Last year she liked the animals and even stuck her hand ALL the way inside of a cow's nostril...Yummy. This year was even better than last year. For 2 1/2 hours we didn't hear one whine, which was a record. Harper ran from one animal to the next in the Big Red Barn and had to say "Hey" to all the animals. She enjoyed her first corn dog and rode some rides. We were worried the rides would start and she would want to get off, but she LOVED them.

Aruba

2008-09-13T07:35:00.000-07:00

Aruba? You might be thinking, "But y'all were going to Turks and Caicos?!?" Well, thanks to Hurricanes Hanna and Ike, we had to change our plans 2 days before we were supposed to leave. There weren't a lot of tropical options out of the range of the hurricanes, so we went as far south as we could go and decided on Aruba. It ended up being a great trip. I was a little concerned about the 6 total hours of flight time (5 hours from New York), but Harper did great. She had a fever on the way down which made her lethargic and worked out GREAT! We were sad she felt bad, but it sure was nice that she slept most of it. The resort was great and we didn't see one drop of rain. Neither of us finished a book but we loved the time that we got to spend as a family.

Meet the Teacher Day

2008-09-05T09:10:00.000-07:00

Today was Harper's first day of school. It wasn't a full day, just long
enough for the moms to have orientation and the kids to meet their teachers.
After today I'll send her in play clothes, but just for today she had to wear
her school bus dress. She insisted in carrying her own bag.

Labor Day

2008-09-05T09:06:00.001-07:00

We spent Labor Day at Maymont Park with our friends. Harper, Eve, and Mae had a blast. Here are a few pics:

Riding in Harper's wagon.
The girls sharing a picnic.
I love this picture of Mae with one hand in the chips and one hand eating watermelon.

Silly Billy

2008-08-10T16:32:00.000-07:00

Harper is really silly these days. She always seems to get wound up right before bed. The other night we lost her for a minute and she was in Oliver's crate, quiet as could me. Then she opened a package from BeeBee and climbed in the box before ever looking at the present. Silly girl.

Pool Day

2008-06-26T11:02:00.001-07:00

We've been livin' it up at the pool this summer. Harper is a water baby. Actually, she's not much of a baby anymore. She wanted to be so independent in the pool, but she kept falling so we had to get her this vest. She looks funny in it, but it keeps her from face planting in the baby pool so we'll wear it. I don't know what Harper would do without her friends, Eve and Mae. Life wouldn't be nearly as fun.

Harper's Baptism

2008-06-26T10:58:00.001-07:00

Father's Day was extra special this year because Harper was baptized. One of the new pastors at West End Presbyterian, Matt Purdy, did the baptism. Here are a few pictures:

Bye Caldwells! We'll miss you!

2008-06-17T07:48:00.001-07:00

Saturday was moving day for Rush-Baker, Mary DuPre, and Watson. Richmond won't be the same without them. Harper, Eve, Mae, and Watson played outside while the guys packed the truck. Here are some pictures.

Mary DuPre got Dunkin Donuts Muchkins and the girls loved them. I think they probably ate 10 each. Notice the powder sugar on Harper's nose.

She wanted everyone to see just how good the Muchkins were. We have to work on her manners!

Sprinkler Fun

2008-06-12T16:39:00.001-07:00

Harper had a blast in the front yard today. The sprinkler wasn't as big of a hit as I thought it would be, but the plain old hose provided lots of entertainment. Both of these pictures are similar, but I couldn't choose between them.

18 month pictures

2008-06-09T16:45:00.000-07:00

Chris's sister took pictures of Harper while we were in B'ham and here is the link.
www.heatherswannerphotography.com/harperking
I'm not sure if anyone is interested, but I thought I would post it just in case.

Harper's First Gymnastics Meet

2008-06-09T16:36:00.000-07:00

We're back. Some of you have probably stopped checking our blog since I haven't updated it in so long. Most of the month of May was spent in Birmingham for weddings, graduations, etc. Harper and I got spoiled getting to see our B'ham friends so much. I need to work on pictures for the month, but today I'm just posting pictures from Harper's first gymnastics meet. Well....it wasn't really a meet, just a end of the year show, but she did get a medal. Here are some pictures.

Lewis Ginter Botanical Gardens

2008-04-17T18:29:00.000-07:00

Today we went to Lewis Ginter Botanical Gardens and played in their children's area. It was the first time that we had visited and it was great. I was glad I had my camera because we got some pretty good shots of Eve, Mae and Harper. For whatever reason I couldn't get the edited versions of these pictures to upload so these are just the pictures as I took them.

Virginia Beach

2008-04-17T18:06:00.001-07:00

This past weekend our homegroup from church went to Virginia beach. We had a great time relaxing with our friends and eating way too much. Here's a cute picture of Harper and Hatch. I tried to do a little photo shoot of Harper, but Harper refused to cooperate. I only got one decent picture.

Chicago

2008-04-03T12:36:00.001-07:00

Sadly, we don't have many pictures from our trip to Chicago this past weekend. It was cold and rainy, and since Harper and I spent most of our days shopping while Chris was at his conference, there wasn't a whole lot to take pictures of. We did get this funny picture of Harper eating Chicago style pizza. It seems like every meal she puts her hands in her hair (which makes me crazy) but this meal was particularly messy. No, that's not blood on her head, it's tomato:) Sometimes it's really hard not to laugh at your child when they are being bad.

Easter

2008-03-26T13:55:00.000-07:00

We had a great Easter weekend. The Kennedys came over on Saturday to hunt eggs which was a blast. On Sunday afternoon, we went over the the Walkers for a fabulous Easter Dinner. Here are some pictures from both.

BeeBee and Granddaddy

2008-03-22T11:12:00.000-07:00

Last week my parents were in Richmond and that means LOTS of pictures. I tend to forget to take my camera places, but when my parents are here they remind me. I guess purple must be Harper's favorite color, because she didn't even notice ALL the yellow flowers around her. She only wanted to play with the little purple ones.

Bruster's Ice Cream is Harper's new favorite place. Her favorite part is the cone which makes for some MESSY eating! We have to remind her to take a bite of the ice cream every now and then before it falls in her lap. That too is a messy endeavor since by that time there is a huge whole in the bottom of the cone.
BeeBee and Granddaddy gave Harper a stroller for her babies and she loves it. She likes being a little mommy.
These pictures are from her gymnastics class. Some of you have wondered what a 15 month old does at gymnastics, so here are some pictures. I would like to note that Harper's figure doesn't lend itself to tucked in shirts very well, but they work best for gymnastics. Mom can't stand it, but otherwise her shirt ends up around her head.

Bubble Bath

2008-03-09T18:49:00.000-07:00

Chris always puts LOTS of bubble in Harper's bath, and tonight she looked like Santa with white hair and a beard. Here's a video clip, "ho ho ho" and all.

Has it been a whole month?

2008-03-09T18:38:00.001-07:00

Sorry that I let a whole month slip by without posting. I get really upset when I keep checking the blogs I check and there haven't been any postings. Here are some pictures of Miss Priss from February.

A Day of Play

2008-02-06T12:34:00.001-08:00

Harper has been BUSY today. The weather has been beautiful the last 2 days and it has really improved our moods. This morning we started out on a journey to the gym, but it was too nice so we went to the park instead. It's so fun to go to the playground now that she can walk. She likes doing the slide all by herself and it's so cute to see her get all excited.

This afternoon we had playgroup and I took a couple of pictures. This is Harper's silly face. She likes to scrunch up her nose.
The girls love playing in the kitchen. I don't think they know what they're doing in there, but they have a great time anyway.

Going to Work with Daddy

2008-02-04T06:06:00.000-08:00

Recently, Harper has been really sad when Chris has left for work. This morning she pulled down one of Chris's ties and was hanging out near the door. I guess she was hoping she'd get to be a little doctor today.

The Zoo and Teeth

2008-01-22T06:30:00.000-08:00

I haven't posted in a while, so I am posting various things in this post. Harper is working on getting 4 of her top teeth at the same time. What a treat:)

This video is of Harper feeding a giraffe at the Richmond Zoo. She wasn't scared at all and she found the giraffe food pretty tasty. This child will each ANYTHING.

Walking

2008-01-11T16:01:00.000-08:00

I took some video of Harper walking tonight. She's been taking a few steps here and there, but I haven't been able to capture them on video. She was walking enough tonight for me to tape. The video is grainy because there wasn't much light in the room.

Christmas

2008-01-04T07:24:00.000-08:00

Christmas was a little different for us this year because Chris' dad was in the hospital, as was my grandmother. We spent a pretty good amount of time in hospitals, but Harper didn't seem to mind. She had a great week. Everywhere we went people gave her birthday AND Christmas presents. Here are a few pictures.
This is from Harper's Tea Party at Boop and Gann's house. Gann gave Harper a silver tea set to be used on her birthday every year and this year we had our tea party at Gann's house.

On Christmas Eve, Harper got to Santa's cookies before we could stop her. She knocked over Santa's milk and ate all his cookies. She's lucky Santa still brought her presents since he didn't have any goodies.
These are from Christmas morning. I don't know why they're so small. Harper really enjoyed her presents and like emptying her stocking.

Harper's First Birthday Party

2007-12-16T17:46:00.000-08:00

Harper's 1st Birthday Party was today and we had a blast! It was a little wild, but we really had a good time. She ate her WHOLE cupcake including the crumbs under her high chair!
Eve and Mae gave her are great card that plays music when you open it. After everyone had gone home, Harper played with the card for a long time and she was hilarious. At first she just "felt the beat" a little (see 1st video), but then she started doing her own version of breakdancing (see 2nd video). We were laughing so hard.

Harper's New Wagon

2007-12-12T16:45:00.001-08:00

Harper got a wagon for her birthday. We were going to give it to her at her birthday party on Sunday, but it was beautiful today and we thought she would get better use of it today while it wasn't cold. She was pretty excited about her new ride!

Hair

2007-12-11T11:32:00.002-08:00

We are really jealous of Asher Cole's hair. Why is it that boys always have the good hair?!? Here is on of his bath shots from the weekend that made us laugh. He is only 7 months and has more hair than Harper will have a 3 years old!!!

Charleston

2007-12-11T11:21:00.001-08:00

This past weekend we went to visit Kali, Scott, and Asher in Charleston. It was wonderful to catch up with friends, and I loved seeing a new city. On Saturday we went to the beach, and on Sunday we toured Downtown Charleston by carriage. It was really a great weekend (minus the stomach bug I got on Sunday). Harper and Asher seemed to keep each other entertained, especially when taking baths in their double sink. Here are a few pictures.

Snow

2007-12-06T18:39:00.000-08:00

We had our first snow of the season yesterday and Harper had a good time trying to grab the snowflakes. We didn't really get enough to stick, but it was fun while it lasted.

Yep..Harper HATED Santa!!!

2007-11-27T16:03:00.000-08:00

We took Harper to see the Legendary Santa at the Children's Museum, and she was TERRIFIED!!! Oh well. So much for the cute picture with Santa.

Williamsburg

2007-11-02T07:14:00.000-07:00

Mom, Dad, Harper and I went to Williamsburg yesterday and we found a great "picture tree". I feel like Bradley and I always had to take pictures in trees when we were kids and now we've started the tradition with Harper. Here are a couple of her shots.

Halloween

2007-10-31T18:28:00.000-07:00

Tonight was lots of fun. Harper was a monkey, Watson was a pea pod, and Eve and Mae were China Dolls.

Harper's Friends

2007-10-29T07:54:00.000-07:00

Saturday night Harper went to play with her friends, Eve and Mae, while Chris and I went to a movie. Here's a cute picture of them having fun on the couch.

Hi Everyone

2007-10-27T13:23:00.001-07:00

I couldn't decide between these two clips. I wanted Harper to wave, but in the first clip she had a lot to say and I thought I shouldn't exclude it.

Playgroup

2007-10-26T05:53:00.000-07:00

Here is a picture from playgroup on Wednesday. A few of the kids knew to smile immediately when the camera came out. They are so funny.

A fun weekend

2007-10-22T13:09:00.000-07:00

I admit I've been a little slow with the posts recently, but I promise to get better. Our friend, Hatch, celebrated his birthday on Friday night and Harper wore her Halloween costume.

On Sunday we went out to eat after church and decided to sit outside. It was a little sunny so Harper borrowed my sunglasses.

Pumpkin Patch Round 1

2007-10-03T07:17:00.000-07:00

We went to the pumpkin patch last Friday and I took my camera. Here in Richmond the chipmunks eat your pumpkins so we'll have to go back several times. Here are pictures from the first time. Harper had fun playing in the hay. Good thing she doesn't have bad allergies.

Vacation is over :(

2007-09-23T18:00:00.000-07:00

Well...our long awaited vacation is over, but we had a great time. We spent the first few days with Chris's family at Callaway Gardens and spend the next few days at Rosemary Beach with my parent. I've put up some pictures from the vacation. The first ones are from the Butterfly House at Callaway and the rest are at the beach. Harper was scared of the water the first 2 days, but then she got brave. The water was absolutely gorgeous.

Making Music with Daddy

2007-09-12T14:48:00.001-07:00

Cool Cat

2007-09-08T13:39:00.000-07:00

We went to the Children's Museum today and Harper mastered driving. She wants to try for her permit next week. She also got her face painted for the first time.

Feel Better, Okay

2007-09-07T08:03:00.000-07:00

We spent the morning making a card for Jerome. It was quite and effort to get a picture.

Look at me go!

2007-09-06T05:28:00.000-07:00

Harper would only crawl a tiny bit before today, but she's got it now.

Snacks

2007-09-04T13:09:00.000-07:00

I realize this isn't very exciting video, but I was just trying to get something I could upload to try this out.

Roll Tide

2007-09-01T14:39:00.000-07:00

This post is a double whammy. You get to see me in my Alabama outfit and you get to see my teeth! It's a rare event, I promise! You can double click on the picture above to get a good view.

Bed Head

2007-09-01T06:47:00.000-07:00

It's hard to say that Harper has bedhead when she only has a tiny bit of hair, but here is her best shot at it. (It's the wildness above her ear...in case you missed it.) I spent the better part of the day yesterday trying to figure out how to put video on here, but I can't get the computer to recognize my videocamera it plugged in. I promise I'm working on it!

On Board

2007-08-31T06:30:00.000-07:00

Well, I guess I'm getting on board with the blogging thing. All my friends have blogs now and I'm feeling a little left out. Chris is going to D.C. for the weekend to hang out with Collin Brown and Jeff Murray, so I figure I'll have some time to figure this thing out. Here are a couple of pictures from our anniversary trip to The Homestead.