tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-73202225547446081842024-02-19T00:15:20.100-06:00Three's Companywhere does the time go?Chrystalhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05860183802887679891noreply@blogger.comBlogger281125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7320222554744608184.post-74154727017043842122013-02-15T13:28:00.003-06:002013-02-15T13:28:57.004-06:00Funny little...Valentine!
We had one of the nicest Valentine's Days that we've ever had! Dan got me this absolutely delicious dark chocolate covered carmel candy --- it was sooooo good!
We even got a babysitter and went out to a movie! That hasn't happened in a while!
Little Harper started giving kisses just in time for Valentines Day.
Of course, I can't end a blog post without some recent Chrystalhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05860183802887679891noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7320222554744608184.post-19501287239490364502012-12-12T15:34:00.001-06:002012-12-12T15:34:49.601-06:00Twelve
In honor of 12/12/12, I thought I'd share 12 things that make me happy.
1. My guy.
This is one of my favorite pictures of the two of us. I took it while we were on our anniversary vacation to Pennsylvania this summer. We are actually riding a little tram backward into a coal mine. Oh what fun things you find to do when you have no itinerary!
2. This guyChrystalhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05860183802887679891noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7320222554744608184.post-80246299196801082632012-11-13T21:19:00.000-06:002012-11-13T21:19:27.819-06:00One Year Old
The Littles turned ONE this past week! Grandma (my mom) came to visit and help us celebrate. It was very nice to see her, and the 5 days went by too quickly. Houston cooperated with beautiful weather, and we spent a lot of time outside.
Of course, we took lots of photos of the birthday boy! Here are a few of my favorites.
First, there was birthdayChrystalhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05860183802887679891noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7320222554744608184.post-66873295892074705832012-11-01T20:43:00.002-05:002012-11-01T20:43:53.087-05:0011.1.12
November.
Wow, is this year flying by.
I don't have much to say today. It was a normal day for us. Oh wait! Something exciting DID happen. Harper drank cow's milk for the first time! And he did fine. *sigh*
The end of an era, I guess. :)
I won't mind not washing bottles every night in preparation for daycare the next day. That is for sure. AndChrystalhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05860183802887679891noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7320222554744608184.post-45657342934528237362012-10-29T09:40:00.001-05:002012-10-29T09:41:34.353-05:00Monday, Monday...
The big news story today is Hurricane Sandy, set to hit the East Coast today. To all my friends who in the storm path, please be safe! We're all watching and praying for you!
Closer to home, we made it to the polls this morning to cast our ballots. Civic duty: Check.
Chrystalhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05860183802887679891noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7320222554744608184.post-65554897231279551562012-10-27T09:54:00.000-05:002012-10-27T09:54:35.790-05:00Where to start (again)?I've been encouraged to start blogging again, but I have to tell you - I'm not too excited about it. I feel like it's just another thing on my to-do list. But here's a (re-)start anyway.
I can't believe that it's been almost a YEAR since I've blogged. Whoa. That means it's been almost a YEAR since Harper was born, and let me say - what a year it has been!
I'm not Chrystalhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05860183802887679891noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7320222554744608184.post-15703530547821085612011-11-18T12:28:00.001-06:002011-11-18T12:29:56.913-06:00Plans and Babies Don't MixWELL, a lot has happened since my last post. Let's back up a few weeks.
We hired a photographer and met with her on Oct. 22nd to take some maternity photos. She was great! Here are a few of our favorites. (Please note that all these photos are copyright Stephanie Shirley Photography - please do not copy.)
Many thanks to Stephanie!
After the pictures, we Chrystalhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05860183802887679891noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7320222554744608184.post-73947298031343008022011-10-15T08:27:00.000-05:002011-10-15T08:27:01.870-05:00Where has the time gone?I can't believe that we have less than 6 weeks left until this little one joins our family. We are both getting excited! The nursery is starting to get full. And messy.
And it seems strange to see one of THESE in our car!!
I'm still feeling pretty good. Starting to get tired by the end of the day, but other than that, I can't really complain. This Chrystalhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05860183802887679891noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7320222554744608184.post-31891911918336681152011-09-11T20:31:00.001-05:002011-09-11T20:32:33.570-05:00(Almost) 30 WeeksI can't believe that Wednesday will mark 30 weeks pregnant! It is suddenly going waaaaayy too quickly! :)
The little one is kicking up a storm these days. I'm finally starting to look and feel pregnant. HA!
Here is a photo taken at 28 weeks.
Chrystalhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05860183802887679891noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7320222554744608184.post-59441390214876905832011-07-27T20:10:00.001-05:002011-07-28T09:17:11.948-05:00It's starting to feel real!So many requests for photos lately..... where to start?
Nursery furniture! It arrived today, and even the room is still empty of decoration, it sure is strange to see this kind of stuff in our house! :)
(puppy not included)
crib
dresser/changing table
end table
And why not? a baby bump picture. This was taken last week in San Diego (22 weeks along).
Chrystalhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05860183802887679891noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7320222554744608184.post-49081625300913535252011-07-26T14:13:00.000-05:002011-07-26T14:13:06.630-05:00for Jenna
I did a photo shoot for two great families in our ward a few weeks ago. I've been promising a sneak peak for too long. Here are two of my favorites.
More to come, I promise!!Chrystalhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05860183802887679891noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7320222554744608184.post-11220118240644357422011-06-18T09:01:00.001-05:002011-06-18T09:01:31.547-05:00Photoshoot - Family {D}I had so much fun with this little family a couple of weeks ago! Here are a few of my favorites!
(click to enlarge)
Chrystalhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05860183802887679891noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7320222554744608184.post-49679070441863651332011-06-07T17:07:00.000-05:002011-06-07T17:07:48.532-05:00Week 16Week 16 update: my pants don't fit! :) I've started getting fat... or, as Dan so nicely points out, the baby is growing! I guess this is a good thing. I'm definitely starting to feel better - still tired, but mornings are much more pleasant these days. Next appointment is July 5th - for the anatomy ultrasound. I'm actually starting to get excited.
In other Chrystalhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05860183802887679891noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7320222554744608184.post-51775115801294761512011-05-18T13:34:00.003-05:002011-05-18T13:44:12.955-05:00Updates!1st Trimester Screening was today, so lucky us got to see our little hitchhiker wiggling around this morning. He's measuring at 13 weeks, right on track for our November due date.It is amazing how quickly he's growing! Just a couple of weeks ago he just looked like a blob and now it actually looks like a real human! Pretty cool. (We are calling the baby a "he" for ease. We do not know, nor Chrystalhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05860183802887679891noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7320222554744608184.post-61576718259588952662011-05-05T10:07:00.003-05:002011-05-06T08:20:39.614-05:00FAQsAfter posting our happy news, we have been absolutely overwhelmed by the outpouring of genuine excitement from our friends and family. Thank you all so very much! We know that we have a lot to learn, and it will be a long journey, but we are so glad to share it with you.There are lots of things we just don't know yet, but I thought I'd answer a few of our most Frequently Asked Questions.1. Chrystalhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05860183802887679891noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7320222554744608184.post-15088407969444250282011-05-01T17:58:00.004-05:002011-05-01T18:31:37.531-05:00MilestonesYou probably thought I had abandoned the blog. I almost did! But Dan encouraged me to start again and post an update... so here we are. I can't believe it is May already! The first few months of this year have really flown by for us. Lots of exciting things are happening ... so this is going to be a long post. But if you hang in there, I promise a surprise at the end! :)I had the Chrystalhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05860183802887679891noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7320222554744608184.post-46541572468254750522011-01-21T10:49:00.002-06:002011-01-21T11:20:27.744-06:00Crazy Times!Happy belated New year!This is Dan and since I NEVER post here I figured I should state that so ya'll dont think you are about to read a Chrystal post. Unfortunatley this one has no pictures or pretty scrapbook pages.It has been a whirlwind couple of months for us and thought I would just throw in an update and hopefully soon Chrystal will be back at the helm.Where to start, for Christmas we had Chrystalhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05860183802887679891noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7320222554744608184.post-45250294620278137462010-12-24T08:27:00.005-06:002010-12-24T08:37:19.083-06:00Merry Christmas!The past couple of months have been g0 - Go - GO! for us. It seems like we haven't had a chance to just sit and breathe and remember that - oh, yeah! - it's Christmas! Since Thursday and Friday are holidays this week for me, and Dan is still working, I took some time yesterday (amid the cleaning and baking and shopping) to do some scrapbooking. I haven't scrapbooked in a very, very long time.Chrystalhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05860183802887679891noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7320222554744608184.post-53507918496736387552010-12-04T09:51:00.003-06:002010-12-04T10:00:50.484-06:00More...This week in bullet points:1. Have not had water pressure for going on 3 days now. City is "working on it." Cannot do any regular Saturday activities: laundry, dishwasher, etc. Showering is even tricky. What do you think the chances are they fix this over the weekend?2. Had a delicious dinner last night at Ouisie's Table. It was my company Christmas party - and it was a lot of fun.3. Today we Chrystalhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05860183802887679891noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7320222554744608184.post-45044603306121312152010-11-29T20:57:00.004-06:002010-11-29T20:59:54.057-06:00I couldn't resist...just this one more tonight. Aren't they adorable?(click to enlarge)Chrystalhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05860183802887679891noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7320222554744608184.post-22276631621595483202010-11-29T20:30:00.001-06:002010-11-29T20:33:04.480-06:00For RobinI'm processing some photos from a recent family photo shoot. Here are a few of my favorites so far. I especially love the last one. (click to enlarge)Chrystalhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05860183802887679891noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7320222554744608184.post-63023219338169137782010-10-17T14:55:00.006-05:002010-10-18T15:53:48.948-05:00Family History ProjectI have spent a lot of time this weekend working on family history project. I am taking a class by Jessica Sprague and despite some frustrations, I am beginning to enjoy it!The project focuses on 4 generations - me, my parents, my grandparents, and my great-grandparents. At first I thought it would be easy to track down this information, but it took a bit more work than I expected. Photos were Chrystalhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05860183802887679891noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7320222554744608184.post-42190757973546332072010-10-09T23:31:00.003-05:002010-10-09T23:37:29.485-05:00baby photos!I got the privilege of my first-ever newborn photo shoot this afternoon. I've got a lot to learn, but for the new parents, here is a little preview. :) Thanks for letting me come over and play with little Logan!Chrystalhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05860183802887679891noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7320222554744608184.post-20707862572176408412010-10-03T16:40:00.005-05:002010-10-03T16:47:18.705-05:00Weekend funIn an attempt to become a better blogger, here I am two days in a row. :)Aside from General Conference this weekend, I have been trying to catch up on some scrapbooking. This page comes from our anniversary 2 years ago... yes, I am that far behind!This weekend has brought cooler temperatures and relaxation. We have very much enjoyed watching Conference at home. We also spent some time outsideChrystalhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05860183802887679891noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7320222554744608184.post-10699986151854522102010-10-02T17:36:00.007-05:002010-10-02T17:52:38.126-05:00The {B} FamilyWow! It has been WAY too long since I have written on the old blog. Maybe now that the summer is gone... oh, who am I kidding? things never slow down around here. :)Autumn is upon us and here in Texas, that means relatively cooler temperatures. It's 85 degrees right now as I write this - at 5:30 pm. We're just glad the three-digit temps are behind us for a while!This morning I met with Chrystalhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05860183802887679891noreply@blogger.com4