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Happy Birthday Harper!
Happy Birthday to you!
Happy Birthday to you!
Happy Birthday dear Harper,
Happy Birthday to you!
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Here is my little boy, giddy at everyone singing to him. We were worried we were going to have to have his birthday party indoors, which would have been a tight squeeze. But the rain clouds broke in the early afternoon, so we raced over to the local park and set up his birthday party. It was hard to decorate in the wind gusts (especially since I was trying to decorate with crepe paper and balloons) but I was thrilled to be outdoors, so it didn't matter. After presents and lunch, it was time for cake!
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Pots and Pans Band
Originally uploaded by hillidaa
Or maybe Mixing Bowls and Spoon Band - either way, Harper is our lead... noise-maker? Though it looks like he might have control over that spoon, he's really just flailing it independently of the bowls, while smacking the bowls with his other hand.
It started as a tactic to keep him out of the kitchen while I was cooking and then we started drumming together. I guess Momma is the back up noise-maker!
It started as a tactic to keep him out of the kitchen while I was cooking and then we started drumming together. I guess Momma is the back up noise-maker!
An Easter Celebration
Easter was a low key event in our home. No gorging ourselves on a wonderful ham dinner with enough leftovers for a week, no baskets filled with Easter grass and chocolate bunnies. But still, Easter was a celebration in our home.
We went to an Easter Vigil at St Mark Catholic Church and enjoyed the symbolism of worshipping in the dark for the first half hour of the service, followed by joyful halleluahs and the ringing of bells. I woke with the sun (and Harper) and enjoyed a peaceful half hour on the porch at the break of dawn, pondering the wonder of the resurrection. We let Harper play with the eggs from his Gumbo and Poppy while the rest of us dressed in our new $5 polos (hurrah for Old Navy giftcards). We went to church, where I was disappointed that we didn't sing my favorite Easter song:
We went to an Easter Vigil at St Mark Catholic Church and enjoyed the symbolism of worshipping in the dark for the first half hour of the service, followed by joyful halleluahs and the ringing of bells. I woke with the sun (and Harper) and enjoyed a peaceful half hour on the porch at the break of dawn, pondering the wonder of the resurrection. We let Harper play with the eggs from his Gumbo and Poppy while the rest of us dressed in our new $5 polos (hurrah for Old Navy giftcards). We went to church, where I was disappointed that we didn't sing my favorite Easter song:
He lives! He lives!
Christ Jesus lives today
He walks with me and talks with me
Along life's narrow way
He lives! He lives!
Salvation to impart
You ask me how I know He lives, He lives within my heart.
But then the sermon sort of addressed it - Christ doesn't just live within our hearts, or is with us "in spirit." He truly ROSE FROM THE DEAD! Why else would the disciples, hiding and in fear after his death, become so enthusiastic they were willing to risk imprisionment and death? Certainly not because Christ was "with them in spirit" (though He was) but because He was with them in BODY.
Afterwards, we went to the beach and enjoyed the sea, sand, breeze and weather. Tom grilled pork, which was tender and amazing, and we had a wonderful Easter celebration after all.
1000 Thanks, 965 To Go!
24. Long walks in Greenfield park.
25. Lunch dates with my husband.
26. BBC On Demand.
27. Cream of Wheat
28. The smile on Harper's face when I come home for work.
29. 80 degree weather.
30. Band Aids, Neosporin, and hydrogen perioxide.
31. Metal bowls and 1 year old drum solos.
32. sneakers.
33. a surprise day off from work.
34. the season of Lent and constant reminders of Christ's sacrifices for us.
35. peach mango green tea
An overdue picture
I found pictures from JP's visit after Christmas in a obscure folder on my computer. I'm not sure why they didn't make it to my pictures folder, but alas. So here we are, a long overdue blog on JP's visit, complete with picture.
I love this picture in particular. Harper was very fond of JP and I think JP took to the the uncle role quite well. Here, JP is playing the Wii, with Harper cuddled up with him in the rocking chair. Awww....
I love this picture in particular. Harper was very fond of JP and I think JP took to the the uncle role quite well. Here, JP is playing the Wii, with Harper cuddled up with him in the rocking chair. Awww....
Be a Tourist In Your Own Hometown
Originally uploaded by hillidaa
The Cape Fear Region (which include Wilmington, Carolina Beach, Wrightsville Beach, and a few other less beachy places) hosts the "Be a Tourist In Your Own Hometown" event annually in the beginning of March. Many, many local tourist attractions provide free admission to persons who are legal residents of New Hanover County (and sometimes the surrounding counties of Brunswick and Pender).
Apparently, it's a promotion for the locals to know all the good tourist-y locals and thus promote them to the tourists that come during the summer. When someone asks, "How is the Cameron Art Museum?" you can give an informed opinion. (My opinion - small, but lovely- definitely worth a couple of hours on rainy afternoon.)
So Tom and I decided to check out the Battleship North Carolina. It is permanently secured on the Cape Fear river right across from downtown Wilmington. We've gone over there and mulled around outside the ship; not wanting to pay the admission. So we decided it would be a perfect time to tour the ship itself.
It was fun, we had a good time. We knew better than to bring the stroller, so I had my wrap on. But having a different center of balance on those steep stairs is a little concerning!
Tom was more impressed than I was I think, only because I've seen my fair share of military ships. I was more interested in the placards with memories from the crew than the actual boat itself.
All in all, it was a fun couple of hours on our local tourist attraction. I probably wouldn't pay full price admission for it, but I'd recommend it to anyone who had a coupon.
Apparently, it's a promotion for the locals to know all the good tourist-y locals and thus promote them to the tourists that come during the summer. When someone asks, "How is the Cameron Art Museum?" you can give an informed opinion. (My opinion - small, but lovely- definitely worth a couple of hours on rainy afternoon.)
So Tom and I decided to check out the Battleship North Carolina. It is permanently secured on the Cape Fear river right across from downtown Wilmington. We've gone over there and mulled around outside the ship; not wanting to pay the admission. So we decided it would be a perfect time to tour the ship itself.
It was fun, we had a good time. We knew better than to bring the stroller, so I had my wrap on. But having a different center of balance on those steep stairs is a little concerning!
Tom was more impressed than I was I think, only because I've seen my fair share of military ships. I was more interested in the placards with memories from the crew than the actual boat itself.
All in all, it was a fun couple of hours on our local tourist attraction. I probably wouldn't pay full price admission for it, but I'd recommend it to anyone who had a coupon.
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