HalloThanksXmas.....

My goodness, it has again been WAY too long since my last post!!!  The holidays always seem to whiz by and this year was no exception!  The following are snapshots from the Fall months with the Lee family:).

Harper with her best buddies from school :)  Thank you, Ms. Crystal for this precious picture!

Halloween

Pumpkin Patch Fun!!!  Harper, and her best buddy, Emma, had so much fun picking out pumpkins and seeing all the baby animals! 

Oh yes.... each year, Pine Crest, the school I work, does a Halloween Carnival complete with a theme.  It was fun... Pete even got in on the action, creating Sponge Bob for the party- so fun!

Thank you, Anna, for the beautiful Fall pictures you took :)- love them!

Success: found the most precious penguin costume for my litte Penguinette )

Failure: She HATED every part of it..... 

....Harper went Trick or Treating as herself ;), but still had fun

I am looking forward to next year- hehe- when we hopefully can try again with cute dress-up-ness

Life with a Toddler: a whole lot of the pouty face and messes.... lots and lots of messes ;)

                 

Thank you Purdue Friends for the WONDERFUL visit!!!!!  Cannot BELIEVE it had been since our wedding since we had seen some of you- shame shame!!!  It meant SO much to us you making the looooong trip here- LOVE YOU GUYS!!

And of course.... our week wouldn't be complete without Face Timing with Uncle Aaron!!!  Harper LOVES him so much!!!!

Thanksgiving

I attempted it myself this year!!  Mixed O'Connell and Lee recipes together and it actually didn't turn out TOO crazy.  We had a wonderful visit with Tom & Darla.... thank you for spending the holiday with us!!

Nothing like Bubble Guppies on Papa's lap ;)

Christmas

Harper and her friend, Berkley, went to the square to check out the lights, reindeer, and see Santa!!!  Sounded like a fabulous idea..... but the wide-eyed expression on Harper's face was slightly different then I had pictured... maybe next year she'll feel like seeing Santa ;).

I hope the last few months of 2012 treated you well!!!  Thank you all for hanging by us during the whirlwind that has been life these past few months!!! 

We love you :).

Wait- it's been how long since my last post?!?!

MY GOODNESS.... I really cannot believe it has been so long since I have updated on here.  I think the summer got the best of me and long behold it is fall.

So, here we are... a couple months into the new school year and I am beginning to pull down fall decorations, put together outfits for school pictures, and yes... I have begun Christmas shopping ;).

The past few months have been busy but good for our little family... 

I am excited to say that I am now Assistant Director at Pine Crest and am truly enjoying having my hands in all the fun happenings at the school- I don't love the control over what's happening at the school at all ;)- hehe!  Anyway, it has been fun and allowed me to spend more time with Ms. Harper who is offically rockin-and-rollin!  She is now a bit of everywhere with her movements but also her mouth!  She is talking up a storm and has promptly learned the phrase "No no" which she uses quite often.  She is a busy bee and would like to run the show at home.... there is a slight battle of the wills around the Lee household, but she is girl who knows what she wants- wonder where she gets that from?? ;)

Also, Pete has been blessed with a new opportunity as well on the work front.  It was a bitterweet goodbye, but he has officially closed the book with ConAgra and begins his new venture with Newell Rubbermaid on Monday!  He is sooooo excited and I truly cannot be happier for him... his hard work has definitely paid off- I am so proud!

Here are a few pictures from the last 90 days of Lee life;).....

She LOVED the fair.... she's slghtly obsessed with animals right now, so this was the perfect place to get her LIVE fill!!

Harper got some new markers and crayons.... she and Daddy were having some fun breaking them in ;)

She LOVES being outside- girl after my own heart!  I was happy to add this addition to our backyard- its a wonderful outdoor aversion from her previous outdoor activities: running toward the street constantly :(

Still melts every time she gets to FaceTime with Uncle Aaron!!!

One of the best new additions to our little life down here... the Elliott Family!  They are friends of ours that we met through ConAgra who just moved a couple houses down from us!  Their daughter, Emma, is one week older than Harper.  They are GREAT friends.... we love our Emma time for sure!

Finally getting some teeth worth brushing ;)!!!!

My Favorites ;)

ya... a barefoot walk down to Emma's house!

She's looking more and more grown up every day!

Still loves the cuddle evening time with Momma.... I'm hoping that doesn't end anytime soon!!

I wish you all a Happy Fall!  I apologize for not updating sooner.  I hope this message finds you well, enjoying the fall weather and all the fun that comes with this time of year!!

Another Year Older....

This year to celebrate my birthday, I got the opportunity to go home for a few days and visit with family!!  It was a wonderful visit: lots of great food, good fun, and HEAT!!!!

Someone was all set and ready to go the night before ;)... rolling her around her penguin suitcase!

Thank goodness for Violet on the car ride- Harper LOVES her and she's kinda like a make-shift babysitter... her paws are filled with MANY activities!!!

Harper used her blanket to help "turn out the lights" at bedtime- ha!

Nana gave a great gift for a child who loves to pack things, and unpack things, and pack things, and unpack things... oh yes- it is CONSTANT- the shopping cart has been a dream!

Little snuggle time with Aunt Abby :)

Pete's first attempt at the tightrope... yes, it is touching the ground- ha!  In his defense, it was happening to all the guys- little readjustment and it was good to go!

Baby was a HOT.... Aunt Anna came to the rescue with a cool washcloth and headband- hehe

Mom risking the tight rope!!

A visit from her God Mother!  Thank you, Kessha for making the drive with Kohen!!!  We SO appreciate it!!!

The kids were PRECIOUS!!!!!

Oh yes... in this heat we were NEVER far from the pool!!!

My little animal lover ;)... Loved feeding the horses with Nana

Swinging with Nana and Uncle Aaron

More fun in the pool!!

Yaaaaa for a trip to Cambridge City :).... relaxing day of yummy food, fun in the sun, and a GREAT time with wonderful people :)

someone had TOO much fun in the sun!

Love you, Grandpa!

A fun day at The Creamery Farm!!

Happy 18th Birthday, Lil Sis!!!!

The child won't go NEAR her sunglasses :(, but leave it to Uncle Aaron to let her wear his Ray Ban's to make sunglass wearing more desirable- ha!  I think this baby has expensive taste- oh this is going to be a long 18 years ;).

An attempt at a birthday train ride to dinner.... up until we learned that the AC was broken- on a 104 degree day?!?!?!  Ya, we decided to take a raincheck and do dinner indoors- but we took a pic for keepsake purposes!

YAAAAAA FOR THE BIRTHDAY GIRL!!!!  So, glad we could be a part of celebrating with Anna!

THANK YOU, EVERYONE for a wonderful birthday week!  I love you all soooooo much and as always I cannot wait for another visit!!