Step 1...complete

Thankfully someone came out to remove the water heater...so at least the water has stopped saturating my carpet. But oh my word, the smell...it is AWFUL! I'm doing my best to try to salvage it...but I think it might be a lost cause. And unfortunately, Corby's coworker can't fix the floor until Thursday evening, so the new water heater will be installed on Friday. But he will be much cheaper than hiring a carpenter...so that's the price we have to pay! Here's my attempt at drying things out...this area is only a small portion...but I can only dry one section at a time!



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Water, water everywhere!

We could definitely use Noah and his ark around here! Our hot water heater busted yesterday, but the water hasn't stopped flowing! Due to the age of our tank, the shut off valve seems to be corroded and unusable! And since we still need water around here, we can't shut it all off. I've lost track of how many towel changes we have had! And I'm almost confident our carpet floor is ruined...I just don't know how it can survive! We will hopefully get it out tomorrow, but I doubt we'll get our new one yet. You know, because the wood underneath it is completely rotten. So we'll be getting that fixed first. Oh the joys of homeownership...there are definitely times I wish we were right back in our apartment!


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Wallace Wannabes

Harper's future elementary school has a program called the Wallace Wannabes. You can start going to events at 18 months old, but we just now were able to go to our first hang out. They meet at the school and this time, it was at the gym with the p.e. teacher and some 5th graders. Each child joined a pair of older kids and did all the things they normally do during p.e. They did some exercising, threw bean bags through hanging hula hoops, and rolled a ball around. Harper had such a great time!!! I love this program and plan on going to as many events as we can! Once kindergarten rolls around, she will be perfectly familiar with everything and everyone at the school!




Watching the jumping jacks!



Hanging out with her new friends!



Rolling the ball around



Throwing the bean bags

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Traveling with a toddler and baby Tay-Tay

We went to Little Rock this past weekend, and I did a horrible job of taking pictures! We went for a few different events, and a great time was had by all! The most important was Tia Leah's birthday, and we had such a fun celebration! I also wanted to go because the school I went to from kindergarten to 10th grade was having their reunion. Since my class was so small, I knew everyone so well... so I really wanted to see them. I had such a fun time catching up with all of my friends... still so bummed I didn't take a single picture! Among the main events, we also went to the pep rally and parade at my mom's school. The math department had a float... the Pi-rates, and Harper got to ride on it during the parade! She had a blast! We also went to the pumpkin patch as a family. Harper enjoyed the sunflower maze, hay bail maze, getting her face painted, playing in the corn pit, and picking out a pumpkin. Baby Tay-Tay did great on the trip, and everyone loved getting to meet her! Harper was so sad to leave KK's house... she even cried about it again this morning! (Sorry mom, I know that will make you cry to hear that!).

The Pi-rates... they even had a cheer about Pi

Climbing with Tia

Harper, KK, and the scarecrow

Checking out the goats with Gran-D

Enjoying a wagon ride, courtesy of Uncle Mike

Thrilled about the pumpkin!

She sat perfectly still the whole time!

I was so impressed!

She loved the flower and pumpkin on her face

Looking at the pigs with Tia and Tay-Tay

She had no fear when it came to this donkey

Our little cheerleaders

First of all, I feel so silly having to blur baby T's face, but obviously it's for our own safety. I wouldn't even post a picture of her, but it's really just too cute not to post! Saturday was the one day out of the year that Corby and I are enemies. Thankfully, I've gotten very use to losing, so Saturday's game wasn't any different than any other year! I had made Harper this little outfit to be able to cheer on any team that wears red, so when T came along, I quickly made her one too. I think they are probably the cutest cheerleaders out there!

I'll be honest, this isn't the only matching outfit they have!

I think I'm going a little overboard!

Corbs with his girls!

Also, Happy birthday to Gama!!! We hope that you have a great day today!

Neglected...

It seems that when we get a foster child, my poor blog, Harper's scrapbook, gets neglected! We got a baby girl last Friday, and we love having her here! She's 8 weeks old and such a cute little chunk! Currently, we're doing our best to keep her from getting the stomach bug that Harper and Corby have had... so far we've been successful! I just keep praying that neither of us will get it... that, and I spray Lysol all day, on everything. Other than that, we're doing well. She sleeps really well for a 2 month old, so that's a huge blessing! I think we're going to have her for a while, so I'm thankful she sleeps!

Harper is doing well. She loves Baby T! She's asked to hold her a few times, and it's hilarious! She continues to ask about her momma and dadda, which I can answer...oh, they're right down the street. Yes, you read that right... pray I don't ever run into them at the store!

Her Favorite Things...

Harper turned 2 1/2 yesterday, so I want to write down a few of her favorite things...along with a few of our favorite things she says!

1. The Sound of Music Soundtrack

She used to be obsessed with songs from Wicked, but she has moved on! She was on a real "Maria" kick that's sung by the nuns. She has thankfully learned to enjoy a few other songs too!

2. The hammer head shark

She calls hammerhead sharks "hamburger head" sharks! We will never correct her! It's just way too funny!

3. Goliath and his shin guards

We have finally convinced her that Goliath is a bad guy, but it took a long time! But she still requests to see him every night before closing her Bible! I think it was his shin guards that initially pulled her in... I've never talked so much about Goliath in all my life!

4. Mary's bonnet

When Corby was reading the story of Jesus' birth to her, she could only focus on Mary's hat. We both got so tickled because of her fascination! She now wants to see Mary before we put up her Bible, and she always reminds us that she would like a pink bonnet when it gets cold!

5. Instead of saying "uh oh spaghettios", Harper says "oops spaghetti"! It used to be just "oop", but then she started adding the s.

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