The Harries Happenings

Tuesday, June 23, 2009

Fathers Day!

Just want to let my dad and my husband know how much I appreciate them. My Dad is the best,he is such a great grandpa and growing up and having him around gave me so much confidence and security. I love my dad so much and love spending time with him,thanks for everything and for ALWAYS being there for me, I LOVE YOU! Also to my husband who I adore, he is a wonderful father to my girls, he has so much patience and loves them so much, Scott you are a great dad to our daughters and I know they feel loved by you. I LOVE YOU TONS!

Me and my DAD!

An amazing grandpa!

So Handsome!

Me and Scott!

He's our Little Princess!

Hang Loose!

Always loves to pull a face

An AMAZING Father!!

Always having Fun!!

Monday, June 8, 2009

The Wall Is Complete!

We did it! We finished the wall! So last Monday I skipped school and we hung all sixty one pictures. Our amazing handy man Bob Good came over at 9 in the morning to help us get the pictures leveled and spaced correctly. We all thought it would take about 3 or 4 hours because we had them all laid out. Well finally around 6:30 (eight and a half hours later) the wall was finished. At 12:30 we took an hour lunch break but other than that we spent the day measuring, hammering, nailing and cleaning every picture. We had a few mishaps which set us back about an hour but other than that it was smooth sailing. Alex and I were so excited and overly pleased with the way it turned out that we sat and stared at the wall for 30 minutes after we were done. It turned out better than we ever expected! We all had such a fun time working on the wall and are so grateful for everyone that helped! I still stop and stare at the wall every time I walk by! I LOVE IT!

Our blank canvas

Every picture was measured, spaced, and leveled precisely

Bob called me and Alex his slave drivers! haha

We designed the wall so Mom and Dad were in the center because they started it all and their 4 girls surrounded them!

Some of the pictures were framed upside down so I had to fix them

Creating a plan. Bob had no idea what he was getting into but we couldn't have done it without him. If you ever need anything fixed Bob is the man. We just hope he will keep coming back after this! :)

Our audience

Steph and Josh stopped by for a while

A little stressed out! All the pictures weren't quite fitting so we had to make a few adjustments

Mom cleaned off the pencil marks with a q-tip dipped in alcohol and water

Half way there

Our wonderful mother!

Alex never left Bob's side

Hard at work

The hanging of the last picture

The final push

TA DA!!

Bob was such a good sport! He did exactly everything we wanted and never complained! After this he probably thinks we are crazy! He thought it was so funny we were taking pictures of this but he needed them for the blog!

The final product!

Saturday, June 6, 2009

The Graduates

What a week it has been! I cannot believe that Vanessa has graduated high school! I can still remember when she told me after kindergarten that she couldn't go to 1st grade because she still didn't know math! My how the time flies! She is all grown up and leaving for college. We are so proud of her and the great young woman she has become. She will continue to have great success in whatever she chooses to do, just like high school! We love you Vanessa!

And if that isn't enough of a time warp for you, our baby Madeline was also promoted from the eighth grade and will be attending high school next year! Before we know it we will be empty-nesters!! Not a stage we are looking forward to! We are so proud of Madeline and her hard work in junior high. But even more, we are proud of her choices. She is a wonderful friend to all those she meets, and the proof is in her Friday night parties (a different group every week!). We want her to continue to choose the right and make smart decisions as she enters high school! We love you Maddie and are so proud of you!!

So as customary for high school graduation, we celebrated with the grandparents. We went to dinner at Ruth's Chris to celebrate the grads, but also to celebrate my mom's birthday! Happy birthday again Mom/Grandma, we love you sooooo much!

The whole group!

The Graduates!

Smile!

Happy Birthday!

The next day was graduation, Madeline at noon and Vanessa at 7pm. What a day! Madeline got an emerald ring from us, and Vanessa received her dream car.... a Porsche Cayenne! We had so much fun celebrating all their accomplishments and love them all so much!

Oh lala!