The Zoo

I have been absolutely horrible at keeping this thing updated!

Okay, this is way too long for anyone to read this. I promise I wont be offended if you don't read and just scroll to the pictures. That's the fun part anyway!


We had a really great time spending Christmas vacation in Utah with family & friends. It was fun to show Christian off to his grandparents, aunts and uncles. It went by way too fast! I was sad that I wasn't able to get together with some good friends-you know who you are!
I'll post some pictures so you can see a little of what we were up to when we visited Utah.

Recently Jared and I took Christian to the zoo. The zoo is in Memphis and it is huge! We were there for 4 or 5 hours I think. It really is a nice zoo, I look forward to taking Christian more often when he can get really exctied about the animals.
It was so much fun! Christian slept a bit of the time but when he was awake, it was fun to take pictures with him and try and get him to look at the animals. I'll make sure I post some pictures so you can see.

Lets see....what is new? Christian is now almost 5 months old! He is growing at a tremendous rate. He is 18.5 lbs.! The little neighbor baby, "Ellen" down the street weighs probably 5 lbs. less than him. She was born one week after him! But I absolutely love it, I always wanted a chubby baby.
He can now roll from side to side when he is on his back and can roll from his tummy
to his back, occasionally. He dosen't have a lot of time where he is laying down. Mommy just loves to hold him! And when I'm not holding him he likes to sit in his Bumbo. (Which you see him sitting in in the pictures.)
He has been eating rice cereal for about a month now. He seems to do alright with it, but he wont really take it from me, only his daddy.
He smiles so much now! It just melts my heart to see his huge smile and hear him giggle. It is so awesome being a mom! I absolutely love it.

What about me? Well...I am starting to train for a marathon in October. I have been running at the gym with my friend Katie for about a week and a half now. Thankfully I have her to get me up in the mornings! I am not a morning person at all, so thank you Katie!!
I've have been so fortunate to have met some really wonderful friends here in Oxford. Without them I think I would go crazy staying at home with no other adult to converse with all day! Heavenly Father really has stepped in to help me. I am so grateful!

Jared is continuing another semester at Ole Miss. He seems to really enjoy the people he works with. He is so darn smart! We miss him when he is gone all day, but luckily he is so good to play when he comes home from school. So school work stays at school and daddy can be daddy when he comes home. It is so nice!

It's been wonderful weather here in Mississippi. It's been in the 60's and 70's the last week or so. So I feel sorry for ya'll (haha!:0) in Utah getting the snow. I do not miss that! With the weather being so nice, I wish I could take Christian out a little. But he has been sick with bronchiolitis and an ear infection. Yuck. Poor kid. He just started on some antibiotics so he is well on his way to a speedy recovery...I hope! He sure doesn't sleep much when he isn't feeling well, so that means mommy doesn't sleep either!

Well hopefully I can do better at keeping this thing updated, now that I am home and back into my routine.

Hope everyone is doing well and enjoying life. We love and miss you all!

Kristin,Jared & Christian.

Christmas Tag

Anyone can play--just copy and paste!

1.CANDY CANES--PEPPERMINT OR CHERRY?
I'm not too big on candy canes, but if I were to pick one to eat it would be cherry.

2.GINGERBREAD HOUSES--KIT OR HOMEMADE?
We've always done the kits. It comes with everything you need. It's wonderful! Last year we made them with G-ma and G-pa Harr. It was so fun! Always a memory I will cherish.

3.MOST ANNOYING CHRISTMAS SONG
I can't think of one.

4.FAVORITE CHRISTMAS SONG
I love all the traditional old school Christmas songs. It takes me back to when I was a little girl at Christmas time. I don't really have a favorite.

5.MOST MEMORABLE CHRISTMAS PRESENT YOU RECEIVED AS A CHILD
One year my dad fixed up an old desk for me. He did such an incredible job on it. One of the best Christmas presents I ever received.

6. MOST MATERIALISTIC THING YOU'RE ASKING SANTA FOR THIS YEAR
Clothes that fit! After having a baby, nothing fits like it used to!

7. FAVORITE CHRISTMAS MOVIE
It's a Wonderful Life, Elf, and of course Muppets Christmas Carol.

8. CHRISTMAS MUSIC--DAY AFTER HALLOWEEN OR DAY AFTER THANKSGIVING?
Day after Thanksgiving

9. DO YOU BELIEVE?
Of course!

10. GET DRESSED BEFORE OPENING YOUR PRESENTS, OR STAY IN PJ'S?
Pj's. Mom always bought us Christmas pajamas and we'd open them Christmas Eve. We'd usually be up at 5 am Christmas morning- who in there right mind gets dressed that early on Christmas morning?

11. BLACK FRIDAY?
Whenever I go Christmas shopping during the Christmas rush I turn into a whole different person! Christmas shopping in over-populated malls and Walmarts puts me in a bad mood. There'd have to be something I'd wanted forever at a fantastic price I absolutely could not pass up, for me to do a black Friday and get me up that early.

12. WHITE LIGHTS OR COLORED?
I like them both. I don't really have a preference.

13. EVER BEEN TO THE NUTCRACKER?
Yes, I think I was 12 when I went.

14. DOES SANTA LEAVE AN ORANGE IN THE TOE OF YOUR STOCKING?
Nope. Usually I find my favorite treats and some pony-tail holders in the toe of my stocking.

Yummy Turkey!

Well, Thanksgiving away from family is never easy. However, our new friends who are members in the ward here in Oxford made it a little easier for us. :0)
We were invited by a couple in our ward (Paul & Cindee) that have 2 adorable kids (David & Eden) to celebrate Thanksgiving in their home. They invited another couple (Ben & Katie) that we have become good friends with. It turned out wonderful!
Jared and I made pumpkin, apple, lemon meringue, and banana pie. Well, actually, Jared made most of them...I'm not sure what I was doing!

The pies turned out pretty well, with exception to my apple pie. It was huge like a volcano, I'm not even kidding! There were so many apples that after it baked, the apples sunk down into the bottom crust and under the top crust it was just air, no apples! So it turned out kind of weird. I'm going to have to try it again another time to perfect it!
We were in charge of the drinks. So Jared had this idea; we froze pineapple and cran-rasberry juice in ice cube trays and put them in sprite. Pretty tasty! And Jared made his stuffed mushrooms that he loves so much.

And of course we forgot our camera! But Cindee took some pictures for us, so we'll see if we get those pictures developed...
After the dinner we all met over at another family's home in our ward who hosted a little game and dessert party. We had a fun time and enjoyed getting to know a few of the younger couples in the ward.

Earlier Thanksgiving morning Jared made the cutest indian hat for Christian and he took some pictures of it. So I thought I would post them and a few others.
Hope everyone had a good Thanksgiving! We are excited to go home for Christmas and for everyone to meet baby Christian, or should I say, CJ? That's what everyone is calling him now. At first I wasn't too keen on the nick name but now I've decided, what the heck? Why not?

A Visit to the Doctor.

It is so fun to take pictures of our little guy! He is just so cute. This last Monday he had his two month well visit. He got 3 shots! Poor little guy. I'm not sure who was more sad about it! He now weighs 12 lbs. 10 oz. and is 23 inches. He is growing so fast. But he still likes to cuddle with his mommy!

Every chance I get I am taking pictures. I just want to document every stage in his little life.

Lately his new thing is to stick his little fists in his mouth. He licks them with his tongue. It is so dang cute! I haven't been able to get a picture of it yet, but hopefully soon. He is also drooling quite a bit now, that's pretty cute too, I think. Everything he does is adorable!

Enjoy the pictures!