Valentines Box 2013

This is our first yeat of making a Valentine's box, because at the kids' school, they don't usually make Valentine's Boxes, the school supplies bags and decorations, this way all the kids have a similar bag. They do let the 4th, 5th and 6th Graders bring in their own boxes. Bradley's class had a contest on the best box, Bradley won, but hey who doesn't love a Minion.

The cards go in his mouth!

Puppy Love

October 20th Piper became a mommy to 2 little puppies, a boy and a girl. The boy we "nicked named Chunk" was 6.5 oz, the girl we "nicked named Pearl" was 4.5 oz.

The boy is the top puppy and that makes the girl the the bottom puppy.

Piper  and puppies napping (boy on the left, girl on the right).

We spent the next ten weeks loving and caring for these cute little fluffballs, Olivia especially. It is like watching a baby grow up in a short few weeks. First they scooted around with there eyes closed, then their eyes opened and it was such a big deal in our house. Next was their first steps, and just like any baby, trying to keep them out of everything, and keeping everything out of their mouths.

We found good homes for both the puppies right before Christmas. I thought I would have a harder time letting them go, I mean it was fun, but puppies are a lot of work. Unfortunately Olivia has had a VERY hard time with no puppies. You can't even mention "the puppies" without putting her in tears. And mommy??? She is back to her hyper little self.

Christmas 2012

Bradley is holding the boy puppy. Olivia is holding the girl puppy.

Lynlee, Bradley, Kelsey and Olivia

All the Haroldsen grandkids

School Pictures 2012-2013

Halloween 2012

This year Bradley decided he wanted to be something dead. Such a boy! Olivia is a girly girl, she wanted to be Tangled (Disney's Rapunzel).  For Bradley we decided on a generic Zombie, not very bloody though because school wouldn't allow it (Thank you school). For Olivia we got a bit creative, Rapunzel has loooong blond hair. We did the wig thing last year, and I didn't really want to do it again, so I convinced Olivia that it she should be Rapunzel from the end of the movie, after her hair is cut and magically changes brown. Problem solved, Olivia has short brown hair.



Scary!



Olivia and Pascal

This year the kids trick or treated at my work (they have done this every year for awhile because my mom works in the same building). They got so much candy it was ridiculous!

Bradley - Zombie; Kelsey - Elmo; Olivia - Tangled; Brooklyn - Michael Jackson;
Jacob - Football player; Heather (in the back right corner) - Parrot

Heather's parrot costume. My mom made this, how creative.

Jeff, Ivy and Kelsey

Ivy made her and Kelsey's costume.