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Wednesday, August 31, 2011

{a dream is a wish your heart makes!}


I have NOTHING but GOOD things to say about Disney World. They are SO incredibly kind & it really is their pleasure to make your wishes come true. Everywhere you go they say "have a magical day"- I mean really.... that ALONE should make you want to go. But if not maybe the fact that they gave us a new "light-up Minnie Mouse" because Prissy left hers on the boat & "they really wanted her to have one for the fireworks!" or How they said "Hello Mrs. Harris when we pulled up & opened my car door for me!" I asked "how did you know my name?" {like a little girl in amazement}. "Why Tinkerbell told us of course!" I {LOVE} you Disney World!!!!!! Here are just a few {wink wink} photos of our trip & I promise that I am not being paid for this advertisement!!


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Prissy with Aurora
{A-man wanted nothing to do with the Princesses...}


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Prissy with Belle
{again.... NO A-man}


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Prissy with Cinderella
{you guessed it... the A-man was MIA again!}


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The wicked WICKED step mother & the 2 step sisters
{they cracked me up & A-man hid behind Joey!!!}


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Then we bumped into Chip & Dale and the A-man sorta came out of his shell....


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finally...
A-man agreed to pose with the Man!


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....then we hit the castle for some fireworks, but not before Joey caved & bought a light saber & a "light up Minni"- {softy!!!!!}


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breakfast @ 1900 Park Fare with Tigger
{which I HIGHLY recommend!}


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and Mary Poppins
{I don't have to tell y'all that I busted in with "just a spoon full of sugar" & she sang right along with me.... LOVE her!!!!!!


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after that... the A-man gave her the "okay" to give him a hug!!!


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{the food with YUMMY & fun for the kiddos- I mean really! Who wouldn't eat a Mickey Mouse Waffle???}



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...and Alice


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and the Mad Hatter- who was hilarious!!! A-man love him!!


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and Winnie the Pooh
{A-man loved him MOST of all- he's still talking about "what a nice guy he was!"


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Then we met up with Minnie!!!!
{I love her house!!!)


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Earl of Sandwich
{in downtown Disney} is a MUST!!! We {ALL 4 of us} LOVED it & ate there twice!!!!!!


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Then we hit STAR TOURS {the whole reason that the A-man went to Disney World!} Where he traded in his pirate ears for some R2D2 ones!!!!


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A-man riding "a real life speeder Momma!" Cue the Star Wars theme song......


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My 2 Jedi Knights watching Darth {A-man was holding on for dear life}!!!


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C3PO inside "Star Tours". Prissy was spotted as the "rebel spy" among us. We rode it 3 times! A-man is still talking about it.... And lucky for him it finishes off right inside the Star Wars gift shop! Coincidence? I think not!!!!!!!


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Prissy's reward for tolerating the Star Wars Phenomon....


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We have been to the Sci-Fi Theater twice now & we really REALLY like it! I think their spinach artichoke dip is the best in the world!!!!!


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We stayed at the Yacht Club. It was beautiful & just a walk to Epcot {my favorite for shopping- what can I say.... I LOVE Paris!!!!} And while Prissy & Joey rode the longest water slide that I have EVER seen there.... the A-man & I made this!!!


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We can't wait to go back already!!!!!
{isn't this the sweetest picture ever.....}


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This pretty much sums up our nights... EVERY night!!!!
{dreams of tomorrow & more dreams coming true....}


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p.s. I'm saving the Bibbidi Bobbiti Boutique for a WHOLE other post- it was PRECIOUS!!!!!!!!


Monday, August 29, 2011

{M-I-C....K-E-Y...}


We are back & guess where we've been!


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any guesses?


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do you give up?


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DISNEY WORLD!!!!
We had a magical time. I can't wait to tell y'all ALL about it....




Wednesday, August 24, 2011

{my goal today is.....}



... to hug each of my children as many times as I serve them meals


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because children’s hearts feed on touch-


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the taller they are, the more so.
{and I don't mind if you want to jump on my bandwagon too!}




Sunday, August 21, 2011

{the simple things..}


Today... I listened to the sounds in my house. Life if going by so incredibly fast these days & I want to remember what a typical Sunday at Harris house looks like.... Nearly every Sunday the A-man searches the house over to find his daddy after nap time- he usually finds him reading. I don't think anything could be more precious than my boys with their white under shirts on sitting together. I {heart} them!!!!


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.... or maybe the sounds of A-man pretending to be "Rex" from Star Wars. All that I hear these days in the monitor is "my name is Rex, but you can call me Captain or Sir"! I can't decide if I love or hate the helmet yet- ha ha.... But the A-man gives it 2 BIG thumbs up. {Cooner & Papaw sent it to him this week for being so brave @ school.}


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And the latest drink craze around here is... YES just plain iced water with lemon that Priss has affectionately named "deluxe drink". The kiddos now refer to it by name. "Momma, can I please have a deluxe drink?"- they drink them like mad. We never have ice {due to an unfortunate ice dispenser accident with our old freezer, that has left me a little gun shy about hooking up the new one???}. But we have started buying bags lately & now the rest is history. However... we are now drinking a LOT more H2O!!!!


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A-man has is 1st homework assignment due tomorrow morning..... A collage about his summer break. What do you think? Are the Star Wars stickers too much? I thought so too, but he begged.... so I obliged!!!!!! {And you would have did the same.. He's the cutest little boy in the whole wide world & those brown eyes have a power over me!}


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And because Prissy has a very VERY long memory verse this week & has to take the oral test early...... We made up some motions & Joey said we needed to video it..... so we OF COURSE agreed to it!!!!!


Hope y'all had a great Sunday too!!!!!!

Saturday, August 20, 2011

{anyone want some Help?}


I am NOT a reader {or at least not much of one}, but I did read "the Help" on the 16 hr flight to Africa. It was wonderful & I was so excited when I heard that it was coming to the theaters.... Anyone want to meet & see it???? I find myself wanting to whisper to Prissy & A-man "You is good, You is kind, You is important" a lot these days just like Aibileen did!!!!


p.s. my MIL gave me a great quote this week {perfect for my sweet Prissy}...

Life isn't about waiting for the storm to pass...
It is about learning to dance in the rain.


Friday, August 19, 2011

{A-mans' 1st 2 days of preschool...}


Well.... I'm gonna let the pics speak for themselves on this one. Does this look like the "face of separation anxiety"??? NO ma'am it doesn't. He did fantastic & we are thrilled {at least most of us are- ha ha}!!!

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~My handsome Harris boys~
{I- like EVERY year... was in NO shape for photos}


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He quickly found his pal Sydney.
{I love her...}


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... when I left at oh 8:45 and drop off was @ 8:15. He was fine as could be- checking out all of the "big boy toys"!


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And because God is good & He knows the A-man well!!! A-man was 1st to bring the "show & share" bag home.... This meant that going back the next day would definitely happen!


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And after {I kid you NOT} 2 hrs of painful Lego deliberation.... These Jedi guys {along with Princess Leia- for the goowls (girls) made the final cut!!!!!


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He was ready long before Prissy was & waiting at the door.
***NO! He didn't take the giant nerf gun with him.... Although he put up a pretty good argument on how much he thought his friends would like it...***


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have a great weekend!!!