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Kindergarten

I've been having a great time going through old pictures of my family. Here I am when I was in Kindergarten.

Sisters 1992

I'm guessing on the year? Grandma Shirley made these dresses for us. Awesome!

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Salt Lake City to Washington D.C.

What and adventure...and five months preggers too! Traveling across the country pregnant wasn't too fun but a red eye flight made it even worse! I was so worn out when I arrived in D.C.

I met my sister, brother in law and cute nephew for lunch and then rushed off for the campus tour of Georgetown University -I am kinda nerdy and love tours. I think I get this from being a tour guide myself. When I was 20 years old I was an intern for the curators office of the U.S. Supreme Court Building. I gave tours and lectures for a summer and fell in love with history, architecture, and Washington D.C.

Have you seen the TLC show DC Cupcakes? Parenting Mom Congress was held in at Georgetown University and the adorable cupcake shop--Georgetown Cupcakes is featured on the network TLC is located a hop skip and a jump off campus. The line looked 50 people deep when we drove by, we were fortunate enough to have ours delivered to the conference!

Here are few pics....more to come.

I have been selected!

I am the Utah Delegate for the 2011 Mom Congress! I will be going to Washington D.C. in April to learn and share with 50 other Moms who are fighting for education in our communities. Very exciting! Thanks Parenting Magazine for this opportunity!

Being a mother who is excited about fighting for better schools, I am eager to bring women, mothers and our communities together!

Growing up in a household of five children I learned firsthand from my mother and grandmother the importance of quality education and giving back to our schools. Both of these women are professional educators and have lived the good and the bad within our schools systems. Having this background and now a mother of two I am inspired to live my life by making a difference, not only for my own children but for the children of my community. I believe that if we nurture struggling children we will foster positive growth to successful adults.

I have been actively involved leading advocacy efforts for State funding for our Utah’s Optional All Day kindergarten programs for our Title I schools, I have led lobbying efforts for additional funding for our Head Start preschool programs and have worked with lawmakers on legislation for healthy drinks and snacks in our schools. At our local elementary I have been on numerous field trips, served as a group reading specialist and am always excited to volunteer in the classroom when help is needed. Fortunately, in our neighborhood volunteers are easy to come by and there are many mothers who are waiting to help out in our classrooms.

Having a strong passion for education has led me to work professionally every day with fundraising efforts encouraging members of our community to give back. Through these efforts dollars are granted to two initiatives, Community Learning Centers and Welcome Centers these are located in schools, nontraditional schools, and community centers. These are initiatives that are helping many struggling families succeed.

I look forward to representing my community next month and learning from our nations best!

who's having a baby?

me....hayden can't wait to find out if it will be a boy and tatum is so excited to be a big sister! (she has been asking me for two years when she will be a big sister)

i am 15 weeks along and am due August 16, 2011

it will be just over five years since our last little one

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Harrison Highlights 2010

Old Faithful Yellowstone National Park. July 2010


Jackson Lake Lodge, Grand Teton National Park, July 2010

Our Christmas Tree 2010

Starting out the new year with a family trip to California

Celebrating Hayden's eighth birthday and his baptism

Hayden's basketball and baseball seasons

Tate and April skiing/snowboarding in Park City, UT

Tatum taking her first dance class

Celebrating Tatum's fourth birthday

Hayden masters the art of duct tape

Tate and the kids enjoy many summer activities together

Family vacation to Yellowstone and the Grand Tetons

New cousin arriving, baby Kimball Young

Cabin fun in Midway, UT

Tatum is enrolled in Challenger preschool and loving it!

Tate and April celebrate ten year wedding anniversary

Hayden plays his first season of football

Tatum achieves her alphabet crown at preschool--big deal!

Kimball Miles Young

Here are some pictures of my new nephew who came into this world on July 31, 2010. Isn't he adorable! I get to go see him next week!

Summer 2009

I have been meaning to share some pictures of our summer 2009. Here are a few pictures to remind us all that winter will soon be over! I hope, and I really miss the warm weather right now. These pictures are from Tatum's Birthday party last year when she turned three.

confessions

So I have not even looked at my blog for a few months now. I have been busy with other things. I could tell you all the things I have been up to.
1. I am a mommy.
2. I do work full time for United Way of Salt Lake.
3. My job is very busy and I manage a group of 320 donors. You can see my blog for YL here.
4. My hubby works out of town ALOT, so I manage our entire household. (He brings in the big bucks.)
5. I have to admit...facebook has taken the place of the blog. But I am not gone yet. It's all those email friend requests.
6. I have become addicted to the show Lost, so the past three months all my late night free time has gone into watching every episode from the beginning of the first season. I started this back in December and now I am all caught up. It is an intense show!
7. The only reason I have time to post today is because my two year old Tatum is sick with the flu. I have been on the computer for work way to much today and thought if I was really taking a sick day from work I should do something for myself. Isn't that what sick days are for? Plus Tatum is watching Dora the explorer and I don't think I can sit through another episode of that show.

Tatum and new panites

I bought Tatum some big girl panties today when I was at Target. She was so excited about them she put all six pairs on. Yes one over the other....she is prancing around the house with six pairs of new undies....she cracks me up.

I'm Back

Ok so if I have any readers out there I must apologize for my hiatus. I have been swamped with work and motherhood. Two things I really do enjoy! Today is a Saturday and I had a hair appointment. I have been going to the same hairdresser for almost three years now. Her name is Bandy Gray and I really enjoy seeing her every six to eight weeks. I started seeing her when I was preggers with Tatum. At that time I had made the mistake of dying my hair brown (with another hair dresser) and I was on the lookout for someone to nurse my hair back to blond. She did this gracefully and now I have been blond for two years.

This past week we had our first snow storm for the year and I failed to shut off my sprinkler water! So I hope my pipes didn't break with the frost. It warmed up a few days later so then I managed to find the big key thing and pry off the cap. So if any of you saw me in my front yard bent over searching in the grass that was what I was doing. Now I have a backyard full of leaves to bag. Anyone want some?

Back to June 30, 2008

For Tatum's second birthday we went to the Gateway Olympic Legacy Fountain to cool off. Tatum wasn't feelin it but Hayden had a blast. Can you tell?

United Way of Salt Lake Young Leaders

Young Leaders sign and logo at one of our events

Young Leaders-Nicole Droitch, Mike Zody and April Harrison (me)

Young Leaders Melanie Ledingham and April Harrison

United Way peeps at the Spring Social held at Squatter's Pub Brewery last March

Young Leader Jerilyn Oldroyd-Stowe and Alison Sheffield at our Summer Social last Summer in Park City

Cute picture of Jerilyn at the event in Park City last summer

Come relax and socialize with United Way of Salt Lake Young Leaders

in the evening atmosphere of the Twilight Concert Series.

Enjoy appetizers, drinks, and entertainment while you mix and mingle with other young professionals.

Thursday, August 7, 2008 5:00 – 7:00 p.m.

Wells Fargo Building, Fresh Air Patio

299 S. Main, Ste. 250, Salt Lake City

Hosted beer and wine bar

Please RSVP to katie@uw.org

Wells Fargo Building parking validations will be provided

Special thanks to Wells Fargo for generously sponsoring this event!

Hayden back in the winter of 2007 Young Leaders enjoyed a family night at the E-center with a Hockey game.

Young Leaders Erika Sheffield-Stull and April Harrison

Some of you may not know what I do for Untied Way of Salt Lake, I am the Young Leaders Director. Young Leaders are a dynamic group of young community and business leaders who use their time, talent, and resources to effect lasting change in our community. Membership is open to individuals and couples who are 45 years of age or younger and who invest $1,000 or more annually in United Way of Salt Lake.

Young Leaders offers multiple avenues to become further engaged in our community through volunteer projects, advocacy, personal and professional development opportunities, and social and networking events. We also present our members the opportunity to learn from leaders in our community through our Lunch with a Leader Series. Young Leaders is a fun and fulfilling way to get involved alongside others who share a common commitment to improving our community.

Our next event is our Summer Social that will be held right before the Twilight Series Concert at the Gallivan Center. The purpose of this event is to invite people to come and find out more about Young Leaders. Wells Fargo is fully sponsoring this event so there is no charge to you.

If you cannot attend this event I would welcome the opportunity to talk with you about your interest in our community and how you can become involved with United Way of Salt Lake and or through Young Leaders.

Please contact me at april@uw.org if you would like to arrange a time for us to get together.
Warm Regards,
April