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

Do you remember when?

Have you seen this before? I think it's really fun. Leave a comment of a memory that you have of me, something of and I together, or anything! It doesn't matter if you know me a little or a lot, anything you remember! If we're only blogging friends, write about a post that is most memorable. 

June Recap....

Life with the Harrison family has been very busy! We want to make the most of the warm weather this year. We went to Park City, Utah with my sister Allison and her family. We also took a quick trip to Disneyland. So far our kids are having a great summer!

Annie, Tatum, Izzie and Hayden at the pool at The Grand Summit Lodge.
Izzie enjoying her new floatation device.
Here is a shot of the resort.
Annie basking in the warm sun.

Hayden always ready to pose for a picture.

Main Street in Park City the kids love the animal statues.
Breakfast at the Eating Establishment.
A morning photo shoot with Tatum.
Random Shot of the Canyons Lift.
Another photo of Tatum she loved our little walk around the resort.
Gabby and Annie ready to go swimming!
Izzie and her dad Daren out for a stroll. They call her Gizz......so cute.

Our shuttle to the Magic Kingdom....so fun.

Walking into Disneyland.....

Playing at Huntington Beach.
Swimming at the hotel pool.
Tatum trying to set off the TNT.
Tatum loving the Carousel.
Random shot of my darling six year old, Hayden.
Random shot of my adorable two year old, I truly enjoy being a parent.

Hayden and the Scooter

Personality....my kid has it!

Mothers Day 2008

All I can say is I love being a mommy! Look at those two cuties!

Life wouldn't be the same without him

My Dad and Izzie,

Sunday morning two weeks ago I received a call from my mother.

She was calm and collected but wanted to let me know she was at the hospital waiting for my dad to have a MRI. He had something happen in the middle of the night where he felt a large jolt and warm tingle go through his body. He ended up falling back to sleep and when he woke up in the morning, he felt very confused. My mom explained that he came in and asked her where his shaving kit was? She went into the bathroom to help him look for it and it was on the bathroom counter. He then came in a little later and asked her to help him find his toothbrush and he was holding it in his hand. He knew something wasn't right and kept saying he was so confused. She drove him to the hospital. After several tests and a few hours later it was determined he suffered a Stroke.

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopediaFrom Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Stroke or cerebrovascular accident (CVA) is the rapidly developing loss of brain functions due to a disturbance in the blood vessels supplying blood to the brain. This can be due to ischemia (lack of blood supply) caused by thrombosis or embolism, or due to a hemorrhage.

He has been told by Doctors that he should be able to get back everything he has lost. Now that time has gone by we have seen great progress. So now he seems back to normal.

From the title of my post I will tell you all that we would not be the same without him. This has been a very upsetting situation for our family and we all are so happy things are OK. Life is so precious so don't sweat the small stuff.

Tag-O-rama Re: My Hubby

My cousin Ty married the cutest girl her name is Starr and you can read her blog here.

I've been tagged so here I go.

What is your husband’s name? Tate Matthew Harrison
How long have you been together? 9.75 years
How long did you date? 2 years 3 months
Who said I love you first? Tate
Who is smarter? Tate is on many things I don't have a clue about, but I know stuff he doesn't know.
Who does the housework? Me.....I don't mind cleaning I just have no time to do it. I have someone coming to clean my house this week! Yay for help!!!! I love a clean house!
Who sleeps on the right? Tate.
Who pays the bills? Me, myself and I.
Who cooks dinner? The microwave, Big Apple Pizza, Cafe Rio, Taco Time, Pei Wei, CPK, Wendy's and Tate.
Who drives when you are together? Usually Tate, but I am known to drive here and there.
Who is more stubborn? Tate....Tate....oh and did I say Tate.
Who kissed who first? Tate kissed me but he had me begging for it!
Who asked out who first? If you don't know the story well...Tate loves to tell it. We worked for the same company so I would see him from time to time. His boss kept calling into the office one day and like the fifth time he did he apologized for calling so much and I told him that next time he should have Tate call me and so then Tate called me a few days later and said "hey I hear you wanted me to call you". I tried to deny it but Tate knew exactly what I had said. We talked for over an hour and then I asked him if he was going to take me out. he he (I could tell he liked me)
Who proposed? Tate of Course! It did take him 2years and 3 months but I was waiting.
Who has more siblings? We both have four. We both are middle children of five.
Who wears the pants? Tate....but I wear them when he is gone and then let him have them back when he's home.

Now if you read this consider yourself tagged!!!!

Take It Off

I love it when he shaves! THANK YOU!!!!