Update - YES, we're alive.

So, I've been a horrible blogger. Sue me. Actually don't. That wouldn't be nice.

We've been busy. Alyssa is back in preschool and dance, Cayden is running like a wild man and April is playing teacher, lifeguard, coach, mentor, caregiver, etc. She's an awesome mom and we're lucky to have her!!

I filmed Cayden singing his night time song with me. He always asks us to sing this song to him at night. Recently he's started singing along with me!

Anyhow - i'll try to be better about blogging in the future. Hope y'all are well.

We're still alive!

Hey guys and gals - just wanted to say hi. We're still alive. Things have been super busy since I last posted. We moved out of our old house, into April's parents house, our little girl turned 4, we are building a new house, etc, etc, etc. I'm not going to try to catch up...I'll just be better going forward. Maybe.

Ok - on to what you come for. Pics. :)

Daddy and Cayden fishing in Lake Charles

Alyssa had to show us how!

Alyssa's spring show at school
Cayden's first fight. Eight stitches were needed to shut this gash!!
You should see the other kid! :)

Rodeo Days are here again!!!

It's Rodeo Time in Houston! April is excited about her upcoming date with Clay Walker. Chris is taking clients to see a few shows at the Rodeo. Hopefully we'll have a chance to take the kids to the livestock show!!

It's going to be a busy few weeks. We're moving in w/mawmaw and pawpaw this weekend. Our closing is set for the 13th so we're going to be 99% out of the house by this weekend. The kids are doing pretty good with this all, especially considering all of their toys keep disappearing to the storage facility!!

Alyssa had rodeo day at her school today! Mommy was in training for her speech license, so Daddy and Cayden got to go play with Alyssa. We had lots of fun!! Here are some updated pics of the kids and more. Sorry for the delay in updating...we've been busy!!

Alyssa and Cayden checking out "our dirt". We went out to show the kids where our new house will be built. They just liked playing in all the dirt!!

guess what!

Well, if you actually read my posts and don't go straight to the kid pics, then you'll know that we listed our house on the market Friday 1/23. We sold it yesterday, 1/29. :) Send some positive karma this way for a clean closing and that miraculously we can build our new home in half the time. I do NOT want to live in an apartment.

We're Still Here!!

Its been a while. Hope y'all are doing well. We've been BUSY.
April and I decided a few weeks before Christmas that we were going to put our house on the market and start looking for a new one. So, Christmas vacation was no vacation. I was ready to get back to work so I could relax! We got a storage facility and proceeded to fill it up! 12' x 12' and stuffed to the gills. The next step was painting the bathrooms and repairing all of the areas of our house which were destroyed by Mya when she was a puppy and chewing everything. Then came new carpet throughout the house. As of Friday 1/23, our house is officially for sale. Anyone want to buy it? :)
The kids have been busy. Alyssa is back to school after Christmas break. She still loves going to school and learning. They learned to sing "God Bless America" for Inauguration Tuesday. Last week she got to wear her PJ's to school! She thought that was lots of fun.
Big news for Cayden...no more mullet. He got his first haircut yesterday. Our little baby is no longer a baby. He looks like a big boy. April is trying to use this as ammunition for another baby. Its not working...yet.
Here are a bunch of pics of the kids. Enjoy!

Alyssa playing with her dress up clothes - Princess Ballerina!!

Cayden & Alyssa feeding themselves Chocolate Pudding!

Alyssa cuddling her baby!

PJ Day at Preschool!!

Baby Mullet
Baby Mullet no more!!
Isn't he handsome?!
Alyssa didn't want a haircut at first, but couldn't miss out on the fun!!

Happy Birthday Jesus!!!

Happy Birthday Jesus!!! And Aunt Angela too!

From our family to yours,

MERRY CHRISTMAS!!

We love you all and hope today is a great day for each of you. God Bless you.

Love,

The Harless Family

Funny things

One of Alyssa's favorite songs is "If all the raindrops." For those of you not well versed in childrens music, it goes like this:

If all the raindrops were lemon drops and gumdrops, oh what a rain that would be.

Standing outside with my mouth open wide.

Aaah, aaah, aaah, aaah, aa - aah ah.

If all the raindrops were lemon drops and gumdrops, oh what a rain that would be.

Well, the other day, Alyssa asked me to sing: Father Raindrops. I told her I had no clue what song that was. She said: "It goes like this: "Father raindrops were lemon drops..."

April and I told her that it was "if all" because there was no such thing as "father raindrops". She informed us that the big ones were Father raindrops and the little ones were the mommy and baby raindrops! Seems logical to me. :)

The other funny thing is not so funny to me as a dad. It seems that a four year old boy who is the son of some good friends has confiscated our family picture so that "Alyssa can sleep with him at night." I'm going to have to keep a close watch on that kid at church!!