We're back!

Well, we are back from our trip to El Paso. We had an interesting time. It was not a usual trip to EP. Harper was sick, Eron was sick and so was my cutie patootie niece Elle. The trip started out great! We flew to Dallas and I spent the day dear friend Sherah and her daughter Ryland, whom we had not met yet. Sherah had met Harper when she was 5 weeks old, so to say the least it had been a while! We hung out at her house while my brother Ryan and Eron played golf. Eron then met us, including Kyle, Sherah's hubby and her sister Talitha at a yummy restaurant for dinner. It was so fun to catch up and spend time with Sherah like the good ol days in Portales! It was neat to see Ryland and Harper playing. Harper is about three months older than Ryland and it is funny to see the difference 3 months makes in the way they interact! Harper was definitely on the move while Ryland seemed to be in slow motion, it was so cute and funny! They had fun together to say the least! (I will be posting pics of them tomorrow). So, then later that night we went to my cousin, Mark's house to see his son and wife, Timothy and Sarah. He is 1 month older than Harper and was celebrating his birthday the next day. We did not get to stay long but it was so good to see them, we miss them sooo much! We left Dallas on Sunday and helped my brother move some stuff out to El Paso! We did not do much while in EP, like I mentioned everyone seemed to be sick, Eron did not even make it to his favorite restaurant Maries, the whole time we were there. It was nice to spend time with Jennifer, Ryan, Elle, Renner, my dad and Judy! We did enjoy our time while we were gone, just a little more relaxed and not so busy! Harper love, love, loves her cousins Elle and Renner and loves, her uncle Ryan and aunt Jennifer! She had a lot if kisses to give out to all of them. She loves her daddad too!

We had an early 1st birthday party for Harper so that my family could celebrate with her since they will not be able to make it to her party at the end of the month. Judy was so nice to let us have it at her house. It was a small family gathering and it was very fun. I made her a mini red velvet cake (daddy's suggestion, bad idea), and my dad's friend Jerry catered some yummy chicken and rice. We had salad and rolls to go along with it! The food was great! She opened presents, dug into her cake, literally, took a bath to wash it all off and then enjoyed the time with her family!! We had a great time! Pleas click on the following link to view pics of her party:http://picasaweb.google.com/shellgr/HarperS1stBirthdayInElPaso.

A few more things about our trip. It was the hubby's 31st birthday on Sunday and we had a mini celebration at State Line restaurant with the fam! Happy birthday, love you and cannot believe you are 31 and thanks for being the best daddy to Harper and a great husband! We did also make a trip to Roswell, NM to see our friends who we still stay in touch with at the least once a week, Phillip and Cari. Cari was preggo with their first child and she was induced on Thurs morning, so we made the three hour trip to see them and meet their precious baby girl, Abigail Sue Jowers! We were glad to spend a few hours with them before heading back to EP, wish we had more time!


We got home Monday night and now it is settling down into a routine. It has been a busy week, Jr. League meeting, Harper and I joined some girls from the Home for an etiquette class of sorts at one of the social workers home, it was a fun experience and I actually learned a few things too! Then we had church and bible study and dinner after lastnight, and this morning I went to my first MOPS meeting, which I think is going to be wonderful and then tonight we went to one of Eron's basketball games. So, the house is a wreck from getting home and unpacking but not having time to tidy up. So, tomorrow will be dedicated to housework and then hopefully we will have a relaxing weekend!