The Satterfield Family Blog

Pre-Holiday Family Fun!

2011-12-18T17:27:00.000-06:00

2011-10-19T17:58:00.003-05:00

Harper and I went on a field trip to the Pumpkin Patch with her preschool class. We had a great time! We stayed busy with the hayride, picking a pumpkin or three, petting the animals, eating a picnic lunch, and playing on the playground.

Peer Pressure

2011-10-19T17:48:00.003-05:00

Sometimes peer pressure can be a good thing. Harper is friends with several little girls on our street who are a couple of years older than she is. This was the summer for learning to ride bikes. All the little girls on our street can now ride without training wheels, including Harper! It's good to know she's competitive. She worked hard with her dad and then practiced for hours on her own. Notice the knee pads...we are now without any type of padding except for the helmet. As proud as I am of her, my heart still stops beating at times as she gets braver and braver:) In the above pic, Harper is riding with her best buddies, Keegan and Asher.

Summer Happenings

2011-10-19T17:39:00.003-05:00

We spent lots of time with the doggies and outside. Harper practiced hard on the beam.

Marcus and I had a date night in Nashville at the U2 concert. I was able to check an item off my bucket list. Thanks Andi and Rob for a great time!

Summer Camp!

2011-06-13T11:57:00.002-05:00

Now that Harper is four, we have entered into the world of summer camp. This picture was taken on Harper's first morning of summer camp. She was so excited we couldn't get her to go to sleep the night before. Therefore, we have the sleepy little eyes. To be continued...:)

Summer Fun

2011-06-13T11:34:00.007-05:00

Harper and I have been having lots of fun this summer. She chose to stay in "school" two days a week for water day and Ms. Angela day. On the other days us girls just hang out and try to find interesting things to do. Her daddy will have 3 weeks off soon and we are really looking forward to that! Going to our Children's Museum is one of the most fun things we have done so far. Harper is fascinated with teeth and bones, so this was great for her!

What is better than rubber bands and shapes? It might be markers and scissors.

We ran from one thing to the other. Bob the Builder is at the museum along with lots of bubbles.

I quickly ushered Harper from yucky dirt to the much better sandy dirt. Here she is digging for dinosaur bones.

Cars, kitchen, and water round out the day. Notice how wet she got:)

These are the flower pots that Harper and Papaw planted in an earlier blog. They have turned out beautiful!

Our sweet dogs are getting old fast, but they still love their summer cuts.

Harper is a water baby. She loves it!

Golf Practice

2011-05-18T19:39:00.002-05:00

Golf Practice

2011-05-18T19:16:00.003-05:00

Harper and "Kate" (named after Emma Kate), pose before their nightly golf practice with dad.

In between swings, we have to play baby. Harper is happy with any kind of ball, heels, bow, and baby.

Spring Performance

2011-05-14T12:35:00.004-05:00

It's spring performance time again. To break up Harper's day at school, she participates in activities like gymnastics, dance, and baton with Ms. Angela of Angela's Angels. We all love Ms. Angela and the girls who work hard for her.

Planting with Papaw

2011-05-14T12:20:00.002-05:00

It's time to plant flowers! We are so excited! Harper was in charge of two planters this year. We took her to the nursery to pick out flowers and then Papaw helped her plant them. Harper did all the hard work. She is also in charge of watering and caring for them. Harper's papaw and papa both love to garden. It looks like she will carry on the tradition:)

Easter Blessings

2011-04-28T18:29:00.004-05:00

I am posting this blog the day after our area's devastating tornadoes. So....when I say Easter blessings, I truly thank God for his many blessings. We are all safe and actually have power.

We had a wonderful, busy Easter weekend starting Good Friday with Harper's birthday, continuing into Saturday with t-ball in the morning and Harper's party in the afternoon. We rounded out the weekend with Easter Sunday. Harper says that going to church makes her week better.

More birthday...

2011-04-28T18:21:00.004-05:00

We had Harper's 4th birthday party at her gymnastics place. The theme of Harper's party was Scooby Doo. Harper let us know that she is starting a "pattern". The birthday party pattern will go as follows, "Mickey, Princess, Scooby, Mickey, Princess, Scooby." Wow! From the mind of a 4 year old...

Harper was thrilled that cousin Sophie got to come to her party!!!

The fun continues with Nana and a party horn:)

Happy Easter and Happy Birthday, Harper!

2011-04-28T14:30:00.003-05:00

Papaw decided that it was time for Harper to have her own set of REAL golf clubs. He is probably right. She either hits it really good or swings and misses really good and then falls to the ground from her effort:)

Instead of buying cupcakes for Harper's class for her birthday, we sent homemade ones. I made the cupcakes and Harper and Marcus iced them. At one point during the process, Harper came to me to confess that she licked a cupcake before she iced it but was not sure which one!More birthday and Easter pics to come...

1st Game

2011-04-10T15:23:00.002-05:00

We had a big weekend! It was Marcus' 35th birthday, The Master's, and Harper's 1st t-ball game.

We think she may have had the biggest fan following thanks to mamaw, papaw, nana, papa, sophie, geep, and amy:)

T-Ball Time in Tennessee!

2011-04-06T18:55:00.006-05:00

Harper had her 1st t-ball practice! After a rough start to the evening due to having arrived 20 minutes late because Mommy misunderstood exactly where the field was......we all had a blast. The most important person, Harper, loved it! More info to come...

Gotta dance a little too!

T-Ball

2011-02-13T18:54:00.002-06:00

Harper starts t-ball next month, so Papaw made sure Harper had the basics to start her off:)

Harper had a great day! She was getting some valuable lessons from Dad and Papaw!

Thanks Ms. Frankie!

2011-01-18T16:57:00.002-06:00

Ms. Frankie, my great friend and fellow (genius) school counselor, made Harper this adorable apron. She has a chef's hat to match but thought her headband was appropriate for this look. Thank you, Ms. Frankie! You are amazing!

Harper has a message for Ms. Frankie....who also happens to be an Alabama alum and football fan.

New Videos

2011-01-12T18:25:00.002-06:00

Harper puts a new spin on the B-I-B-L-E song:)

In this video, Harper sings an oldie but goodie, Row Row Row Your Boat, while adding some words of her own.

Snow Day #2

2011-01-11T11:30:00.002-06:00

We are on day #2 of our Great Snow Adventure! This morning we spent time with our precious neighbors building snow people and having a snowball fight. Have I mentioned that we have the best neighbors ever!?!

Harper has named our snowperson Swiper.

Asher and Keegan take time out for a quick swing.

Ada Caroline, Aidan, and Harper try to build an even bigger snowman than Swiper. I think it took Marcus, Aidan, and Ada to pick up the ball of snow to make the body. And below, we have a video of our snowball fight. It looks like an attack on Marcus.

This Little Light of Mine

2011-01-10T18:06:00.002-06:00

Snow Day or Maybe Snow Week?

2011-01-10T17:26:00.002-06:00

Yay for snow day! We are experiencing the second biggest snowfall for Chattanooga since the blizzard of 93'.
However, I think our snow day will probably turn into a snow week. And, yes, I will be ready to go back to school!

Not only did Harper enjoy the day off from school, but she also enjoyed the day off with her dad. He was trapped and couldn't go into the office...ha!

I had to include the picture of Fletcher in Harper's tutu and Marcus' t-shirt:)

BFF

2011-01-08T19:06:00.002-06:00

Harper's BFF (best friend forever or boyfriend forever), Keegan... Keegan invited Harper bowling over the holidays.

He's a natural!

Coach dad is giving Harper last minute instructions.

She's not quite a natural like Keegan, but we're working on it!

Holiday Fun

2011-01-08T18:55:00.002-06:00

Our own little "Santa Baby"...

Harper fixing Cousin Sophie's bow...poor Sophie:)

Oh my! What fun was had by all at Nana and Papa Satterfield's on Christmas night!

Our view out the front door of Mamaw and Papaw Houser's...

Harper anxiously looking up the chimney for you know who...

Memories...

2010-11-26T18:05:00.003-06:00

Okay...So, I bought a new connecter cord from the camera to the computer and lost it before I could use it. Therefore, I'm using old pictures to make new blogs.

It's so much fun to look back!

Harper still loves football and gymnastics!

Hopefully, I will have some updated pictures. Harper has a new haircut, a gymnastics/dance/baton program coming up, and of course Christmas shots to record.

Memories of Summer...

2010-11-07T16:23:00.002-06:00

Warm, summer days are a fond memory for us...

My summer monkey sure does miss playing outside in her leotards.

When we do get to go outside, she spends most of her time upside down.

Football Time in Chattanooga!

2010-09-03T16:28:00.002-05:00

Harper is a football player in the above pic and a cheerleader in the one below:)

I had to throw in some random gymnastics shots. Harper dressed herself for the gym....check out the rainboots in 100 degree weather.

Congratulations Andi and Rob!

2010-08-08T11:22:00.007-05:00

Marcus, Harper, and I want to tell Andi and Rob how much we love them and how happy we are for them! We had a great time this weekend. I think the pictures below are good examples of just how much fun Harper had...

"Mommy, I am really tired of having my picture made!"

We have a new name for Harper...she is now the Dancing Queen! I bought ballet shoes for Harper's wedding shoes so that she would be comfortable throughout the day. The minute she put her shoes on, she did not stop dancing. She would have even danced on the stage during the wedding if I hadn't kept my hand on her shoulder to keep her still. So, by the time we got to the reception she was more than ready to strut her stuff. Her first dance was with her papaw where she had fun but realized that she didn't want to dance holding anyone's hand. After dancing with Papaw, Harper stayed out on the dance floor by herself and danced the night away. Several people joined her after a while, but Harper didn't leave the dance floor for the next two hours.

"Mommy, I don't want to go home. I want to keep on dancing!" We overruled Harper and carried her to the car.

"Dog" Days of Summer

2010-07-02T21:12:00.002-05:00

Our dogs, Crockett (above) and Fletcher (below), are going on 12 years old now. They were my family before Marcus and Harper. However, they are totally in love and very protective of Harper. They enjoy traveling to Mamaw and Papaw's with us.

Harper is riding and crashing her big wheel. Check out the driving gear...dress, tennis shoes, and zebra bike shorts:)

Love the facial expression! Thanks Cousin Allie for letting us borrow the bathing suit!

Road Trip!

2010-07-02T20:26:00.005-05:00

Harper has not been to the beach since she was 9 weeks old. Needless to say, she doesn't remember a thing about it. These first few pics are of Harper straight out of the car...still in her pj's.

I knew we needed to continue swim lessons this year for my peace of mind. Harper has no fear! The swim lessons were put to good use.

Nana and all her girls...

Sophie!

Harley, McKenzie, and Harper!

Harper's swim buddy....Daddy.

Our little golfer...

Birthday Parties

2010-07-02T19:10:00.005-05:00

Harper celebrated 3 times for her third birthday. The first party was her friend party where she takes gymnastics. It was so much fun watching a gym full of kids running and screaming and having a good time. Harper decided a princess cake was appropriate for this party.

The next party was on her actual day of birth. Harper, her Dad, Uncle Geep, and I celebrated this special day at our local Japanese eatery. It's amazing to watch an otherwise light eater put away the food! At this particular party, Harper decided that a Hello Kitty cake would do the job.

The last party was the family birthday party. Two of my favorite people in the pic below...Harper and Hannah

It was so sweet to watch Aidan help Harper put on her new dress/nightgown.

Yes, that is a ball you see on top of a birthday cake. I left the Wubzy cake topper in Chattanooga. This was the only thing I could find last minute:)

Beautiful Spring Day!

2010-03-20T18:41:00.004-05:00

Harper and I showed up at Dad's scrimmage today right in time to play on the field. She loved it. She met up with some old friends.

Get my hair out of my face!!

Harper, Emily, and Levi played a little football.

Harper is showing her sweet side by helping Levi up.

Sweet again...giving B.J. a kiss.

What a crew! Too many boys for Harper...

In the below shots, the Harpster made her Daddy proud:)

Stealing the football...

Getting ready for the big pass...

Check out the spiral...

OHS Cheer Clinic

2010-03-20T18:32:00.002-05:00

This weekend, Harper was starting to feel a little better from her illnesses. We attempted to participate in the cheer camp held at my school. I saw little flashes of the true Harper from time to time. I found myself shaking my head and giggling quite a bit. In the above pic, our beloved babysitter/dogsitter, Alex, tried to teach Harper a chant.

Now, we are getting out motions corrected...pretty good for a two year old:)

Ta Daaaaa! Thanks OHS Cheerleaders for your patience today!

Circus and Sickness

2010-03-20T18:26:00.003-05:00

Harper and her friend, Jack, went to the circus this past week. I think they had a blast!

Picture of Jack sharing with Harper....I don't know if Harper would have been so kind:)

We have had the circus tickets for a while. As the circus was approaching, our little Harper kept getting sicker. Come to find out, she had pneomonia. In the span of three weeks, Harper had strep throat, three ear infections, and pneomonia. We've definitely had a time of it... However, we were not going to miss the circus!

Playing Catch Up...

2010-01-30T18:16:00.007-06:00

I know....I know.....it's been a long time. I've found that the bigger Harper gets the smaller the window of time I have to do things like BLOG. However, Harper never fails to entertain. I say this at every stage of her development, but this may be the most fun age so far. Just take a look and see for yourselves....

Updated gymnastics pictures....Harper loves it! If she's ever off task (quite a bit), it's because she is staring open mouthed at the big girls. We have some girls at the gym training for the Olympics, so I find myself staring open mouthed at times as well.

We went through a stage where Harper wanted her hair braided every night after bath so that she could wake up with it curly. When Marcus wasn't on the road recruiting, he helped out too. Cool Dad!!!

Harper and Fletcher.....

Most of the time now, Harper takes off running like in the above picture when she sees me getting the camera out:)

Every now and then, Harper will strike a pose for me.

We've recently enjoyed some of the winter weather. Harper and Keegan still get to go on dates even when the weather is bad.

Different looks.....I still pick Harper's clothes out for school, but as soon as she hits the door in the afternoons she sheds her school clothes and picks out her own attire.

In the pictures below, Marcus tried to highlight Harper's recent dance/gymnastics recital at her school. She gets pulled out of class on Thursdays and Fridays to participate in Angela's Angels. Every now and then we get a shot of her true personality....

Harper and Cousin Sophie got to spend some quality time together at Christmas...

They really seem to love each other! It's fun to watch their different personalities.

Our SEC fight song baby...When I was pregnant, Marcus and I played SEC fight songs to Harper instead of classical music. It seems to have stuck with her. She truly breaks out in dance and song when she hears one of her favorites. Right now her favorites are UT, Florida, Alabama, and Georgia.

These are some of her signature moves during Rocky Top!

Christmas Past

2009-12-23T16:59:00.002-06:00

It looks like we will have to enjoy pictures from Christmas Past until I make it back to Chattanooga where I left the cord that connects my camera to the computer. Oh! By the way, did I mention that I also left our video camera at home as well!!!! How silly am I? I will have to borrow someone's video camera because we can't miss our daughter's 3rd Christmas. Santa comes to Mamaw and Papaw's every year. I felt like we had it all covered coming in two cars on two different days....... I'm just a little frustrated.

However, it does my heart good to look back on Harper's first Christmas. Oh! How I miss my baby! But, I can't describe how much fun Harper is right now. We are so blessed. Merry Christmas to all our beloved family and friends! Happy Birthday Jesus!

2009-11-24T14:21:00.004-06:00

As I was innocently washing dishes, my daughter was stamping herself all over with her Strawberry Shortcake stamp out of a McDonald's Happy Meal. This all happened in a matter of two minutes at the most. When I looked over my shoulder and gasped, Harper immediately started crying. She knew she was in trouble! (not really) I tried not to laugh as I was taking these pictures. However, the stamp is in the trash.

Block Party

2009-11-24T14:12:00.002-06:00

Recently, Harper has really taken an interest in blocks...legos, wood blocks, big blocks, etc...anything that makes towers and castles. We may have an engineer/ballerina/teacher/doctor/gymnast on our hands:)

After she builds them, she then takes great joy in knocking them down!

P.S. Check out the outfit!

Happy #5 to Aidan!

2009-11-21T13:28:00.003-06:00

Harper attended Aidan's 5th birthday this weekend. It's hard to believe how old he is....and so smart and handsome!

Aidan and Harper are a couple of scary monsters!

Mamaw is getting into the birthday action with Harper.

Aidan, Grace, and Harper were party animals!

Aidan hugs Harper after he opens her gift.

2009-11-21T13:25:00.004-06:00

Harper and her sense of fashion get more creative everyday. She has three pairs of ballet shoes, yet she chose her Uggs to complete this outfit:)

Fairy Princess?

2009-11-02T14:58:00.003-06:00

As we began our night of trick or treating, we were greeted with this beautiful rainbow and sunset. This was the front and side view from our driveway. What a blessing!

What happened to our fairy princess? I learned a valuable lesson this Halloween season...wait until the week of Halloween before purchasing a costume. At the beginning of October I searched and searched for the perfect pink, fairy princess costume. Notice I said "fairy" because said costume needed to have wings as well as be pink and very princessish (sp?). I guess my mistake was buying Wubzy's Halloween dvd. Harper fell in love with "Monster Madness" and the green monster. After having watched that particular episode probably 500 times, she then began telling everyone who asked that she was going to be a green monster for Halloween.....see below:)

Cowgirl Boots and Leotards...

2009-10-20T16:26:00.002-05:00

Everyday Harper has a fashion statement to make. In the morning for school, I let Harper decide between two outfits. However, when she gets home the first thing she does is run to her room to change clothes. The rule is that she can wear whatever she wants at home and that gets interesting:)

I wonder if GAP could use this pic in one of their ads:)

How about the leotard, skirt and boots?

I always have to add a shot of Harper and Fletcher.

Our Little Gymnast

2009-10-20T16:05:00.005-05:00

Harper is really enjoying her gymnastics class. We've moved up to a big girl class. My job is to sit back and watch, which is really hard to do sometimes:) Anyway, Harper is the youngest student in her class, but you can't tell. She doesn't lack in energy or enthusiasm.

Harper's favorite event is the trampoline...is that really an event?

She has her forward roll down pretty good....

However, we are still working on our straddle forward roll.

Second to the trampoline is the bar...

Like her mom, I think the beam is her least favorite event. We will have to get Aunt Celeste to show her how to work the beam like a champion!

It's all worth it in the end for the stamps and lollipop.

Working Hard with Papaw

2009-10-20T15:55:00.002-05:00

Harper started out working hard for Papaw around the yard...

She got a little sidetracked with a hat and stroller. Also notice the belt...Harper had to have one to match Papaw's.

Next we needed a bunny rabbit...

and a race with the kitty...

or flipping in the grass...

Shout Out to Rya!

2009-10-20T15:48:00.003-05:00

Harper had her first sleep over a few weeks ago with Rya. Rya belongs to Marcus' friend from college, Adam. At one point both girls were going to the potty at the same time in the same bathroom with their daddy's watching over them. I wonder if while in college the dad's thought ahead to this moment in time:)

They tried to convince us that they were asleep. I think the big smiles gave them away....we eventually had to separate them. They were fast friends and we can't wait to get them together again.

Long Time No See!

2009-09-13T12:45:00.003-05:00

Sorry to all my loyal blog followers....a lot has been going on in Southeast TN. I made the huge decision to go back to work full time and needless to say that doesn't leave me much time to blog. Between working, getting two people ready, tending to a sick little girl, football season, etc., there has not been much time to spend on my blog. Here are some snapshots of over the past month...

In the above pic, Harper and Nana are playing with the big, foam finger:) Below is a picture of, "Daddy in the sky." Marcus sits in the box much to mine and Harper's dismay. We enjoy seeing him on the sidelines.

Harper says, "Time out for a sippy!"

I had to slide this one in of Harper and Fletcher sharing some quality time together.

Please ignore the big rear end...I thought this one was funny. Like mother, like daughter....Harper really seems to enjoy doing gymnastics. Her gym teacher has moved her up to preschool I, which is for three year olds. This is great for a little girl who's not quite two and a half:)

Looking tired from working so hard!!!

Hope to see you soon!

Busy Day!

2009-07-25T19:32:00.003-05:00

Dad had a big camp weekend so Harper and I decided to drive up the interstate a couple of hours to Mamaw and Papaw's. One of Harper's favorite things to do is to get out Papaw's tools and dig in the rocks.

Another one of our many activities today included playing hopscotch. I'm not sure where Harper learned how to do this, but she's gotten pretty good at it. In the above pic Harper is checking out where the kitty must have rolled on our hopscotch board.

In the above shot, Harper has learned another new trick...."pee peeing in the grass!" It must be a fascinating sight:)

Harper discovered her mother's 28 year old baton....

Zoo!

2009-07-14T14:20:00.002-05:00

Here's our little monkey!

And, here is the real monkey.... We recently took Harper to the zoo. It cost all of six dollars to get in and now we understand why. However, spending time with this big guy was worth every penny and more. He would just sit and look at Harper. Every now and then he would smile and put his hand up to the window. We all loved it!

Most of our time at the zoo was spent chasing Harper. She was very excited and was in constant motion. This picture exemplifies most of the shots we got. Harper was on the move and couldn't stop to get her picture made.

Summer Fun

2009-07-14T14:13:00.002-05:00

Popsicles! Harper spends the majority of her day outside. I've learned that one way to make her slow down and cool off is to bribe her with popsicles. She likes to sit in her tree house to eat them.

Harper is finally interested in her tricycle....now that she's almost too big for it.

New Bed!

2009-07-14T14:00:00.002-05:00

We are now in our toddler bed and have been for a couple of weeks....I'm just behind on blogging. Harper's bedtime routine consists of falling asleep in "momma's bed" and then being transferred (while asleep) to her new bed. Most of the time she makes her way back into our bed in the middle of the night, but we are getting better gradually. Above, she is in our bed listening to her cartoons on daddy's headphones.

More Pics of Harper

2009-06-26T12:11:00.002-05:00

In the above picture, Harper is portraying Swiper from Dora the Explorer. Her Dad made the outfit for her and then she proceeded to chase him all over the backyard. Our neighbors got a big kick out of Swiper.

Harper is having a good time at her museum class.

Papaw and Harper playing checkers at Cracker Barrel.

And....this picture I took this morning before we left for school. I was making Harper a drink for the car after leaving her instructions to find her shoes......She found my shoes and hat!

Happy Birthday Sophie!

2009-05-27T20:28:00.003-05:00

Beautiful Sophie Jane turned one this weekend! We were so excited to be a part of this special day.

Behind Sophie, Harper was next in line for having the best day. In this picture, Harper is the one with the party hat on her nose. Who does that remind you of?

Just kidding, Momma!

Harper is eyeing the outside activity...

Sophie and her precious Nana:)

Harper and her precious Nana:)

Let the games begin! Harper did not have any trouble keeping up with the big kids.

She's off and running to get in line to slide again!

By the end of the day, we had two tired little girls on our hands.

Our Day @ Dollywood

2009-05-27T20:15:00.002-05:00

"I want to ride this!" "I want to ride that!" We think that Harper really enjoyed her day at Dollywood. While waiting in line, Harper would shout the above quotes over and over until it was her turn.

Harper and Dad waving from the yellow car on the Veggie Tale roller coaster.

Harper looks excited and Dad looks bored as they wait for the tea cups to start.

"Arms up, Uncle Joel!" If she couldn't do the driving, Harper was content to sit in the back with her arms up during the Piggy Parade.

Mom taking a tuckered out Harper to the Bumble Bee of her choice...

Honk! Honk! She was in the driver's seat for this ride!

My turn to ride with Harper. I have to admit that the flying elephants were a little fun:)

Thanks, Uncle Bill! We love you!

Fun in the Sun

2009-05-27T20:08:00.001-05:00

It seems like if the sun is shining, then we are finding water somewhere. This just happens to be in our own backyard.

"I drink it!"

"I done, Mommy."

Swimming With Nemo

2009-05-27T19:36:00.002-05:00

Harper's new favorite movie is Finding Nemo....so we took her to the lake last week to try and find him.

It's a little chilly, but that won't stop our little fishy.

Bye Bye Mommy!

Hair Cut!

2009-05-27T19:29:00.002-05:00

Harper and I had a mom and daughter day this past weekend. We drove to Atlanta to get a hair cut from Uncle Rob. Harper loves her Uncle Rob....while we were there he had to run out and get her Potty Elmo. It was a hit!

In the meantime, Harper's dad was having a boys' weekend. "Gip" as Harper calls him came in for a visit. Geep did take some time to play blocks with Harper.

New Room

2009-05-21T11:05:00.002-05:00

Harper has a new room. Her dad and I made this decision based on the fact that her other room was upstairs. When she moved to a toddler bed we didn't think it would be wise for her to climb up and down the steps in the middle of the night to go the potty. So, now Harper actually has two rooms....one to sleep in and one to play in. I was trying to get some shots of her new room, but as you can tell Harper was a little ham this morning and we ended up doing a photo shoot of Harper instead. Enjoy!

"Let's Go Outside"

2009-05-21T10:42:00.006-05:00

Harper has been speaking in complete sentences for a while now. So, if I could pick the one sentence that I hear most often is would be this one, "Let's go outside!" In the above picture Harper is swinging on her teeter totter, but she won't hang on to the regular handle bars. She has to make it more exciting by inventing new ones.

Another outside activity that has captured Harper's interest is baseball. She is helping her dad put the tee together.

One handed swing...

I personally like this picture because of how she has positioned her non - hitting hand.

Okay, enough baseball she says.....let's try to make it a sit n' spin!

First Field Trip

2009-05-21T10:23:00.004-05:00

Harper took her first field trip this week to Crabtree Farms.

Harper was very good about following the instructor around and learning about the different plants. I think we may have a junior gardener on our hands....thanks to Papa Satterfield:)

Harper and her friend are smelling the peppermint.

They are learning about blueberries. The kids weren't supposed to pick any because they aren't ripe yet, but my two year old didn't follow those instructions very well. I think I got to her before she did any damage.

I did let her pick the weeds which to her are "pretty, yellow flowers."

Near the end of the field trip the group got in a circle to sing Old McDonald Had a Farm. As you can see, Harper took her usual spot in the center of the circle to sing, clap, and dance. I'm getting used to the center of the circle thing with her:)

Okay, Mom enough pictures.....I'm waiting to hear this one day. I had to get a shot her her artwork. If you can't tell what it is, it's a butterfly made out of bird seed.

Getting Ready For School

2009-05-21T10:13:00.002-05:00

Here is a progression of pictures showing Harper as we get ready for school in the mornings. I usually have to wake Harper up in the mornings around 9:00 (I'm not complaining about the time). After I pick her up out of her bed, I take her into "Mommy's bed" for some chocolate milk(1/2 chocolate 1/2 white for all you health nuts out there) and cartoons. I then slowly start the getting Harper ready process. I can tell she's going to be like me and not be a morning person.

She's way too interested in Toot n' Puddle to be getting her picture made.

She's starting to come around a little bit...

I think she's over the pictures and ready to go to school!

Bubble Monster

2009-05-21T10:09:00.001-05:00

Here is our sweet baby playing innocently in the tub...

The sweet baby is slowly turning into the.....

BUBBLE MONSTER!!!!

(Can you tell we all have fun during bath time:)

Thomas!

2009-05-06T18:43:00.003-05:00

This past Sunday was Thomas the Train day for the Satterfield family. It included a train ride, tattoos, petting animals and playing with trains. A good time was had by all....

Harper and Keegan

2009-05-06T18:34:00.002-05:00

FORD VS. TOYOTA

Harper has a new friend...Keegan. I hear the name Keegan probably 25 times a day until he gets home from school and can play. Keegan has a truck, a Ford F150, that Harper loves to ride in and drive. That gave us the idea to get Harper her own car for her birthday. It's too cute to watch them drive down the street together.

Happy Birthday Dad!

2009-04-30T21:12:00.003-05:00

In all of the excitement that came with Harper's birthday along with the fact that we don't have a working computer at the house, and Dad's birthday being in the middle of spring practice, I did not get to post this special day. HAPPY BIRTHDAY, DADDY!!! Harper loved celebrating her Daddy's birthday. I can tell that in the years to come Harper will enjoy more and more that she and her Dad have the same birthday month. We love you, Marcus! Hopefully, you will celebrate your birthday at the Master's next year:)

More BD Pics...

2009-04-30T19:39:00.004-05:00

After all was said and done, we celebrated with a birthday pizza. I really just wanted to see her precious face again when we sang happy birthday to her.

Harper and Crockett enjoy the new playground. Thank you, Mamaw and Papaw!

Harper enjoying her new Toyota!

Surprise!

Harper and Mamaw take a break during the party.

Papa and I are taking photos of each other:)

Emily and Will helped us celebrate. Watch out Em, Harper is claiming Will as her own!

Nana and Aunt Abby are trying out the strawberry birthday cake. Everybody liked it but Dad....

Forget the presents and the cake, as long as there is chips and dip, Harper is happy. Aunt Debbie is holding the plate so that Harper can do it "by self."

Happy Birthday Harper!

2009-04-29T21:21:00.003-05:00

Gotta get the birthday pics up! There will be more to come....
Harper had a Mickey and Friends party this year. I think by the time her birthday came around she might have had another favorite cartoon (Dora), but by that time all the decorations and cake ordering had already been done. The above pic is Harper sitting on the dining room table picking up Pluto and licking the icing off. This began about an hour before the party started...but, hey, it's her party and her cake, she can do what she wants!

I love this picture because of what was going on when it was taken. Everyone was singing Happy Birthday to her and she got the sweetest, most amazed look on her face. I'm sure she didn't remember it from last year, so I think she was thrilled and bewildered that everyone was singing to her.

What a good dad! Marcus is wiping the icing off of Harper before she can get it on her white (I know. I'm crazy.) party dress.

A rare picture of me and Harper....I'm usually the one taking all of the pictures. How about those Mickey Mouse ears?

Blog Status

2009-04-13T11:01:00.003-05:00

I just wanted to let everyone know that I'm not as lazy as it seems when it comes to blogging. As much as I love living in Chattanooga and being a stay at home mom, I don't like not having a computer and being cut off from everyone. We are working on this problem. But, for the time being I only get to blog and email when I visit Seymour.

Happy Easter!

2009-04-13T10:22:00.003-05:00

We've had a big Easter this year:) It started at Harper's school with an Easter egg hunt and a visit from the Easter bunny. Harper, her Dad, and I have been practicing Harper's Easter egg hunting skills at home but it was to no avail. Harper's style of egg hunting consists of finding an egg, opening it up, extracing the candy, and then throwing the egg on the ground to move on to the next egg.

On to the Easter Bunny, Harper's teacher were amazed because everyone in Harper's class was afraid of the Easter bunny but Harper. As it happens, Harper is said to be in every picture of the Easter bunny that they took. She loves the Easter bunny!

Mamaw, Papaw, Harper, Marcus, and I went to North Carolina to celebrate the true Easter holiday. What better way to celebrate Easter than to visit the best church that has the best preacher in the world (at least in our opinion:)...Cullowhee United Methodist Church. Marcus and I found this special place when Marcus coached at Western. It holds a very special place in our hearts. It was our first church we attended as newlyweds. It is also the church we took Harper to get baptized. The service met all of our
expectations. In the above picture, we were watching the Easter parade in Dillsboro.

From North Carolina we went to Nana and Papa's house to celebrate Easter.

Our little girl looks tired here....we were too after spending the night in a hotel with Harper.

Harper and her cousins...Sophie, McKenzie, and Harley

Papa and his girls taking a ride on the golf cart.

Harper hunting Easter eggs.

Harper is helping Papa plant flowers.

Harper and Sophie taking it easy after the day's activities.

Swim Lessons

2009-04-13T10:06:00.002-05:00

Harper has started swim lessons at our local Y (thanks Alison S. for the idea). She loves it! As we predicted, however, she has no fear. She doesn't want me holding her...she just wants to swim.

I don't know if you can tell from the above pic, but everyone in our class is an infant. So, I called and had Harper bumped up the the 3 year old class where I'm not in the pool with her and she has an instructor. This was also based on the fact that she was sliding down the slide and going under and absolutely loving it....again no fear.

Potty Girl!

2009-04-13T09:50:00.002-05:00

Aunt Paula and her magic purse bought Harper her 1st panties. We thought they were very appropriate. We are in the middle of potty training and Harper seems to be doing pretty good.

In the magic purse, Harper found Aunt Paula's lipstick!

Images of Harper

2009-03-15T11:31:00.003-05:00

Between moving, trying to get internet set up, and our computer breaking down, it's been hard to blog. Here are a few pictures of Harper to let everyone know what she's been up to....

We've started a new gymnastics class which Harper loves. She actually keeps her leotard on during class.

Harper is hoping for a warm spring. She's ready for bikini season!

She loves wearing all her leotards and the shoes that Aunt Andi got her for Christmas. I think they make a nice outfit.

Dad and Harper are sharing some quality time at the new table that he put together.

We are ready to mow our new yard! Harper loves riding her car around the neighborhood. Her friend Keegan comes by to pick her up in his monster truck sometimes for a date.

Mamaw and Harper had fun rolling her hair. I'm sure Uncle Rob will be thrilled with the hot rollers.

Harper on her way to gym class takes time to pet Fletcher.

Harper and Uncle Rob

2009-03-15T11:15:00.003-05:00

Uncle Rob came up from Atlanta recently to finally meet Harper! While he was visiting, we all got hair cuts.

Harper helped Uncle Rob mix Mommy's color.

Harper loved her Uncle Rob! She hasn't stopped talking about him and can't wait for his next visit.

22 Months and Counting...

2009-02-19T20:55:00.002-06:00

Playing and happy.....

Drinking chocolate milk and still happy....

Now, we're not so happy..... We keep getting reminders that our Harper is fast approaching the terrible two's. Thank goodness the tantrums are short-lived.

Snow Day!

2009-02-04T11:11:00.002-06:00

Harper and Papaw have enjoyed our recent snow days. Notice the matching hats....

The Many Faces of Harper (part 2)

2009-01-30T20:26:00.005-06:00

I believe that I've done a "Many Faces of Harper" blog before...hence the part 2. Harper has been busy having fun this week.

Harper loves to say "CHEESE!" for the camera. The only problem is that she can't say cheese with her eyes open:)

Another minor problem we have with Harper is that she loves to eat lotion. I have to really watch her when we apply lotion after her bath each night.

Harper is taking a moment to hug her monkey which I believe once upon a time belonged to me. She is becoming very attached to her stuffed animals. We went to Build A Bear this week and had a blast. I will post her new animal as soon as she lets it go long enough.

FISH FACE!

ELMO!

I think Darby the Dog has made the blog before.....

In the following pictures Harper found my ancient t-ball hat. Go Indians! We always won!

It's been raining quite a bit in East Tn, but Harper is prepared.

Check out Mamaw's blue socks in the background:)

Baby in a Basket

2009-01-25T20:26:00.002-06:00

And she's in! As you can tell, Harper is a little big for this baby basket, but don't tell Harper that. Harper is in the stage where you have to use reverse psychology. If you tell her she's too big and won't fit, she'll be glad to prove you wrong. Harper is now 21 months old going on 4 years. Her vocabulary and the size of her clothes tell us so....

Happy Birthday Knox!

2009-01-22T19:56:00.002-06:00

Harper's boyfriend, Knox, turns two on 01/23. He has the coolest birth date! These are pictures of Knox and Harper last Christmas....My! How they've grown! Harper already misses Knox and wishes him the best on his 2nd birthday. Check out Knox's blog at http://www.westmorelandnews.blogspot.com/

Ranch! Chips! Peas!

2009-01-21T20:50:00.002-06:00

Ranch! Chips! Peas! (please) Trust me she doesn't like peas. However, Harper does love her chips and ranch dip. Sometimes, she does get to eat chips, but I try to get her to eat "crunchies" instead. Gerber makes a toddler food called crunchies that Harper will substitute for chips most of the time. Harper's doctor assures me that crunchies do have some nutritional value.

She gets very serious about her dipping abilities. This action can take up to 30 minutes at a time.

However, if you're not careful and she runs out of dipping tools (chips/crunchies) she will resort to using her fingers and then her whole hand. Is there anything better than chips, dip, and chocolate milk?

Harper and Her Babies

2009-01-21T20:30:00.002-06:00

Harper has really started getting into pretend play. It's fun to watch her imagination at work. Part of her pretend play involves her babies. She loves to read to them.

One of her favorite things to do with her babies is cover them up with her monies (blankies). We aren't sure where the word monie comes from, but that is the only word she will use for blanket. Harper has gotten to the point where she says anything that comes out of your mouth. Needless to say, we are very careful now what we say, how we say it, and what we talk about.

Harper is using the same crib for her babies that I used for mine. It's in pretty good shape after 30 years.

We've been back in east Tn for 3 days now and Harper has been a busy girl. Papaw came to Martin to get us on Sunday. Thank goodness he did because on the way home we got a flat tire and were stranded in the boonies for 3 hours before AAA showed up. Since then she visited Nana and Papa where she played in the snow and got her first taste of it as well. Harper also added a new word to her ever expanding vocabulary...TROUBLE...she learned her new word when she took her purple and blue crayon and wrote all over Mamaw's white wall.

The adventures of Harper will be continued.....

Last Day of School

2009-01-15T09:21:00.002-06:00

Today is the last day of school for Harper and me. I'm very sad to leave my Greenfield family. Obviously, Harper doesn't realize what's going on, but when I dropped her off this morning her teachers were sad as well. We've both had wonderful experiences at our respective schools. Thanks everyone for the good memories!

Mamaw and Papaw took this pic of Harper on a rainy day during our Christmas break.

Glamour Girl

2009-01-06T09:35:00.002-06:00

With her fur vest, monogrammed purse, bow, and boots, Harper was ready to hit the town.

Playing with Fletcher

2009-01-06T09:30:00.002-06:00

Harper decided to trade in her babydoll for Fletcher. He loved the attention!

PonyTail!

2009-01-06T09:22:00.003-06:00

When I picked Harper up from school yesterday she had her first ponytail!

Daddy's Press Conference

2009-01-03T11:39:00.002-06:00

The new coaching staff @ UTC.

Dad taking questions from reporters.

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Bye Bye UTM! Hello UTC!!!!!!

2009-01-01T21:12:00.003-06:00

Marcus, Harper, and I had a life changing New Year's Eve. We found out that we are moving to Chattanooga! Marcus was awarded the job of Offensive Coordinator at UTC. After 2 1/2 amazing but long years, our prayers have been answered. Needless to say, the grandparents are ecstatic over the news! We truly feel blessed. We will miss our Martin friends and we will welcome with open arms our new Chattanooga family.

Mom and Dad's Rockin' New Year's Eve

2009-01-01T21:01:00.002-06:00

Dad and Uncle Joel hanging out reminiscing about the good old Greenback football days.

Dad, Aunt JoLynn, and Uncle Joel getting into some kind of trouble. The boys were probably telling Aunt JoLynn how to cheat at Rook!

Aunt Andi, Rob, and Alli relaxing on the couch waiting for the ball to drop.

Harper's Rockin' New Year's Eve

2009-01-01T20:51:00.002-06:00

For New Year's Eve, Harper decided to party by playing basketball at Aunt Andi's. Check out the moves....

She thinks about shooting and then decides to go with the one handed dunk instead.

She's so happy with her shot that she decides to attempt a cheerleading kick! We'll have to work on that one a little bit:)

Christmas Hugs for Aidan

2008-12-31T16:00:00.002-06:00

Harper and Aidan have continued a Christmas tradition that Audra, Andi, and I had as kids. We used to love getting together and exchanging gifts.

Harper has gone from pulling Aidan's hair a year ago to giving hugs.

What a sweet look between friends:)

At ages 4 and 20 months, it's cool to hold hands. Give it a few years and we won't be able to pay them to touch! Thank you Householders for all the nice presents!!

Matt Stillwell = Friends, Family, and Fun

2008-12-28T19:54:00.004-06:00

Our good friend and soon to be country music star, Matt Stillwell, played for a large group of friends, family, and fans this past Friday night at the Cotton Eyed Joe in Knoxville. Matt's new video "Shine" is now playing on CMT. For those of you who were at our wedding, Matt was the one who sang most of the songs.

Connie, Whitney, Matt, and Me!

Marcus and I had a great time....it was a good date night!

Marcus is a smart man. He always surrounds himself with women.
Thank you Connie for all the great pictures!

Merry Christmas!

2008-12-27T10:27:00.002-06:00

Wake up, Sleepyhead! We had to wake Harper up @ 9:30.

Harper came walking into the living room with blankie and her sippy cup. When she saw her kitchen she threw down her sippy cup and came running. It was fun to watch!

She immediately started cooking. Santa really didn't need to bring anything else.

After a while, Harper started playing with her other toys. She's really into watching and doing what she sees others do.....scary!

Yo Gabba Gabba tent....she loves her five Gabba friends.

Harper is enjoying Santa's left over cookies.

After the cookies, we had to have a bath before we could play again.

Harper at the Satterfields where she a great time playing with all her cousins. She learned to play "Ring around the Rosy" and "Keep Away".

Harper and Ivy loved playing with Sophie's toys too. Happy Birthday, Jesus! Thank you for your many blessings.

Twas' the Night Before Christmas

2008-12-27T09:50:00.002-06:00

Harper needed some alone time to wait for Santa.

Dad cooking the traditional Christmas Eve goolash.

Before....

And after....this year's might have been the best yet!

Santa's cookies...

Aunt Andi and Dad putting together Harper's kitchen...

Papaw is also working hard for Harper.

Finally, all is calm and it's time to go to bed....

Happy Anniversary!

2008-12-19T13:12:00.002-06:00

It's hard to believe that Marcus and I have been married for 4 years! Time flies when you're having fun:-) Marcus woke up this morning and reminded me that this time 4 years ago he was in trouble....he was supposed to be at the hotel at 7:30 to get his hair cut. Needless to say, after being at a cabin in Gatlinburg for 4 days with his friends, he had a hard time getting to Knoxville by 7:30 a.m. Obviously, it all worked out!

Doesn't Dad look nice in a tux?

If you can tell by looking out the window behind us, it snowed about 3 inches that day...

Best Santa Photo Ever!

2008-12-19T12:52:00.003-06:00

Aunt Andi and Audra look a little different in the early 80's....how cute are they?

Christmas Clean Out

2008-12-08T10:42:00.001-06:00

Marcus and I decided that every year at Christmas time we will clean out Harper's room and give the toys that she has lost interest in to charity. We turned a potential chore into a good time! These were some of the stuffed animals that Harper decided to keep. We filled up a whole trash bag full of the others. It's kind of hard to get rid of stuffed animals. I kept thinking of the "Velveteen Rabbit."

We had to keep the hat and glasses!

This last picture is of Harper and her new found love....crayons. Needless to say, they got taken away from her for a little while. So far, we've just had one kitchen cabinet and one face incident to report.

Just Hanging Out

2008-12-04T09:13:00.004-06:00

Harper and I are getting a lot of play time in while Dad's on the road. Sometimes Harper will sit still for a minute, but most of the time she's on the move.

She loves taking care of her baby. She will put her down for "night night" and feed her french fries.

Other than baby, Mickey is the 2nd best thing in Harper's play world. We've tried to decorate Harper's Christmas tree in Mickey Mouse decor.

She is sitting on the couch drinking chocolate milk out of her Minnie Mouse sippy and watching Mickey on TV.

The best thing Harper did today was not shedding a tear when she got her flu shot! We are so proud of her!

Happy Birthday Aidan!

2008-11-29T18:39:00.003-06:00

Harper's good friend, Aidan, celebrated his 4th birthday.

Aidan is showing off his Lightening McQueen fishing pole that his Aunt Andi got him.

I think Harper is pouting in this pic because she REALLY wanted to tear into Aidan's presents.

Harper is making sure she is close to the action!

Harper is getting ready to go to Aidan's big birthday party. She was very excited!

Thanksgiving with the Satterfields

2008-11-28T10:18:00.003-06:00

Harper has been a very sick little girl, but she recovered in time to spend Thanksgiving with the Satterfields.

She spent a lot of the day trying to get her dress off. Harper is learning to dress herself, but she hasn't learned yet the appropriate place to undress:)

Harper is trying to show Baby Sophie a little love, but we didn't want her to get to close to Sophie's face which proved a little frustrating for Harper. She loves to give kisses!

Harper and Aunt Traci....

Great Mamaw Satterfield with her newest great grandbaby...

More Fall Fun!

2008-11-25T12:11:00.004-06:00

What's more fun than raking leaves with dad and then jumping into the pile?

I guess it's also fun to eat the leaves! We are still in the stage where everything goes into the mouth.

Harper has a good idea....let's just mow the leaves and be done with it!

Or we can just pray about it.....

We are now getting into the stage where we like to dress ourself......this could be interesting!