Black Friday

I LOVE Black Friday shopping.

For the past could of years Joe and I have made it a tradition to get up and  take part in the madness.

Whether is it is the great people watching or the awesome deals it is worth every minute!

This year Joe was to tired to go shopping

BOO!

So we didn't go the morning of but rather the night of Black Friday and guess what?? We scored some very good deals!!!

Here we are out shopping!! DO you notice the top part of Joe's right shoulder spit-up!!
And moments later this is what happened. . . . . .

Let's just say this girl does WORK when she spits-up!!! I honestly wonder what perctange she keeps down in a day!

My motto for all the shoppers on Black Friday!!  Also you can see that I dressed accordingly for BLACK Friday with all black attire and hints of pink!!

                                                               My girl and I shopping!!! Our biggest score of the night:

Our new Nikon camera!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Squeal!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I have been researching cameras for some time now and since having Harper I realize how often the camera is a necessity so we decided to give our family an early Christmas gift with this. I want to learn to take good pictures and this is the perfect camera!!!!

Did you score any finds or deals on Black Friday or Cyber Monday?

Thanksgiving 2011

Greetings,

Hope you all had a great Thanksgiving!!! This year was a bit different for Joey and I were actually in our own home for this holiday. It was a nice change of pace for this Holiday and we have realized that as our family grows it will be important to create our family traditions on holidays as well.

Here is our little Turkey on the day:

Her shirt says "Mommy's Little Turkey" we couldn't get one where she was smiling and the outfit didn't last that long since she had a big episode of spitting up shortly after we took the picture!

 Thanksgiving morning Joe did a 5 mile race in Davenport, while Harper and I watched the Macy's Day parade. When Joey got home we relaxed for a bit before heading to my grandparents for dinner.

After dinner we started watching the Godfather series, have you seen all 3? I was hooked immediately.

I have lots to share with you this week so stay tuned for more posts this week!

Giving Thanks

Good Morning Blogland,

Well Thanksgiving day is right around the corner, we are having an unusual Holiday but will catch you up on that next week! Promise!

With that being said I think it is time to GIVE THANKS!!
Briefly I want to give thanks for my two loves Joe and Harper. Joe you are my bestest friend and I have fallen in love with you so much more watching you be a father. To my little cuddler Harper you arrived and turned my world upside down in the best way possible, I love you more than words can say.

A few other things that I am grateful for:
To all my fellow momma's out there for their support, advice, encouragement, and support.

Caffeine- who thought I could love you more but I do.

My shoes: for the last month of my pregnancy none of my shoes fit and it is so good to be able to wear my shoes again.

No snow, I am just plain not ready for it but I am going to work on preparing myself.

Wine: it is so nice to enjoy an occasional glass of wine

We wish all of our friends and families a wonderful Thanksgiving holiday. Stuff your faces, enjoy each other, and make memories!

1 Month Old

Guess who turned 1 Month Old???

Harper Regina Haluska DID!

It came and oh my it was here before we knew it! I guess it is true when they say the time flies when you are a parent!!!!

After I posted this picture, I realized that my sweet girl is so BIG!! I mean she is still a baby a newborn at that, but she has changed so much in this past month. Her eyelashes have grown, her legs seem to be stretching through her sleepers, and she is starting to cooh more and more everyday!!!

A Pre Thanksgiving Get Together!

This past weekend was jam packed with a Haluska family!! On Friday Joey's Mom and Nana arrived in town and we were very happy to see them. We had hoped that his brother Mikey would be able to make it as well but he had told us he had pervious plans. When they first got there we sat down to talk about that night and Joey let Wrigley out, as he went to the deck I heard Joey freak out!! There he wa hugging his brother Mikey- what a wonderful surprise!! This was the first time Mikey had seen Harper as well!!!!

Saturday Night we had Joey's cousin Adam his wife Kendra and their two loves Jerzey and Jace come for mass and dinner as well!!

Here is picture overload from the weekend!

Way to be funny margaret and mikey

Harper and I surprised Joey on Friday when he got home from work and were all dolled up in new Iowa State gear!

By the way did you see the Iowa State game on Friday night? Well Joe got so excited that he jumped up hit his head on a beam in out house and split open his head!! That's a true fan for you!

Our table setting for the evening!!!

I did placecards for the evening and on the back of every one said why we were thankful for that person. If you are having loved ones over for thanksgiving this is a neat idea!

Jerzey wanting to know what the bubbly was at each seat!

My very first turkey, that turned out pretty darn good!

We got out the karoke machine and Jerzey was a natural we didnt do much singing but would interview each other!!

Joey, Adam and Kendra

Nana with her two newest great grandbabies!

It was a great weekend with family and we are blessed to have you all in our lives!

A Stork's Bite

Good Morning,

Have you heard of a Stork's Bite??

Any idea of what it is??

Well it is a term for a birthmark.

Guess who has one???

Harper Regina Haluska.

The other day as I was sitting at the doctor office for her 2 week appointment I was looking at the back of her head and noticed this:

NO this isn't Harper's head I couldn't get her to sit still. Her mark is covered by alot of hair but I wanted to post an idea of what it looks like.

Typically these birthmarks go away after 18 months and Harper is lucky because hers is small and covered by alot of hair.

Road Trip. . . Here We Go

Brr it sure is cold out this morning!!!

A couple of weeks ago we were blessed with a visit from Joey' sister Kelsey who now lives in Washington. It was great because her and Tammy got to come to Davenport for a day and then a few days after that we headed out to Indianola for the weekend to do an early Christmas with Kelsey and family since she wont be able to come home for the holiday with her work schedule.

So how did a 3 hour car ride go with a 3 week old baby, well overall we thought it went really well both ways. On the way there about 2 hours into the trip Harper was hungry so I fed her. If we are traveling more than 30 minutes I typically sit in the back with her. The rest of the time she slept during the trip.

 Tammy's sister daughter Dylin, she couldn't get enough of Baby Harper and asked to hold her lots!

                                                           More snuggle time with Aunt Kelsey

                                                            Opening gifts!!!

It was a great weekend and on our way home we were able to stop off in Des Moines and see MiMaw, we couldnt be that close and not see her!!!!