More "Winter" Fun...

We went to LL Bean with the Harveys for school vacation week fun- Joel is of course, pointing out the trout to Leah...
Trying to convince Daddy to play dolls instead of watching the Super Bowl!

We went to Portland Head Light- Andrew's old summer job location since it was such a beautiful morning!

My FAVORITE trick of Uncle Matt's!

Coloring at Gritty's!

One of the "activities" at LL Bean was meeting a sled dog team... all of the dogs were SO nice!

It was so nice out Mom and Dad shared an iced coffee so I got a donut hole! Nice teeth!

Clear Blue sky!

Sunday morning walk at Higgins Beach- yes, in February

Getting ready for the tourney!

The back of my tourney T-shirt! Go Whit and Jake!

Our winter is a joke, we live in Maine for a reason- we like snow and we have almost none! Andrew has hardly used his snowmobile, we have only gone skiing 2x and the ice is so thin that it is dangerous. None the less some Maine winter traditions have gone on- one being the High School basketball tournament. Leah only got to go to 2 games- one in Augusta, and one in Bangor. We were very proud of big cousins Jacob and Whitney as both of their teams went to the semi-finals. Jacob's last game did not begin til 8:30 at night so Leah had her first overnight at Nana and Papa's. She did great, me not so much! Here are a few pictures of the past couple of weeks. We also went on a Southern Maine overnight with the Harveys. LL Bean put on lots of free activities for vacation week for the kids so we did a bunch of neat stuff there, let the kids swim in the hotel pool, went to the beach and got to visit the Mulkerns and eat fun food!

Trucking!

As I think I have mentioned before Leah LOVES big trucks (18 wheelers) almost as much as she loves buses! Luckily for her my brother is a truck driver. So today Uncle John called Leah and said he was hauling logs to Dysart's and we could meet him there so Leah could get a ride. So we met him at the scales and rode over the scales with him and then drove across the street to the log yard to have the logs unloaded. She was mesmerized by the whole thing! She loved the crane!

Feeling Better

Yogurt eating or yogurt painting?
My early Valentine's present- a new shopping cart!

Morning ritual... reading the Bangor Daily News with Mom and Dad...

Pushing my bitty baby in my new shopping cart

I love wearing ALL of Momma's shoes...

A walk in the woods with Dad...

Loving her baby...

Double Trouble

Leah has had a runny nose for a few days, nothing that seemed that bad. However, last night she was up 2x coughing and so I decided to be safe and take her to the doctor's today. I am sure my students were devastated when I emailed them to cancel class. Our poor baby has a double ear infection!!! The NP could not believe she had not complained more. She is a tough cookie I guess, but it made me feel like a bad mother that I did not take her sooner.

So, we left the doctor's office and went to Rite Aid to have her prescription filled. As Andrew is often at pharmacies, he is normally the one who has picked up Leah's prescriptions and dealt with Joel, our pharmacist, about the insurance stuff that was sort of a mess when Leah was not officially ours. Anyhow, today Joel was like "well at least it's just Aasawari who is sick". I must have had a dumbfounded look because he then said "It's good Leah did not catch it too". Long story short since May Joel has assumed we had twins... Aasawari Harmon and Leah Harmon- since he has filled prescriptions under both names with the same birth date. He assumed he always just saw one of the twins each time we were in there!

Anyhow, on our way out Joel gave Leah Aasawari Harmon a Rite Aid Get Well soon Teddy Bear. Leah normally is not a fan of stuffed animals so I was very surprised to see her immediately hug the bear and say Thank You to Joel. Since we have been home she has not let go of the bear and she and the bear have enjoyed resting and watching Word World together. Here are a few pics...

Fun with Megan and 18lbs!

Darth Vader and his niece Megan...
Leah LOVES the slide at the pool!

Leah is lucky to have such a great big cousin!

Sunday morning snow fun!

Megan came for the weekend which was great since I have a horrid cold... she is a huge help with Leah! I think my cold is a dream come true for Andrew because for most of the weekend I have had laryngitis! So the 3 healthy people in the house have stayed busy in the snow and going across the street to the pool while I have been stuck inside! Megan did get a break from being the "nanny" though and got to go on a snowmobile ride with Andrew and Ty!

In other BIG news Leah had a doctor's app't on Friday and she gained 3/4 of a pound! The most weight she has ever gained in between "weight check" appointments! She also grew a 1/2" and she finally is on the charts (the Indian charts) for height! Not bad considering from the information we have we think she was only 2lbs at birth! Her doctor was really happy with all of her results and says her "curve" is great for growth and that is the most important part!

Busy Week!

They have great toys in the waiting room at the dentist!
Showing the hygentist her teeth!

Hey lady that light is bright!

I think this is the happiest she has been in the snow all winter!

Perhaps she is finally accepting that this is her new reality!!!

Not sure if you can tell but her shirt says FRESHMAN... and her beads were brought home to her by Daddy when he was in New Orleans... she seems to like to accessorize!

This is a neat picture, you can see Jacob (in the front) and Leah clapping for him!

When the varsity team stands in that doorway to watch the end of the JV game Leah loves to wave to Jacob and many of this teammates. They are sweet and wave back to her even though they should be being tough and having their "game face" on!

It has been a busy week already and it is only Wednesday! Monday Leah got to go watch Whitney and Jacob play basketball because they both had home games in the afternoon since it was a holiday. Tuesday was my first day of teaching at the Community college and it was Leah's first time staying at Ashlee and Feleke's house. It went great.. she had a wonderful time and I felt completely comfortable leaving her! Of course, my class is only 70 minutes long, 2x a week! Today we had a storm and Andrew had to leave early for work so Leah and I were on snow removal duty more than we normally are. We had to head out once the storm winded down for Leah to go to her first dentist app't. She was quite a trooper- but scraping the plaque off sort of did her in! This dentist is a pediatric dentist though and it has the coolest waiting room all geared to kids... there are mini TV's above each chair- Dora was on the one we were in. So, they make it a pretty neat experience.

Being a basketball fan is a full time job for Leah... this time we went to see Matt play at Husson University! She must have been his good luck charm- he had a career high!
Leah and Leah... her namesake! Leah is having a baby in May! Hopefully not the same day her brother Matt (above) graduates from college!

The rocking horse, before it became a bucking bronco!

Mom tried a new hairstyle on Leah- 2 barrettes!