New Year at the Harris Household

Happy New Year! Things have settled down from the holidays, and I finally have a chance to update our blog. We had a wonderful Christmas and New Year and I am looking forward to seeing what God has in store for us in 2009.

Rob started his new job with Verizon a couple of weeks ago. He really is enjoying it besides the fact that 12 hour days have him exhausted by the end of the day. He won't always be working 12 hour days, but while he is training he works open to close. It's actually a blessing because we really needed the extra money although Jaxon and I really miss him.

I am learning how to balance many hats these days. In addition to being a mommy and photographer, I also started studying to be a personal trainer as well as look for a part time job. I am going through NASM for my training and have started the workout routine to get back in shape last week. I am planning on cleaning houses on the side one day a week as well as 2 afternoons until I am certified to do the personal training. The goal is that I can stay home with Jaxon as much as possible. When I start doing the PT, he can come with me to the gym and I can be with him as well as make some extra income. Until then, Rob will be able to watch Jaxon one day and my parents the other times. Because of all of this, I have become very good friends with my day planner. Making sure I schedule and balance everything is crucial. Even down to making time for dates with the hubby, family time, fellowship with others, etc...it is a little overwhelming trying to juggle it all. I hate the thought of leaving Jaxon for even an hour, but I know in the long run, this will allow me to be with him more. I keep telling myself it is only a few hours a week!

Our little man is now 3 1/2 months old and he is doing amazing! He is almost rolling over from back to front now, and is batting at and grabbing onto his toys. He loves to practice sitting up and has a smile ready for everyone! Every moment with him is a blessing and I want to just hold on to him forever. He is growing so fast!

Well, off to feed the little guy again! Hope this New Year brings blessings to you all.

Love,

Rob + Kristin +Jaxon Harris

Rob's New CD Release!

Hey everyone! If you get the chance, you should check out the music to my husband's band's new album! It is their first opportunity to work with a proffessional studio and they poured many many hours of hard work to make it sound amazing. It really does blow their demo out of the water. I am so proud of it so I just had to share with you all. http://www.overkastmusic.com/., or www.myspace.com/overkastmusic Oh and by the way, my favs are "Complete" (he wrote it for me...the sweet guy), and "Engraved". Let me know what you think!

(I am attaching the artwork I designed for their album just for fun!)

Christmas Day Approaching and Fun Moments of the Season

This week has been another snow filled week! We have pretty much been snowed in all week! It was very fun to play in the snow and go for winter wonderland walks, but being couped up in the house is getting very old. Especially for someone as social and active as we are! All the week's events were cancelled, except Rob and I were still blessed with the opportunity to have our first date without the baby. My parents came to watch Jaxon, and we just roamed around the mall and had dinner out. It was very nice, but we found ourselves constantly wondering how the baby was doing, and ended up coming home early because we missed him so much!

We are hoping that we can get out to enjoy the holiday with the family...weather permitting. It is such a blessing to celebrate our Lord's birth with our little Jaxon this year. Last year at this time, we had only hoped we would have a little one on the way soon! Now we cannot imagine another holiday without him! He brings such joy to our lives.

Along with this, you will find a few of our precious moments during these wintery days. May the Lord bless you and keep you this very Merry Christmas!

Our sweet boy...
Snuggling after naps with Daddy is the best!

I went to get him up from his nap, and he had his hand in his pocket!

Jaxon is fascinated with this whole texting thing!

Merry Christmas Everyone!

Make a Smilebox greeting

Smiles and Snow Days

Things have been CRAZY around the Harris household! Between moving and the holidays, there has been hardly a moment to breathe let alone blog. We have finally gotten settled into our little home. It has taken more than 2 weeks to get everything in place...we just put the last of the boxes away yesterday! We absolutely love it here and are so thankful for this place. It is an older home, so it has it's "quirks", but we choose to think of it as "character". It was very hectic moving with an infant, but thanks to lots of help we were able to get it done rather quickly! Jaxon and the kitties have settled in nicely.

Jaxon is 11 weeks tomorrow and is weighing in at 12 lbs and 25 inches long!!! He is sporting his best smiles and coos. He has so much to say these days and has also been blessing his father and I with 9 hours of sleep at night! Who knows if it will last, but we are enjoying it while we can. Jaxon also had his first encounter with snow! It has snowed several inches this week, and we bundled him up in his snowsuit and took him out! He was bright eyed and seemed fascinated with it all.

Rob is starting a new job this next week with Verizon, and his band OverKast is coming out with their first proffessional full length album next month! It sounds AMAZING and I am so proud of all the hard work he put into it.

I am staying busy with the baby and working on several photoshoots this month. I am also starting to study to become a personal trainer within the next year.

We are excited to spend our first Christmas with our little boy! What a year of blessings it has been!

Jaxon Talks & Rolls Over

Here are a few videos of Jaxon's latest tricks! =)

Changes...changes!

It has been so long since I have updated this, and so much has happened since I posted last! We have been busy busy, but I am trying to make a goal of updating this atleast once a week from here on out. I want to be able to remember these days and capture all that is happening since life is flying by so incredibly quickly! There are so many moments to cherish and I want to take a "snapshot" of these days so that later on I can go back and see all that God has done.

It is amazing how much Jaxon is changing. He is only 7 weeks, but it seems like every week he is growing like a weed and changing so much. I am in Heaven each moment I spend with this little angel. I am almost emotional at the fact that he is growing so fast and I know it is only going to go faster. A part of me wants him to stay this age forever, while another part of me is so excited to see him grow up. Jaxon is really starting to get fun now. He rolled over for the first time this week and is talking up a storm! His smiles light up any room, and his giggles crack me up! I must say that Daddy gets the biggest smile. I can't tell you how much I love seeing the bond between my husband and my son. They have something so special and I absolutely adore it! It seems my husband is growing just as much as Jaxon is! =)

On a different note, we are going to be moving into a house in north Everett...get this...next week! (Yes, that is Thanksgiving weekend!) We are so excited to finally be in a house! It is adorable and has a huge yard for Jaxon. It was totally a God thing! I am stressing a little, since I am not nearly close to being done packing everything. Pray that this transition goes smoothly. We are so blessed! I will show pics later.

I am behind on posting pics, so here are a few of my favs from the last few weeks! Enjoy!