86/365.

Easter. Egg. Hunt.

In preparation for this annual event that takes place in fields and parks across America each spring, we practiced the art of egg hunting with our Noah very (semi-)diligently. When the big day arrived, the champ proved relatively successful with the hunting of his first egg, but was quickly thwarted in his mission by the presence of other kids. These same kids that threw off Noah's game also took the rest of the eggs.

In the end, this first-time hunter gathered a total of about two and a half eggs. But the joy of it is that he was not counting his eggs at all.

Of course neither were we.
But next year, he will dominate.














85/365.

TGIF.


Preben celebrates with a colorful drink.

84/365.

This One is Juuust Right.

A new Noah-sized chair!


He likes it.

83/365.

Good People.

Today we saw some of the folks
that are helping to make Noah's foot as straight as an arrow.

82/365.

Lolli Came to Town!!!

To celebrate, we took a morning stroll in Ireland. Yay Lolli. :)


81/365.

Leprechaun Sighting.

Tons of March 17 stuff on sale today at Target.
Awesome.

80/365.

Troublesome Towel Rack.

This has been Preben's project.
More than once.

79/365.

Rainy Day.

To have his path made clear for him is the aspiration of every human being
in our beclouded and tempestuous existence.
- Joseph Conrad

This would be a cool broach or pendant, I think.

78/365.

Apple Cheeks.

The family (as in Amy, who is the only girl at home now) has been in search of a photo of my sister Ellen that looks exactly like Noah does in the photo below. Unfortunately, it cannot be located at this time, so let me just tell ya, genetics are strong in the Harwood family.

77/365.

Noah Overload.

He shall be my photo subject three days in a row.
Like it or not.
Also, Happy Thanksgiving.

76/365.

Happy St. Patrick's Day!

Noah just found out he's part Irish.

75/365.

They Fixed the Heater!

The cooler day today made the pool even more tempting with it's steaminess.

74/365.

Poolside in March.

Anyone else wanna come?

73/365.

Reflecting Today.


72/365.

Vestiges.

Some evidence that the burgers on the grill we had tonight were de-lish.

71/365.

Today's Location: That Coffee Shop next to Spicy Pickle.


Three of my favorite drinks:
Water.
Coffee.
Passion Tea Lemonade.

70/365.

SPRING.

It's coming...

I am so thankful for seasons.

69/365.

Today I went shopping.

It was cool.

68/365.

Little Chicken.

Enjoyed the March weather this evening with good company.

67/365.

Texan.

My companty departed, I return to the grocery store, and ponder what all the hoopla is about the Houston rodeo...

Then I remember I attended it two years ago.
It was certainly hoopla.

66/365.

A Colorful Day in the Neighborhood.






This is lovely
Ashley Charter
who helped show
me and our friends
a good time around
her native Houston.

Truly,
she is lovely.















These are the
stunning roses
that Lisa sent me.
They continue to
adorn our table and
brighten the room.

Definitely,
I am thankful.

65/365.

Ballet and Iron.

This evening we saw a performance at the Houston Ballet called
La Bayadere.
Wow. To be a dancer...


Also today, Claire and Shireen encountered an iron man.
Shireen wanted to be his friend.
Claire wanted to be him.

64/365.

Friends.
(Yay for friends!)

This is Shireen.


This is Claire.



This is friends in Houston!


This. Is. Awesome.

63/365.

A day of birth celebration unlike any other.

So, this pretty girl + this pretty girl
+ this amazing meal + ice cream cake



= one mighty day of receiving an overwhelming amount of
love that I do not deserve.

Note:
- Roses to the left of Claire were sent from Miss Lisa T.
- Meal sweetly prepared by Ellen and Preben Enger included kebabs, potato salad, green salad, and sparkling cran-apple juice.
- Amazing Dora the Explorer Balloon behind Shireen is, well, amazing.
- Not pictured: Manager's Special lilies.

62/365.

Reading List.

Danielle and I were comparing the books we were reading today.  

Here is the shortlist of some I am reading these days, everyday. 

61/365.

Part Two:  Time with Pappa
Baby + Ball = Sport

This is Noah's hero.
















 Pappa shows Noah the ropes.
Noah poses with his ball, runs, plays, laughs.



He's going Pro soon!

60/365.

Part One: Time with Mommy
Baby+Paint = Art 

First Noah listened patiently to instructions.

Then he took matters into his own hands.




The Result? 
A masterpiece, of course! 

59/365.

Vafler!

Well, Preben proved himself already with Bapa Pancakes so his Norwegian waffles were simply gourmet!  Shown below with homemade blueberry syrup.

Bra jobba bror cokk! 

58/365.

Getting all my ducks in a row in Texas...


I told them to do this.
The swans did pretty well; ducks are harder to train.