Liza Love

She arrived!

This morning at 4:26am I had my first contraction and just a few hours later at 7:05am Liza entered the world.  It was a beautiful birth experience.  I was able to overcome fear and enjoy the labor and delivery.

"His perfect love casts out fear." I John 4:18

Due:  July 20th, 2014
Birthday:  July 26th, 2014
Time:  7:05am
Weight:  7 pounds 8 ounces
Length:  20.25 inches
Name:  Liza Love Harris

"Children are a heritage from the Lord, offspring a reward from Him."  Psalm 127:3

A College Reunion of Sorts

Last weekend we traveled to Missoula for Trisha and Tyler's wedding.  Tuff and Tyler were college football teammates and roommates.  It was an amazing weekend!
Picture of Trisha and Tyler at the Grooms Dinner.

Tuff's college football teammates and roommates at The Canyon Club at Washington Grizzly Stadium for the groom's dinner.  Each one holding his little girl!  Tuff and Grace, Kevin and Mayla, and Chris and Reagan.

Enjoying catching up.  Hard to believe we graduated almost 10 years ago.

Had to go down to the field for old-times sake.

Kids again.

The boys gave us a sprint or hardly a sprint in the video below.  They were worried about pulling a hammy.  Haha.



Fun with the girls.

Our best attempt at a family photo, from the back of the stadium looking toward Mount Sentinel and the Clark Fork River.

More fun on the field.

And now for the wedding.  I love this picture of Tyler waiting for his bride.

Tuff read a bible passage.

The colors and scenery were so beautiful.

The wedding location was the Ranch Club in Missoula, formally Phantom Links Golf Course, where I used to practice for college golf.  Only great memories here.

Luna made the trip!

The colors and mountain backdrop of Missoula made for a gorgeous wedding.

Lindsey, Kevin's wife, who I knew the last few years of college.

Kevin and Lindsey's daughter Mayla and Grace hit it off.  Grace and Mayla were born only one day apart.

Here's little Reagan and Grace at the children's museum in Missoula.

Grace rode the Missoula Carousel, one of the must dos of Missoula.

That thing was fast!

Saying goodbye to the boys Saturday, old teammates/roommates (Kevin, Tuff, Tyler and Brian).

We spent Saturday night at Daniel's house, yet another football teammate/roommate of Tuff's.

Road trip home with movies for dog and child.

And sharing a nap time pillow of course.

The week prior to the wedding Tuff traveled to Glasgow, Montana for a football sports camp.  The Glasgow Courier wrote up a nice article for those who are interested in reading:  http://www.glasgowcourier.com/story/2014/07/09/sports/against-the-odds/1506.html

Day following Glasgow football camp enjoying fishing near the Fort Peck Reservoir.

Shortly after the Glasgow trip Tuff flew to Ohio for an Athletes in Action event, the AIA Pro Athletes Leadership Summit and Golf Classic.  He had an amazing time and got to learn from some powerhouse leaders, like Dr. John Townsend who is most famous for his book Boundaries with Henry Cloud.  Not only that but got to meet some great people and reunite with some great people, including Corwin Anthony, Director of Pro Ministry for AIA and also our pre-marriage counselor more than six years ago!  

And now for the week after the wedding.

Tuff had the opportunity Thursday to last minute fill in for a speaker at a Fellowship of Christian Athletes (FCA) event here in Billings.  He spoke on his walk with Christ and how sports played a role.  It was awesome to here him speak.  Another speaker for the event was Dr. David Cook who is one of the country's top speakers on peak performance.  He was awesome too.

The next day we played in the FCA golf event in which the winners qualify for a national event at TPC Sawgrass.  We took second by one shot!  Didn't expect to come nearly that close but what a good time!  Also didn't expect to be golfing, thought maybe a baby would hinder that!

Which brings me to today, July 20th, my due date!  No baby yet and I don't mind one bit.

Wednesday I took Grace to a big sister/big brother boot camp class provided by St. Vincent's hospital.  It was too cute.  They learned dos and don'ts around new baby, how to change a diaper, carry baby and wrap them in a blanket.

These pictures were from yesterday, just melted my heart after waking up from an afternoon nap and peaking out the window.

How are you all enjoying your summer?  Beat the heat and get in the water!  We have/had 90's+ for several days, and no end in sight.  Spray parks are our friends.

On a final note, I dropped my phone tonight on our family walk.  Oops.  So if you need to get a hold of me email or facebook will have to do!  

Minnesota Vaca, A Baby (No Not Mine), a Wedding and So Much More!

Ok this post is a hard one for me to tackle.  So much has gone on since leaving for Minnesota vacation.

Let me work my way backwards:

Fourth of July we stayed in Billings and attended our second Celebrate Freedom, Harvest Church's 11th annual community outreach.  The picture below is from 2013 and 2014 bounce house comparison.  She still stands to the side and watches all the kids bounce.  Same dress.

2013 and 2014 daughter-mommy photo.

Playing bubbles with Miss Bri from small group.

Bubbles in 2013.

Rewind to June.  Tuff and I celebrated six years of marriage June 28th.  But before I share some photos my sister Dana had her first baby the same day!  Milo Gregory Kaiser, just one week old in photo below.

Every year we take a self-timer photo for our anniversary.  Here are this year's selections as well as family photos (I'm exactly 37 weeks pregnant in the photos).

Our landlords and cousins, the Caton's were in between moves mid June and came to Billings for two weeks.  They unfortunately had a sick toddler, so the last six days of their vacation looked a little different then they would have liked.

Here she is; little miss Audrey recovering.

Grace couldn't get enough of Isabel the Caton's first born.

Tuff pulled out the Xbox for the kids, probably one of the few times since college!  

Tuff and Pierce, the Caton's third in line.

 Departing day photo with the Caton crew.  We'll miss these guys.

Almost forgot the Caton dog Hoss.

Crawled his way up to the top of a blanket mountain.  Haha.

Keep rewinding; Minnesota vacation.  This vacation was low key and spent enjoying family, especially Dana as she prepared to have her first baby!

This picture was on June 20th, a request of Dana's husband Greg the day before we departed back for Billings.  Dana had Milo just one week later.  Belly sisters.

Another belly sisters picture from the week before, June 14th at Dana's baby shower.

A big turn out for the shower.  Tables set up for "baby" themed knowledge bowl.

It was a fantastic shower thrown by my mom and little sister Cydney.

More highlights of Minnesota trip.  Splashing around on a flooded Vintage Golf Course with cousins.

Pool time with Auntie Cydney or "Sissy" as Grace calls her.

Coffee, lunch and dinner dates with family and friends.

Bo, Auntie Heather and Grace.

Boulder Tap House in Baxter with my sister Cydney, college teammate/roommate Krista and Brad, sister Dana and Greg, and my brother Derek.

Lunch at Tower Pizza with Great Grandma (Super Oma), Uncle Tom and cousin Abby and kids, Papa, cuzzies Finn, Beck and Bo.

Coffee with Uncle Joe.

Dinner at Uncle Duff's along with some ping pong competition.  Bo sent Grace back to Montana with her Barbie collection and special bath robe as seen in photo.

Speaking of Barbie, Auntie Barb put Grace's hair in piggy tails at the shop.  

Brunch with the Sauers (also considered my second parents).

I also got to see the Sauer's daughter and my best friend Rachel.  

Rachel and daughter Avery at Liter Pig Races.

Neighbor Keller helps Grace participate in kids activity between pig races.

Grace's participation consists of standing off to the side and watching, much like the bouncy house from the 4th of July.

Even Auntie Cydney got called onto the race track for some crowd entertainment.  

Scooter rides with Derek, Mari and the boy cuzzies.

Waiting turns.

Loading scooter on trailer; it takes a village.

Krista came up from Hugo to spend the night and hang out.  We went golfing and forgot to take a photo, as both of us are sporting our University of Montana golf bags.  The picture below is at Whipple Beach in Brainerd.

Dower Beach in Staples.

Golf at the Legacy at Craguns.  I was a beverage cart girl there in the summers before and during college.

On our way back to Montana Sunday June 22nd we hit a deer just outside of Fargo.

There were no rental cars and our vehicle was totaled and not drivable.  We were blessed to have my parents available and with an extra car.  They drove the "college car" as they call it to us and we were back on the road.

Despite the four hour delay we almost made it back to Billings in daylight.

When we arrived and put Grace to bed in her room we found the drawing below on her chalkboard desk.  So sweet.

June 14th Tuffs sister Toni got married!  She is now Mrs. Toni Caywood.

Tuff was the photographer for the event so take a peak at some of the highlights.

Tuff's Dad and Mom looking great!

 Some of the pre-wedding festivities.

Tuff's siblings and dad.  Left to right, Jay, Toni, Noelle, Jerry, Adrienne, Jeri Lyn and Tuff.

Kassia and Donnie at grooms dinner.

Auntie Darlene and cuzzie Addaleigh.

Cuzzies Kylee, Amara and Kaydee.

Wow that was a big update.  Maybe the next one will be baby Harris is here???