It's A BOY!!!

Quick update... Just follow the arrows...We are having a Boy, his name will be Gavin Jacob Harris. (yes its already set) I wonder if he'll be embarrassed later in life if he knew that I posted this?

Nah.. .I'm not about trying to blog today dawg...

It's been a little while since I last wrote the entry, so I figured I would let people know a little bit more about me. First off, I'm a husband and love my wife more than I could ever write. (those of you who know Lainie know just how incredible she is) Secondly, My family and my faith mean everything to me, my mom and my sisters are the ones that raised me, and I'd like to think they did a great job. My Heavenly Father and I are very close and he is very involved in my life. Third, I love the Jazz, the Utes, and the 49ers, sports are a big part of me. I am currently at USU studying to be a social worker, I love helping people more than anything, just talking and listening. I currently work for Logan River Academy, which is a school/treatment facility for troubled teens. The kids there have taught me a lot, especially the latest lingo. Everything they say is ..."what's good!?" "Nah dawg," or "Are you serious right now?!" or my personal favorite "I'm not about to do this, right now." These kids are ages 14-17 and have faced stuff that most of us couldn't even think of. Mostly Drug, and anger problems, which usually means they've missed a ton of school, L.R.A. gives them the opportunity to catch up and get help, while staying in a very structured environment. (A Step below Juvenile Hall) My job is to take care of them while they are in the residence, I try to keep about 11 kids in line and on task. We play a lot of basketball, and catch, we eat, and watch movies, all while trying to be the disciplinarian. Its a lot of fun. The best is when the kids begin to trust me, and really open up about life and their problems, because then I feel like I'm able to help them the most. This is good training for Lainie and my dream of opening up our own treatment center one day. Can't wait to get started. If you have any other questions for me feel free to ask.

Peace,
Cody

Campfire

This weekend we went up the canyon and roasted marshmellows with our best buds (Josh, Jennyrose, Jake, and Lindsay) Jake says we need to take more pictures so our kids can see we did fun stuff, I agree! If this picture doesn't say "fun to the max" I don't know what does!

Celebrating One Year!

Wow I can't believe it's already been 365 days! All day yesterday I couldn't help but remember our wedding day, and how amazing it was to kneel across from Cody in the Lord's house. All my life I've dreamed of being married, and starting a family, but I had no idea I could be so happy and in love. I can't express how blessed I feel to be married to Cody, he's the best husband ever! Looking back over this year I realize how lucky we are to have such wonderful family, friends, and experiences. We traveled to Hawaii and Florida, we've lived in Sugarhouse, and now Logan, we adopted the most loving dog, we both have fantastic jobs, and now we're looking forward to our first baby! We owe all we have to God who brought us together and has guided us each step of the way. Truly we couldn't be more in love or more excited for forever

This is Allie

We affectionately call her "Allie bug" or just "bug" most of the time! She is all cuddled up in a blanket on our love sac which is about her favorite nap spot (unless of course she can find a spot on someone's lap) She still has a lot of puppy qualities which makes her a lot of fun! She is really social and loves to play with other dogs at the dog park. She is very agile and Cody taught her how to climb some trees. She also likes to play on the play-ground and go down the slide! We absolutely love her as you can tell I could go on and on about her! I'm sure she'll be featured in many blogs to come!

Getting up to date...

Welcome to our Blog.
We have now been married nearly a year and wanted to let you all know just how happy we are. As many know we were married on 07/07/2007 (easy to remember if you want to send any anniversary gifts) and in just the last 11 months we have experienced quite a bit. We started off in Salt Lake, in a little 1 bedroom apartment that was pretty overpriced. However, the location was perfect for us, only 5 minutes from school (the U) and about 10 minutes away from our work. In October we adopted the first member of our family, our puppy Allie. She is a bit crazy and energetic, but through some obedience classes as well as just time, she is just about the sweetest, loving dog you could ask for. (well at home anyways) We had our first Christmas together, in which Allie seemed to get most of the presents, and in January Lainie applied for a better job up north in Logan, UT. Of course she got it, and so we were off and moved up to Logan. We found a decent 2 bedroom apt, near a bunch of parks, in a great part of town. Lainie loves her job as Office Manager of Canyon View Orthopedics at Logan Regional Hospital. Because of the timing of the move, I was unable to transfer to Utah State in time, so I sat the semester out and found a job. I was working at Qwest and hating every minute of it. Then after an emergency appendectomy, I quit. I've always wanted to work in job that I was interested in, but have never had the opportunity, because lets be honest, Social Work just doesn't pay that well. But with Lainie's new job, financially I was able to find something I liked, and am happily employed at Logan River Academy. I take care of troubled teens during their treatment. I am enrolled at Utah State and attending this summer. (I have a few classes I need to take before getting into the Social Work program.) During the month of March we added another member to the family, and are very happy to announce that Lainie is pregnant and all is well. Her expected due date is December 11th! We are so so so so so excited.
So that pretty much and very quickly has everyone up to date.