http://www.crystalandshane.com The journey of Shane Eubanks and Crystal Alred Wed, 03 Mar 2010 03:51:48 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en My papaw, Jim Reagan, walked into the arms of the Lord on Sunday, February 28, 2010. Many people may remember him from his days in construction, as mayor of Pigeon Forge, on the board of directors at local bank, the courthouse, BP Station, FOP, Scottish Rite, or having the fastest ... http://www.crystalandshane.com/family/papaw-reagan/ Another year has flown by as Harper Cole celebrates his second birthday! We celebrated with him at our house along with many friends and family that share our love for the lil guy. I'm pretty sure he already has more friends than I do! For those of you that couldn't join ... http://www.crystalandshane.com/harper/harper-cole-turns-2/ Any of you that know me, most likely know of my Mamaw Reagan and what an incredible blessing she has been to me over the years. I simply cannot reach a pedestal or cloud high enough to put her up on...seriously...she's that amazing. Well, today (January 19) is her birthday. ... http://www.crystalandshane.com/family/happy-birthday-mamaw-reagan/ My little buddy is just talking away! I love to hear all of his expressions and attempts at what he's hearing. Here's a few precious things he's said lately that I want to make sure I remember! He loves his Little People Nativity, Oh Little Town of Bethlehem ... http://www.crystalandshane.com/harper/christmastime-chatter/ We are enjoying the holidays so much with our little guy this year! He's at SUCH a fun, curious age and he just loves all the activities, sights, sounds, smells, and so on that are indicative of the Christmas season. We've already done several things with him! The Lighting ... http://www.crystalandshane.com/harper/christmastime-already/ Harper Cole had a fun time this Halloween. He was dressed up as a little engineer driving a choo-choo train, his FAVORITE thing in the whole wide world! He had the opportunity to wear his beloved little costumes 4 different times the week of Halloween. He wore ... http://www.crystalandshane.com/harper/halloween-2009/ We went to the cabin in Ellijay on on Friday night (October16) and stayed there with Mammy and DanDane....we all got up on Saturday morning and headed to Burt's Pumpkin Farm. It was SO cold (about 45 or 50 degrees and windy). We bundled up big time! ... http://www.crystalandshane.com/harper/burts-pumpkin-farm-and-ellijay-apple-festival-2009/ If you are wondering what in the world that means, just ask the little guy. "Baboo Cole Janks" is what he calls himself! It absolutely cracks me up every time I hear him say it, so therefore I just HAD to share that with everyone! We've been ... http://www.crystalandshane.com/harper/baboo-cole-janks/ Harper Cole is 19 months old now and just full of sooooo much energy! He keeps us laughing with all of his funny expressions, sayings, and actions. I am just blown away by how much he learns and soaks in things with each and every day. He ... http://www.crystalandshane.com/harper/keeping-us-busy/ There aren't many people that can say they got to see a great grandparent or even a great-great grandparent, but I was blessed to spend 31 years of my life with my great-grandmother "Mamaw Cole" who was Harper's great-great-grandmother and is where Harper's middle name came from (along with Papaw ... http://www.crystalandshane.com/harper/i-love-you-more/ It sounds so weird to call him a "toddler", but it is what it is and it's wonderful! Harper Cole is learning new things by the minute, it seems! He's really talking a good bit, trying to repeat just about anything we say. A lot of the ... http://www.crystalandshane.com/harper/talking-like-a-toddler/ During Harper's first Halloween, he was decked out as a lil' cowboy, but he had these booty things that "looked" like boots since he wasn't walking yet. Well...I think it's finally time to bump him into his very first kids cowboy boots! I didn't realize there were so many cowboy ... http://www.crystalandshane.com/harper/kids-cowboy-boots/ We spent last week in PCB with the Godfreys and had a great time! The ride down was the only problem- Harper Cole got carsick all over the place, bless his little heart! He must get that from me, I tend to get carsick pretty easily myself. ... http://www.crystalandshane.com/harper/panama-city-beach-2009/ We are really enjoying our sweet little Harper Cole...he is at such a fun age- just soaking in everything around him. Watching him with new experiences is just awesome, so we've been doing a lot with him lately! Dollywood- Granna Tana got us into Dollywood a couple of weekends ago ... http://www.crystalandshane.com/harper/thomas-the-train/ Throughout the 31 years of my life I've seen a lot, been quite a few places, and had some pretty big accomplishments. But nothing...and I absolutely mean nothing...compares to being a father. Each day I see my blonde-haired, blue-eyed boy run up to to me with that 1 & 1/2 ... http://www.crystalandshane.com/harper/being-dada/