Riley and Ranger Game

Just thought I would post a few pictures from tonight. Brad was watching the Ranger game and Harper was on the bed with me and Riley. I looked up and she was watching the game with Riley. They are like best buddies. ADORABLE.... I love that Riley is so relaxed with Harper. Who knows maybe Harper will be a baseball fan or animal lover??

Emma and Weekend Update

It has been a week or so since I have blogged and mainly because we have just been busy with life. You know how it goes! I wanted to take the time to update everyone on Emma. We are amazingly blessed to say the least. Emma has done amazing . We had a follow up with our vet after one week and he said we could wean her from her steroids. She is getting around great. She almost looks completely normal. We are still limiting her activity and keeping her off the beds and couch. I have to say she is back to her normal self. Causing trouble as usual :) Harper I think is thrilled to be able to play with Emma again. It was such a good week. We have been doing a little shopping the past week. We will soon be going to Vail and I had to pick up some warmer clothes for Harper and I . Let me tell you how hard it is to shop for warm clothes in 107 degree weather. I found some cute stuff for Harper and now trying to find some things for me.


( Harper modeling her new coat!)

We also had some rain which was amazing. Not much but we will take it.I had an appointment at the allergist the morning it rained and as I backed out of my garage the most beautiful rainbow was across the street.




I am so looking forward to some rain and cooler weather. The allergist went well, I found out I am allergic to rye and barley which was weird but not much other than that. So I feel pretty blessed overall because it could have been way worse. Just a few minor food changes and I should feel better. Brad was pretty busy all week but I was off on Saturday and so we planned a family day. Saturday morning we got up early and went to breakfast. There is this little diner called Route 66 in Rockwall and I haven't been so Brad took us there.


( Daddy and Harper having breakfast)

It was so yummy. Harper loved the pancakes and sausage. Then after breakfast we headed over to farmers market in downtown Rockwall. We bought some fresh peas, squash, okra and the most amazing freshly baked sourdough bread. I wish I was off every Saturday to go buy local veggies for the week. Maybe one day..:) We then went home to drop all the food off and decided Harper needed a nap. So we all laid down and Harper slept for 1.5 hours while Brad and I watched a movie. It has been so long since we have been able to relax in bed and watch a movie. For the rest of the day we took Harper to swim at CiCi and PaPa's house. She loves the swimming pool. Sunday I worked and now this week I am busy getting stuff together for travel and cleaning house. Also we are playing outside when ever cool enough. Harper is loving her cozy coupe .



The weeks seem to fly by these days and Harper is growing up so fast. Here in just a few days she will be 15 months old. I promise to post a 15 month Harper blog so stay tuned. Hope everyone is doing great and have a good week.

Emma Lynne Warren

Emma Lynne, we LOVE you... It's been a hard day today. I worked yesterday and right before I left work I recieved a call from Mom to tell me something was wrong with Emma. I rushed home and ended up taking Emma to the emergency vet. When I got home she was having trouble using her back legs. During the day mom said she never heard her make a noise in pain or anything . The only thing she could have jumped off of was the couch . So after sitting at the emergency vet for two hours. The vet told me that she could have one of two things wrong. FCE or herniated disc. The vet seemed very stressed and had given Emma a morphine shot. She said she would recommend an MRI which after hours would cost us over 1,000 dollars and then if bad enough, surgery that was over 2,600 on top of the MRI. I immediatly started to cry in panic of Emma's health and the fact that who can walk into a place like that and drop that much money. I was devestated . I called Brad and we decided to bring her home on the medications, and take her to our vet the next morning. So it was such a worried filled night and alot of praying. This morning I made the first appointment to see our vet. He took one glance and said he was going to start her on steriods and that I needed to crate emma for complete rest for 4-7 days.He said he couldn't tell if it was a slipped disc or FCE without an MRI but that with the way she was looking if we did everything he said to do and she didnt take a turn for the worse , we would have a good chance of recovery. So I brought her home and we have been following all of the rules and everyday we see a little improvement. We continue to pray for a full recovery but we are just so thankful that things are looking better everyday. We follow up in one week so I promise to keep everyone posted on Emma's condition. But for now one of my favorite pictures from this week . Harper loves Emma and I think Emma loves her too. WE LOVE YOU EMMA... Get well soon..

Dinner at the Warren's House...

This week I decided to upgrade Harper to a real fork and no longer giver her the SPORK. She would try to use it and could never get the food on it, so we gave a real fork a try. She loved it and we have had many laughs at the dinner table since then. Usually she gets it all the way to her mouth and then looses it or feeds it to the dog. Here is a hysterical ( or at least we think it is) video of Harper eating Chicken and Dumplings. I always want to remember what a mess this little girl was when she is older. I have bought every dinner appliance in the baby section and it always seems to make more of a mess or just make more dishes . So lately I have just been putting it on the table . It works... Enjoy!

Animal Sounds

Listen carefully....
Harper loves to act like a dog and make pig noises.. Best video I could get that day.

Happy Birthday DADA

Happy 31st Birthday Daddy!!

Last week was Brad's birthday and it went by so fast, like the last year has gone by. I remember this time last year we were celebrating his 30Th birthday with a 2 month old. We started the celebration on Wednesday night. I worked on Wednesday, so I met the family after work at Kyoto and we had an awesome dinner.








I even think Harper enjoyed the hibachi cooking show. The night before I made Brad a homemade Hershey's Bar Pound Cake and we ended the night with a slice.



( FYI the cake turned out amazing )

So then on Thursday, Brad's official birthday , we made a breakfast special for daddy. Cinnamon rolls and Turkey bacon :) ...






Then for lunch we met Brad at AVA's downtown. Nothing like shrimp and grits to celebrate your birthday. Harper surprised Daddy with a custom outfit. It turned out adorable . Palmtree Resort Properties Mascot!! I think Brad loved it.




On Thursday night Holt had his 5Th birthday celebration so we finished out the day with them. We had such a fun week celebrating Brad's Birthday and can't wait to celebrate this time next year. Maybe next year , Harper can sing Dada the birthday song. We love you!!

What's your name?

Harper!! Love this little voice..