Wedding weekend...

This past weekend was a crazy busy weekend but in the end we added a new member to our family. My brother got married this past weekend. It is so weird to say that really. He is growing up and turning into a man . Anyways, it was quite an eventful, with an almost One year old, but we made it through and it went pretty good. We left on Thursday morning and headed down to Houston. The wedding was actually in Liberty City which is about 5 minutes from Kemah. It took us about 5 hours to get there and Harper did okay considering she hates her car seat. We met Mike and Kristi on Thursday night but mainly just got unpacked and settled in. Friday we had rehearsal at 12 and then the girl's got mani/pedi's and then headed to Cullen's Live for rehearsal dinner. We had a pretty rough night , I think Harper was overly tired and over stimulated. She cried most of the night and I was starting to think she was sick, so we left about 9:30 and she was asleep in the car before we left the parking lot. Then on Saturday I went to the venue at 10:30 to have hair and makeup done while Harper and Daddy spent the day together. Then at 6:30 that night Michael and Kristi became man and wife. The ceremony was beautiful and Harper did her job as flower girl great. We were able to stay at the wedding until about 10 and then we had to go because Harper was so exhausted. She had a rough last night in the hotel and we were up most of the night past 3 a.m. but overall she did good sleeping away from home. We all had breakfast before coming home Sunday afternoon and then today we were so lazy. We were just exhausted from the weekend and didn't have the energy to do anything. We took lots of pictures and I plan on posting some of the professional ones when we get them back in a few weeks as well. I hope that everyone had a blessed Memorial weekend. Congrats to the Bride and Groom..We love you!

Here are a few pictures from the weekend.











One of my favorite pictures. Harper loved the glass shower so Brad let her play in it . He is such an awesome dad.. Special thanks to Daddy for being such an awesome father this weekend.

NUMBER 5

We finally officially have tooth number 5 and she looks so adorable. There is this cute little gap in between her two front teeth. Oh my gosh , it makes her look so much older. My baby is growing up. Here are two pictures . They are not very good but it's so hard to get a good picture of the tooth when she hate's for my to touch them. So we take what she gives us. Enjoy...

Tornado Sirens

Last night was one of the scariest weather nights I have ever experienced. I love weather and in the past I would have loved crazy weather, but now with Harper it just scared me. I was worried for her safety. Thank God Brad was home. I think if I would have been alone it would have been so much worse. I cannot image what Joplin went through because this was scary enough. I can only pray for those families. Around 8:45 the tornado sirens started going off in Rockwall and we headed for the middle bathroom. I had prepared a kit under that sink because of all the weather we have been having lately. Just two days prior I had run up to Hobby Lobby and got stuck in a hail storm and had to dart under a car wash. So me, Brad, Harper and the two dogs crammed into the bathroom. It felt like forever, we were in there for around an hour while the storm passed. Harper thought it was a party. She loves the dogs and any excuse to get close to them. She flushed the toilet and climbed under the sink.. We are so blessed to be safe, and as I watch the Joplin footage I want to just cry for those people. We had another much smaller storm come through later that night so Brad and I sat up and waited for it all to pass since we put Harper back in her bed. We will continue to pray for all the people that have been affected by these storms. And thanks to everyone who was checking on us and worried. Here are a few pictures of the crazy sky before.

Sneaky Tomato Thief

For weeks I have been wondering who is taking the strawberries and cherry tomato's from my mini garden. Tonight I went out to water my plants and caught the thief red handed. I cannot believe Emma likes strawberries and cherry tomato's. MY DOG IS CRAZY!! I guess at least I know she eats healthy..

Our little Comedian

As Harper is getting bigger she is turning into quite the little comedian. I swear everyday she does something so funny. Some days I feel like I'm laughing all the time. She is so creative and silly without even knowing it. So I decided to take a few pictures of Harper doing stuff the last few days and post some of them. I want to remember this little funny girl when she gets older. So here are a few pictures and videos from last week.

When I put Harper in a highchair or in a stroller this is how her leg ends up most of the time. Wearing her mother's bra! I gave Harper a pickle the other day thinking she would think it was nasty. A few minutes later I realized she had eaten the entire inside of the pickle. It was so funny. And every night when I give her some yogurt she makes a huge mess and giggles as if she knows I do not even want to pick her up like this. Harper's new sound...



This is our little gymnast. I caught her doing almost the splits the other day.

Tooth 3 and 4

Last week was a really hard week for Harper. Getting teeth is HARD work. I always feel so horrible for Harper when she is cutting teeth. But after a long process, lots of Tylenol and tears. We have tooth number 3, and 4. We are currently working on #5 so the drama continues. Not sure why it took so long to get any teeth after the first two and now they are coming in quickly. So here is the best picture I was able to get. She hates for you to go anywhere near her mouth.

Family Fun

Today was such a great day!! I can't remember the last time we were able to spend family time together doing something for fun. I was able to trade a day with someone at work, so we decided to make use of the day with nothing but family fun. So this morning we woke up early as usual and got ready for church. We went to the early service and Harper took a little nap so she did awesome. We do not get to go to church much anymore so I love having Sundays off. After church we headed out to Dallas to go to the zoo. Harper and I have been before but Brad has not been since he was young. It was a beautiful day. Sunny and 72! Doesn't get much better than that for a day at the zoo. We ended up only going to the children's zoo and the African exhibit because Harper was just so sleepy. We rode the monorail for the first time and I was worried Harper would get bored on it for 20 minutes but she loved it. I just love the zoo. I told Brad that if I had a dream job it would be a Vet in a Zoo. Best part of the day was when Harper fed the giraffe. I thought she would love it because she loves feeding the dogs but the LONG tounge freaked her out. On our way out we stopped in the gift shop and bought harper a purse with a giraffe in it to remember our fun day. We loaded her in the car and poor baby was asleep before we left the parking spot. So I guess she had fun :). After getting home we called CiCi and she came over and played with Harper so Brad and I could go to the movie together. We saw Water for Elephants and it was so good. We haven't been out alone in months, and we enjoyed the alone time. I feel so blessed to be off so many days with Harper, but days like this, I sure miss my weekends with Brad. This makes you really appreciate the time we all have together. Here are a few pictures from the ZOO day.

Daddy and Harper checking out the big cat.



Harper feeding the giraffes.







Before we even left our parking spot, this was Harper.

Sweet feet

Yesterday I was planning on posting a picture of Harper because I just thought she looked adorable but ended up not getting a chance. We got up yesterday and headed to Baylor . Beth and Jon had little Jake on Monday and we went to visit. We stopped by the NICU to do some stuff and Harper was able to visit some of my co-workers. She was so shy and clingy. She has had allergies the last few days so I think she just feels alittle under the weather . Baby Jake was adorable and it was fun to hold a newborn again. It's hard to believe that almost one year ago I was in that exact spot. Then we headed back to Rockwall and later that evening we went for a family dinner to celebrate a late Mother's day. We went to the Oar House and had a yummy dinner. Harper did pretty good at dinner. She was tired and sickly so overall she did awesome. So here is Harper from yesterday and also a picture of the sweetest feet out there. So chubby I love them..

Harper's sweet little feet!


My little princess!

A Special Weekend!

Busy Busy Busy! That's really how last week and weekend was. We started out the week with me working and Brad down at the coast so that we could be off for the weekend. I'm not use to backing my days up as much as I did last week and boy am I glad I am only working 2 days a week. I missed my girl! Then on Friday we loaded up the car and headed to Houston to have Kristi's shower on Saturday. Friday went as expected . Harper hates her car seat so she screamed most of the way and I think my blood pressure was so high when we finally arrived. We checked in to our hotel and then headed over to Grandpa Harrell's to visit. Kelly and Dad were really happy to see Harper. It had been a few months so she had changed so much. We went to dinner and played with their new puppy Lola for a few hours and then headed to the hotel to sleep. Harper actually did pretty good that night sleeping in her pack n play from about 10-7! Then early the next morning we went to the Teapot Depot to have Kristi's shower. It went really perfect , the food was awesome and the games went really good. Harper wouldn't let anyone touch her. She hasn't acted like that before but I guess it was a lot of people she had never met before and probably a little overwhelming. So she was attached to me the whole day like a little monkey baby. After the shower we headed down to Lake Jackson to Grandpa's bay house. We had family and wedding party down to cook out and relax. It was fun, Harper was able to take a boat ride on the new boat. She loved it! We also had every one's dogs down there and we all know how much Harper loves dogs. Emma was able to take a boat ride too, she traveled with us this weekend and did great too. After the party we checked into a hotel in Lake Jackson and went to bed. That night did not go as well , Harper was up every three hours and then up at 5 am. Sunday we went back to the bay house and visited for an hour or so before heading back to Rockwall. Sunday was my first Mother's Day. We spent most of the day in the car and Harper hated it but I will say that I am so blessed to have my little girl. Being a mother is a dream come true and I look at her and can't believe God has blessed me with this precious baby. She is growing up so fast and I can not wait to spend many more Mother's Days with my baby. When we got home last night Brad and Harper gave me some new James Avery Mother's earrings and I love them. I sure love my little family. On Monday morning they got up and let me sleep in and then made me breakfast since we were on the road Sunday. I sure appreciated it. So we have just a few more weeks before the wedding and Harper's first birthday. What a busy month we are about to have. So here are a few pictures from the weekend.

Harper enjoying the new puppy Lola.



Teapot depot shower









The Bay house






I hope that everyone had a wonderful Mother's Day! We are surrounded by amazing mothers and I couldn't do it all without them. Harper made her MiMi and Cici special garden stones with her foot print in them to say I LOVE YOU...Special thanks to my mother for always being there for me when I need her.

11 Months Old

Eleven Months ago today you came into our lives ! Never did we expect how much you would change in eleven Months. We cannot believe that in one month you will be One year old. There is no way to explain how fast this 11 months has gone by. This last month you have learned so much. Everyday you do something new! You are becoming this little person who loves to learn and explore. You are now officially INTO EVERYTHING. Daddy is working on putting latches on every cabinet in the house. You are so fast on your little feet. Crazy how much better you have become at walking in the last few months. You walk now instead of crawling almost 95% of the time. Sleeping is so much better. We actually have a routine. You now know exactly when it's time for bed. We lay you in your crib and pat your back for about 5 minutes and off to sleep you go. Occasionally you are a little harder to put to bed but most nights you do great. You continue to be an early bird. I'm not sure if Mommy will ever adjust to that. Most mornings we are up at 6:30 before the sun. Eating is much better as well. You will almost try anything I put in front of your mouth. We are having a little trouble getting you to take enough because feeding it to the dogs is always more fun.

Favorite foods:

Prunes
Chicken
Macaroni and Cheese
ravioli
yogurt
sweet potatoes
grilled cheese
tater tots
cheese

No more baby food for Harper.

Words List:

Mama
Dada
DOG
Book
Bye Bye
Ba aka Ball
sheez aka cheese

You also know where your and our nose is! And you love the Wheels on the Bus song. You are quite the Dancer and you love to give all your stuffed animals hugs.You just started giving us hugs as well! You are such a joy and make me smile everyday. You wave and tell everyone bye bye and it melts my heart. I hope you are always this sweet!! Last week we had the chance to watch the royal wedding. It is really crazy that Princess Diana and Charles were married the year I was born and their son was married in your first year of life. It really is fun that we were able to watch the wedding together as three generations. I look forward to the fun things we can do together as girls !Well let the count down to your first birthday begin. We love you baby girl and can not wait to see what this next month brings. So this month for pictures I decided to go with the theme of the recent royal wedding. Here is our girl all dressed up as a princess.