My little BFF

It is only Tuesday this week yet we are having a fun week together. I say it all the time but Harper is truely my BFF. I hope we stay like this forever... Monday's are always my favorite because I have missed her so much over the weekend at work so I enjoy Harper so much on Monday. So here are a few pictures of me and my BFF. Ignore how horrible I look , we were up early...







Dress up....







Kisses


Lots of reading..


Naptime



On Monday night, we suprised Harper with a new outdoor play cottage. I found it on Craigslist and thought she would love it. Brad picked it up and she has loved every minute of it since.




Hope everyone is having a great week like us....

Thankful Thursday

I just wanted to say how thankful I feel to have the best husband and child. I love them so much and the last few days we have had such a good time.

I have had my little helper in the kitchen...







We have been out in the evenings enjoying the weather...






And we have been enjoying naptime as a family...





I love you guys so much and feel blessed everyday to be Harper's mother and Brad's wife...

Vail, CO

We are back from our first real family vacation. With Harper we have only been down to the coast, Henderson or to Houston for a night or two. So this past week we flew to CO for Kirsten and Jeremy's wedding and stayed a few extra days to spend some time together. Overall I think it went really great. Traveling with kids is a whole new experience but we had a great time and it is so beautiful right now in CO. First was all the packing . Who knew you needed so much stuff to travel with a child. I think it took me a whole day to pack everything we needed to take. Lots of weighing of luggage too. :) We left Wednesday morning early and headed to the airport.






The airport to me was the most stressful part of the trip. Harper is at the age where she wants to be down running so it was hard to keep her contained. Once we were on the plane , she did great. No crying or screaming! Just lots of snacking and games we brought and even a little nap.






Two hours later we arrived in Denver , unloaded and headed to the rental car place. We then had a two hour drive to Vail. The weather was so amazing. It has been so hot here in Dallas that it was wonderful to have a break from the heat. The high was about 60 and lows 37-40. We even had a little rain a few days and we loved that. The first night was a little hard with Harper getting use to the time change and the new place but the rest of the trip she slept good. We rented a condo with plenty of room to play and I think it was perfect. It had a kitchen and a laundry room.




On Thursday mom and I went to a bridal luncheon for Kirsten




and then took Harper to a painting class .









Then we had dinner rehearsal while mom watched Harper. On Friday I was gone most of the day getting ready for the wedding, with hair and pictures. That night the wedding was beautiful and we all spent the night dancing and eating good food.








Then on Saturday and Sunday we spent some family time together. Saturday was perfect weather and we headed out early and went to the Gondola and rode to the top of the mountain.







We took Harper to the nature's building and learned about the animals in the area. Then we went digging for dinosaurs and had a good lunch at the top of the mountain. Then we spent some time at Octoberfest and did some shopping.





Later that night we met Kirsten and some friends at dinner .



On Sunday we had breakfast at a French Bakery and then went to Vail village to Farmer's Market and Car show.






Vail Village is so beautiful. After shopping for a while we headed back over to Octoberfest for the polish dancers and Brats eating contest.




Then Sunday afternoon we decided to drive over to Beaver Creek and check the ski spot out. When Harper turns 3 I want her to have her first ski lesson. I have always heard that Beaver creek is a very family oriented ski spot so we drove over to check it out. I loved it, and while we were there we had a charachature done of Harper. We spent our last night at the condo playing Yahtzee and watching the Cowboys play together as a family. I was sad to see the week come to an end. Family time is so rare these days that I always enjoy it so much. On Monday we headed home and Harper did wonderful again on the plane . She slept the whole way home on the plane.





So now we are just getting back into the groove of being home. Brad is back busy at work and Harper and I have been cleaning and unpacking. We loved our trip to Vail. I highly recommend CO in the summer. I have always traveled there only in the winter and now we will definitely go back in the summer. Just wanted to post some pictures from the week .

My Harper is 15 months

My Harper is 15 months old ! I know I am a little late but we held off on going to the pediatrician until after our trip so we just went this morning. Harper's 15 month check up went great. She is growing big and doing everything she is suppose to be doing and more. Harper still remains tiny ! Most of my questions at the appointment were about food and milk. Harper still continue to have trouble drinking whole milk. I continue to have to breastfeed because I cannot get Harper to take whole milk. We now have many new suggestions to try so maybe soon we will be weaned off. Her growth curve is great , she has always been small and the doctor said that between 9-15 months they usually do not gain much weight because they are so active. Who can gain weight when they are vacumning all the time?




15 month stats:

HT: 20 th percentile
WT: 5 th percentile
HC: 10 th percentile
Teeth: 5 still but finally cutting one other tooth on bottom right and one molar.





Clothes: We are still wearing 6-12 months or 12 months, and size 3 shoes! She is so active I have trouble keeping up these days. I catch her climbing all the time. Just last night I looked over and she was climbing a baby gate and almost over the top. GEEZ, I freaked out. At this age Harper loves to be outside. It is so hard because the weather has been so hot but in the evenings we have been going out to play. She loves her sandbox, cozy coupe and trike. The most adorable thing I have noticed lately is that she LOVES other children. The girl's across the street are our favorite. If they come out of the house you cannot say Hi or wave enough.

Favorite foods:
Cheese
Mac and Cheese
Ravioli
Grilled Cheese
Bread of any kind!( biscuits are the best)
cereal
Avocados- guacamole is a hit.
hot dogs
french Fry's
KETCHUP on everything.
Sausage
plum baby squeeze packs
chicken nuggets
Eggo's




I wish this list was covered in veggies but this toddler is picky as most are. I am learning new ways to sneak them in everyday. Sleeping is going wonderful. We put you down and you go right to bed usually . Every once in a while you cry for a few minutes or play but we always have to put you to bed with Chester. Chester continues to be your favorite animal. It is now a challenge just to bath him. YUCK!!

What is Harper saying??

Dog, Cat, Turtle, Cow ,Fish, Moose, Emma , Riley, Chester, Harper, Mimi, Momma, Dada, Cici, Papa, Hayes, JJ, Juice, Cheese, Apple, Banana, Cookie,nite nite, Eat,Cup, Peepee, poopoo, Hi , Bye ,Book,Keys, Bubbles, Hop hop, Mermaid, Toes, Hair , Ear , Nose , Eye, Button( aka Belly Button)and teeth, moo, Monkey,
You try to repeat almost anything we say at this point. We are now watching what we say around you. This is our new parenting challenge.

And you use short sentences like:

Hi ___ ( anything you say) Hi mama, ect
I have even heard you say Hi Toes... HAHA
Where's _____ ( usually Chester, mimi, mama, or Dada)

You also say EWWWW to anything wet or if you toot. It cracks us up. And now you do the Baylor bear call , just in time for football season. We do not watch much TV but you seem to like bubble guppies. If you get upset in public we can usually sing that intro song and she start dancing. Anytime you hear any kind of music you dance and clap. Books are your favorite toy right now, aside from mommies cell phone or your kitchen. If only you didn't chew them up. All the books in the house look like a mouse has been after them. Many times a day you bring a book and sit in my lap.

Favorite Book:

Moo, Baa, La La La
In fact you will bring it to me and say MOO, LA LA LA
It is so cute and you nod your head when you say it.




Harper you are doing so much I could go on for hours. You are now hysterical and love attention from us. You do this funny face like you are shocked and make a sucking in noise and we cannot stop laughing. I plan to get this on video as soon as possible. And the other night you tooted in the tub , looked up and said EWWWW and laughed. I think I laughed so hard I was crying. Also you drop everything on purpose just to say UH OOOO. At this stage you make us mad one minute and laugh the next. Just in the last few weeks you have become a little defiant. There is alot more crying around the house these days when you do not get your way. But overall you are so sweet and your hugs melt us.






You are still a little fashionista. You now have your first pair of Joe's skinny jeans( thanks cici) and a new pair of pink winter Uggs. We love you so much it is unimaginable little angel. I cannot wait for the upcoming months. So much fun stuff to look forward to.