Birthdays Galore

A lot has happened since I last posted. We celebrated 4th of July, Landon's 9th birthday and mama's birthday as well. For the 4th of July, we did our usual and headed up to the lake to see mimi and pawpaw. We take the boat out on the lake for the fireworks and Harper loved them. I thought for a moment she would be scared but she sat quietly and watched in my lap. Although it was a bit past her bedtime so I'm sure that played into her mood as well. Landon had a fun swim party so we got to see the entire family and just hang out in the sun. Harper loves being in the water but don't come too close to her when you're wearing goggles... She is so afraid of them! We celebrated mom's birthday this past Sunday with a nice lunch at Pappasitos - it was very relaxing.

Harper is changing so quickly. Her hair is starting to fall out yet grow in and it looks like she's going to be a full-blown brunette. Her face and legs have thinned out a bunch since she's started crawling. She is eating a lot of different foods but her all-time favorite has been blueberries. I have to wait until she's eaten a good portion of her dinner before I put the fruit down or else that is all she eats. She loves grilled cheese sandwiches, any kind of beans - like pinto beans, broccoli, peas, and carrots. You name it - she eats it! She even had some of my curry the other day since I ordered it with no spice.

Harper is officially into anything and everything she isn't supposed to playing with. Never mind the 50 toys that she has, she's playing with mom's fake plant or chewing on the piping of the couch. Grant got pretty clever the other day and took the batteries out of an unused remote and let her play with it. I'm sure she loved it as she is always wanting what we have - cell phone, remotes etc. She babbles a lot lately and screams to manipulate you into giving her what she wants. We are working on the signing so she can communicate with us when she wants more food or wants out of her high chair. She is catching on and it makes us proud.

Grant and I actually had a little time to ourselves this weekend to celebrate my friend, Sarah's, 30th birthday. Mimi and pawpaw watched after Harper sp we were able to really kick back and not have to worry about naps, eating etc. It was very nice and we agreed that we need to do it more often.