These are a few of her favorite things...

Harper has definitely made it clear what she likes and what she doesn't. She is willing to try new things, but it usually takes a few tries before she shows any interest. Here are a few of her favorite things at almost 5 months old. 

"Brown Bear" and "Moo, Baa, La La La" are 2 of her favorite books

But "Barnyard Dance" is the clear favorite. Just look at that smile on her face!

Sleeping on her side... here she is shielding her eyes from the light in her room (or at least that's what I say she was doing!)

Learning to be a big girl... here she is sitting in the "tri-pod" form. 

I couldn't capture it fully before she toppled over. 

Chewing on anything and everything

Playing in the pool and bath. This girl loves the water!

Hanging out in front of the mirror

Jumping around... except when she starts spinning around 

and that just makes her mad!

A good time was had by all!

After Leah and I returned from NYC, Harper and I stayed in Little Rock for a few days. Trust me, we missed Corby so much, but I wanted to hang around for a while. We had an afternoon of sister bonding, which was so much fun! We saw "The Proposal"... if you haven't seen it, go... now. It was such a great movie. I kind of want to see it again, and by kind of, I mean really. Then we went to dinner. We haven't spent time just the 3 of us in a really long time, and we needed it really bad! I love my sisters more than words could ever say, and I am so thankful to have them in my life! My mom definitely received some jewels in her crown by offering to watch both of our high maintenance little girls. Other than that, we pretty much stayed at home. Literally. It was rainy the whole week, and there's nothing worse than lugging that heavy car seat around in the rain... so we just didn't do it. We had such a relaxing time, but it was nice to be back home with Corby. Harper was so excited when he walked in the door... it was precious!!! Here are some pictures from our time in Little Rock.  

Poor Daisy... She just doesn't know how to handle Eliana!

Reclining at the table!

K-K and her girls

Thanks Tia for the cool shades!

You can hardly even tell them apart?!?!

Bath time gone bad. Someone wanted to be in the little tub too.

Gran-D and her great granddaughters

Harper and her Tia

Harper and her Aunt Lindsey

Happy Birthday, Momma!

I am positive that I have the most fabulous mom in all the world! End of discussion. Today is her birthday, and I am hoping it is the best one yet! I wish we could all be with her... but Harper and I missed Corby so much, so we came back home on Friday. I am confident that my sisters are celebrating her well today. My mom is full of compassion, love, generosity, and laughter. Every time I am with her, I feel so encouraged. I hope that I can be half as good of a mom that she is!!! Her life certainly hasn't been easy, but she has chosen to rely on the Lord for all things and is such a great example of a woman who fears the Lord. I love her more than words can ever say!!! Happy Birthday, Momma... you're the best! 

NYC in pictures

Here are some of the pictures I took while in New York. I didn't take my nice camera, so the quality isn't the greatest. Leah and I had a great time, but we were both very exhausted at the end of it. Our flight home was delayed about 4 hours, so we didn't get back to Little Rock until 2:30am. Needless to say, we both slept a good portion of Monday! We then had a great week together in Little Rock... pictures of our time together as a family to come. 

Leah and I with Lady Liberty

St. Paul's Cathedral was across the street from the 

World Trade Center and wasn't damaged at all. 

Waiting in some random alley for my China Town purse purchase... 

we made our exchange behind that van

Heading to Mary Poppins... so good!!!

Enjoying our fancy dinner before the show!

Hanging out in Times Square

The red M&M that tried to "get fresh" with Leah!

AMAZING Serendipity Frozen Peanut Butter Hot Chocolate!

The precious footie pajamas I got for Harper as Dylan's Candy Bar

Looking a little rough at Pinkberry

The dessert we chose from the 16 page dessert menu at Max Brenner's

Breakfast at Friend of a Farmer

In the subway station on our last day... 

Leah was a pro with the subway! I was very impressed!

Finally... a facelift!

Thanks to my fabulous sister-in-law, Kacy, my blog header is now perfect!!! She is so talented... I have no idea how she even did it! I know I've been slacking on the posts lately. I'm still in Little Rock, and blogging just hasn't been a priority for me this week. However, I must note that Harper laughed for me last night. I know that most babies laugh a lot earlier, but she is usually too sad to be that happy! It was so cute!!! I've tried several times today, but she isn't having it. Whew... we might have quite the strong-willed child on our hands!!!

A Stubborn roly poly...

Since this is essentially Harper's baby book... this will be a short post to say that sweet Harper finally rolled over from tummy to back, on purpose yesterday! Of course, she waited until she was with her Kay-Kay to do it, but I am perfectly fine with it. I'm just thankful she finally hit that milestone. She is also so close to going from back to tummy.... she'll probably do that before I get back too. Silly girl!!!

Leah and I are still having a great time in NYC. We head back to LR tomorrow, so we're packing in a few last minute things before we leave. I have taken tons of pictures... many solo shots (which are always awkward), so hopefully I'll be able to post them soon. We'll be staying in LR a few more days, so I may not be able to do it until we head back to Big D. Who knows?!?!? I'll keep you guessing... and yes, I am pretending y'all really care!

Barely survived...

Okay, so I know I haven't blogged in forever! We were in Waco this weekend with some friends, and then Monday was crazy with getting ready for our trip. But, I'm here in NYC and Harper is having a blast with her Kay-Kay. I obviously took a lot of pictures yesterday, but I haven't uploaded them yet. You may be looking back at that title, wondering what I barely survived. Oh... that would be the shuttle ride from the airport. The driver told me to get in the front, so I had a great view of his scary driving. Anytime he wanted to change lanes, he just honked and then went. It was crazy! And I thought Dallas had some crazy drivers and traffic. Thankfully I made it safely and to Leah's building without any problems. We did some touristy things and saw Lady Liberty, Ground Zero, and St. Paul's Cathedral... a church right across the street from ground zero. It didn't get damaged at all...which is pretty amazing! Then Leah and I ate some good food and great dessert, and we just walked around. I will say the highlight might be that I went to sleep around 11 and just woke up....at 10:30!!!!! That's more sleep than I've gotten in a very long time. I slept with earplugs and didn't hear a thing all night! What a great way to start this vacation! Hopefully I'll be able to post some pictures, if not, I'll do it when I get back!

And Lindsey... if you are reading this, we miss you SO much! We didn't do anything fun yesterday and won't be enjoying ourselves at all. :)