Vote For Harper!

I thought it would be fun to enter Harper into the cutest cow competition at Chick-Fil-A. Now obviously I am a little biased, but I certainly think she is the cutest cow in America!!! Just click HERE and vote for Harper, the happiest cow on the block!

It's that time of year again...

It's Cow Appreciation Day!!!

This makes 2 years in a row that Harper and I have dressed up like cows for free Chick-Fil-A! I plan on doing this as many years as she'll let me! The table next to us had a mom, dad, and older children... so I have hope that we'll be able to do this for a long time! Today was also a first for her pigtails. I can't get over how precious they are!!!

Staying busy and staying cool...

It is so hot outside, and there's only so much of the pool I can handle (especially since it feels like the bathtub!)! So we have done a few fun things that I wanted to have in Harper's scrapbook. A church nearby had a music class, and although Harper was the youngest one, she really enjoyed it! We did it with Erica and Saylor, so they had a lot of fun together.

Shaking her shakers!

She could've done this all day!

She looks so innocent here!

The bubbles were a huge hit every day!

We have also been going to swim lessons each week. Yesterday, Mare came and took a lot of pictures for us. She is such a great friend to sit in the extremely humid room just to take some pictures! Harper is doing so well with her class. She got up to being under water for 4 seconds this week. She doesn't cry when I hand her over to the teacher anymore... which is a huge blessing! I am so proud of her!!!

The girls are ready for their class to start!

We're probably singing a song here... we do that a lot!

Hanging on the wall by herself!

Riding on Mr. Duck

Harper is under the water...

it's a game of peek-a-boo gone bad!

Trying to convince her to come into the water...

She did it all weekend at the pool!

Such a stinker!

Despite the fact that I look hideous...

I think this is a pretty cute picture!

15 month update... 3 weeks late!

Poor Harper absolutely hates going to the doctor. She cries the whole time anyone is in the room with her, and then happily waves goodbye when they announce that they are finally leaving. She will then play and be as sweet as can be... until someone else enters the room. I think the nurse felt so bad about her sadness that she brought her a "prize pack". It was filled with toys that Harper has no idea how to use because they are for 5 year olds! It made me laugh! She is doing great developmentally and grew a lot since her last appointment.

Her 15 month stats: (Obviously for my own records!)

Weight: 24 lb 1 oz (75th percentile)

Height: 31 1/4 in (75th percentile)

Head: 45.5 cm (45th percentile)

She is also feeding herself!

Even though it is a complete mess,

she insists on doing it herself!

And she couldn't be more proud!

Tonight, Auntee LC helped her practice the piano

But by the looks of this picture,

I think we know who was having more fun!

Wicked!!!

Thanks to my Mother's Day gift, Corby and I went to see Wicked on Friday night. I had no idea what to expect, except I knew it would be wonderful (like all of the other musicals we've seen at The Music Hall)! First of all, the story line was very creative, the singing was phenomenal, and I laughed a lot! It was such a great evening...just the 2 of us. Harper had an equally fun night with her babysitter Sarah! She works in the nursery at church and enjoyed being with Harper without her screaming her head off (which is what she used to do at church every single week!).

Two things happen whenever Corby and I go to see a Broadway Show. Thankfully we only see about 1 a year, so this doesn't happen very often! The first is that I determine whose voice I loved the most (this time it was Elphaba) and then pray that night that I will wake up with the same singing ability. Unfortunately, it hasn't happened yet... but I will not give up on that one! The second thing is much worse...for everyone involved! Corby thinks that he needs to go throughout his day as if he is in a musical. And his songs get worse and worse as the day goes on. It happens every single time, and it is just awful!!! But I guess I will take the good with the bad and continue to enjoy seeing these amazing shows!!!

Bulky

For Harper's swim lessons, she has to wear 2 pair of special swim pants under her swim suit. To say that putting her suit on over the pants is difficult is quite an understatement! It certainly isn't the most flattering look either! Thankfully every other little girl looks the exact same way, so she isn't the only bulky babe in the pool!

Taking the term muffin top to a whole new level!

A close-up view!

Lil Ri Ri is Married!!!

We traveled down to College Station, TX for the weekend. My friend, Risa, was getting married, and it was so fun to be a part of it all! Corby's parents came to meet us from Houston to take care of Harper during all of the festivities. It was so nice to be able to relax and enjoy everything, knowing she was being perfectly taken care of! She had so much fun with them too, and she definitely wore herself out! In fact, one night she was so tired, Gama asked her if she was ready to go "night night" (about an hour earlier than her usual bedtime). Harper responded with "nigh nigh" and did her sign for please. How precious is that?!?!? So Gama put her to bed and she didn't make a peep!

The wedding was so much fun, and I think the highlight was when Mr. Holland was summoned to the stage by the band... He shocked us all with his hilarious dance moves! He's definitely someone that I would've never thought could move like that. Fortunately they had a wonderful videographer, so it is saved forever! My camera battery was dead with the charger in Little Rock, so LC sent me these! Enjoy!

I have no idea what life would be like without her...

I hope I never have to experience that!

Enjoying our time at the rehearsal dinner

Me and the beautiful bride!

At the wedding... about to hit the dance floor!

Too bad this isn't a video clip...

LC and Corby had a dance-off using the chair as a prop!

It was ridiculous!

I love that she caught our laughter!

It was hilarious what had just happened!

I love Katie Garton!!!

My man... looking sassy!