We have a name...

Our precious baby girl will be named Henley Kay! There isn't any significance to Henley except that we just like it. Our goal wasn't all H names...it just so happens that's the only name we liked this time around! Kay is obviously after my mom, the most selfless, Christ-like woman I will ever know. Our prayer for Henley is that she grows up to love the Lord with the same passion that my mom has. We pray that she endures challenges with grace and trust in the Lord, just like my mom has. If you know her at all, you aren't surprised at all that Corby and I wanted to use her name! We are do excited that baby sister has a name! When we asked Harper what she thought, she said, "oh, that's beautiful."


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Happy Father's Day!

I surprised Corby with a night at the Great Wolf Lodge for father's day. You're able to go way before check-in and stay the whole day that you check out, so we had so much time at the water park! There were several different areas, and they were all so much fun! Harper's favorite area was the kiddie area with small slides. She did the same slide at least 30 times today! It was fascinating! Corby rode all of the adult slides multiple times as well. Pregnant women were advised to stay off of them, but I had to break that rule. Not showing very much really payed off! I carries the tube in front of me, and then had a blast on the slide! I only broke the rule twice. We went to a story time last night and thought we'd have a great night of sleep. Unfortunately, Harper got sick in the night. We still aren't sure what happened because it only happened once. The especially unfortunate part is that she had a red snow cone that afternoon.... poor housekeeping staff! She woke up in good spirits, so we went ahead and enjoyed our scheduled breakfast. You got to meet the characters of the lodge while eating... Harper loved it! We had a full day at the water park and ended with a nice dinner as a family!

I hope that Corby truly felt celebrated.... He really is such a great dad! Harper and I are extremely thankful for his dedication to our family!!!


I didn't get pictures of each section... but this was at the front of the park


She insisted on getting her picture with anything in the lodge... I have about 10 different posed shots!


Enjoying story time


Meeting Oliver after story time


Breakfast with Oliver, Wiley, and Violet


Sporting her new wolf ears at breakfast



I tried to keep her awake on our way to dinner by letting her watch something on my phone... Obviously that didn't work!

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Summer Days...

Summer is in full swing, and Harper and I are having a blast! This week she is enjoying VBS in the mornings at a nearby church. She has several friends in her class, and she wakes up each morning asking if it's time to go yet. She loves it! Last week, she took swim lessons. She did really well. We will do more than one week next summer, because I don't think she's ready yet this summer. She wears her puddle jumper vest and has the time of her life! We've gone to the pool almost every day since it opened! Because she isn't napping any more, we're able to go for longer stretches of time...which is awesome!  

Other than the pool, we're (hopefully) about to begin remodeling the bathrooms. If you've been to our house, you know they need it in a desperate way! We had our first bid consultation today, and I'm really hoping we're able to go with him! His son is in Harper's class at school, and they are great friends. He has done several projects for other friends, and I've seen his work...it's amazing! If you know about our previous remodeling contractor, then you know I'm leery of using someone we don't know. It would be really great to have someone trustworthy working in our home this time around! But  the Corbster wants us to get several bids...which I completely understand... I just wish I knew more people to call instead of choosing someone random from our neighborhood magazine! I can't wait for this to get started!!! The yellow tile has GOT TO GO!!! 

 Practicing her kicking

 Floating on her back

Going around the pool on the kickboard

It's a girl!!!

We had our gender sonogram and anatomy scan last Thursday. Going into it, I was really nervous. I've had way too many people tell me I don't look pregnant...and it just got into my head. Obviously I knew I was pregnant, but I convinced myself that something was wrong. I talked so much about it to my mom that she was so worried too! She was packed and ready to go to Nashville to help my sister, but packed extra clothes in case she had to fly to Dallas. I created quite a mess with my ridiculous pregnancy brain!!! I also hadn't felt any movement yet, and I figured that should've happened by 19 weeks. Well, thankfully baby girl is perfectly healthy! My placenta is anterior, so that's why I'm not feeling her....although I'm pretty sure I felt a kick a couple of times today! Harper is really excited about her baby sister. She really wants to name her Lauren....so we bought her a baby doll to name Lauren. Thankfully that has worked! A name is coming....we just haven't had much time to talk about it. We are so excited about another sweet girl! My sisters are my best friends, so my prayer is that Harper and little sister grow up feeling the same way about each other!



Baby girl's precious profile


She was so active...here she is waving to us!

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Going to the chapel....

My 88-year-old Gran-D got married on Memorial Day weekend... and it was so great! I don't have too many pictures but I know the photographer got a ton! My new grandpa is one of the most precious men I've ever met! I had such a strong love for my Papops, but he passed away 17 years ago, so I am just so happy that Gran-D has a companion! They knew each other in the late '40's and shared a duplex when they were young marrieds. He and his wife moved away, but she passed away last summer, and I think Gran-D's sympathy card is what brought her back to Bob's mind. Their wedding was so special. My brother-in-law officiated it, and he did such a great job! He honored both of their previous spouses, which I'm sure made Bob's children really happy... as I'm sure that day was both happy and sad for them. Harper, Eliana, and one of his great granddaughters were the flower girls, and they did a great job. The reception was at the church and was very low-key. The cake was delicious, which is all that really matters, anyway...right?!?! Then the newlyweds headed out for a short honeymoon to Eureka Springs! They had a great time! We're so thankful that Gran-D now has a companion and friend to keep her company...and for her to boss around! :) 

 The flower girls getting their nourishment!

 Lindsey and Grandpa Bob

 Oh, these two! They gave Gran-D away...it was so sweet!

 Reciting their vows!

 Aren't they so precious?!?!? 

 Feeding cake to each other

 Tia and Harper

 ZZ and Harper

 My mom and Gran-D with some dear family

Heading out! When Bob got in, he revved the engine a few times! 

It was hilarious! 

A girl and her bike

We got Harper a bike a few weeks ago, and she's loving it! She picked out a strawberry shortcake one, even thought I don't think she really knows who that is! It has taken her a while to get the hang of it, but she's getting better each time she tries. She claims it makes her legs too tired...so it will be a while before the bike is mastered!!!


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Mother's Day...a little late!

I had such a great mother's day! Harper handed me this paper on Saturday night, so I had a lot of decisions to make!


I chose donuts for breakfast because I didn't want to be overly full so early in the morning. I also got to sleep in (something I get to do every weekend) which was great...especially because I had a miserable cold. I let Harper choose lunch, and of course, she chose Potbelly. Then we went to see the movie, Chimpanzee. It was so sweet! After the movie, Harper and I enjoyed a manicure.








Since I knew our dinner would be filling, I chose dessert before church! So we enjoyed some yogurt after our manicures. While there, Harper called her grandmas, and this picture was when she was talking to my Gran-D. It cracked us up!!!


Our evening ended with dinner at Benihana, and it was delicious!!!! I love every single part of that meal. Our table mates were especially entertaining this time, so that made for a funny evening!!! It was a great day with my favorite people! They sure spoiled me!!!


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