Faces

Haven't seen Harper in a few days?

Well here's what she's looked like. 

Content

Baby Stare

Relaxed

Curious

Really to knock someone's lights out.

Sweet

There ya have it! That sums up our week. 

Daddy's girl

Look at that smile....

She LOVES him!

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Amazed

This NEVER happens!

Harper has fallen asleep while playing.

You see, Harper sleeps in her swing during the day (a habit which we are trying to break), she sleeps in her carseat, she can be rocked to sleep, and she falls asleep at bedtime after eating. But she never, NEVER falls asleep during the day without movement.

Her nighttime sleep is wonderful (Praise the Lord); her daytime sleep is something we are working on. But this....This is amazing!

We were playing with her toys, watching some E News!. I got up to move the clothes from the washer to the dryer and when I came back.... the thumb was in the mouth and she was out!

I immediately called her dad, then my dad, then took a million pictures.

When Harper was younger, we were visiting our friends, Chance & Natalie. And their baby girl, Beau, who is a few months older that Harper, just fell asleep in the living room while we were all talking. I was so shocked! Harper would never have done that. Natalie reassured me that it came with age and Harper would do the same one day. I want to say that I believed her, but I'm not sure that I did =) Well let me just say this: she was right and....

Dreams do come true! 

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Oh how quickly they turn on us...

Check out my precious, happy family. 

This is my precious, happy family, not even 10 seconds after the previous picture. 

If this is a glimpse at how moody teenage girls can be, then get ready folks, cause this one is going to give us a run for our money!



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All the greats

A few years ago, in a previous post I talked how lucky my nieces were to know their great grandparents. Now, I am so happy that my daughter will know her great grandparents. As I said before, I did not know any of my great grandparents. So it is very special to me that Harper has so many GREAT grandparents to enjoy. 

And as Grandma Jackie has said, they've always been great, but the title makes it official.

Harper and her Gigi when we visited last week. 

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Invasion

When Harper visits places, she makes it obvious that she is present. We scatter burp clothes, blankets, toys and sometimes diapers just about everywhere.

This is the pallet we had in the back of church. We may have been messy, but we were quiet.

Okay, in all honesty, she was probably quiet because she had Hannah entertaining her. 

No one needs to say anything about the fact that I was taking pictures during church ;)

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So true

Strange Situation

Notice the label above....

I added that so that you would all know my view of comments.

You see, I am confused. I put pictures of Harper wearing multiple headbands, looking absolutely precious in a recent post (2 down). And not one of you has said anything about it. This baffles me.

Now, I'm not trying to be pushy. I'm just trying to figure out how someone can see those pictures, and have the willpower to hold their comments to themselves. I know if I were in your situation, I would feel pressure to hit the comment button and leave my praises on the screen.

Keep in mind, I am not searching for you to tell me that my child is cute. It's clear that I think she is. I am just amazed that her cuteness doesn't have the same effect on my readers as it does on me.

What a conundrum!




(If you are unsure how to leave a comment, then you have a good excuse. ;) Just click on "comments" at the bottom of the post, then click "anonymous". Leave you comment and be sure to sign your name, so Harper will know who said what. )




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Sweet

Harper is currently enthralled with Cake Boss on TLC.

"She's da Boss!"


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Fashion Show

Wanna see a really cute kid?

Okay, you got it!

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Comfy

Lovin Papa's lap!

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Big Grins

Look at that smile Harper is giving Aunt Lindsay! Whoa, somebody is really excited to have her diaper changed!

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Growing

At Harper's last doctor's appointment, she weighed 12 lbs. But that was over a month ago, and her next appointment isn't until July 8th. So about a week ago, we wanted to know how much she had grown and my mom has a shipping scale, so why not weigh the baby!?!

Papa was keeping her safe, while Daddy kept her happy.

It wasn't that hard to keep her happy. She seems quite content, don't you think?

There ya have it, just over 13.5 lbs! (and yes, the scale was zeroed out with the tub, so that is an accurate weight)

She's a growing girl! We don't buy any clothes smaller than 6 months now. Actually, we don't even buy 6 months because we have so many clothes in her current size that we cannot wear them all. I started her scrapbook this week and when looking back at her early pictures, it amazes me how much she has grown. She'll only 31/2 months! I can't imagine how I will feel next year!

In case, you've forgotten how small she was, here she is with her cousin Taylor at about a week 1/2 old.

And here she is again with Taylor this past weekend. 

She's growing and there's no denying it! 

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Here Goosey Goosey

Well folks, we had another "goose job' this past weekend. If you are unfamiliar with this topic, please refer to this previous post:

http://kevinandcara.blogspot.com/2009_06_01_archive.html

Here's what we do: My dad has a trapping business. He is one of only a few trappers who are licensed by the Oklahoma Wildlife Department to transport geese. Geese poop a lot, so people like to get them off their property. It's mostly businesses, schools, or neighborhood associations that hire him.Our family herds geese into a makeshift corral, we then catch them one by one and carry them to the trailer, they are then relocated to land somewhere in Oklahoma. The relocation site changes all the time; the wildlife department designates each site.

We have been trapping at RSU in Claremore for three years now. We basically have it down to a fine art. It seems that our group is getting larger and larger each year. I think that is because no one believes that we really do this and they have to see it to believe it.

This year, we only had 14 geese. And it only took us about 20 minutes. We spent more time eating our celebratory dinner than we did actually working!

Hannah the herder

Gotta act fast!

Lots of hands on deck made for one fast day.

Kevin uses his kayak to move them off the water.

Hannah & Anna using their "streamer poles" to make themselves look bigger.

Avery can help by picking up feathers. You would never even know we were there!

Harper had a view of the action on Gramma Julie's lap.

Jordan recycling feathers.

Ashleigh and her roommate Lydia, who is deathly afraid of geese. She held a goose; what an accomplishment! However, she said this experience did nothing to help her get over her fear.

The whole gang:

Taylor, Anna, My Dad & Mom, My brother Joey, Jordan, My brother Chris, Lydia, Kevin's Dad, Me, Ashleigh, Avery, Kevin's Mom, Little Harper, Hannah, Rylee, Kevin

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Domo Arigato

Last week, we met Uncle Joey for some long awaited sushi. During my pregnancy, Joey reminded me about every week that I couldn't eat sushi and constantly told me about the great new sushi place he had found. My craving had reached an all time high by this past week!

Harper was a little confused about that type of food we were eating, she wore her Irish outfit instead of her Japanese outfit.

Even though I was excited, it didn't make the eating of the sushi any easier. Imagine holding a wiggly baby, using chopsticks, dipping in soy sauce, and actually getting the food to your mouth. I didn't know I would be so challenged.

Wanna know what else I DID NOT do? I did NOT drip soy sauce on my daughters head, I did NOT ditch the chopsticks and shove the sushi rolls in my mouth with my hands, and I certainly did NOT drop a crunchy California roll in the diaper bag, dig it out, and eat it anyway.

Even though I may or may not have been an embarrassment to my husband and my brother, we had the best time. We felt young and social again (being new parents makes you feel very UN young & social).

And I don't think anyone noticed the soy sauce stains on Harper's dress or diaper bag.

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Grabbin the bull by the toys

Harper is grabbing and reaching for everything now. She loves to get a hold on her toys and put them in her mouth. She also gets a handful of my hair, necklaces, and earrings throughout the day. When we eat out, we have to wipe the table and move everything out of her reach.

We have officially discovered our hands, and we know how to use them! (we also know how to stick them in our mouth)

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Little Bee

Harper hopes that everyone can BEE Happy this week.

With a cute booty like that, who wouldn't be happy?

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Been so long

Our internet has been down for the past week. Sad, I know.

Therefore, I have not done any good posting the past week. I now hope to make amends by posting, and posting often.

Wish me luck!


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Show off

Check out this collection of bubbles that I accomplished. I am really proud of them!

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Summer Breeze

Sittin' with Aunt Lindsay, enjoying this beautiful day.

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Happy 3

Well now, she's making a liar out of me!