baby einstein

so baby girl loves her some baby einstein. this is how excited she gets. keep in mind that this is just when the dvd starts and the little inch worm inches across the screen to say it is about to begin.

life is tiring!

our little soccer player?

so harper's favorite thing to do (much to my back's dismay) is to walk around while we hold her hands. she's not too excited about crawling, so maybe she will skip that part all together. she still hates being on her stomach unless it is to sleep. but she is showing strong signs of being a great soccer player. move over mia hamm!

our lil sweet pea

harper got to spend her first halloween at sharp top cove in jasper, ga! she was a sweet pea...of course :)


this is our friend coley as minnie mouse. she goes to Father Ryan and she LOOOOVES harper. coley had a great weekend at camp, besides doing the zip line in a batgirl cape in the freezing cold...she asked some really great questions about jesus. and really shared her heart in cabin time. i pray that coley really understands that god wants a personal relationship with her. that he is bigger than tradition and religion and that he died on the cross for her. that even if she were the ONLY one, he still would have died on the cross for her. i loved watching her have the best weekend of her life at sharptop.

this is what we do every morning. harper still has not participated in 'fall back'. so we get up EXTRA early. she tries to wake up for the morning around 5:15am. but we don't let that happen until around 6am. anyway, we get all bundled up and sit outside on our bench and watch the world go by.

summer to winter

the air is getting COLD. i believe we went from summer to winter over night. but i love it. i love the changing of seasons. watching the leaves turn amazing colors. it has rained more than ever in nashville. so when the sun actually comes out of the clouds it is glorious. i sat outside on our porch this morning with harper just to feel the sun warm my feet. in a weird way, even though the leaves are falling, it seems like new life out there. maybe it is the grass longer than ever thanks to the rain. maybe it is the bright red leaves. maybe it is harper growing like a weed. it is amazing to watch her develop into a little girl right before my eyes. grabbing for things. getting mad for taking something away. even starting to walk as we hold her up. it is so awesome to watch it. to see the lord's handy work. it is literally a masterpiece. we are his masterpiece. and i love it. it gives me hope that there is still beauty out there in this scary world that we live in. there is still beauty. life. and hope. sometimes i look at her and it takes my breath away. i am overwhelmed with love for this little girl. her beauty. her innocence. i get to see god's masterpiece everyday.

harper is ready for winter in her new hat!


this is all harper does when i try to feed her baby food. she takes 2 bites then sucks her thumb. so then it gets all over her face. awesome.


harper's first day at the nursery at church

new teeth and new boots

look close...harper has her 2 bottom teeth coming in. and this is one of her favorite things...her jumper.


mimi and poppi's house is coming along. it should be done in december. but we will have to patiently wait for them to move until march.


we finally are liking solids..thanks to bananas! like mother, like daughter. she isn't sure about any of the other stuff, but she will MEAL on some bananas. yum!!


harper will be keeping those little toes warm in style this fall!!

sitting up

my name is harper...i am 6 months old...and i sit up ALL BY MYSELF!



HAPPY HALF BIRTHDAY TO MEEEEEEE

oh, and by the way...i think my mom is really funny.