uh-oh

Harp has down uh-oh, mommy, daddy, thank you, night night, duck and nose. All in her own way of course.

beach day 2.

Harper loves to 'run' with daddy.






Harper loved the grassy area by the pool. There was a lot of things to find like leaves and flowers and ANTS.



Just playin' with daddy in the pool.



Thanks Auntie Amber for the really cute dress! It's perfect for dinner for mom and dad's 3 year anniversary dinner!!


We ordered up a really pretty sunset over the dunes for our 3 year...

beeeeeeach.

We are at the beach this week! Such a prefect time for a vacation for the Ott family. And Harper has loved it. We have TONS of pictures. Sorry to bore you.

We are staying in a friends condo at Water Sound. It is a resort type area right near Seaside and Watercolor. It is pretty swanky. Harper spent some time at the beach yesterday. And also did some pool time. Here are some pics.

At Water Sound they have preserved the dunes. They are amazing. There is surf thistle that grows in the sand and it smells SO good. We are on our way to the beach...








We got Harper a float for the pool and she just lounged in it. It was a hit. The water was really cold, but she didn't even bat an eye. That's how we raise 'em over here in the Ott house. :)





A video to come of Harper's favorite 'words'.

Nashville is sunk...

So just in case you didn't get the memo...Nashville flooded. Yes. Nashville flooded. For real. The rainfall hit its highest ever here. And because of it, our city sunk. Lives have been lost. Damage to this city is catastrophic. The Opryland Hotel flooded. LP field flooded. Downtown Nashville flooded. But more importantly people's homes flooded. Most of our friends have significant damage. One of them reports at least $200,000 worth. There is a video that I watched that shows a satellite building from a school floating down the street. This is serious. Check it out: The Tennessean

Watchu lookin' at?

overwhelmed.

are you kidding me? i just can't get over her. I have a whole new definition of the word 'love' being on this side of motherhood. i am overwhelmed by my love for her sometimes. but it's a raw emotion. it's unconditional. and giving. and full. harper doesn't know the rules of love. she doesn't know about love languages. and i don't love her because she makes me feel good about myself. or makes me feel beautiful. all the things that i thought were really important. this is what love really is before we mess it up with our expectations and our selfishness. and our sin. this is more the picture of love that god intended for us. pride doesn't get in the way. and neither does my ego. it's this simple, beautiful. it's overwhelming.

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