happy birthday maximus!

maximus turned 4 years old on november 13th, and we helped him celebrate with a walk with harper and a cake after she went to bed. yes, we do get him a cake for his birthday. he was our practice "baby" before our harper was born. and with the arrival of the little attention getter, maximus hasn't had nearly as many walks or scratches behind the ear. i'm certain the day will soon come when harper gives maximus lots of attention in the form of tail pulling and climbing.

dj hp

introducing griffin g and harper p- the dj pair. oh, the fun they have mixing the latest tunes.

weekend at grandma and grandpa's

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mommy, daddy and harper spent saturday and sunday at grandma and grandpa's house. harper loved spending time with them, and was in awe of the roaring fire in the fireplace. harper's aunts jen and kelly even stopped by to see how big she's getting! harper still got to share her football sunday with daddy, but this time it was spent in grandpa's arms and rocking lazyboy. she was a sleepy girl when we got home!

different view

there's a new roller in town! harper learned to roll from her back to her tummy around 2 months, and thought it was great fun to do this all night long and scare mommy and daddy when they discovered her in her crib face down. but now, she is able to roll from tummy to back too! it still takes her by surprise when sees the world from a different view.

all this moving around makes harper sleepy!

tasty treats

harper has discovered that she rather enjoys chewing on her blankies and her hands, in particular her thumb. the paci seems to have lost it's luster.

happy halloween!

harper, our lil pumpkin, spent her first halloween sitting on the porch with mommy, daddy, nana, papa, uncle jeff and maximus passing out candy to all the trick-or-treaters. she was even interested in tasting the skittles rainbow, although her dental hygientist nana wouldn't allow it just yet. : ) and remember the hat that didn't fit her a few weeks ago?? here it is again, almost a perfect fit! harper is our growing bean!

new menu option

harper's first bottle of apple juice to help with her digestion... and the verdict is- she's not a big fan.