PACI IS GONE!!!!

The time had come for Harper to get rid of her paci.  After her hospital stay in December she became more attached to it than I like.  She used to have it just at nap and bed and every once in a while if she was super tired when we were away from the house.  Well, after the hospital she wanted it ALL of the TIME!  So I finally had enough and on Sunday, April 21st, I made her throw them away and she did!  I told her that she was a big girl now and that she didn't need them anymore and she put them in the trash and walked away.  I had know idea how she would do when it came nap time since she was so much more attached that Eden ever got.  HARPER DID AMAZING!  She cried no more that five minutes and went to sleep.  That night it was the same thing, a few minutes of crying and then she would be fast asleep.  She did that for a few days where she would kind of fuss like she wanted it but then she would be fine.  I'm so glad we don't have it anymore but it did make going to the store a little easier and quieter for everyone;)

Harper throwing away her paci!

 Walking away like such a big girl!  LOVE HER!!!!

Elle Carol Rainbolt

Congrats to Matt and Beth who had their little girl, Elle Carol, on April 15th.  She was 7 lb. 14 oz and absolutely perfect!  I can't wait to meet her and get my hands on her.  She has a lot of cousins who can't wait either.  Brisco is going to be a great big brother.   Her are some of her newborn pictures.  She is GORGEOUS!!!!!

Elle's Birth Day suit=)

 So sweet and girly already, LOVE!!

Weekend with Ellie

The weekend of April 13th we kept my cousin, Ellie, for Jeff and Christy because they were both occupied.  We LOVED having her.  Eden was thrilled to have another sleepover with Ellie.  This was their third one together.  Ellie went to Eden's soccer game with us and then they played all day on Saturday.  Then on Sunday we went to church and they played and played until that night when Jeff came by and got her on his way home.  These girls are so funny together and have a great time.  They can definitely push each others buttons but they work through it and have so much fun and love each other dearly!

 Ellie and Eden after baths.

 Driving home from church=)  Two peas in a pod.

 Playing outside at the house.

Hugging each other goodbye before Ellie jumped in her car to go home.  

Mother Daughter Tea 2013

 On April 13th, some ladies from our class at church hosted a Mother Daughter Tea for everyone.  Eden and I went and had a great time.  They had a wonderful breakfast for us and lots of crafts for the girls to do.  It was so fun getting to hang out with just Eden that morning and she had a great time with her friends.

Eden and her friend, Allison.

Eden and I before eating our breakfast.

Eden's First Soccer Goals

Eden scored her first soccer goal on April 6th, 2013. She has been trying so hard for weeks to score a goal and it finally happened. And guess what? She scored her second goal a few minutes later. Eden was beyond excited when it happened, almost shocked I think. I was so proud of her. Of course that was the week I didn't have my camera with me.

She has really improved each week and I love watching her try her hardest at something she loves.



We are so proud of you, Eden, for all your hard work!! We Love You!!

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Harper at 18 Months

Harper is so much fun at 18 months.  She is just so funny and her little personality is really starting to shine.  She really started talking and repeating us on our Disney trip and since then she has been trying really hard to talk more and more.  Sometimes we can understand her and other times we are at a complete loss for what she is saying.  And boy can she scream a super high pitched scream when she is mad or just wanting your attention.  We are trying really hard to get her to USE HER WORDS=)

She is wearing 2T clothing right now.  Her torso is so long that even some 2T shirts are too short on her little belly.  She is still weighing 29 lbs according to her sick visit last week.  We go for her 18 mo. appt in several weeks so get all her stats.  Have I mentioned how tall she is lately?  She towers over everyone in her Sunday school class by about a head.  She is like a giant in there=)  She is wearing size 6 1/2 shoes and size 5 diapers.  She takes a two hour nap every afternoon and goes to bed around 7:30 -8:00 pm and sleeps until 7:30am.  She is an awesome sleeper and I have greatly appreciated that;)  She is becoming a little more of a picky eater and I don't like that.  She has been boycotting everything which is not good.  If she thinks she is getting her own separate meals at dinner, she is going to have a rude awakening.  Not happening here.

Harper is always on the move.  She can hardly sit still (besides reading).  She wants to play or be doing something all the time which makes taking her anywhere where she needs to be still almost impossible. WalMart trips have turned very unpleasant lately.  Not sure what I'm going to do with her.  I'm praying it passes soon!

Harper has started making a new face lately and it is so funny.  She will close her eyes really tight and wrinkle her nose and smile a huge smile and shake her head back and forth.  She starts laughing and we start laughing because it is the cutest thing.  Makes us smile every time!

Harper's Favorite Things:

• Singing and Dancing.  This girl can DANCE!!!!  It is so funny.  She twists her hips and wiggles her shoulders and moves her feet really fast.  She also tries to tap like Eden from watching her at ballet and tap.  It's adorable.  She loves to sing too.  We always hear her singing and can't always understand her but you can always hear the tune and know what she is singing.  She loves all the songs with hand motions, The Itsy Bitsy Spider, God Made the Big Round Sun, If your Happy and You know It, and likes singing The B-I-B-L-E and the Clean Up, Clean Up song.
• Reading!!  Oh My Goodness!  We read all the time over here.  I am so thankful she loves to read just like Eden does!  I do get tired of the same books over and over but that's alright.  Harper's current favorites are: Brown Bear, Brown Bear, 10 Little Ladybugs, There's a Wocket in My Pocket, Jesus Hears Me, The Going to Bed Book, God Loves You, and several others.
• Balls. She loves throwing them and kicking them over and over again.
• Blocks.  Specifically knocking them over.  
• Paci and Lovie.  Enough said, she is obsessed.
• Eden.  She loves Eden so much!  She mimics everything Eden does and they are really starting to play so well together.
• Bubble Baths.  So Eden introduced Harper to bubble baths and now she points to the bubbles every time she takes a bath because she LOVES bubbles.  Hilarious!
• Playgrounds.  Harper really enjoying going to the park and swinging and sliding.  She climbs right up the steps to the slide, sits herself down on her bottom, and then slides down.  She is so proud of herself for doing it all by herself.  It is precious.  And you can never get her out of a swing once she's in it.  Just like Eden, she LOVES to swing.
• Outside.  Harper really just enjoys being outside no matter what she is doing.  She will just run up and down the drive way and be so happy.  Her little run is so funny and she is getting better and better at it.  She really is liking sidewalk chalk lately and marking all over the driveway.  She also loves playing with Eden's golf club set and golf balls.  She will swing and swing trying to hit that golf ball=)
• Daddy.  We have another Daddy's girl.  Harper adores Michael and she lights up when he gets home from work. It's the sweetest thing.
• Magnetic Doodle Boards:  Harper will draw and draw on her magnetic doodle boards.  She loves to erase what she has drawn and start all over again.
• Apple Juice.  Harper LOVES apple juice and she asks for it all the time but only allowed it once a day and she does NOT like that at all.  Poor thing.  
• Eating.  She does like eating: bananas, strawberries, oranges, grapes, blueberries, waffles, pancakes, cinnamon rolls, chicken on most nights but not always, turkey, cheese, crackers, yogurt, ice cream, cheerios, eggs, chips and salsa, ketchup, green beans, beans, mashed potatoes, spaghetti, hotdogs, bacon, poppyseed chicken, and I'm sure a lot more.  She is really big into dipping foods into ketchup or other dips.  Eden NEVER wanted to dip and still doesn't but Harper LOVES it!!!!  
• Talking.  Harper is starting to talk pretty well.  She is saying: Daddy, Mommy, "Eeedee" for Eden, Mimi, Harley, ZiZi, "Peeze" for Please, doggie, duck, all done, juice, night night, bye bye,  I Love You, book, bible, baby, bubbles, papi for paci, and I'm sure much more that I'm forgetting right now.

Harper snuggling with Eden's stuffed dog.

We are loving her pigtails lately.  Can she seriously be any cuter?

Here is her current silly face.  LOVE!!!!

Playing golf!

Bubble time

Harper is trying really hard to get the forward motion but going backwards is so much easier;)

Harper,

You are so much fun and such a joy at this stage.  I love watching you learn new things each day!  Your vocabulary is growing daily too and you are trying so hard to repeat things the way you hear them.  You don't always get it right but I love hearing your interpretation come out, it is the sweetest thing.  You are such a gentle giant around your friends in Sunday school and it is so sweet to watch you with them.  I am so thankful you love going now and I know Mrs. Diana is why you love it so.  We Love Her!!!  We are so thankful to have you in our lives.  You always put a smile on our faces.  We couldn't love you more and thank God daily for you and the blessing He gave us!

WE LOVE YOU, HARPER ANN!!!

BUBBLES

 We have been loving some bubbles lately!  Eden has always loved them but now Harper is obsessed!!!  She asks for them all the time!  It is the sweetest thing!  She runs and runs chasing them and trying to catch them.  She even tries to blow them without any success=)  I love how the girls are playing together and finding things they both enjoy doing.   They definitely have their moments but I hope they will continue to love to play together and be each others best friends.