Cousin sleep over

We had fun with the cousins, decorating, eating, laughing and just having fun! Jonah loves having them over and we love having the extra help- win / win! We even introduced "the elf on the shelf"!

Trimming the tree

Jonah helped set up Cmas decorations and especially loved putting on all the non-breakable ones on his and Harper's tree. Yes- they have their own tree- and the reasoning behind it is this: I didn't want them to grow up not being able to touch a tree (breakables), nor did I want to pass up putting up all of our special ornaments that represent who we are as a family.....so they get their own tree to touch, knock over, decorate, etc. all the way they want to!

Breakfast for 2

Sunday morning, Jonah came into our room to wake us up. He immediately wanted his usual- yogurt. He's able to pick out his own flavor, get his spoon and get into his chair. So I told him to go get his yogurt and I would meet him in the kitchen in 1 minute. Well when I arrived, this is how the table was set- he got one for himself and one for me! Oh my little man- what a gentleman!!!! Oh how I love this sweet boy!

Fish and sting rays!

A day of Thanks & Giving

We had our traditional Thanksgiving at Justine's house filled with family and friends and good food! We didn't have time to play games this year (not sure why), but we watched the Cowboys loose (which some in the group were happy about), took funny pics, ate and ate some more and had good laughs!

Family Night Out

We went to see a Cmas parade and well..... it didn't go to well. Jonah was scared of Santa, scared of the marching band, scared of all the people dressed up as elves, snowman, etc. Oh my...really????

Jonah loves trains and we finally made it to the mall so he could ride one. He was so eager to pick out which car he wanted and wanted Harper to go too- but she stood out this time. He was smiling from ear to ear and loved waving to Daddy & Harper.

We are brother and sister

Harper is 1 month young

At one month:

She really only cries when she is hungry, wet or tired

Is called "Harp" by her big brother

Has her cousins fight over who gets to hold her or feed her

Is starting to follow us with her eyes

Makes funny faces especially with her lips when she is sleeping

Is currently sleeping in our bathroom b/c she makes too many loud noises when she sleeps

Is wearing 0-3 month old clothes

Eats between 3 - 5 oz at each 3 hour feeding

Neck is getting stronger and not too much of a bobble head

Has been blessed with many clothes from generous friends

Sleeps in my bassinet that I had as a baby

Her cheeks look like they are loaded and stuffed for winter

Outside time

Thanks to Mason for sharing his "big wheel"! We ride it EVERYDAY!!

Pretty in Pink

Thanks A-ya for my pretty winter coat!

Take what we can get!

It was really warm this afternoon so we took advantage of it and headed to the park for some fun on the playground and for a walk on the trail!

All about Harper

Here are some pics of our little baby girl! It was a challenge to get her "awake", but she was a good sport while Mommy took her pics.

Priceless Pic

I love this photo of Jonah and Harper looking at each other- I need to paint this picture in my head years from now when they are fighting with each other!

Pancakes, Pancakes

I am all about having kids in the kitchen. Even when I taught Early Childhood, we had weekly food activities. So Jonah should be no different! We tried out making pancakes this AM and he really enjoyed it and we only made a little mess. He got a little impatient waiting for the pancakes to actually cook on the stove, but did enjoy mixing the ingredients and of course cracking the eggs!

Our BIG and little pumpkins

Jonah is adjusting so well to Harper. He is always checking on her, going up and talking to her, enjoys singing songs to her, likes to put toys right in her face and is including her in all of our activities. Here's to a good passive little boy who responded well to the all the "prep work" we did to prepare him for his new sibling.

Harper is adjusting well to the crazy life on the go. She sleeps anywhere and eats every 3 hours. She sure does sneeze a lot--- wonder if that is a sign of allergies to come- sorry if it Harper! We are very fortunate to all our friends and family who continue to bring us meals to eat and gifts for Harper. We are truly blessed beyond our means!

Harper's Weigh In

We had Harper's check up this week and well she is way ahead of schedule. By this appointment, the Dr is looking for Harper to be back at her birth weight. Well this little pumpkin is at 8 pounds 10 oz- a whole pound beyond her birth weight. And is measuring in at 21.25 inches long- an inch more than at birth. Everything else checked out well and we are scheduled to go back in December.

Final days of shorts and short sleeves

Everyday Jonah wants to go to the park. While we all LOVE the outdoors, we know our days of going there are limited as Fall and Winter approach. Today was beautiful so we packed up everything (at least it feels like that with all of Harper's things) and made our way to feed the ducks at the park.