b&g's house.

the things that are wonderful about barbra & gene's house are as follows:

1. it's in the middle of a beautiful canyon.
2. it's beautiful inside & out, and so comfortable.
4. you can do things like play in the river, build a fire, go for a hike, shoot guns {which we did NOT do!}, see the stars at night, see wildlife and wild flowers, and then go inside and sleep on a warm comfortable bed!
5. and of course, you get to enjoy the company of barbra & gene, and i always enjoy their company.

we had so much fun on our little trip down there this weekend. we ate waaaay too much good food, including an amazing raspberry peach cobbler by heather and russ. we had a devotional each day. we relaxed. we had s'mores and sang a few campfire songs. we played at the river. we took a beautiful morning walk through the canyon. we played card games. we ate more food. we stayed up late. and we ate more food. it was lovely.

petting zoo.

over the weekend we took a trip down to my aunt & uncle's house for a little family "camp out". quotation marks because sean and i stayed in the house with our kids while the others camped in barbra & gene's yard :)

on the way, we stopped at a little petting zoo in scipio to let serena stretch her legs. it was kind of scary. something about a bunch of farm animals crowding up around me feels a little nightmarish. but serena enjoyed it and didn't want to leave :)

oh, harper.

you know how when you have a baby you spend hours and hours thinking about and debating with your spouse over a name for them?

and then you finally decide on one name that is perfect and you both love and agree on?

and then every time you hear of someone else naming their baby THAT name, it makes you cringe because you feel like it belongs to your baby and your baby alone {and maybe one famous author who actually gave the name inspiration}?

you know what's even worse than that?

when celebrities start naming their baby THAT name.

we knew about tiffani thiessen {and were already pretty set on the name}, heard about neil patrick harris after she was born, now the beckhams, and E! news told me last night that THAT name is the new baby name trend.

please bless that harper isn't the new madison.

2nd annual backyard campout.

remember last year? love this tradition!

nine months.

harper at nine months:
hates water. including swimming. and any splashes that might get on her when serena is swimming.
has 4 teeth. two on bottom, two on top. still missing those middle front teeth :)
is sooo close to crawling. i'm not sure how she gets places, but she does. and it's not by crawling.
is always bonking her head on everything now that she moves around more.
is a mama's girl :)
waves! adorableness!
has the biggest, gummiest smile ever. scrunches up that nose too.
loves all food! especially cheerios and those baby puffs.
sleeps really well at night... and still has an inconsistent nap schedule in the day.
loves her grandmas.
loves to eat paper.
starts crying pretty much soon as serena gets near her. {i wonder why...}
loves to be around people.
dances {rocks on her bum} when she hears music.
is a serious chunk. her thighs are always a crowd pleaser.
wears size 12-18 months clothes.
likes to be tickled on her face and neck.

she is so smiley and fun. she always keeps us laughing and smiling.