Whittlesey Family Vacation

Kirk and Linda took us on an awesome trip to Omaha last weekend. The highlight of the trip was a trip to the Henry Doorly Zoo. We spent a full day walking around the zoo and seeing the animals. Harper got up close and personal with some goatsin the petting zoo - she thought this was pretty cool. She also really liked watching the apes & monkeys and the larger birds.

Although the weather was perfect on Friday for our visit to the zoo, the rest of the weekend was WET! We went swimming in the hotel pool, visited the Joslyn Artm Museum, the Art Festival and toured The Old Market. Harper was a trooper for most of the day and enjoyed being part of a crowd. It was an awesome vacation and we will cherish the memories. :)

Mud

It's been a wet spring - lots and lots of rain. So, when the sun is shining, we spend a lot of time outdoors. The large amounts of rain also mean large amounts of mud. We let Harper enjoy the messy mud last weekend - it was a bath night and she was ready to do some exploring.She really enjoyed getting her hands (and arms, feet, clothes and face) dirty. 

Best Friends

Harper and Riley are very fond of each other. Riley likes Harper for many reasons - she's at face level which makes it easy to give her kisses. She is like a giant walking food dispenser and is constantly dropping or throwing food to Riley. And, Harper loves to play with Riley. Somethings she needs help with - like throwing frisbees or playing tug. Harper has mastered feeding Riley dinner and giving her lots of love. One of her favorite thing to do is give Riley cuddles.

Mothers Day 2013

Harper brought home a lovely Mothers Day present from daycare - an imprint of her hand and a poem. Our daycare does an awesome job of doing sweet and memorable crafts. It's amazing how much she's grown from her first tiny handprint we did her first Christmas. Harper was happy to show off her craft and tell me how she made it and the poem was very sweet and brought tears to my eyes! . 

My Hands

Sometimes you get discouraged because I am so small, 

and always leave my fingerprints on furniture and walls. 

But, every day I'm growing, I'll be grown up some day; 

and all those tiny handprints will simply fade away. 

So here's a final handprint just so you can recall, 

exactly how fingers looked when I was very small. 

What a nerd

But, a cute nerd...

Sweet Dreams

Like all parents, we cautiously watched Harper sleep as a newborn. Although unlikely, it was terrifying to think that something could happen in her crib. She didn't use bumpers, she was carefully swaddled and didn't have any toys or blankets in her crib.

Well, she's 19 months now...and let me be the first to admit that things have changed. Harper has always had a slight obsession with blankets. Specifically she likes blankets in her mouth and on her face. So, her normal sleeping position is sprawled out with a blanket on (or something loosely around) her face. We occasionally will try to move it and position it so it seems less....deadly. But, she immediately wakes up and wraps it back around her head. What a nut!

Okoboji with the Cousins

The 2013 Vacation Season has started!

We went with Renee and her kidsto Okoboji for a weekend. A big thank you to Ruthanne and Dennis for letting us use their condo. The condo is located at Bay Bridges Resort which has a fabulous indoor water-park great for all ages. The girls (Addison and Kaylee) loved running around all the different areas of the pool and even went down the giant tube slides. Brody mastered climbing the Jr slides. Even Harper got a few trips down the slide with her dad. In addition to the water-park, we also visited Arnolds Park. The girls rode tons of rides and we all went through the Mirror Maze. Harper and Ross went through the Fun House three times! The older kids had enough energy to return to the pool again that evening. I'm not sure how Renee kids up with those kids! The night was topped off with pizza and a movie back in the condo. It was a wonderful trip and we made some great memories!