Too smart ...

I never wanted to be the parent that let my child take over my phone. However, Harper isn't a year old yet, and she still dives for our phones whenever she sees them. She has even figured out how to scroll with her finger on the screen. What a smart little turd!

Soccer

We went to watch Sydney play soccer this weekend. It was a GORGEOUS morning - the sun was shining, no wind and the trees were starting to turn beautiful shades of orange. We had a great time cheering on Sydney and Dave (who is coaching) and chatting with Stephanie and Reid. Although the group doesn't officially keep score, Sydney's team won by around 5 goals! She did a great job running up and down the field and had a few awesome kicks.

Cinnamon Toast Muncher

Breakfast is Harper's favorite meal of the day - probably because we give her cinnamon toast in addition to fruit and Cheerios. I'd be pretty happy too if my day started off with sugar! 

11 Months

Harper is getting so close to turning one! Our little angle turned 11 months recently. It's amazing to see how she has changed in the past few weeks - Harper is turning from a baby into a little girl. A few highlights ....

• Harper is becoming a great eater. She is eating more and more table food and less formula. Her favorite foods are Cheerios, toast (with cinnamon & sugar or jelly), bananas, turkey lunch meat, pork and string cheese. She has yet to figure out the benefits of using a sippy cup.
• Gross motor skills remain a challenge for Harper. She see's no real reason to move, pull herself up or stand. In fact, she is so content just watching the action that she has STOPPED rolling over. She also hasn't learned how to fall down from a standing position yet, so instead of plopping onto her bottom, she will stand and cry and cry and cry. We aren't too worried about her lack of motivation - we know she will eventually walk and it's a great excuse for some extra cuddles. Although we are happy with her development, we continue to work on standing and crawling. In the meantime, she will continue just to scoot across the floor on her bottom if she really wants something.
• Harper LOVES to play with leaves. She is like Houdini pulling leaves out from between the floor boards on the deck. We are trying to convince her that leaves belong in her hands and not in her mouth still.Lately we've been trying to teach her that they go on top of her head instead of in the mouth. (better than nothing)  Which leads me to...
• Harper understands the term "no no" and will shake her head back and forth when you say it. She knows she is supposed to put the leaves in her mouth and will sometimes start shaking her head back and forth (like no no no) as she puts it up to her mouth - what a stinker!

Cuddles

One of my favorite things is cuddling Harper before bed. Sometimes she is silly and will play with my face and chatter at me. Other times she is sweet and will give me kisses. No matter what her mood, I'm definitely in love with my little girl! You will have to excuse my lack of make up in the photos...but I needed to post a photo of Harper and me having a  little love fest!

Party Girl

We just sent the invites for Harper's 1st Birthday Party! We can't believe our little angel is almost a year old. So, if you are family, keep an eye out for the invite - Harper is excited to celebrate with you!

Just Like Dad....

This weekend we got some burgers from Wendy's for a quick dinner. Harper had already eaten a normal (and much more nutritious) dinner but got fussy when left to entertain herself while we ate. So, I picked her up and sat her on my lap while I ate my burger. Harper was instantly curious about the burger so I offered it to her - and much to my surprise, she grabbed with with both hands and began mowing down. She hungrily ate about 10 bites of the sandwich - I needed to pull it away from her sometimes to make sure she was actually chewing and swallowing what was already in her mouth. She obviously liked it a lot. Ross later said, "It's like my dream - a burger the size of my head. I guess she really is my daughter."