Busy Day!

Dad had a big camp weekend so Harper and I decided to drive up the interstate a couple of hours to Mamaw and Papaw's. One of Harper's favorite things to do is to get out Papaw's tools and dig in the rocks.

Another one of our many activities today included playing hopscotch. I'm not sure where Harper learned how to do this, but she's gotten pretty good at it. In the above pic Harper is checking out where the kitty must have rolled on our hopscotch board.

In the above shot, Harper has learned another new trick...."pee peeing in the grass!" It must be a fascinating sight:)

Harper discovered her mother's 28 year old baton....

Zoo!

Here's our little monkey!

And, here is the real monkey.... We recently took Harper to the zoo. It cost all of six dollars to get in and now we understand why. However, spending time with this big guy was worth every penny and more. He would just sit and look at Harper. Every now and then he would smile and put his hand up to the window. We all loved it!

Most of our time at the zoo was spent chasing Harper. She was very excited and was in constant motion. This picture exemplifies most of the shots we got. Harper was on the move and couldn't stop to get her picture made.

Summer Fun

Popsicles! Harper spends the majority of her day outside. I've learned that one way to make her slow down and cool off is to bribe her with popsicles. She likes to sit in her tree house to eat them.

Harper is finally interested in her tricycle....now that she's almost too big for it.

New Bed!

We are now in our toddler bed and have been for a couple of weeks....I'm just behind on blogging. Harper's bedtime routine consists of falling asleep in "momma's bed" and then being transferred (while asleep) to her new bed. Most of the time she makes her way back into our bed in the middle of the night, but we are getting better gradually. Above, she is in our bed listening to her cartoons on daddy's headphones.

More Pics of Harper

In the above picture, Harper is portraying Swiper from Dora the Explorer. Her Dad made the outfit for her and then she proceeded to chase him all over the backyard. Our neighbors got a big kick out of Swiper.

Harper is having a good time at her museum class.

Papaw and Harper playing checkers at Cracker Barrel.

And....this picture I took this morning before we left for school. I was making Harper a drink for the car after leaving her instructions to find her shoes......She found my shoes and hat!

Happy Birthday Sophie!

Beautiful Sophie Jane turned one this weekend! We were so excited to be a part of this special day.

Behind Sophie, Harper was next in line for having the best day. In this picture, Harper is the one with the party hat on her nose. Who does that remind you of?

Just kidding, Momma!

Harper is eyeing the outside activity...

Sophie and her precious Nana:)

Harper and her precious Nana:)

Let the games begin! Harper did not have any trouble keeping up with the big kids.

She's off and running to get in line to slide again!

By the end of the day, we had two tired little girls on our hands.

Our Day @ Dollywood

"I want to ride this!" "I want to ride that!" We think that Harper really enjoyed her day at Dollywood. While waiting in line, Harper would shout the above quotes over and over until it was her turn.

Harper and Dad waving from the yellow car on the Veggie Tale roller coaster.

Harper looks excited and Dad looks bored as they wait for the tea cups to start.

"Arms up, Uncle Joel!" If she couldn't do the driving, Harper was content to sit in the back with her arms up during the Piggy Parade.

Mom taking a tuckered out Harper to the Bumble Bee of her choice...

Honk! Honk! She was in the driver's seat for this ride!

My turn to ride with Harper. I have to admit that the flying elephants were a little fun:)

Thanks, Uncle Bill! We love you!

Fun in the Sun

It seems like if the sun is shining, then we are finding water somewhere. This just happens to be in our own backyard.

"I drink it!"

"I done, Mommy."

Swimming With Nemo

Harper's new favorite movie is Finding Nemo....so we took her to the lake last week to try and find him.

It's a little chilly, but that won't stop our little fishy.

Bye Bye Mommy!