Wednesday, July 25, 2012

Grams and Gramps Visited... TOGETHER!

Those of you that know my parents know that they rarely "vacation" together (other than ND football games). Their visits are usually separate due to work schedules, church commitments and, well, tradition. But somehow we managed to buck that trend and they both visited over the 4th of July! Grams came a week earlier and Gramps joined for a long weekend.
Here are some pictures from the visit!



Do you think Grams will recognize me in my crown?


Princess Harper welcoming Grams at the airport.


Look at these crazy glasses Grams brought me?


The first of several ice cream cones Harps and Grams shared.


"Gramps! When are you coming? They left me alone with this crazy lady!"


Royal Brunch


Snoozing with Grams while mommy ran.


Did we mention it was CRAZY hot while Grams was here? This is the result of a stroller ride around the lake! (You should have seen Grams!)

4th of July Parade:


Daddy is off on a Wednesday! Woo hoo!


Preparing for the parade with her entourage.


Checking out the frisbee someone gave her.


Yay parade!


Loving her first parade.

Gramps Arrives!


Meeting Gramps at the airport- in her royal attire, of course.


Lunch with Gramps at a Food Network Cupcake Wars Champion bakery! (He even let her eat PB&J ON HIS LAP!!)


Lounging with her buddy


This is how Gramps helps her "wind down" for bedtime.


Walking with her buddies after Church.

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Thursday, July 19, 2012

Watch Me Grow!

Miss Harper is one year old (and she will tell you that with her little pointer finger if you ask her!)
These pictures have certainly evolved over the last year!



Harper at 1 week old!



Princess Harper is 1 YEAR old!



How am I doing mom?



Seriously?! Have you taken enough yet?



Baby modeling is so tough!

Harper Susan Reeves has changed our lives and filled them with joy (and maybe a little sleep deprivation) over the last year. Here is a little update on how she is doing.
• This little girl is dying to talk. She babbles in her own little language all the time.
• She is getting really good at her animal sounds (dog, duck and bear are most popular).
• She continues to say dada a lot (although the version of the word for Dad and Dog are very similar).
• She has FINALLY started to say mama occasionally- although it is more often associated with food than her mom. (This truthfully happened at around 12.5 months).
• "Hi!" is one of her first real words and it is very clear and used appropriately
• She is cruising very easily and barely needs to hold on, but she hasn't started unassisted walking yet.
•She doesn't love milk (she is trying one percent) in her sippy cup but takes it pretty well in her nap time bottle (the only bottle she takes). We worked our way down from half formula/ half milk to all milk.
• She is usually a good eater (loves yogurt, waffles, pancakes, cheese, Mac and cheese, grilled cheese, peanut butter and jelly, watermelon, bananas, strawberries etc.). But goes through periods where nothing seems to work.
•She loves ice cream and is happy as a clam sharing a chocolate ice cream come with her Grams!
• She FINALLY started taking an afternoon nap (anywhere from 1 hour to 2.5 hours) at around 11.5 months. (Now I wonder how I survived without it).
• At her 12 month appt her stats were: Head circumference 46.7 cm (90%), weight 21lbs, 2oz. (52%), and height 29.75in (72%).
• She had her first real illness (4-5 day fever) right after her birthday. It was probably harder on mom and dad, but it wasn't fun for anyone!
She continues to love social interaction and learn new things every day. We can't wait to see what the next year brings!
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Tuesday, July 17, 2012

Woo Hoo! Guess Who's One!

We have had a lot of changes in the past year - Adam's graduation, ending my DHMC job, moving to a new city, starting Adam's new job- but nothing has changed more or been more amazing than our little girl!

Stay tuned for her one year "watch me grow" update, but here is a review of how she celebrated!

Miss Harper enjoyed her first birthday in a style not unlike that of her Grandma and mom... With a month of celebration.

First we celebrated (a little early) in Knightstown with the Reeves family.


Celebrating with Daddy



Upset that, her buddy, Grandma Reeves was busy paying attention to her cousins.



Yay! She is coming to see ME!



Presents!



What is this green stuff?



"Mmmm! My mommy is right! Icing is yummy!"



She didn't get a lot into her mouth but she sure enjoyed making the mess.

Then she celebrated on her actual birthday at home:


Crepe paper! A birthday tradition in the Drelick house.


Mommy managed to sneak in at night and put it up... Even though she is always afraid to wake me!



Thanks mom and dad! My first car!!!



She celebrated and dressed like a princess on her special day!

Finally, she celebrated with her Drelick grandparents during their visit over July 4th. (More pictures from that visit soon).


Yay! More celebrating ME and Another cupcake!


Yummy!



Playing to her audience



Opening presents



She is getting good at this.



Checking out the doll Grams had made for her.

It is hard to believe this special little one is already one year old! We enjoyed every minute of celebrating our little girl!

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Sunday, July 1, 2012

Hot Hot Hot!

Our air conditioner broke during a very hot stretch in Minnesota! We were all miserable, but Miss Harper seemed to be a constant sweat ball (which was sad, but cute)! Luckily we are back in the cool air now!



"We seriously don't have air conditioning??"



Hesburgh cooling off



Sweaty hot girl :(



Swimming to cool off (no that suit does not make her hot and no we don't usually put that hood up- it's just cute)



Too hot for real clothes!



Trying to cool off with a fan!

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Monday, June 11, 2012

It is fun to be IN things!

Miss Harper enjoys being IN things recently. It started when she tried to get in the dishwasher and just grew from there!

























Instead of toys for her birthday,
I guess we just need boxes!

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