Reeves Family Updates

Saturday, October 13, 2012

A Girl and Her Dog

Hesburgh's life may have changed a lot when Harper was born, but he is certainly still getting A LOT of attention. It just may not be the exact attention he would want...

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Monday, October 8, 2012

When we learned that the classic "Catholics versus Convicts" (ND vs. Miami) matchup was taking place during Chicago marathon weekend, we knew it was the perfect weekend for a Reeves/Knokey get together. (Meghan played basketball at Miami).
The dads got to go to the game Saturday night while the moms carbo loaded and tended to Harper and Avary. Then the roles reversed Sunday morning when the dads watched the girls and cheered on the moms in the marathon. A good time was had by all (although we were definitely happier with the football outcome. Sorry Meghan.... Kinda!)

In front of the Weber Grill man... A tradition from the Drelick ladies trips to Chicago.

Getting a ride from daddy at the marathon expo.

Avary sporting her mommy's colors. (We can't hold it against her, she is too cute.)

Daddies and daughters

The next generation... Catholic vs. Convict! (Don't worry Avary, we will save you!)

Harper practicing touchdown for the game.

Our little social butterfly

Watching the ND band... "mommy get out of the way, I can't see the cheerleaders!"

More band watching, they were pretty entertained.

Staying warm in the hospitality tent before the marathon.

Apparently the thought of mommy's running wore Harper out.

The girls playing while they waiting for their mommies. (Can you tell daddy was in charge of Harper's hair?)

Congratulations on your race mommy! A personal record (3:57).

Mommy giving her princess some love.

Warm back in the hotel after the race.

The girls thought Jon was hilarious!

Harper and her Godfather. Lots of love here!

Thursday, October 4, 2012

Watch Me Grow!

Harper turned 15 months old on September 19. Our little baby is becoming a big girl before our eyes! It is amazing how much she has changed in the last few months. It seems she says or does something new everyday.

At her 15 month appointment she weighed 22lbs 9 oz (46%), was 30,3/4 inches (61%) and her head was 47.1cm (83%).

Our watch me grow pictures have come a long way!

Hanging out with her buddy

Giving Pooh some love

Hugs!

She insisted on getting in her toy bucket... with Pooh.

A quick update:

She talks up a storm and sometimes we even understand her! She does carry on full conversations in, what appears to be, her own language. But she also says real words! Her favorites appear to be mommy, daddy, doggy, Elmo, snack, hi, bye and, of course... No!

She has quite the personality. Spunky is the best way to describe her. She will cuddle you and melt her heart one minute and give you a run for your money the next!

She LOVES her doggy. He continues to warm up to her... or become more indifferent. She hugs, pats, hands and CLIMBS on him! Good thing Hesburgh is such a great dog!

Her favorite foods continue to be bananas and cheese. She also loves peanut butter, bunny grahams, pretzels, goldfish and grapes. (Unfortunately she seems to love these "snack" foods but not as many real meals... although mac and cheese and french toast are a hit!)

She has the best belly laugh I have ever heard!

She LOVES to dance. If there is music around (or just in her head) she starts to groove... she leads with her bottom and her whole body seems to go with it!

She doesn't like to sit still. Activities such as stroller strides and runs are getting more difficult. Food is often necessary to get her to sit in the stroller for very long.

She loves books. A corner of the living room is her "library"and she can often be found over there surrounded by books... or bringing us a book to read her.

She loves the sesame street characters, pooh characters and curious george (especially since her trips to the children's museum).

She is a social butterfly. We are in a class in which mommies and babies play together for half hour and then we separate for an hour while the kids stay with the teachers and the mommies go talk. Some of the children have a tough time with this... Harper charges into the room, barely notices me leaving and only gets upset when it is time to LEAVE class!

When her daddy is away she sure does miss him! She wonders around saying "daddy" and attachs to him as soon as he walks back through the door.

She learns new things every day and it is amazing to see her becoming her own little person. She certainly continues to keep us on our toes but we couldn't be happier.

Saturday, September 22, 2012

Celebrity for a Day

Little Miss Harper got to feel like a celebrity this week. As a member of the Edina Family Center PTO, I was asked to represent the family center and ECFE (Early Childhood Family Education, a Minnesota specific program that includes everything from baby and me classes to preschool) in the Edina Homecoming Parade. Harper loved helping us represent one of her favorite programs.

Riding in the "buggy" to the parade staging area

A little overwhelmed (by her shirt and the excitement in the staging area)

Posing with mommy

Enjoying the ride (and her first lollipop... We needed a few to make it through the parade)

We made it! Being a local celebrity is exhausting!

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Friday, September 21, 2012

Children's Museum Fun

Last Saturday we took advantage of my wonderful birthday present from some of our friends. The Knup family arranged for us to receive passes to the Minnesota Children's Museum and we were so excited to try it out.

I had been putting off our visit until Harper was walking relatively well so she could really enjoy it. Once we were ready we were excited to discover that Curious George was visiting the museum! We think we will be back often!