Harper Lee is 2 years old!

Our Harper Lee is 2 years old! Right from the start we knew she was just what our family needed. She is perfect for us. Harper is kind of hard to figure out. Although her terrific two year old self has shown a little signs of a temper and stubbornness, she is as sweet as they come. She is a natural helper. She is an observer and can be quiet, but is starting to come out of her shell and finding her voice. She is usually really easy going unless it involves her bottle and "prizes" (treats). Like most girls, she knows what she wants. She loves to be held and read to and loves to sing songs. Her favorites are twinkle twinkle and Down By The Bay. She thinks she is eight years old. She loves playing hide n go seek even though she doesn't quite understand the concept. It drives her big sister crazy that she counts "eight, nine, eight, nine" while she hides. She likes milk, grapes, goldfish, crackers, bananas, fruit snacks, waffles with lots of whipped cream, soup and pasta. She enjoys playing school, church and house with Sage. She is spunky and has a funny sense of humor. We have a feeling she is going to be very witty. She likes to watch Barney and Frozen. She is a lover of chapstick, bubbles, dancing and "pops" (lollipops). She loves to jump and try and do summersaults. Harper loves her grandmas and papas. She loves just about every one and every one who knows her can't help but love her!

This year for her birthday we had a Minnie Mouse party for her. We invited her cousins Lydia and Abbie and her friends Daphne and Kate. They played playdough, colored and did stickers, played pin the ears on Minnie, played pass the Minnie and had lunch and of course Minnie Mouse cupcakes. We ended her birthday by going to play at the park and out to dinner to Red Robin. 

Hello, We had a Party!

Sage changed her mind on what kind of party she wanted just about every day. Once the invites were made I told her we had to stick with Hello Kitty and swimming and boy is she glad we did! She had a blast. It was a very hectic morning with helping a friend from Spain get situated, but it all worked out and everyone had a lot of fun.

Her actual birthday!

Sage had a special birthday. Saturday night we set up her big girl bed and surprised her with it before bed. She sure was happy. Taylor and his dad have been working on a headboard for it for the last month. It just needs to be stained and then we will add it to the bed. The morning of her birthday she woke up calling out for me and when I went in and told her it was her birthday she yelled, "I'm three! I'm three! I'm three!" over and over again. She was greeted with balloons and as tradition we sang to her with a candle in a donut for breakfast. She opened up a few presents, one which included new paints, chalk and dry erase markers for an easel. She spent the morning painting and drawing. At church her nursery leaders brought cookies and sang to her. She sure felt special. After naps, both sets of grandparents came for her birthday dinner. (We wish Grandpa Davey lived closer) We had one of her favorites. Pancakes, berries and whipped cream. We put on music and she performed for us. We also watched a video that Taylor and I had put together of her first 3 years and then opened presents. It was such a nice evening celebrating her!