On Sunday morning we woke up and Harper was finally recovered from her 48-hour tummy bug (yay!) so we decided to head to the country club's where my in-laws are members to enjoy a day of sunshine and water. It was Harper's first time ever at an outdoor pool and seeing her reactions to new experiences is just priceless! It's funny because ...
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Harper’s First Birthday Invitation
With Harper's first birthday just around the corner, I wanted to share with you her sweet invitation, designed by Rachel of Planned Pretty. I'm using the main colors from Harper's nursery--- mint green and gold --- paired with soft pink and lilac. I don't really have a "theme" for the party. I figure as she gets older her birthday parties ...
First Mother’s Day
May is always such a busy month for us---first comes our anniversary, then Mother's Day, then Harper's birthday and mine a few days later. It's a whirlwind of a month but I love it! On Friday we celebrated our fifth wedding anniversary with dinner at Eddie V's. It was absolutely delicious--- we both had steaks, truffle mac n' cheese and ...
Baby Gap New Arrivals!
Just thought I'd do a quick post to share the Baby Gap items I purchased for Harper during their last 40% off promo! (they're currently running one for 30% off if you didn't get a chance to order last week) The items just arrived in the mail today. All items I purchased are 18-24 months (except for the shoes), so many are from the toddler section ...
Harper Reese- 11 Months Old!
This update is SO late…but with good reason. Poor Harper had hand, foot and mouth disease and it took her a good five days to recover from that and she was so sleepy and low energy we didn't even attempt photos on her actual 11 month birthday. Harper surprised us by taking her first steps just a few days before her 11 month birthday! It was ...
Pumping At Work- My Top 10 Tips
At the hospital where I work, we have a blog where employees contribute posts about pregnancy, motherhood, babies, birth, etc. It's run by our internal communications team and women working in all areas of the hospital are able to contribute. Recently I was talking to the director of our lactation program because I had some questions about the ...
Our (Easter) Sunday!
Happy Easter! He is Risen! We had a fun-filled family day that started with an early breakfast for Harper and then driving to church for the Easter service. On Saturday night I realized I still had our "Spring is Here" chalkboard up and I had wanted to draw a new one for Easter. I was tired, but I googled some ideas and got to work ...
Our (Easter) Saturday
We had such a fun family day today enjoying Houston's beautiful weather. First, we headed to an Easter gathering at a local park and enjoyed a little time in the sun: After the park we headed to one of our favorite lunch/brunch spots, Empire Cafe, in the Montrose area. Kevin and I split the eggs benedict and italian toast (which is ...
Harper’s Easter Basket!
We are so excited to celebrate Harper's first Easter! We have plans to go to an "Egg hunt" event in our community tomorrow (just for fun, obviously she's not old enough to know wha'ts going on but it's still an enjoyable outing) and on Sunday we will attend church services and go to brunch with Candice and spend time with my in-laws. I decided to ...
Our Weekend…
I love weekends. It means two straight days with Harper and my hubs. After a long workweek, I cherish that family time and enjoy the relaxation. We started our Saturday with a 3K walk at the Texas Children's Family Fun Run. There was also a fantastic family fun zone sponsored by H-E-B that had a ton of great activities for kids including rides, ...