Growing up, I was very close to my cousins. We lived down the street from each other and made a lot of childhood memories together. Harper met my cousin, his lovely wife, and my aunt and uncle recently and I loved seeing their reactions in person since they had previously only seen Harper in photos or videos. my mom and Harper before we ...
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A Day at the Zoo!
I have visited the Toronto Zoo many times as a child and I was so excited to bring Kevin and Harper there. We were there for about five hours and it was a really great day excursion. Maja, Chad and their little girl Doutzen met us at the zoo and we explored all of the exhibits together. It was the perfect day! By far the highlight of the ...
A Day at the Aquarium
Toronto is such a fantastic city with great attractions and many of our friends recommended we visit the new (or new to us at least) Ripley's Aquarium which is right beside the CN Tower. Harper absolutely loved it! I was a little bit surprised at how outgoing she was at the aquarium since she's been so timid during new social situations and in ...
Birthday BBQ for Harper!
My mom and her husband hosted a birthday BBQ for Harper and we had the best time seeing our friends and many of my mom's friends. The party was really fun and it was special to see some of my closest friends meet my sweet girl for the very first time. Harper is in a phase right now where she has a tougher time warming up to new people ...
Harper’s First Birthday- Party Pics
I posted a breakdown of Harper's first birthday party decor and DIY projects in my last post, and this post will be dedicated to sharing some of my favorite images from the day (and be warned, there are many). We were so excited that we had so many friends and family members come out to celebrate Harper, definitely felt a lot of joy and love in the ...
Harper’s First Birthday Party- Decor & DIY
We had such a blast celebrating Harper's first birthday! I was a little bit nervous hosting that many people in our home, but it turned out perfectly. We moved around some furniture and pushed our dining table (which became a dessert table) up against the window which really allowed us to create an even more open space. We also moved our ...
Harper Reese- 12 Months Old!
It's the eve of Harper's first birthday and I have so much to say…but it's so hard to summarize our entire amazing year…I never feel I can find the right words or write it as beautifully as it deserves to be captured. But this will be published on her birthday, so HAPPY BIRTHDAY MY SWEET BABY HARPER REESE! How can I summarize this year and ...
Our Weekend…
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 ...
Harper’s Nursery- Updated!
When I was pregnant, I purchased these gold polka-dot decals from Land of Nod. I had planned to use them in Harper's closet and bathroom but I decided when they arrived that the dots were a little larger than I had hoped and decided to scrap the project. A couple of weeks ago, I was visiting Megan and Olivia and saw sweet little polka dots in ...
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 ...