Exam

The end of this week I'm scheduled to take my Exit Exam for school.  I only have a few more days of studying left and I'm thoroughly enjoying taking breaks with my early birthday present.  Harper and I are walking several miles a day (almost every day) weather permitting.  I'm not a big jogger but would like to be.  Jogging stroller manufacturers recommend that you not jog with an infant under six months old.  That's my excuse for walking just a little while longer.  When she turns six months old, I'll have to come up with something else.   :)   In reality, I'll keep walking with my neighbor because I really enjoy walking with her - she's too much fun!

I mentioned that we went to the hairbow place last week and took some pictures.  Harper had such a great time!

Speaking of Harper having fun...she got a new toy.  She absolutely loves it! 

I should really get back to studying.  I took a short break to run some errands for school, worked on my special project and if the weather were better, I can guarantee you that I would procrastinate more by taking Harper for a walk but I must get back to studying!  I told John that I was starting to get really nervous and he had a great point:  if for some reason I don't pass, I can take it up to three times and I'll know what to study for next time.  That's actually been my motto for months but I only have a few more days...

Picture Day!

Today was picture day.  We drove to Katy for some pictures at JC Penney and a photo shoot at a hairbow store. We had such a wonderful time!

Harper is teething.  If you've ever been around a child that's teething, you know what we're going through.  The greatest part about her teething today? She was an absolute angel while we were taking pictures at Penney's AND at the hairbow place!  While at Penney's she got fussy towards the end but she was hungry.  At the hairbow place, she was so calm.  We were there for at least 2 hours and she was just hanging out like a big girl.  They were having a photo shoot and needed some kids to model their merchandise.  She was so well behaved - she was acting better than other girls much older than her.  She was hammin' it up and cooing, laughing and talking to the owners and photographer.  I can't wait to see how some of them turned out!

Below are some pictures from Penney's.  They are copyrighted but it explicitly says on their web page to 'click here' to download the photos.  Go figure.  Since they give you instructions on how to download them, I assume that it's ok to put them on my blog.  If not, I'm sure I'll get a letter.  :)

Loving this weather!

Harper and I couldn't be happier that the weather is finally great!  It's been beautiful with the exception of Saturday when we had decided at the last minute to go to the Texas Bluebonnet Festival.  We woke up early Saturday morning to rain and the weather map proved that there was more to come.  Oh well. 

We've been really great about staying outside and getting some sun.  Taking as many precautions as possible, Harper loves being outside.  Yes, I realize that I have the whitest child on earth but we still get out and have a good time.  We try to walk with our neighbor as often as both of our schedules permit.  At first, we walked around the neighborhood.  Then we got a hair-brained idea to walk to CVS which is a little over 2 miles from our homes.  Then we decided to walk to Walgreens which is a little further because of the sidewalk (I try to acknowledge EVERY step we take).  We walked to HEB which we thought was a lot further than it actually was.  Even though we were disappointed in the mileage (it's roughly the same distance as CVS), a small treck doesn't have a sidewalk which makes it slightly tougher.  It also gives us the opportunity to change up our routine if we need to go to the grocery store.  Our next big hike will be to Kroger which will be 7 miles round trip. 

I'm looking for a jogging stroller.  My neighbor loves hers and takes it on our walks.  I'm looking for a gently used one solely because I don't want to spend $300+ on something I don't need but simply want.  Doesn't make sense to me.  Hopefully I can find one on Craigslist or in a resale shop. 

I have a ton of pictures of Harper that I'm going to post.  These were taken over the last 2 weeks.  Some of them I've emailed and others I just haven't had the time to send out. 

Harper is the greatest baby ever!

Harper's first Easter.  Above are pictures of our very busy but fun weekend!  We got the chance to hang out with family and old friends.  It was great catching up and introducing Harper to everyone.  Thanks Anne for the blog entry title!

FOOD!

Tonight Harper had her first bite of food which was avocado.  It was so cute.  She already knows where the camera is.  Oh Lord, we've created a monster - a very cute, messy monster!