December 30, 2015

Sweet Potato for a Sweet Baby

Harper had her first helping of real food this week!  We made sweet potato puree in our Beaba and Harper loved it.  We have been looking forward to feeding her solid foods and now that she is six months, we can!  We can't wait to try different fruits and veggies!
 
Slicing the sweet potato
   
 Waiting for the potatoes to cook
  
 Yum!
  
 She devoured it!
   
     
     
 All done :)

December 28, 2015

Baby's First Christmas

Harper had a wonderful first Christmas.  We cannot get over all of the beautiful and thoughtful holiday cards and gifts she was sent.  She is one very loved baby girl.  For Christmas Eve, Alex and Harper headed over to Cary while I stayed in Charlotte for work.  They had an amazing time at the annual Christmas party and sent me picture updates throughout the night.  My Dad truly made my Christmas when he drove all the way to Charlotte Christmas morning to bring me to Cary post call.  If he hadn't come that morning, I would have had to miss the majority of Harper's first Christmas waiting for the train from Charlotte to Cary.  It was the best Christmas present I could imagine!  What a perfect first Christmas with the baby.
   
Harper girlie in her pretty Christmas Eve dress.
  
Snuggles with Tessa
   
The beautiful, although somewhat short, tree!
   
Mom, Katherine and Tessie with their Christmas socks!
  
All worn out from the party!
  
Christmas morning!
  
Playing with new toys!
    
  
Harper loves knocking down blocks!
  
Busy, busy!
  
Harper got to sit in my old high chair.  She was almost too small for it!
  
Baby girl's stocking!
  
Harper had a blast opening presents.
  
Jennifer and her mom came over to visit on Christmas day.  It was their first time meeting girlie!
  
Great Grandma fed Harper rice cereal.
  
Harper loves her milkie!
  
She could get used to this present opening business!
  
Harper got a jumper for Christmas!
  
She loves it!  And we love to put her in it to give our arms a rest!
  
Moo found a pile of presents to sit on, as usual.
  
Opening her Christmas stocking!
   
Merry Christmas to all and to all a good night!

December 21, 2015

Christmas Cheer

Kate and Sean had a Christmas cocktail party last night.  Their house was beautifully decorated for the holidays.  We had a blast hanging out and drinking our Christmas cheer!
 
Kate and Sean's beautiful Christmas sitting room!
  
 The kitchen with their awesome tree
   
 White chocolate peppermint cocktail!
 
Festive drinks!
  
 The coffee station with pretty little red, green and white Pottery Barn mugs.
  
 Kate, Aishy, Landon and Courtney
  
 Merry Christmas!
  
 The newly engaged, Aishy and Amit!
       
Alex and Kate
 
Sean and Harper
   
   
  
 Playing some holiday tunes!

Over The Mountain

We went on a family hike this weekend at South Mountains State Park.  It has been so long since we hiked!  We bundled Harper and carried her in a snuggie.  She loved being outdoors and seeing the waterfalls.  We can't wait to go again!
 
Alex and our backpack baby!
   
 Bundled Harper
  
 The start of our outdoor adventure on South Mountains! 
   
      
 There were a ton of beautiful waterfalls.
  
 Harper liked this one the best.
  
 Sleepy hiker!
   
 We love to hike!