Dr. Seuss Baby Shower

When we were home in July, my sisters threw me a baby shower. They did such a great job planning and coming up with a theme. It was a Dr. Seuss shower, and super cute!! One of the best parts about it was that I got to see several of my Georgia friends that I rarely get to see anymore. I miss you all so much!! And of course, my family...I miss my family very much. But they all got to be there except for my Grandma. I wish she could have been there. Even my 2 cousins were there! And being a Seuss themed shower, we got to return home with several more books for my girls. We love books!

Fun With Family

Harper and I took a trip to Atlanta in July to visit my family. It was one of our best visits. I definitely needed the break from camp, and Harper is at such a fun age. My mom was their visiting too, from Saudi Arabia, and my dad and Rosie came up one weekend while we were there. We went to the Atlanta Zoo the first weekend, Harper's first zoo experience...

Harper looking at animals with her Grandpa and Aunts

Harper and her Nana

Harper's new panda, a gift from my Aunt and Uncle who were also there

Harper with her Uncle Brian, Aunt Nae Nae, Aunt Kelly, and Uncle Mike
She is very loved!

Swinging like the monkeys back to the car

In addition to the zoo, we had a Bellmoff breakfast (a family breakfast tradition involving family, lots of yummy food, and overeating), my sisters threw me a baby shower (pictures to come later), went swimming, ate lots of ice cream, went shopping, and basically got spoiled (Harper and me). It was wonderful!

Harper's first ice cream cone

Harper with my sisters...I'm so happy that Harper is getting a sister, too! It's the best!!

Harper with her Uncles...she had so much fun with them!

To my family: thank you for such a fun time and a much needed break. We miss you all already, and we love you so much! Eeyore sends his love, too.

Things are lookin' up!

Summer was rough for me, what can I say? As I've mentioned (well, a while ago...), Chris was extremely busy this summer with camp and I was sick. I ended up having a colonoscopy which was no fun at all, and it turns out I have microscopic colitis. The doctor was pleased with this, because apparently we caught it very early. And since then, I've been controlling my symptoms with diet alone, so no medication! I actually have more energy now than I've had all summer, and I just entered the third trimester yesterday ironically enough. I kind of missed out on the glory days of the second trimester this time, but I still got to enjoy all the flutters and kicks that make pregnancy so much fun. This little girl is moving like crazy, and I love it!

Camp is now over, and I have my husband back, which helps so much. I went to Georgia to visit my family and then my mom came out to Arizona to help out here for a few weeks. Harper had a great time being loved on and spoiled a little...it was good for her. Now life is getting back to normal. Of course in a couple of months that will change again, but only for the better.

Harper is talking now, and it's so cute hearing her little voice! My favorite word at the moment is "yogurt", which sounds like "Eegut". She's grown up so much over the last few months, and I couldn't be more proud of her. She still only has 5 teeth, but she manages well enough without the others.

Just before my mom left, we took her on a surprise camping trip to the Grand Canyon. She's never been, so she was pretty excited. Here are a few pictures from our little excursion.

3 of my favorite people!

Nana and Harper, swinging like monkeys

Me and my two girls, up in the tent

Cold mornings at the canyon

French Toast and....

...bacon for breakfast. Mmmm....