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The Little Gymnast!

Here are some pictures from Harper's first day at Little Gym. She wanted daddy to take her, which he was very excited about, however that was before he found out he had to sing, run, march and "swim" in a circle! Harper loved her first day; coming home to tell me all about swinging on the bars and all the somersaults she did!

Doing some dancing.
Swinging on the bars.
The end of the somersault.
Balance beam, all by herself!

New Friends!

In moving to Pearland, we have been fortunate enough to meet some wonderful new friends. Luckily, most are moms of young kids, which has been great for me and for Harper and Luke! One of our new friends is Ashton, whom Harper loves! She's always asking me when we get to see our "friend Ashton?" She also like to announce that she and Ashton are married and that she loves him. It's very sweet (and a little scary!)

Harper, Luke, Ashton and I went to the Pearland Public Library for storytime. I've been to few storytimes in my day and this one was NOT the best. But after the story, there was coloring, which is always a hit!
Luke taking the caps of the markers off and then putting them back on; super entertaining, and very messy.
After nap time, Harper dressed up in her elephant costume (which is not uncommon) and forced Ashton to hug her, (which is also not uncommon!)
Little feet; so cute! (Side note: Ashton will be two in December and wears a bigger shoe than Harper, who will be three in November!)

Inspiration

Okay, those of that know my daughter, know that she is extremely opinionated and persistent. (Dear God, please prepare us for the teenage years!) Well this year she has decided that her obsession is going to be her 3rd birthday party. After much debate, and many failed attempts to change her mind, the decision has been made to have a "Butterfly Party." Now, I'll admit that her little obsession has worn off and I have been scouring the internet for ideas. I don't want to do anything to "cartoony" or overly themey (my nightmare is bright pink and purple butterflies everywhere), but thanks to modern technology and the talents of so many, I have found great inspiration to get my buns in gear and start all the preparations! And yes, her birthday is not until November, but with my two crazies, and my inability to commit to anything, I am going to need that much time to get it all set up! So, I thought I would post some pictures of real parties that I found and love! Oh, and I slightly tweaked the theme to a "Butterfly Picnic" with a little vintage twist.

LOVE this! You will see a reoccurring theme of "bunting" happening n my inspiration picks! Love the old window frame! (Go here for the rest of these photos)

So, going along with the "picnic" theme, I was thinking about covering my backyard in various blankets/sheets for everyone to sit and eat lunch. I originally thought of this because we don't have any out tables or chairs, who knew it could look this pretty? (More photos here.)

I only posted this one photo because I love this circle chandelier, but I have fallen in love with this whole party! There will definitely be some ideas borrowed. (Check it out here.)

So originally, Harper said she wanted a "Fairy Butterfly Party," but later nixed the fairy part. This is a great "Fairy Party" that you can actually buy from Tomkat on etsy.com. Even though it's a little brighter than I am thinking, I love the flower poms and the butterfly garland. (Photos here)

LOVE! Do yourself a favor and look at the rest of these photos! This Party is BEAUTIFUL!

And I have fallen in love with these invitations (once again, bunting theme) I would like Harper's invitations to have some sort of butterfly on them, but I thought these were so cute. (Maybe butterfly bunting?)

Luke. He Walks. Finally.

First off I would like to apologize. Not to you. To my second born. We have so many photos of Harper. For like the first month of Harper's life she could barely, breathe, move, poop without us taking a picture of it (yes, I did take a picture of a huge blowout poop Harp did when she like 3 weeks old... just ask my friend Kim. Di.Sgus.Ting.) Anyway, refocus. We do not have nearly as many pictures of our little Luke, and for that, my dear son...your mama is sorry.

Here's things you should know about Luke:

We almost always call him Lukey, which is a habit I am trying to break, because it's not very "manly," (and he's one now, so time to "man up") but he has just the sweetest little face you can't help but say, "Oh, Lukey, you are soooo cute!" Other nicknames are: Mister Man, Sweet boy, Sweet Pea, Peanut Butter, Little Bear, Brother.

Luke is a TOTAL flirt. If there is a girl nearby he is tilting his head, smiling, saying "hi." We can barely get him to eat when we go out to dinner, because he is hitting on the lady at the next table. Old ladies LOVE him! Seriously, it's ridiculous how many older women stop me to talk to him. Literally, calling their friends over to see him. Hilarious.
Luke himself is hilarious. He loves to dance, he roars like a tiger pretty much daily, he climbs on everything! Before he does something "naughty" he'll make sure I'm looking, smile at me, and then slowly do his "no, no" thing. It's really not about being "naughty" with Lukey, it's more about teasing his mama. Speaking of teasing, he LOVES to tease his sister, which she also loves (oh, I forgot you can't "hear" sarcasm over the internet. In that case, I WAS BEING SARCASTIC.) Luke waits until Harper has everything perfect, (like her tea party set), and he very nonchalantly crawls over... sits down next to her...and then...swipes something and takes off! Screams then follow. It's a crack up...the swiping, not the screaming; that's horrible.
And he has the cutest buns!! Pinchable. (Which apparently isn't a real word. hmm?)

Oh, and I have this video of Luke walking (which he just decided to do two days ago and he is like a professional already), but it wouldn't post so it will have to be for another time.

Beautiful Girl

Harp modeled a few of mama's headbands. They're cute, but she's gorgeous! (Go to NewMillie for the patterns.)

Just Pics

So we have a ton pics, so I thought I would start with these before I post ALL our Easter pictures...Enjoy!BLUE EYES!
Our Beautiful Harper loves the spring weather and getting to be outside.
She is a great sidewalk chalk artist.
Very particular about her pictures.

Luke is actually sick in this picture. We spent over a week cleaning up his puke and poop, but he's such a sweet boy and a good sport about being outside!

Our new favorite activity. He gives us taste of what we're in for when he starts walking on his own...he doesn't so much walk as run everywhere.