Super Late....!

I'm sorry it's been so long since my last post.  We've had quite an eventful week and a half...My dad had a heart attack scare last week, and spent a late night in ICU at Seaside's best (Providence).  We took my brother to the airport and sent him off to Alaska until next fall.  While we were there, we picked up Grandma Joanne, Grandpa Jack, and Auntie Kirdy from Mexico.  Aaannnnnddd....the day Uncle Aaron left for Alaska, he decided to rent his home out, so we've been packing him up and actually moving him into our guest bedroom!  Gus also made a quick trip to California to pick up a tent trailer, and we're slowly and surely preparing for our first road trip since Harper, in which we leave for Friday morning!

Oh yeah, most importantly, Harper turned nine months today.  I just can't believe it.  It's wonderful to see him growing and learning so much every day, but I just can't grasp the fact that he'll never be my tiny little newborn babe again.  Gus and I watch him take everything in, and we can literally see him learning right before our eyes.  He copies the moves our mouths make.  He copies the sounds we make as we talk and read to him.  He scans the room, new faces, and familiar ones, looking for familiarity, and soaking in the foreign.  Witnessing all of this along with all the snuggles and hugs he gives (not to mention smiles and giggles), this is truly what it means to live...

Last week's post was supposed to be about Harper and Lily playing fetch and tug-of-war!  One of Harper's favorite past times is watching lily play with her funny pink toy.  He grabs it from her, attempts to throw it so she can fetch, and does this all with a huge smile on his face!!  It's so fun to see them play together!

And one after eating dinner, clapping for Auntie Kirdy