Harper turns 2 years old

Harper spent her actual birthday in the car driving back from Snowbird.  Harper and her third birthday party the following Tuesday.  Grandma Flo, Aunt Terri, Uncle Fory, and Aunt Leann came.  Since James and Leann also have August birthdays I put two candles on the cake for them.

Harper blowing out her candle, Daddy's candle, and Leann's Candle.  For her birthday, we gave Harper sidewalk chalk, a music set with different instruments and Elmo Sheets.  Noah gave her Fisher Price's Little People Noah's Ark.

 Harper loves to feed herself.  She does a pretty good job.  This is the first time she fed herself yogurt and she is getting better at it.  She is a very independent soul.  She wants to do things herself.

 For her birthday, Nanna, sent her a crocheted afghan and a book about colors.

Harper is a very curious child and is often getting into things.  She had grabbed the blue painters take and had pulled a long piece off.  James took the tape and tied her hands up.  She thought it was funny at first but then realized she couldn't get into things and wanted to be freed.

Harper loves looking at pictures, especially if they are on someone's phone.  She loves watching "Jesus" videos on the church's website.  She also likes to watch Elmo, Veggie Tales Noah's Ark (Oma and Opa gave her this for her birthday), and the Muppets Christmas.  She loves to watch movies and would watch something every day if I let her.  She cries when I say no or when the movie is over and we turn it off.

Lately, Harper asks if we are happy.  She is aware of the emotion Happy and Sad and wants to make sure we are Happy.

James had bought some Chocolate Milk for his CC team and we enjoyed the leftovers.  When we ran out, Harper said "Buy Walmart".

When Harper is looking for us or something she says "Are you."

When she wants me to hold her she says "Hold You".

Harper loves to be chased and is somewhat of a tease.  She will take something she is not suppose to have so that we will chase her.  When we tried to use counting to worn her and would say "One" she would follow with "Two".

Harper loves to be read too and we go to the Library at least twice a month.  We are reading story books now.

Harper says "Tute" for cute.  She copies the way I say, "Aaahhh cute" when looking at clothes.

She loves to dip her food in her milk.  She is semi-picky.  She does not like vegetables and some meats.  We have her put them in her mouth but she usually spits them out.  She loves cookies and anything sweet.  She also likes spaghetti and lasagna; red sauce pastas.  She also likes "sureal" or cereal.

Sometimes Harper calls me "Mama-mia"

Harper loves to be outside and go barefoot.  She will walk across rocks with no problem.  

One-more.  In Harper's world, one more means 10 more.  She likes to watch videos on my phone and often they are church videos.  When she wants to watch a video she will lift one finger and say "One Jesus".  Once the video is done she says "one more".  She is quite the negotiator.