More Halloween pics!

 

 

 

 

As you can see we had a fun night!

 

 

 

 

Trick or Treat!

Harper was a cute little punk rocker for Halloween. We didn't buy a costume because we were going to be out of town. Then we stayed so we just made one up. She was going to be a witch (with a glow-in-the-dark witch hate from when I was little!) but I put her in the shirt I was going to use for it on Friday and it was dirty. And then Glenn dressed her Saturday morning in her Guns 'n Roses onesie, so I added the striped arm sleeves and the tutus. She actually wore her strawberry hat around for awhile, which is cute...but has nothing to do with rock-n-roll, hehe. We should have spiked her hair, but she was wearing a hood anyway.

 

We went trick-or-treating with Christian and Zane and got candy for Kendra because she was sick. Harper is now officially addicted to candy, so it's a good thing that we didn't keep much! :)

 

 

Her 15 month appointment is this Friday so I'll finally know how big she is! And if she's still on the high side of the growth curve...I think she's slimmed down a little with all of the running she does now! Plus her poor little gums are exploding with molars so her appetite is off and on.

 

Love,

The Christensen Fam

1 Year, 2 Months, 1 Week and 2 Days Old!

Hi everyone!

Sorry for the lack of updates - I've been very busy over at my other blog (lindsaychristensendesign.com/blog) but I just wanted to add a few cute bath pics of Miss Harper from recently. She is walking, practically running, though! Very busy, into everything now...but just so sweet. She is saying a few words...I tried to count and I think she says 7 words now: mama, dada, uh-oh, dog, woof, up, and hot (we've been teaching her about the heaters and wood stove!). She also shakes her head 'no,' waves bye-bye and can sign for 'milk.' Very cute!

She still has 8 teeth, but she is getting a new one, and I think it's a molar. I have no idea how big she is now, but we have her 15 month check-up next month so I will be sure to update you then!

Enjoy!!

xoxox, Lindsay, Glenn & Harper

 

 

 

 

Monster Mash!

I love, love, love Halloween! So I made this fun video on JibJab with me, Glenn, Harper, Erin (Glenn's sister) & Ben (Erin's fiance). Enjoy!!

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October already??

If you didn't know already, Harper is a walking PRO now!! She just toddles all over the house and it is the cutest thing. I shot 2 videos of her today (we're both home sick together) and I thought this one was pretty cute. Enjoy!!

I'm 13 Months Old!

And mommy decided to take a million more pictures of me today! Plus she got my hair in it's first ponytail! Enjoy!

From Labor Day

Green Eyed Girl

Harper 13 Months, originally uploaded by likelydesign.

Whoever voted for green eyes on the poll I did when she was a newborn is winning!

Happy Labor Day! (Almost 13 months old!)

Harper and I are hanging out at the ranch this weekend, all by our lonesome selves - so we had a little photo shoot! Glenn is on the Big Meadow fire down at Yosemite, but hopefully he'll be home soon!

Harper looked so cute today, crawling all around in the grass (always crawling to me, though). So I thought I'd share it with you all!

She's crawling super fast now, and she can walk all over the house as long as mommy is right there just in case! She can do it, she's just making SURE she's ready. :)

Enjoy!! xoxo, Lindsay & Harper

Harper's Birthday Party Pics are up!

Daddy helping her blow out the candle, originally uploaded by likelydesign.

Hello!!

There's tons of pictures to post, so I'll just add this one (one of my fav's!) to the post and you can follow the link to see them all on my Flickr set!!

It was a lot of fun, Harper looked so cute, and I think everyone had a good time and ate well. :)

xoxoxo,

Lindsay, Glenn & Harper

PS - she's getting more teeth!!

Happy Birthday, Harper!!!

Wow. Fastest, and most amazing year of my life. What a blessing! This post is going to be quick -- I have to get some sleep before Harper's party tomorrow, but I had to post a Happy Birthday post really quick! Wow. My girl is 1. A crawling, almost walking on her own, babbling, comprehending, tantrum-throwing toddler. :) Be on the lookout for the party pics coming soon!!




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I just can't get enough of this!

I downloaded this program called Gawker, which records time-lapsed videos from your webcam (and does other things, but I haven't gotten there yet), so here is a video I shot today to test it out. Enjoy!! :) It is soo cute!!

I can crawl! And walk!!

We thought Harper was going to skip crawling altogether, but she figured it out!! She has been able to stand for a long time, and is slowly able to take more and more steps every day (which is why we thought she'd walk first, but she's still working on officially walking)! She doesn't really like to crawl on her own (she'd rather have mommy and daddy cart her around all the time), but she really loves to do laps around the living room holding onto the furniture. :) Check out these videos that I took today!!! And see you in a couple weeks at her 1st birthday party (8/8/09 at 1:00 at Mahogany Ridge)!!

Go back to the blog!

I accidentally posted that last post before I added the pictures...so if you're getting this by e-mail you're missing out and need to click on over to the-christensen-fam.blogspot.com!
Love,
Harper ;)

I'm 11 Months Old!! And I have a new cousin!!

Wow -- 11 months already! Harper is just a sweetie, growing more and more every day and I can't believe how fast time has gone by! She's still THIS CLOSE to walking AND crawling, but not doing either consistently yet. She can take a few steps here and there but she's developed a fear after a few little falls. She has her own style of crawling, so she can get around by pulling herself with her arms, but she hasn't figured out how to use those knees yet! She did crawl correctly the other day, but only a few feet then she flopped back down on her belly. And no, it doesn't matter how many times I try to show her, she still drops to her belly and pulls herself by her arms!

Lately I've created a little play ring on our living room floor, which keeps her busy. All of the furniture is placed in a U-shape and she just walks herself back and forth all along the ring, and sometimes she plays on the rug in the middle, pushing and pulling herself along the floor. She also walks in her walker, and can walk by pushing her walker, if it doesn't go too fast!

I am busy planning her 1st birthday party -- yippee! And here is the "e-vite" I've put together...I do have some paper ones, but I thought I'd post it here, too!! Let me know if you're coming!!


And we found out some wonderful news today -- Harper has a new baby girl cousin today! Madeline Lauren was born early this morning to Dan and Kirsten, so that makes 10 grandchildren on Glenn's side! And I love that the youngest 3 are all girls. :) There is Christian (12), Romeo (9), Kendra (9), Titus (7), Zane (6), Bing (6), Zeik (4), Blessin (1), Harper (11 months) and Madeline (1 day!!).

Top Five Toys Every One Year Old Should Own

I know, kinda lame to put this on here, but I thought the article was interesting and had such cute stuff! I definitely want to get everything on here for Harper for her birthday. :)

I originally found it at this adorable kiddie blog: ohdeedoh

They've got:

1. Ikea Ekorre Walker. I've also seen a cute bumble bee and ladybug walker!

2. School of Fish. Bath toys are great!

3. Alphabet Blocks from Land of Nod. I love the classic wooden toys.

4. Dwell Soft Stacker. So cute, even for kids younger than 1.

5. Bubbles. The author of the article recommends non-toxic bubbles available from Gymboree. These would be fun for the party.

They also recommended these:

1. A chair that's all her own, most likely something like this from Pottery Barn Kids.

2. A growth chart.

3. A first dollhouse- something small and soft.

4. A bookshelf that allows her to easily take out her books or put them away.

The original list was from Celebrations.com! So cute!!

Rainbow of "Things"

Rainbow of "Things", originally uploaded by lmlcphotos.

How cute are these? Outside of the Likely Fire Hall on a beautiful summer day!

Lots of backyard pics!

Way too much gravel, originally uploaded by lmlcphotos.

We've worked really hard on the backyard lately and I have a whole set dedicated to it on my Flickr account! Click the link to go take a look at the transformation!

This picture was taken yesterday after spreading the gravel, but notice that we still have a huge mountain after we've spread it to where we want to spread it! We can't open our shop door yet. :)

I love peas!

We hung out at Grandma and Grandpa's ranch last weekend, so I took some pictures when we were having lunch. Harper loves eating real food, especially peas, blueberries, bananas, biter biscuits and puffs!

More pics!

We've (and by we I mean Glenn) has been busy on the backyard! He tilled up the entire thing so we can put down some gravel paths and new grass, and here are some pics for you!