Harper and Andrew pictures

This sweet girl turned is now 8 weeks old! I cannot believe how fast the time has gone by and can hardly even remember life without her in it. 

And this little guy is turning into such a big kid! I took these pictures before his first day of "school," AKA, Parents' Day Out. He loves going and is such a little social butterfly!

A day at Bernheim Forest

Finally we had some cooler weather this weekend and decided to NOT work on the house in lieu of spending the day doing something fun. I think this was our first fun outing as a family of four and I'm so glad we went! Bernheim Forest always provides plenty to do...hiking through the woods, walking on paved paths (able to use the stroller) around lakes and beautiful gardens, and just being outside.

Andrew and Harper did well for their first time in the double stroller.  We walked around the lake and it was so beautiful out. Drew held Harper's  hand and made sure her sun shade was down whenever it became "real sunny," a phrase he kept repeating as he put the shade up and down numerous times!

This cool structure was actually a maze. You can imagine how much fun Andrew had running through this (and Nate following him as fast as he could). This was a big hit with all the kids who were visiting the park this particular day and it was hilarious to watch them all running through and popping out different entrances and exits while the parents tried to find them in the craze!

 He's a fast one! After running around for a good half hour we hoped he'd be worn out:)

I managed to get him to pause for about 2 seconds to take a quick picture.

Harper hung out in the baby carrier with me...you can't really tell but she is down to her diaper in this picture. Of all the things I packed in our overloaded car for a day out and about, I forgot a change of clothes for her and for the first time in her short life, we had a diaper incident (to put it mildly) that required me to strip her down entirely. She didn't seem to mind being naked too much and fell asleep on our hike!

One Month Old!

Harper is now one month old and I can't believe how fast this first month has gone. She had her 1 month checkup yesterday and is now 9 lbs 5 oz and 21.75 inches long (just for my own memory here). She's healthy and right on track which is always what you want to hear at the doctor:)

Checking herself out at the doctor's office!

My sweet girl:)

I can't believe we are already into the month of August...July went by fast! It's all been kind of a blur to be honest. Adjusting to life with 2 is getting easier but with the house construction (which includes but is not limited to on any given day a variety of men on our roof, in our basement, in our backyard, and peeing behind our garage...lovely!), it's been loud and dusty and crazy, but I think the end is in sight as drywall starts this week.
Also...I have to mention how hard my dad (and Nate) have worked on this as well. While we have a great contractor who's done the majority of the  major work, my dad has done ALL the electrical which has been weeks worth of time and energy. He's over here every morning and works in the heat all day just to get everything electrical in order. We are so thankful for his hard work!
Here is a picture of where we are as of today...the outside is mostly done (but will need to be painted to match the rest of the house...a fun job for Nate to do this fall) and the inside is still a work in progress. We are doing all the finishing work (painting, tiling, fixtures, trim, etc.) so we still have some time on it but at least it won't  be nearly as noisy around here after this week.

And here are some more pictures from this month:

Playing at "the Ark" with Gracie

My cousin Brian holding Harper

And Christy got a chance too...

And my cousin Emily...she and her sister Hannah were running a 5K in Louisville so we all met for pizza one night.

Meanwhile this little guy is still obsessed with construction equipment and insists on having a toy with him at all times...like during breakfast, lunch, dinner, naps, bedtime and bath time! I'm wondering how long this phase will last. Some kids carry around a doll or a blanket with them but Andrew carries around a bulldozer!

"Helping" me make  banana bread in the kitchen...a true lesson in patience for me! And a sure way to make a small mess even bigger but he has fun helping his mom:)

Aunt Laura stopped by for a quick visit!

Taking a bubble bath in my mom's backyard one hot summer morning. I am SO thankful that my parents have let us invade their house multiple times these last few weeks (during particularly loud construction days) and Andrew has so much fun there too (while I get to rest a bit and hang out with Harper!)