Busy Weekend

We have had an eventful weekend around here. I hope ya'll have had a great Easter!

Friday we got a visit from Granddaddy. He was in town to pick up a pastor from India from the airport. I felt so bad because Harper screamed so hard every time he tried to hold her and then when I would take her back she would immediately stop and coo. Secretly of course it delights me that she wants her momma ......but this is not helpful when Momma needs to get a break.
(Harper DOES love you granddaddy!!! Don't worry - she'll be thrilled to see you soon!)

My sweet little girl
(We've had to start wearing constant bibs because we have a heavy drooler on our hands)

Saturday we got a treat because our friends Hillary and Josh drove up to see us. Hillary has been dying to hold Harper. I love this picture - the way Harper is checking them out. We love ya'll!!!

A picture of the girls

Here is Harper today on Easter Sunday

A close up of the dress. This sweet lady who reads my blog e-mailed me and said she had made this dress (and bloomers and bonnet) and had prayed over the dress while she made it and when I said Easter would be Harper's first Sunday to church - she knew it belonged to her. I can't get over such a precious gift. This dress is a heirloom. The bunny's tails are pearls! She has an etsy shop where she makes more smocked dresses. If there is anything I love more than monograms - it's smocked dresses.
She also made a little slip to go under the dress with Harper's monogram and a verse that says "Children are a gift from God". Oh - so sweet!
Here is our family before church - we took several pictures and Harper was not really co-operating in any of them but I still wanted a picture of our family. Today did not start off great - it is in the 40's and POURING down rain. Trying to get all of us ready and everything ready for church and a few other obstacles and then fighting the Easter crowd .....I felt like Satan was really fighting me to give up and stay home. But we went and I had prayed so hard for Harper to do good. She made it through almost the WHOLE service. Fell asleep in my arms. We had a wonderful evangelist, Junior Hill, preach this morning and there were almost 40-50 people saved! I took Harper out towards the end of the service and fed her and changed her and we walked around. We got to visit a lot of people but by that time - she had HAD it and she was screaming her head off starting with when our pastor came to see us. ha! I was so glad for everyone to see the baby they had prayed for and they could also see her lungs work just fine now! ha!
Nearly every Easter we eat Easter lunch with Laurie and Steve. We had planned to go out to eat and then decided it would be easier to just get food and eat it at their house. So we had traditional KFC for Easter lunch! And can I tell you - it was wonderful!!! We had so much fun with them. And we put Harper in this little swing and she went right to sleep and slept for about 2 hours. (They are letting us borrow the swing - thank you - we will take anything to try!!!)
Sarah Kate and Emily looked so cute today in their little smocked dresses. I wish we had gotten a picture of all 3 girls but it just didn't work.......but we will have many more chances down the road for that.
Emily entertained us - she put on a show and danced for us. It was the funniest thing I have ever seen - I was crying I was laughing so hard. She is a born entertainer.
Aunt Kelly had to jump in and dance with Emily - and Uncle Scott nearly died of embarrasment. You know I love to dance!

Steve gave us a buffet of ice cream for dessert along with the best brownies!! YUMMY!

Just a few more pics of my princess in her dress

Here she is in her little Easter bonnet

One more thing......after we got home today, I was changing clothes and had laid Harper on our bed. I put her on her tummy and she ROLLED OVER!!!!!! I was so excited. She did it 3 more times until I got out the video camera and then OF COURSE - she would not do it again. I have tried SO MANY times to catch her laughing on film but she freezes up every time I grab the camera. UGH! But I wanted to write it on here and not forget.

Easter Sunday 2009 - it's been a big day!

Also - 2 quick personal prayer requests:

• I had my hair done on Saturday (don't ask Scott how awful those 3 hours were for him) and my hair dresser who has done my hair for about 14 years now told me they just found out her husband has leukemia. He is pretty much living in the hospital right now. Please pray for him. His name is Patrick and here is his caring bridge site.
• Scott's mom's first cousin is a judge in Texarkana. They recently found out he had cancer and he had surgery two weeks ago to remove it. Since then he has coded twice and they had to do more surgery today and he is not doing well at all. Please pray for him. Here is his caring bridge site.
  

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