weekend visit

Harper got a visit from her grammy and papaw this past weekend.  We discovered after they arrived on Friday that Harper has a little "stranger anxiety" already.  She'd cry if my mom or dad held her, but the second that Jason or I took her, she would turn and give my parents the biggest smile.  Fortunately, this was only on Friday.  By Saturday she was all warmed up.


I'm so glad my parents could see her.  She's changed so much since Christmas.  She was full of smiles for them all weekend.  And talkative.  But somehow I managed to not take any pictures of the weekend except for a couple when she opened her gifts from Aunt Debbie & Uncle Bobby.  

 I think she likes her new books!

That was about it!  And my camera was sitting right there on the ottoman all weekend!  So all I have are some pictures from my mom's phone.  {Dad, do you read this?  Mom needs a new phone.  One with a flash.  But then again, she does want an iPad after this weekend...}

Also, my mom brought some crackers this weekend that are sooooo delicious.  Here is a picture and recipe from the web {except my mom used cayenne pepper- not sure how much- instead of the red pepper flakes}.  These are simple, but they are really, really good.  And highly addictive.  Not recommended for a road trip since you won't be able to walk away.  Don't say I didn't warn you.

Spicy Hot Crackers

And on a totally different note, I thought I'd mention that two years ago on Saturday was when the-worst-thing-that's-ever-happened-to-me happened.  Two years ago and I can still see the look on my doctor's face when she said those awful words, "I'm sorry."  In fact, I still remember every single detail of that entire day {and it makes me teary to think about it even now}.  But I've learned some things in the past two years:

1) Time does help heal.

2) You can heal, but you can't ever forget.

3) Pray.  Pray, pray, pray.

4) God really does have a plan.