Brushing Harper's Teeth

Harper has 7 little teeth now so it's time to start teaching her how to brush them. Basically, she holds a toothbrush while I brush her teeth and then she tries it. It's actually working really well. This is only our second attempt and she's getting the hang of it already. 

Germ Bag

This sweet little baby is a germ bag. She picks up a bug at Baby School (what we call daycare), incubates it, strengthens it, and then gives it to me. I feel like crap today. I puked my guts out last night and could probably do so right now if I weren't at work. And NO, I am not pregnant (you can stop right there - you know who you are). 

I can't be too upset with her though. She's under the weather herself. She has a fever and a little rash - probably just a reaction to the MMR vaccine she got last week. It's pretty common, but it stinks for her nonetheless. Supposedly, it's not contagious, but we kept Typhoid Mary home from Baby School today just in case. 

Spring Has Sprung

Harper and I had a great day on Saturday. The weather was so nice that we decided to round up some friends and go to the park.

She loved feeing the wind in her face.

Several of the pictures I took look like this. She just couldn't stay still!

After the park, we went out for dinner. Harper entertained the other diners while we waited for our pizza.

And The Winner Is...

Using the random number generator from Random.org, the winner was #11 Laurie Cooper:

"UE and I have discussed this. (And I'm talking about when it gets up over $100 million.) We'd pay off the homes of all our families and close friends. We'd give enough to the church to be able to fund a FULLY staffed children and family minitry (but not so much that volunteers wouldn't be necessary). Then we'd build an academy for underpriveliged children that would employ all family and friends who wanted to work there to teach, coach, mentor, and spiritually guide a new generation of upright and Christian citizens. Yeah, sounds like a Miss America speach but 100% true! I can think of nothing I'd rather do!"

Laurie, your Starbucks gift card is on it's way. Thanks to everyone who entered. This was so much fun, I think I'll have a contest every month!

Don't Forget About The Contest

Don't forget to enter my contest. If you read this blog, you're eligible to win - even if I don't know you. So leave your comment by 8pm tonight.

In the meantime, here's a couple pictures I took of the kid on her birthday morning. They make me laugh. 

Weird Friday

This video has lots of things that I like in it - the moon, hydrangeas, puffins, marmots, cheese... You may remember these critters from some Quiznos commercials that ran a while back. It's weird. I know. But I think it's funny. 

Contest Time!

Every morning, I drive past a billboard that tells me how high the Powerball lottery jackpot is and every morning, I dream about how I would spend the money that I just know I am going to win someday. Never mind the fact that I probably only buy two lottery tickets a year. I am going to win the big one some day. And when I do, I know how I'm going to spend every penny of it. Here are a few of my purchases. 

• In the practical category, I would put a big hunk of the money in a trust fund for Harper.
  
• In the gift category, I would take my family and friends on a cruise.
• In the splurge on myself category, I would buy a black thunderbird with custom red leather interior. 

Here's where the contest part comes in. I want to know how you would spend the money if you won the lottery. Leave a comment and tell me. I will randomly pick one lucky comment leaver to receive a jackpot of their own - a Starbucks gift card (if you don't like Starbucks, we can work something out). The contest will end on Saturday at 8pm central time. So, get your comment in by then. Yeah a contest! I'm excited already!