Bath time fun

Gumbo love

Harper loves Gumbo, or Dado as she likes to call her. 

Angels or Dodgers????

That is the question.  I grew up cheering and going to see the California Angels.  Matt has always been a Los Angeles Dodgers fan, rooting and going to Dodgers Stadium.  Who will Harper be cheering for??

Doesn't she look happier in red????

Just Keep Swimming!

Harper started swim lessons at the YMCA this week. 

So far we've learned that Harper:
-LOVES watching what's going on around her
-really enjoys the foam kickboard
-loves splashing with her arms
-is not too fond of going under the water.  

We'll work on the last one!

New Orleans bound!

So what's a road trip without New Orleans?? Not a very good one if you ask us! Of course we made a pit stop in the Big Easy (and a couple of side trips!). We had to introduce Harper to NOLA and our good friend Nora!  We had a lot of fun hanging out, even if it was just for a couple of short days!

Side trip #1: The Jim Beam Distillery

Pretty whiskey.  Too bad I don't like it straight :( I'll give you one guess as to who drank my samples!

Side Trip # 2: Nashville, TN

Visited Grand Ole Opry and ate some GOOD biscuits at
the Loveless Cafe.

Driving on the Lake Pontchartrain Causeway Bridge (the longest bridge over water at 23 miles long)



New Orleans at last!



Harps, Nora, and I

Harper was mesmerized by Nora Filos, as most people are when they meet her!

On the Steamboat Natchez riverboat cruise

Harper littered in the Mississippi River.



Harper was not impressed by Bourbon Street.  Good girl!



Mommy and Daddy have spent a night or two (or a dozen, who really remembers??)
at the Cat's Meow Karaoke Bar



She loved beignets and chickory coffee at Cafe du Monde!!



Not really. Just gave her a little taste of powdered sugar

St. Louis and Illinois!

We had such a great trip. We had a great time celebrating 4th of July in St. Louis with Tia Brigid and Tio Eddy.  After St. Louis we spent almost 2 weeks with my sister and family in Illinois.  We went camping, spent time in Chicago at Millienium Park, we celebrated birthdays, went to the Dave Matthews Band Caravan festival (without Harper), went to the zoo~ As you can see, we just had a blast with everyone.  To top it off, my brother and two of his kids, Aaron and Bella were able to come in from NJ and my mom flew in from CA! So most of the Garcia family was there! We missed you Auntie Maria and cousin Alina!!! 

Here are some pics from our time in the midwest!

First stop was In-N-Out in Dallas!

Harper's first MLB game!  St. Louis Cardinals won!



What's a trip to St. Louis without the Anheuser Busch tour!



Harper and I stayed in and watched the Fourth of July festivities from our hotel.


 Acutally, she slept, I watched :)

We could see the arch from our room!

Millenium Park, Chicago, Illinois



Milleneum Park fun with the cousins!



Music at the park

Matt, Harper, and Vinny @ Art Institute Chicago

Camping in Rockford, IL.  She LOVED camping!

She loved her cousins Aaron and Micah



Sienna and Bella ready for fishing!

Birthday girls!

All the kids eating dinner

Love my mommy!