Welcome to the world, Harper Marie!

There are certain dates in your life that you will never forget...& birthdays of those closest to you are certainly one of them.  On Tuesday, a precious little girl had her very first birthday! 

Proud Daddy & his baby girl!

My little brother, proud Aunt Lauren & baby Harper!

Papa & Gigi, now the proud grandparents of two incredibly beautiful & special little girls!

Our beautiful bright-eyed Harper!

 Harper Marie was born on May 21, 2013 @ 1:42 pm.  She weighed 7 lbs 8 oz and was 22 1/2" long.  She had a full head of dark hair and is absolutely perfect. 

Elyse meeting her cousin for the first time!

Checking out her fingers...

Papa & his girls!

Hugging Harper! Check out that hair!

 Momma, Daddy & baby are all now at home, trying to find their own routine and just enjoying some precious time as a new family of 3. 

Hubby & Harper...man, we can't even remember Elyse being that small!

Such a snuggle bug!

I have nieces and nephews on Hubby's side...but this is Elyse's very first cousin on my side of the family--so I'm pretty stinkin' excited and so proud of Nick & Millie.  They are going to be fabulous parents and our family just got a whole lot more fun with another little girl in the mix! 

First Bath at home!