Happy Birthday Hartley!!!!

                                        Treasure picture of Hartley and I on her 2nd birtdhay!

                                Loved her cake! Inspired by her invite, and played off her name...

                                   Food table, my amazing sister AnnaBelle helped me so much!

                                      Sweets! Cake, cupcakes, Heart sugar cookies, heart rice crispy treats and heart chocolate dipped cookies!

                                                                        Sweet neighbors!

                                                              Precious little friendship!!

                                                              Jeff, Stacy and Selah!

                                                                Mrs. Dale and Remi!

                                                                 Jennifer and Dash!

                                                             Love the shoes...

                            Happy West, sad no pictures of Thomas... Hair cut week for sure! West needs 2 hair cuts to Thomas' every one.

                                           Heart shaped ice cream, thank you pinetrest!

                                                           In love with this chair!

                                                       And the tea set... Water all over our house but it's ok!!

24 things you may not know about Hartley!

Hartley is 2! Here are 24 things you may or may not know about the littlest piece of our heart...

1. Hartley's name is Hartley Elizabeth Gotbeter, Hartley is a family name that has been used for ages in our family, girls and boys! Elizabeth is my first name which has also been used for ages..
2. Hartley had quit the entrance into this world and has made her mark on it ever since.
3. Thomas and West were adamant she was a baby girl well before we knew she was.
4. Hartley was our first baby born with blond hair.
5. Just like her brothers she is a peanut wearing mostly 18 month clothes and 20 pounds.
6. Hartley is totally potty trained, #1 and #2, our earliest by 5 months!
7. Hartley has been called by many at our church my "hip baby"...
8. Because of her hip baby status, sister did not walk until she was 17 months old, can't walk if momma holds you all the time!
9. Hartley, like West is not a talker and is pretty far behind, also like West she understands everything you say and can communicate through sign language and other ways but not talking very well.
10. Hartley is our first baby to sleep in her crib, Thomas did a little bit but she spends much more time in there than either of them.  She is just a different little bird and has needed her space since she was teeny.
11. She is an ok eater.. I don't fight the food battle so some days she eats nothing, sometimes, something? You just never know.
12. Begs for cooooke, (coke) if she sees it, love meek, (milk), and loves fiber one bars.
13. Still nursing:)
14. LOVES a pen and paper
15. Favorite song is "10 thousand reasons" by Matt Redman, will lift her hands in praise when she hears it.
16. Adores to be naked and her babies naked, she will throw down if you try to dress her or her babies...
17. Has a h-u-g-e personality, h-u-g-e...throws multiple fits, multiple times a day, challenges me in more ways than I knew were possible:)
18. Can burp and spit on demand and thinks it's hysterical.
19. Loves to wear a bow, thank goodness!
20. Folds her hands to pray if you ask her to.
21. Loves Tommy and wants only him when he is around.
22. Has been called my twin
23. Carries around her blankie that she calls "meme"
24. Truly is a beautiful beautiful child, curly blond hair, big brown eyes and a sweet little determined spirit!

My little helper in Publix today. Hartley is anti shopping cart right now.. The only thing is she likes to put a lot of stuff we don't even buy into our cart.. 

                            Yay for Saturday mornings when we don't have to rush off anywhere!

                               Roasted corn on the cob for breakfast? Sure why not? Have you ever cooked roasted corn? Oven on 350 corn in husk directly on rack, bake 30ish minutes until you can squeeze the sides, peel and enjoy!

                       Although this little dog drives us crazy she really is so sweet and the children, especially West love her..

                                                   Playdate and picnic after school!

                 Hartley will be 2 in 3 days, how in the world have 2 years passed?

 West was sick a couple of weeks ago, they all went through this fever virus, Chalsa wouldn't leave his side!

 In an attempt to keep Hartley happy in carpool and at swimming we bought her some dry erase markers and little board. The newness has worn off now but she really enjoyed it! Crayola makes some washable ones.

 Our sweet neighbor found this at Once Upon a Child for $3.50, what a steal!

                                         Tommy and West in the church for Jenny's wedding.

                                          Hartley during Jenny's wedding trying to keep quiet!

                                   Happy Hartley at the reception eating the m&m party favors.

                                                                   My sweet boys!

                      My sweet oldest boy. Can not believe he is almost 7 1/2 and in the 2nd grade!

                             Fun family self portrait minus Hartley, she was too happy eating m&ms..

                                                             Mrs. Jenny and the kids!

                                                                       Jenny and I

                                                           West on the 1st day of 4k!

Some fun fall clothes for Hartley. Dressing a sweet little girl is so much fun! Still can't believe she is mine sometimes!