sara ivy & harper shalom ivy

 2 very sweet and lovely girls on a midwest summer day 

Those smiles brighten up the cloudiest of days!

one of those moments.

Oh my.

You are so big!

and lovely.

and silly.

and strong.

and so full of life.

and so healthy.

and so incredibly smart.

and oh. so. stubborn.

and joyful.

and busy.

and you are so OURS.

Oh my.

We love you so.

love letter

Dear Auntie Moo,

I had the best visit with you!  I'm so happy you got to come!

 

 I loved it when you played with me.

 

You made me smile a lot!

 

And your tickles are the best!

 

 Thanks for feeding me my breakfast, lunch and dinner. 

  

And for rocking me to sleep. 

 

I like hearing all your exciting and interesting stories. 

 

One of my favorite times was when you took me to the aquarium and showed me all the fishies.

 

 But my favorite was when you and me hung out and laughed. 

You are the best auntie and I love you so much!

Love, Harper

tickle bug

 

  

Examining her daddy's hands

 

Tasting daddy's hands

 

Here comes the....

 

Tickle Monster!!!

  

This photo captures the essence of my husband and daughter. 

  

And this one makes my heart leap. 

beautiful, beautiful, beautiful, beautiful girl

 

 

  

  

  

 

  

  

perfection.

 

[great] grandparents

 

  

John's Granparents came to meet Harper.

It was an overwhelming and very exciting experience for them to meet their 1st granddaughter. 

 

  

Harper warmed right up to them. 

They have 5 grandsons so they were very happy we were having a girl. :) Change it up a bit, you know? 

 

We asked them what it was like to have their daughter, grandson and great granddaughter all in the same room. 

Amazing. Unbelievable. So blessed. Those were some of the words they used to describe it. But mostly it was indescribable. But it's an extension of them and their lives and that overflowed their hearts.

And since Harper looks exactly like this side of the family I think that can add to the depth of it. They physically see them in her. 

 

  

Even though it was short trip, Harper bonded with them. 

 

And they love her. Completely. 

It's a very healing experience for me. Knowing her grandparents and great grandparents will love her and support her. I never knew mine.

 

The pride in their eyes was unmistakable. 

 

The joy in their hearts was undeniable. 

Genertation to generation.

Harper looks JUST like John.

John looks just like his mom.

His mom looks just like her mom. 


You be the judge.

 

Carlene Rossen (Harper's great grandma) 1941

 

Karen Batchelor (Harper's gigi) 1960

 

Karen

 

Karen

 

 Karen

 

Karen

 

Karen

 

Karen

 

Karen

 

Karen

 

Karen

 

Karen

 

John Osburn (Harper's Dad) 1981

 

 John

 

John

 

John

 

John

 

Harper Osburn (Harper's self :) ) 2009

 

Harper

What do YOU think?