Dirty 30 and Harper's 3 Month Birthday!

Well, September 9th was a big day in the Kant household. I turned 30, and Harper turned 3 months. To celebrate, I took Thursday through today off...just because, no plans. It's been nice, but I'm kind of ready to go back to work...especially when my list of things to do today includes mowing and grocery shopping...luckily I knocked the groceries out after I dropped Harper off at daycare...yeah, I'm a bad mom. But I can't clean the house and do yardwork with a baby and a dog, it just doesn't work. And she likes daycare...and I don't know why I'm so defensive it's probably not that big of a deal to anyone else.

So, back to my birthday. Erich and I had some dinner and then met up with some friends at Harrahs to rock out to Huey Lewis and the News! He put on a good show, but like all artists refused to play all the hits that made them what they are today...No Hip to be Square, which is my favorite song by him. Oh well, I guess he didn't realize it was my birthday or something :)

Me and the girls

Erich and Mike

i think he was playing the harmonica or something here

I also took Harper to get her 3 month pictures taken; she didn't smile for a single one! We had about 30 shots total, so it wasn't too difficult to choose the final pics. We went to to Portrait Innovations, which while it was ridiculously hot in there, the pics were good and the photog wasn't bad. Next time I'll take Erich to make her smile.

I actually just took a break in the blog to go rake and mow--when the moment hits you have to sieze it. So now I am hot and gross and full of fly bites. Sounds like a good closing for this week!

New hat from Grandma Cindy! Yay or Nay?

With her new BFF Truffles

Cute outfit from Uncle Mike and Aunt Lindsay

Insert your own caption here :)

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