On the Move

So Harmony desperately wants to crawl. and walk. What the heck?! Every minute she is on the floor, she is rolling around, getting up on her knees, reaching, grasping and willing herself toward objects she sees. She's making good progress actually. She's always wanted to stand very much, and it is evident even in her attempts to crawl. Or at least that's what it looks like to us. She will get herself up on her knees, and up onto her toes, then straightens her legs so that she gets herself into a little triangle-headstand position. It's cute to watch...also very exhausting. Perhaps we should get to baby-proofing our place earlier than we'd expected? "/

Here's some footage of her newest feats we've captured.

6 months and 6 years

Today Harmony turned 6 months old! I can't believe how that time flew by!! We've tried to enjoy and soak in every minute of her babyhood, but we're excited for her growing and learning new things everyday as well! She's a great little vegetable eater. She hasn't tried anything she didn't like yet! Well, I'm not sure if she actually likes it all or not, but at least she eats it. We're so proud of her and love her more than we can explain - Bring on the next 6 months!!

Our favorite dog Charlie, (favorite, tied with Todd, of course!) turned 6 years old! We had a little celebration for Charlie and Harmony at Grandma and Grandpa Layton's house tonight. Here are some pictures from the evening.

Our 6 month old?!!


The remnants of Charlie's birthday cupcake


With Grandma Layton


With Grandpa Layton


Being cute

Also, last Friday, we went with Ben's parents and sister to the Draper temple open house. I had never been to an open house of a new temple before, so it was neat to get to take a tour. It was a beautiful sunny day, and even particularly warm. The temple was so beautiful. Harmony's favorite part was the giant chandelier. The temple sits up high near the top of the mountain, and has a gorgeous view of the valley below. Apart from all the humongous houses competing for attention, the temple still stands out from the freeway below. It's pretty cool, though, because you actually have three temples in view at once when you're there; you've got Draper, Jordan River, and now Oquirrh.

The new Draper temple!