I know that I have not updated our blog in quite a while...for those of you that know me REALLY well know that my intentions are good, and I don't take care of the little details in life very well. As long as my family is fed, my house is somewhat clean, and my dogs are still alive - I will get to the other things little by little... Well the summer is in full force and we are having a great time with Grace. She is enjoying her last moments as an only child, and has no idea what is about to rock her world. She is hilarious! While I am off work I am trying to do things with her that we don't normally get to do like go to the zoo, swim as much as possible, go to the lake, hang out with friends and all their growing families, and hang out with my family fairly often...It is fun watching Grace grow into a little girl! I enjoy her first words, although I wish there were more of them because I am getting a little tired of the grunts and screams when she wants something and cannot communicate what it actually is. Above is a picture of a lot of our friends kids, and it is amazing how time flies! We used to be able to eat dinner together and enjoy conversation, and now it is a bit different!! The below picture is Grace at her cousin Gavin's Birthday party. There are now 9 cousins that she enjoys to see on both sides of our family, and here were some enjoying a water park contraption that my brother and his wife have that kept the kids happy for hours...
Grace is really into shoes and clothes!! She regularly gets in our closet and chooses the shoes she wants to try on and then she makes me put on dress shoes too!! She is quite the character!
We just recently bought Grace her first potty!! She seems a bit interested, and does not like sitting in a dirty diaper, but I am not really ready to spend the time frantically running to the potty trying to avoid accidents...The time will come, but for now she really enjoys letting all of her stuffed animals use it!
Daddy bought a seat for her to go on the back of our bike with an Elmo helmet and matching knee pads and elbow pads...too cute! She loves it, and it gives daddy a chance to take her places alone and do something special!
We went to the zoo, and plan to go again. It gives her a chance to run around and pet animals that she would not normally get to touch. She loved the petting zoo! Not afraid at all!
We spend a lot of our Sunday afternoons at Grandma and Grandpas house with a lot of the cousins, aunties and uncles eating and enjoying their back yard...it is amazing how entertained kids can be with a little bit of water!
This is what Grandpas do...sugar them up!
Pool? Who needs a pool...water inside of a flower pot works wonderfully!!
Grace enjoys tormenting our dogs...she loves to hold them and then kind of squashes them...it is all in love. I am a little afraid of what she might do to the new baby!
