Beautiful Weekend

We enjoyed a beautiful weekend after what seemed like nonstop rain this past week. After church today, all three of us got in the baby pool - I'm sure we looked funny, but it was in the 90's and it was so refreshing! (Sorry, I don't have a picture of that one.) ;) Then we played in the yard and went on another bike ride. We had just left the house and one of the tires blew on the bike wagon, so thankfully we were close to home and opted for a long stroll instead.

Grace got to meet a close family friend, Jean Call this week. Jean and my G'ma Frances go way back. Jean was my school principal when we lived in TN. She always looks so great and never seems to age! We all met for a yummy dinner at the Boathouse.

Grace and I went to Roman's closing preschool program. Roman did a great job singing on stage!


We started early Saturday morning with a litter pick up around the neighborhood and the two schools that are in our subdivision. Grace enjoyed the ride. (Ben is taking the pic.)

This long black/brown snake was in our yard this week. Call me crazy, but I would rather have these in my yard than the creepy banana spiders that come out late in the summer.

Grace & I stayed with Nana/Pappy last weekend and Grace got to spend some quality time with her Uncle Matthew & Auntie Natalie, too.

8 Month Update

Little Miss Grace loves to play! She is trying her best to crawl, but for now she just rolls everywhere!! It's amazing how much stuff she can get into already.

Grace loves to empty things of their contents.
Little miss mess maker!

"I see you!"

"I love to play!"

"Help Me! I'm stuck!!"

Grace loves going on rides in the bike wagon.
She especially likes the bumpy part of the trail - she hums as we ride over all the bumps.

Ben's garden is doing so well. We have enjoyed a few homegrown salads already! Yum!

We enjoyed celebrating my brother Andrew's b-day on Sunday!

These are some older pics from Mother's Day where we spent the day in MP with my family. Ben (and Grace) made me yummy waffles for breakfast and a beautiful homemade card.
It was very special!

Baby Pool Fun

Grace is enjoying her baby pool that Auntie Lindsay gave her. She has been in it several times. She even went swimming at Great Grandma's Pool...but of course, I forgot my camera! She loved being in the baby float once she got used to the cool water.

What I'm Doing Now

Grace is 7.5 months and has two teeth. She is doing better with spoon feeding and now eats carrots, sweet potatoes, squash, peas and peaches. I imagine she will start taking on a yellow-orange hue with all that beta carotene. She really likes to feed herself finger food, too. She is doing so good with her little pincer grasp and loves her Cheerios!

"Sorry, Daddy...I don't share my Cheerios!"

Snack time at the church nursery. Guess who's eating Cheerios!

Who needs to crawl when you can roll everywhere!

I chew on my hands all the time because my gums are so sore from teething.

See, my first two teeth.
Now you know why I was so fussy when those popped through.

I sit up like a big girl and play (and I'm not afraid of the pink ball anymore)!

Easter 2009

We enjoyed a beautiful Easter Sunday this year. After a nice Easter service, we headed to MP to eat a big lunch at my parent's house and spend time with the family.

The next few pictures are taken at Azalea park. Grace was too cute in her rocking chair.

Easter Sunday pictures below:

Roman gives Grace a big fat (wax) kiss!

Grace ended the day with a bubble bath in Nana's sink.

We also celebrated my beautiful Grandmother Frances' 80th birthday this week!

Myrtle Beach

We had a fun mini-vacation to Myrtle Beach last week. Ben had to film a seminar there and so Grace and I came, too. Grace had so much fun in the indoor pool. I am really looking forward to spending more time in the pool this summer!

Watch Me Grow

Our little girl is getting so big!

Grace is posing for this pic. She can sit up like a big girl now!

She has a tooth now and she is so proud of it!