Titus Reed #3

We are so happy to welcome our 3rd nephew Titus Reed. He was born on Friday, Sept 18th at 4:24pm and weighed in at 8lbs. 10oz. and was 22" long. Roman and Jude spent a couple of days with us and Grace had fun playing with her cousins. She is starting to walk now. Here are some pics from the last few days.

Nana spinning Roman at the playground

Family of 5

Bedtime stories with Uncle Ben

Roman & Jude meet Titus for the first time

Sweet baby Titus

Proud Auntie

This is the cutest video of Grace pushing Jude in the stroller

Happy 1st Birthday!

Grace and I celebrated our birthdays last Sunday - Grace turned one and I turned 30! It is so much fun to share a birthday with your daughter! We had some friends and family over to celebrate with us. Pink butterflies was the theme and I made Grace this cute ribbon sundress and a birthday cake to look like a pink butterfly. I thought the day was so much fun! We ended our Labor Day weekend with a trip to the water park with Andrew's family and Nana. BTW We are anxiously awaiting the birth of my brother Andrew's baby boy, Titus Reed. He is due next week!!

I love this picture of Grace and Grandma Hough!

Grace enjoyed feeding everyone else cake instead of eating it herself!

Nana & Grace at the water park

Andrew & Roman

Grace eating her first ice cream bar. Yum!

Grace and Jude are taking a nap at the water park. This was next to the
wave pool and it was like being at the beach but without the sand.

To Grandmother's House We Go

Grace enjoyed spending time with Grandma & Grandpa Hough this past weekend. She had a play-date and enjoyed chasing their dog Farley and pulling at his tail. Funny, because she doesn't pay our dog, Saki that much attention.

Grace, her new friend, the grandmas and Saki

Grace, Grandpa & Farley

Momma & Grace

Our loyal reader Mrs. Resa & Grace

11 Month Update

Grace is 11 months old now. How time flies! She is so much fun and very chatty. She is building her vocabulary. Today she said "yellow" when she heard one of her toys say it. At the dinner table she says "please" and "juice". She also says "duck" and quacks; same for doggy/kitty. Other words she can say are ball, book and bow. When she is crying it's "momma" and when she is happy it's "daddy". Turns out that any male in a picture is daddy to her. She points with her chubby finger and says "Daddyyyyyy". Grace can now stand on her own and is very proud of it, too. Before long she'll be walking.

Here is a picture of Grace in a beautiful dress from GG Ma.

She likes to hold onto our fingers and walk around.

Grace opened the drawer under the crib and used it as a step
so that she could pull her blanket out of the crib. Too cute!

Playtime in the crib!

Grace's newly redecorated bathroom.

10 Month Update

Grace is over 10 months old now. She is developing quite a vocabulary. Her favorite word now is "Daddy!" It sounds a lot like "doggy" but we know the difference because she always follows up with barking sounds and she meows after she says "kitty". The nursery workers at church were talking to each other this morning while Grace was playing and they didn't realize that Grace was listening until the lady said something about her dog being sick...immediately Grace started barking. They all got a good laugh out of it. :) Here are some pictures of her beautiful smile, 6 teeth and all!

These pigtails lasted long enough for me to snap a photo and then she ripped them out. :(

Grace and cousin Jude

Daddy, Grace and Saki

Grace has to sneak up on the cat from behind,
otherwise George will run away.

We visited my Grandparents over the 4th of July weekend. As always, it was a wonderful relaxing time. Grace couldn't pick enough blueberries. They were delicious!

Uncle Matt's Wedding

Grace took her first plane ride this past weekend. We flew with my parents and brother Andrew to Clarkston, MI to celebrate the marriage of my younger brother Matthew & his wife Natalie. Grace traveled great and didn't cry at all. She actual likes flying better than riding in a carseat...probably because she is held the whole time. Natalie has the sweetest family and friends and they gave her a beautiful wedding. Grace wore the dress that Natalie bought for her. We all had such a great time and now Grace is catching up on all her missed sleep. She didn't nap well because she didn't want to miss a thing! What a social bug!! The next day we took a trip to the Detroit Zoo. The animals weren't very active because it was too hot. But it was great to see God's beautiful creation up close.

Grace got a fun ride down the hotel hallway

Crazy Uncle Andrew