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

Busy Summer

It has been a fun and busy summer at the Hough household. While my mom was on her mission trip to Mbita, Kenya, my Grandma Westbury stayed with us. Grace really enjoyed chasing her dog Penny around the house. Grace is crawling everywhere and into everything! It is so much fun!! After that my in-laws came for a nice visit. Grace finally got to meet her Great Grandpa Homer Hough. We also celebrated Ben's 31st b-day with a cake and to the courts to play some tennis. While they were here, my nephew Jude was put in the hospital and we had the pleasure of keeping my 4 year old nephew Roman. I love my Roman!! He is so much fun to have around! It is so quiet now that everyone is gone. :(

Our trip to the SC Aquarium

Grace was not interested in fish...

Grace 'n Pappy

Grace 'n G'ma Westbury

Grace chasing Penny

Roman and Brian

Grace 'n G'pa Homer (she looks bigger than him!)

Thank you Jesus for healing Jude!

Ben's homegrown produce

Happy 31st B-day Ben!

Beach Day

I took Grace to the beach with her Nana so we could spend some QT together before her mission trip to Kenya. Here are some cute pics of Grace discovering the ocean.

Grace is not so sure what to think about the sand.

Some things they just have to learn for themselves...
shells, sand and salt water taste yucky!!

My Mother's Mission Trip

Please remember my mom's mission team in your prayers. They are traveling to Mbita Kenya June 6-18th to minister to the women there. If you're interested, you can keep up to date with their trip on their blog at http://mbitakenya.blogspot.com/ They will post something everyday while they are there - isn't technology great! Love you mom and we're praying for you!