Busy Little Bee

Gracie is 16 months old today! She finally gave up her goofy little crawl and is officially walking!! Took her first steps without any coaxing from us on September 7th. Now she is everywhere! Nothing is safe. She has ten teeth, loves to swing and go down the slide with assistance. She is certainly expressing her independence more and more. Favorite foods include grapes, macaroni and cheese, and all kinds of green vegetables. (Funny, huh?!) To her Nana's dismay, she is not at all into mashed potatoes! Other than that she usually has a great appetite. Her words include hi, dada, mama and hot. She blows her nose in tissues when asked (sometimes), blows on her food when it's hot, shakes her head no, and can sign "all done." She has an ornery side...wonder where she gets that from? Tonight we enjoyed this cool weather and went on a walk to Price-Harris...Carl explained that it was Mommy & Daddy's elementary school. Grace will be going to school before we know it!

Crystal Cove

We went on vacation to California to visit Carl's dad and wife Peggy in the middle of September and had such an amazing time! One of the highlights was a photo shoot at Crystal Cove with Peggy's photographer daughter, Katy. She is SO talented. Grace was SO grumpy the whole day. I was so disappointed and worried we were A) wasting Katy's time and B) not going to have any great photos. Well, have no fear, Katy was here! I will post more pictures of our California adventures soon. For now, enjoy Katy's magic!

Chocolate Chip

We are currently remodeling our kitchen and one of the last things I made before the old was gone were chocolate chip cookies! Grace has not been exposed to too many sweets, and yet somehow she absolutely knows what cookies are and knows that she must have one. NOW! I'd say by the looks of it, she thoroughly enjoyed our last batch of cookies. Can't wait to make more in our new kitchen!