Fresh Paint

I've been known to pay a traveling "salesman" to paint our address numbers on our curb before and Carl hasn't let me live that down. Especially since it was a sloppy job. It was $10. Well, our new curb needed new numbers and I decided if that man could do it, I certainly could. So I took my cues from Martha. She is clever, that girl.

http://www.marthastewart.com/goodthings/paint-your-house-number-on-a-planter

Modifying it to work on a concrete curb, here is our end result:

I'm sure snow or a big tire will smudge it someday, but for now, we've got the newest numbers on the block!

17 Months

What a difference two months makes! Gracie is turning into a rather picky eater. She shakes her head no at most everything and will fling it off her high chair tray if she disapproves. The dogs certainly don't mind but we do. This pickiness is coupled with a fierce demand for independence. She's started using a fork and or spoon and likes to feed herself.

Her vocabulary is expanding. She's been saying maMA with sort of a French accent on the end or she'll even say mommy. I've waited so long to hear that sweet term of endearment! She says puppy but sometimes it sounds like boppy or pah-pe. We think she's been trying to say Ellie (our dog) but it comes out ay-ya or ay-ye. She says bebe for baby and loves to sway side to side with her doll.

Often times when she wakes up in the morning and is having her diaper changed, she will demand to have a hair bow put on her head and will giggle with delight when we put one on!

Music definitely moves her – to sway, head bang and twirl! She likes upbeat fun songs! She has a great obsession with keys, cell phones and remotes. She is always busy. She has no fear for stairs, dogs, etc. and has her daddy's sense of adventure! Bath times and walks across the bridge by our house are favorite things right now.

She's graduated from the nursery to the toddler room at church...a sure sign she's not a baby anymore! Happy 17 months, sweet girl!

Pumpkin Patch

A few weekends ago our little family of three went to a pumpkin patch! Lots of fun. It was hard to pick just one pumpkin, but we got some great photos!

Kitchen Remodel

We have a beautiful new kitchen!

Before...

After...

Come visit and we'll cook you a meal!