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!

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!

15 and Counting

Our little Gracie is 15 months old today! She fills our world with so much joy. I sometimes feel like life began after Grace. She is a-l-m-o-s-t walking...Carl and I have been sitting on the floor having her practice walking back and forth to us. She can definitely do four or five steps by herself (and resembles Frankenstein) but then she just gets giggly and goofy and unfocused. It's fun to practice! Her preferred method remains the one-legged scoot/crawl. She will finally keep bows in her hair, which is getting quite long. She has seven teeth - two of which are molars! She is quite a ham and makes the best expressions. Her favorite word remains "Hi" to all - strangers and friends alike. She has an excellent appetite - right now her favorite foods are fresh blueberries, bananas and cheese. She loves books, our dogs, anything she can push, walks through our neighborhood, swimming, rides in the car and rides in her new chariot, complete with helmet. (The helmet she doesn't love so much, even though the picture might fool you.) We are so lucky to be your parents on this grand adventure!

Water Baby

Nothing makes me happier than a day of sunshine at the pool. Grace and I have been pool buddies all summer long. It amazes me how she can now scoot off the side and fall into my hands making a big splash, she can kick her feet and blow bubbles! Quite an improvement since the beginning of the summer. And of course, Daddy loves to be wild and I'm pretty sure Gracie loves it too!