Cutie

I'm a Gummy Bear!!

Grace was sitting with me on the computer the other night and I thought i'd you tube a video she could watch.. I was looking for Mickey's, The Hotdog Dance "she loves that one". After we watched it she was so excited that I started looking for some others, we watched "C is for Cookie" and a hand full of others and this one was on the related video page, some little gummy bear dancing around and singing! Well lets just say, She LOVED this one. I wish I would have pulled out the camera earlier, the video is of the 2nd time she watched it. She was dancing all over the place. Silly girl! Who know where she gets these moves from :) Have a BLESSED week!

Full

"Overflowing "
By Max Lucado
“My cup overflows with blessings.” Psalm 23:5 NLT

Is an overflowing cup full? Absolutely. The wine reaches the rim and then tumbles over the edge. The goblet is not large enough to contain the quantity. According to David, our hearts are not large enough to contain the blessings that God wants to give. He pours and pours until they literally flow over the edge and down on the table . . .

The last thing we need to worry about is not having enough. Our cup overflows with blessings."

New playhouse & Wagon! :)

Grace recieved a play house from her Dee Dee and Bubba (aka Jill and Nathan) for her birthday and she absolutely loves it!! We have it in the garage until Daddy fixes a spot for it in the back yard and it gives her shade until the weather gets cooler. (We just pull it out in the front yard when she wants to play.) SHE WANTS TO PLAY 24/7 :) We can't even get out of the car without her begging to get down "down, down" to get in her house. Thank you Dee Dee and Bubba!

Telling Mommy Hi!
"No mom, you can't come in"

So excited!! and check out that pony tail!! What! what!! My girl is finally getting some hair :) haha

We were also given a wagon from our Bestest Friends and Neighbors as a hand-me-down toy that their daughter Madison used to play with when she was a baby. It is in EXCELLENT shape and Grace loves it so much. Her favorite thing to do is to climb in and out, over and over again. She loves to go for walks, and the best part about it , it that it is a 2 seater so we can have a friend ride with us.

Trying to get her shades on her face :)

Chillin in my G-Wagon :)

New craft project!!

OOOOOO.. I just got the greatest idea for Grace's Halloween costume today :) I can't wait to start to make it. She is going to look so cute! I wanted her to look sweet/cute and "halloweeny" at the same time. BUT, something different than the traditional "princess/fairy/angel". WAIT TILL YOU SEE!!

different baby.. same bow

These are taken exactly 1 year apart... It is so crazy how fast she is changing. She still looks great with a hairbow!

Blessings

grace - a state of sanctification by God; the state of one who is under such divine influence; elegance and beauty of movement or expression; sense of propriety and consideration for others; a disposition to kindness and compassion


Is that not the most beautiful thing to hear? God's Grace is all around us :)

New words and phrases :)

Grace has been so funny lately with what she is saying. Going back to daycare has really thrown everything we have been working on this summer into hyper drive!!

I've been doing baby sign with her since birth (it feels like) but going back to daycare and seeing the other kids doing what I"VE been doing.... It's like a little light bulb went on!! "HEY, I know what that means!!" haha She can sign "all done" (both hands out turning them over and over) "thank you" (hand motioning down from chin) "please" (one open hand moving in circle around the chest) bath( both fists moving in circles on chest), and "more" ( both hands coming together in the middle, fingers together). She is "singing" and doing the motions for "the itsy bitsy spider" (so cute), as well as "singing along" with music.

She can CLEARLY say, on her own these words:
Shoe, Ball, Stop, No No No (always in three's), Dad, Momma, Snack, tickle tickle tickle ( SOO CUTE), Yuck

She is saying these words PARTIALLY:
Banana (nana), Willie (Yi- Yee), Outside (side) and, Shake it, Shake it, Shake it, (shaka shaka shaka)

She can regognize, point to, and go get these objects in her books and in the house by name:
Dog, Puppy, Ball, Shoe, Milk, Toy, Baby, Monkey, Elmo, Mickey Mouse, toes, eyes, teeth, diaper, Eye,Belly button, tummy, outside, book, trash can, bath, shoes, hairbow, cup, phone, lovie, blanket, binky

It is such a joy to watch our baby girl change and grow! We are so blessed.

Fluke or Genius??

Ok.. So my kid SOOO went pee pee in the potty today!!! We stayed home today because she had her 1 year check up and she just so happened to be sick (double ear infection). So when she woke up from her nap "dry" I put her on the potty, she LOVED the potty. Giggling the whole time. I told her to "poop" thats her potty word that she understands. She got that " I'm trying" look on her face and TOTALLY pee pee'd in the potty!! She was so proud of herself. She flushed it with my help, we did a little song and dance, then had an M&M (yumm). Who knows if she really understood what she did or not, It's definatly a step in the right direction! Mom says Jill and I were both potty trained WAY before 2. YAY for GRACIE!! HAHAHA

Birthday Princess!

In her Princess attire! She loves that Tiara!!

Taking a little trip down memory lane... How fast time flies!

3 days old :)

Last year 2 days before Grace was born, 2 days past due!