Birthday Week

Can you believe this little one will be TWO on Thursday? She had fun The other day swinging with her daddy.

And she LOVES her new hats and sunglasses! I added this picture because it's the only one showing our little man at 28 weeks! (please DO NOT tell me there are two in there!) I'll work on some pics so he won't think he was neglected!

Thankful Thursday

We went to Michigan last weekend and I didn't TAKE ONE PICTURE!!! What's wrong with me? It wasn't because we didn't have fun. We had a great time! Grace played with all Grandpa and Grandma's toys, she swam with Hannah and even helped her wash Grandma's motor home! It was a great weekend and I'm so thankful for my family.

I'm also thankful for this "new to us" recliner from Brad and Diane! I am loving it and I know our new little man will love it come August when I'm rocking him!= thank you!

Our Summer Plans

This is what we'll be doing this summer. Come join us!

Thankful Thursday

Today I'm thankful for:

• Family! Grace got to see Grandma Shirley, Grandpa Brad and Grandma Diane last weekend and this weekend she'll see her other two grandparents. :)
• new things- she loves this hat from Grandma Shirley- thank you!

• Summer like days- we had a nice afternoon at the cottage. We dipped our toes in the lake and she loved it. She actually wanted to get all the way in!

• Fun with Grandpa- I don't know how many times she asked him "wanna go outside?" and who can say no to that face? Not her grandpa!
• My big girl! She got her new quilt this week for her new big girl room and she L.O.V.E.S. it. I can't believe how fast she's growing!

• Silly-ness. She woke up from her nap one day with her socks on her hands and kept them that way for a few hours including eating lunch that way!
• Nights away- we had the best women's retreat listening to Beth Moore last weekend. It was wonderful! God is so good to me and to us. I learned so much and was so encouraged, just exactly what I had prayed for. Thank you Lord!

Pretty Princess

We have had this pretty princess dress for a while but just last week Grace wanted to try it on. She LOVED it. That's pretty much an understatement. She wore it all day. And tonight before bed she saw it in the closet and kept saying "pretty princess, pretty princess" over and over. Guess we'll be playing make believe tomorrow!

Thanks to Sophie for giving Gracie such a beautiful dress to imagine in!

Thanks Caroline!

Grace has a friend named Caroline. G calls her Kate, but Caroline much prefers her proper name. (we all think it's cute though!) Caroline is always gracious enough to share her outgrown toys with Grace. This was one of them.

Oh she was so happy to see it and she fits on it perfectly!

She's still working on holding the button down so she can actually "go" instead of start, stop, start, stop but she doesn't mind.

Thank you Caroline, for being so generous and thoughtful. We love our new toy!

Helping Daddy

Grace "needed" to help her dad drain some rain water from the back yard last week.

so she got her water shoes and some shorts on and got busy

She did need a little assistance with the water though.

She was very good at delegating tasks and made sure to show her daddy right where to put the water.

And she had a lot of fun in the process!