...we went shopping again and Grace got some Wetzel's Pretzel Bites for being so good (but let's be honest...this kid is ALWAYS good when we go shopping because she loves to shop!):
...Grace made up a new game. She hides Olivia and says, "uh-oh" and then says, "Olivia" like she can't find her. Crazy kid:
...we went to dinner with Isaac's mom and cousins that were in town from Virginia. Grace tried ranch for the first time and made a new friend:
Photo of the Week: Ice Cream at the Mall ...Monday after school, the girls watched Avatar . Even Perry was intrigued as she laid quietly on the couch. ...we snacked on blueberries, while I cooked dinner. ...I made these delicious Taco Stuffed Zucchini Boats that everyone loved. Perry even ate three helpings of the stuffing! ...the next night, we had Chicken Francese , which turned out OK. I think I overcooked the chicken, (because I'm terrified of raw chicken) and it was a little rubbery. Luckily, it had really good flavor. ...Stefanie posted this picture of Pax sleeping, and it totally reminded me of Charley. I went back through the pictures on my phone and found this one, where they totally look like twins. ...Perry was being silly before bed. She usually passes right out, but she wanted to play this time. ...she looked like such a big girl before school ...I ordered the girls their first Abercrombie jeans and sw...
Grace is such a happy baby: This week, I've come to the realization that she isn't going to be a baby for much longer. BECAUSE... We've discovered her FiRsT tOoTh !! You can't see it very well, but it's there. Just barely poking up through her gum on her left side. So, now she LoVeS this: And these are her new best friends: I don't want to jinx anything, but we've been very lucky. She hasn't been hardly any more fussy than usual (which is HaRdLy EvEr anyways). I'm not sure why, but this first tooth is making me horribly sad. It just feels like my little baby is entering childhood. I guess I just assumed that she'd be a baby for a lot longer than this. I always say, "I wish she'd stay this way forever." But then she gets another week older... and does something so sweet... and makes her daddy and me laugh... and learns something new... and amazes us... and then I say, "OK, now I wish she'd stay THIS...
Since we had such a great time at the beach last month, we decided to take another trip for Gracie's birthday. We figured a party would cost close to the same, and she already has way too many toys. A weekend in Newport would be much more fun! We invited some friends and made plans to head down first thing Saturday morning. The girls were great the whole way, and none of us could wait to get to the beach. We stayed at a hotel that was literally across the street from the pier. It was perfect, because we could walk back and forth to the beach whenever we wanted. Our room wasn't quite ready when we checked in, so we decided to go grab lunch at Ruby's Diner. As we made our way down the pier, Gracie spotted a seal swimming below and immediately named him "Duck". The girls loved watching him swim around. Since it was Gracie's birthday, we got a table on the rooftop. It was so nice to enjoy our lunch while watching the ocean. Our wai...
