More summer pics!

This is Gracie and 2 of her cousins that visited from Missouri a couple weeks ago. I'm just now wading through summer pictures on my camera! We went to play at the sprinkler park and then the kids had snack...They had a blast!
Steven and I are back to work and Grace is back to Miss Tina's. So far the year is off to a good start!

Summer's Over...

It's back to work tomorrow for me and Steven and back to Miss Tina's for Gracie. Here are a few pictures from this summer- Gracie has been very busy. We were in Fredericksburg for a week, drove to Missouri for a week, then to San Marcos for a family reunion, Houston to visit family, and then Steven's family was here for the last 5 days. She was a very good traveler on all the car trips, but she definitly loves her routines and naps.

It seems every time we saw Omie and Pops (Steven's parents), she cut a new tooth.. We've seen them 3 times this summer and she is cutting her 3rd molar. They left today so hopefully this is the last tooth for awhile- I need a break!

She will be 18 months on the 27th. I remember leaving her last year at Miss Tina's when she was only 6 months- barely crawling. Now there is no slowing down for her!! She is talking so much! It's amazing how many words she has picked up this summer.

Slimy Baby

Sorry no pictures of this incident, but it was pretty funny to us. I have a box with a hinged lid in the den that I keep some of Grace's diapers, wipes and bottom cremes in so we don't have to go to the bedroom every time to change her. She was sitting there and she was a little out of sight from me but I heard the box opening and shutting so I knew what she was doing. Then it got quiet for a few minutes and I looked around the couch to see if she was there and she was, with an OPEN vaseline jar. She was rubbing vaseline all over her legs. By the time I got to her it was in her hair and she had it all over BOTH legs and her hands were covered in it. She got so mad when I took the jar away  but quickly calmed down when she got a bath out of the situation. She always wants to put lotions on her like mommy so  I think I am going to have to be more careful about what she has access to! It was funny!

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Grace stayed at Miss Tina's yesterday so I could get work done in my disastrous classroom and while she was there they had arts and crafts time!! The finished project was too cute. I will have to take a picture and post later!
Some of the pictures on this link are from May- our school playday.

Happy Birthday Gramps!

We had lunch at Grandma and Gramps house to celebrate Gramps's birthday a little early. Grace started out the day by unloading my drawer under the sink and then getting IN it. Then she was drinking water out of a sterling silver serving spoon while sitting ON the counter- Grandma started all this--and ended the day by reading one of Gramps's golf books in his lap. Such a busy girl!!

4th of July

Here's Gracie at the 4th of July parade in my parent's neighborhood- she loved it!! Most of the pictures I took had the flags in front of her face as she was waving them. She got so excited when she saw the horses from the sheriff's department. She had a great time and finished up by playing in the hose.
We've been busy-- Grace went to Fredericksburg last week to visit Omie and Pops and had a blast. They have a new donkey and Grace said donkey and loves feeding the cow (she says moo to everything now) and the goats. She swam alot with her cousins who were there from Kansas City.

She is getting another tooth on the bottom- they always seem to come up when we are visiting the inlaws.

We are hanging around Rockwall for the next 2 weeks and then we are off to Kansas City to visit her cousins! She is getting lots of family time this summer which is great!!

15 mo check up

Since school is FINALLY over I took Grace in for her 15 month well check- we're only a week late on it. Dr. Bala was really impressed with how well she's doing and all her words. She has only gained 3 oz since her 12month check and now is 31 inches long. She only grew 1 inch since 12 months. Her doctor said she doesn't need to come back until her 2 year check- we can skip the 18 month well check! We will still go in for a weight check and keep up with her shots. She needs 15 month shots, but that's a trip for another day. Will post pics later!