tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-250863282024-03-12T20:36:04.181-04:00A Day in the Life of GraciannaLisahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16406114846639359544noreply@blogger.comBlogger45125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25086328.post-747346445082820992008-06-29T14:49:00.003-04:002008-11-12T23:48:11.581-05:00"Vote for 'Bama"<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBzOkg8vX478M55vptgeJeQ62GJO13NereSgtNvNnCcpbDI9X6FcBLCV9aTxGS6u7hAEYqmWS0JeRquh75VT4OiiYuzwWOUj_j6rCqa4bexVKZP-KL7TeejG6b-H9nN4ED9dSb/s1600-h/DSC01416.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBzOkg8vX478M55vptgeJeQ62GJO13NereSgtNvNnCcpbDI9X6FcBLCV9aTxGS6u7hAEYqmWS0JeRquh75VT4OiiYuzwWOUj_j6rCqa4bexVKZP-KL7TeejG6b-H9nN4ED9dSb/s320/DSC01416.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5217378433409402370" border="0" /></a>Okay, Gracie may not even be 3 yet, BUT she is already getting political! These aren't the best pictures I could have gotten ( I didn't notice the shadow until now). Her shirt says "I'm a Little Hope-apotamus... Obama 2008). She LOVES this shirt. If you ask her what it means she says " Vote Bama". If you ask her who we're going to vote for she'll shout "BAMA!" Granted of course she got this from me... but it doesn't make it any less cute. We are decked out here with Obama wear and even a really cool Obama tote. She's so proud of her shirt, probably because it has a hippo but hey, still no less cute.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhb_zTsPXUscEM3k3cHkpPAQw66VC0jRYK0MhjxM_A-kZZoqW6rmGSQBpg-Q7BmkO47ayxgb2-N1STHn5eBHt7YEVtFiPhNWzWnBO-YHfm01cIrTAbJOm0XdowKGOmIO9mJfMQJ/s1600-h/DSC01414.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhb_zTsPXUscEM3k3cHkpPAQw66VC0jRYK0MhjxM_A-kZZoqW6rmGSQBpg-Q7BmkO47ayxgb2-N1STHn5eBHt7YEVtFiPhNWzWnBO-YHfm01cIrTAbJOm0XdowKGOmIO9mJfMQJ/s320/DSC01414.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5217378001053990434" border="0" /></a>Gracie is doing well. She is sooo excited for her cousins to visit. Since I'll be at school and interning the day they come she gets to go to the airport to pick them up. And she hasn't stopped talking about it since we told her last week. She is dying to have a sleepover with Leanna and Emily. She has never gotten to have anyone sleepover at our house.. so its kinda a big deal. Hopefully my little brother and sister will be comfortable enough to come for a sleepover soon!<br /><br />Gracie's made lots of new friends at school. And she is doing well healthwise. We get to switch doctors in July so that's exciting. Her dr before was 30-40 min away before... now they're across the street, and speedy! We've been doing lots of swimming ( well the days we don't have anything to do and it is actually nice out). And I took her to "Concert in the Park" last week with my mom and stepdad for a picnic and the music. She loved it, but didn't last long because she was so tired ( she hasn't taken a nap at school yet... her teacher told me that they'll think she's asleep but she'll be faking)! Since she is used to getting a nap she has a hard time when she misses it.<br /><br />I can't believe she'll be 3 so soon! The time has flied and I swear she is 2 going on 13. Sometimes the things she says are so grown up or teenager-y. If I'm nagging her about cleaning her room or something, she rolls her eyes and says " What-ever mom" ( I put the hyphen because she actually stresses the second syllable after a slight pause.. just like a teenager!) I'm very scared for the teenage years! But for now just enjoying every single second with her. We were cuddling in my bed watching a movie and she looked at me and said " Mom, I'm so glad you're here, You're my best friend I've ever had." I thought it was so cute and funny.<br /><br />I also pointed out a rainbow to her for the first time. When she saw it her jaw dropped and she asked " Mommy, who did it?" I told her God did it. She was amazed. She asked me if God colored it with markers? Those are the moments I hope I'll always remember.....Lisahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16406114846639359544noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25086328.post-63522788887599927502008-06-12T17:55:00.010-04:002008-11-12T23:48:13.132-05:00Update<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgd69shFRH0jCC4oXOhCvj7-6LvP9IgBVhTSGA_YZwZ2u3VBDOR5k50T_FdDYbmv6Zkmo1W_QQDdr-S2ksTa34Ahfo3PVd9kxf8BgHr3eheBtOrQFrx85W0OQQLZURZk4dRfS80/s1600-h/DSC01377.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgd69shFRH0jCC4oXOhCvj7-6LvP9IgBVhTSGA_YZwZ2u3VBDOR5k50T_FdDYbmv6Zkmo1W_QQDdr-S2ksTa34Ahfo3PVd9kxf8BgHr3eheBtOrQFrx85W0OQQLZURZk4dRfS80/s320/DSC01377.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5211119658496277298" border="0" /></a>Okay, wow its been a long time! I've been wanting to post these pictures of Gracie and Noah since March! I took them to Chuck E. Cheese for Noah's birthday. It was the first time they had gotten to see each other since Christmas time and they really had a lot of fun!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZPUXqntgCT7a-iPbWsoLuPpcwlV5x8_dSFsLKlnKft7l9g7V-UYtXvXuxwaiRXg7wf_3ttaRDHQLpGvYIRao8_nfysPkSmbJSdS_CJtFLm78FeJ_9uhWTDPAMHiUM41lbutzF/s1600-h/DSC01378.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZPUXqntgCT7a-iPbWsoLuPpcwlV5x8_dSFsLKlnKft7l9g7V-UYtXvXuxwaiRXg7wf_3ttaRDHQLpGvYIRao8_nfysPkSmbJSdS_CJtFLm78FeJ_9uhWTDPAMHiUM41lbutzF/s320/DSC01378.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5211119514403669842" border="0" /></a>Gracie was definitively diagnosed with NF1 a couple of months ago. NF1 stand for neurofibromatosis 1, right now her only symptoms are cafe au lait spots and freckling in her armpit and groin. The hardest part is not knowing what complications she will develop from it. At her age, most kids with NF1 don't exhibit much more than that. The geneticist said that she may only end up with spots but we won't know for sure until after puberty. Even after then she could still have more stuff pop up. But I'm trying not to think about that or worry about it... I am just very aware to keep an eye out for other symptoms.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnQ3GsKhnnv8nKyNeHnosJ4HomfqoLS1HNJG6CmikRCHaisROpsyyvlY3I-_jI7iDp_l5pN75cyfCH6wH4c3xx_ix9Ff5KRPtod9vcAM8cSocaEwltbfnsu0o0jLZ9qmfxcjvL/s1600-h/DSC01379.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnQ3GsKhnnv8nKyNeHnosJ4HomfqoLS1HNJG6CmikRCHaisROpsyyvlY3I-_jI7iDp_l5pN75cyfCH6wH4c3xx_ix9Ff5KRPtod9vcAM8cSocaEwltbfnsu0o0jLZ9qmfxcjvL/s320/DSC01379.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5211119301018766754" border="0" /></a>She is doing very well developmentally. She talks up a storm. We have started to do articulation exercises to help with her speech ( she talks a lot its just not always clear!). She does talk in full sentences though. She is sooo imaginative and creative. She is constantly coming up with stories or games. She frequently will jump in my bed or on the couch with me and pull a blanket over us and say "Shhh.. a shark is coming!" She loves to play pretend. And frequently acts like a grown up. We were playing with her dolls yesterday and I made them do something silly and she put her hand up to her head, shook her head and said " Mommy, you're too much!" I thought it was pretty funny coming from a 2-almost- 3 year old!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjt5KgWLMT5_ko82MBpJS04q28QQW2o3LR1lErKdGMayJcbPlFYeDztYILKJrj4PLecVthELN9_h9mjxYBN-R-9N2bTSjkV22yxBJ0IrRChQUHODcmiwIvqKk43S24wtKgsIGgA/s1600-h/DSC01386.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjt5KgWLMT5_ko82MBpJS04q28QQW2o3LR1lErKdGMayJcbPlFYeDztYILKJrj4PLecVthELN9_h9mjxYBN-R-9N2bTSjkV22yxBJ0IrRChQUHODcmiwIvqKk43S24wtKgsIGgA/s320/DSC01386.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5211119037484930946" border="0" /></a>I know they say all kids are like little sponges but I swear Gracie is extra sponge-y! She suddenly started saying "Gracias, De Nada, and Hola!" And using them appropriately... thanks Dora! She will hear or see something once and remember it long after and if its a new word she will not only remember it but use it appropriately.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSw11KCrM-UJhzR4MLYVgvyzqFT2elu_hCOQfVyPGkfYd-cmZaXPz9y6uDKqWpyClF66lFwFZiCEGNCFAXjvkjLTJpk4oiLvVtO2_Lw9iVn9STShB_WCYZW6VwmSVF3QB9_-g5/s1600-h/DSC01389.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSw11KCrM-UJhzR4MLYVgvyzqFT2elu_hCOQfVyPGkfYd-cmZaXPz9y6uDKqWpyClF66lFwFZiCEGNCFAXjvkjLTJpk4oiLvVtO2_Lw9iVn9STShB_WCYZW6VwmSVF3QB9_-g5/s320/DSC01389.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5211118890865801698" border="0" /></a>So we have "stolen" my mom's dog, Bailey. We were just supposed to babysit him for one night, but we never really gave him back. Gracie LOVES having him around. He has really become part of our family. The pictures with her and Bailey in bed were his first night with us and she was so excited she was dancing! Then again, Gracie is constantly dancing and "shaking her booty."<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwGX-uQsHxmviER_LXtBnAN4xhl4RfaWTXYs4uYpBLQSkN-oAkt2savQcKIxIRILEYP1u_1X3XZu2ojwtD7h9TvjqpFvhpV0JsLnrel29-wrr2dFl-x6Xm2PdvqhLLGdaZP1yM/s1600-h/DSC01396.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwGX-uQsHxmviER_LXtBnAN4xhl4RfaWTXYs4uYpBLQSkN-oAkt2savQcKIxIRILEYP1u_1X3XZu2ojwtD7h9TvjqpFvhpV0JsLnrel29-wrr2dFl-x6Xm2PdvqhLLGdaZP1yM/s320/DSC01396.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5211118666112391042" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiA5vTwqynKXdHiE5IZCya93ie0wHx1vV1GrN6MiDv_85MtAaFpA05PVaT3UZ3rjnNRc32hcUuafP_PQeemh3qAq1CWXhqLIhu9AcN3QwU72p2me9WNtBzwMfdruHe5hNwUqDmX/s1600-h/DSC01397.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiA5vTwqynKXdHiE5IZCya93ie0wHx1vV1GrN6MiDv_85MtAaFpA05PVaT3UZ3rjnNRc32hcUuafP_PQeemh3qAq1CWXhqLIhu9AcN3QwU72p2me9WNtBzwMfdruHe5hNwUqDmX/s320/DSC01397.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5211118532974030162" border="0" /></a>In the past few months Gracie's hair has really started to grow.. thanks I think to new hair products. I have to special order them online.. and they aren't cheap but they are soooo worth it. I have been able to do much more with her hair. Including braids , puffy pigtails, regular ponytail, etc. And it all just looks better! Not to mention her hair always smells amazing now. Her braids below were a couple of days old but I just wanted to give an idea!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjx_55BYNk3wqc5FTeT35SMBfsczMgEOqKpfqMGHYiopPUsizrpHZfClpgEcWgF7HjTIhv5-TGwPnOoWxYTKtLlSB6WxuMr1_WEiRAp9I0YDyRiKrwp_ywk5ydFD3-XEeF-HQ-n/s1600-h/DSC01382.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjx_55BYNk3wqc5FTeT35SMBfsczMgEOqKpfqMGHYiopPUsizrpHZfClpgEcWgF7HjTIhv5-TGwPnOoWxYTKtLlSB6WxuMr1_WEiRAp9I0YDyRiKrwp_ywk5ydFD3-XEeF-HQ-n/s320/DSC01382.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5211118227646910002" border="0" /></a>Last semester Gracie was going to the daycare at my school a couple of afternoons a week and LOVED it. When the semester ended she was saying " I want to go to school.... I NEED to go to school!" So, now that she is potty trained and almost three I signed her up for one full day of preschool a week. She LOVES it. She gets very excited and talks nonstop about it.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcF5Lkds2nwIWqGunrsYL3iDKFZrz1W5Ql8HviKJ7v-jVBKniwnM0nIhCeCicLWysJyKwi4YK4_TQfMXf_yHf79mfUibuN7uveq0k2njzO7fJxTAhpz38IPpvnrJl8vQuslF6w/s1600-h/DSC01407.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcF5Lkds2nwIWqGunrsYL3iDKFZrz1W5Ql8HviKJ7v-jVBKniwnM0nIhCeCicLWysJyKwi4YK4_TQfMXf_yHf79mfUibuN7uveq0k2njzO7fJxTAhpz38IPpvnrJl8vQuslF6w/s320/DSC01407.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5211117979042678402" border="0" /></a>Gracie is sooo expressive and silly and very loving. I got the stomach flu a couple of months ago and I couldn't head into the bathroom without her following, and when there she was rubbing my back and telling me I'd be okay. ( In hindsight it was very sweet, at the time I of course just wanted some space!) She's always hugging me saying " MOmmy, I'm so glad you're here"<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9LsK0qPl0RdoekqAk1GHuBGDfxfSQxYRnhDVGmw1gyM32oMyw3yt_HfTfNO9J6f_UAyDKvjr3dfSmY0h2RBWg6_bE2Xp8n-PTi83ulVRIz900gvbiSSwsWV5LVFRBynG8hkBc/s1600-h/DSC01409.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9LsK0qPl0RdoekqAk1GHuBGDfxfSQxYRnhDVGmw1gyM32oMyw3yt_HfTfNO9J6f_UAyDKvjr3dfSmY0h2RBWg6_bE2Xp8n-PTi83ulVRIz900gvbiSSwsWV5LVFRBynG8hkBc/s320/DSC01409.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5211117679829755682" border="0" /></a>Last weekend we started going to the pool again. Gracie is a little fish, although when she's swimming she tells me that she's a mermaid! We hold hands and she kicks along... she's so proud of herself and it always really wears her out! She loves going to the movies. Last Sunday I took her swimming in the morning and in the afternoon we went and saw Kung Fu Panda. Now she can't wait to go see Wall-E. She also saw Horton Hears a Who when it came out and now has a stuffed Horton ( thanks to my aunt) that Gracie takes EVERYWHERE and cannot sleep without.Lisahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16406114846639359544noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25086328.post-65953305234501559552008-02-26T12:25:00.004-05:002008-11-12T23:48:13.410-05:00Potty Training!!!!!To start, I don't know why but lately when I put Gracie down for a nap when I go in later to check on her she is sleeping in weird ways. In the picture below she looked like she was in the middle of playing and all of a sudden passed out with her head at the foot of the bed and her tiger right on top of her. A couple days ago I went in and she was sitting indian style slumped over fast asleep. Weird!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikLMQ7XcVjCxWr8o5P6hCRsoLnFIK_30-W0_pK0RiOchZSgo02OAZvcfmyoW5z4RQULVsl8pb5eWqy-sEe4U7R3MSLJZ8aoVBYT8XT_UJdLuhBWZpcxRZ5VGJwfekcYKM2BkaR/s1600-h/DSC01341.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikLMQ7XcVjCxWr8o5P6hCRsoLnFIK_30-W0_pK0RiOchZSgo02OAZvcfmyoW5z4RQULVsl8pb5eWqy-sEe4U7R3MSLJZ8aoVBYT8XT_UJdLuhBWZpcxRZ5VGJwfekcYKM2BkaR/s320/DSC01341.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5171341759170190114" border="0" /></a><a href="javascript:void(0)" tabindex="10" onclick="return false;"><span>Publish Post</span></a>Gracie LOVES spaghetti! I don't have any pictures of her on the potty... so I included these and will have to add potty pictures later. Gracie is doing AWESOME with potty training. She has had very few accidents and now even just tells me when she has to go if she does not just go herself. I made her a potty chart with disney princess stickers as a reward. And if she gets a line of stickers filled up then she gets a prize of her choice. So far she's gotten the Aristocats dvd, and now she is working towards a Barbie. She has for the most part been going on a potty training potty but now is starting to use her cool step potty seat on the toilet in her bathroom. She even stays dry while we're out running around. She has overwhelmed me with how fast she picked it up. I'm so proud of her and even better she's sooo proud of herself!!!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAvq0vaJLZajrg1IRvdj3Wf7qpvThDiTSonle7PvkJGby7wbWqwrLH7skOiD458HJuUdd7TEuuanHMfss-YNqEn6WpcHmcmuzs1WzLkl-BFTmIMHuIS61pidvtUfPy4_OEvynq/s1600-h/DSC01344.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAvq0vaJLZajrg1IRvdj3Wf7qpvThDiTSonle7PvkJGby7wbWqwrLH7skOiD458HJuUdd7TEuuanHMfss-YNqEn6WpcHmcmuzs1WzLkl-BFTmIMHuIS61pidvtUfPy4_OEvynq/s320/DSC01344.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5171341561601694482" border="0" /></a>Also, Gracie's language skills have been developing rapidly. She is using 3-4 word sentences. She is very articulate and talkative. Unfortunately she learned "poopyhead" ( I am guessing at school) but other than that her vocabulary is great and just increasing so quickly. She says " Can I please?" "Mommy, I have to go poopy, hurry up, lets go!" And she's just so funny, she says funny stuff constantly and is like a little mirror image. Now everyone's REALLY got to watch what they do and say in front of her because not only will she repeat/imitate it but she remembers EVERYTHING. I am constantly amazed at how good her memory is. She remembers things that happened months ago. It's crazy!Lisahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16406114846639359544noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25086328.post-48365837431717837092008-02-26T12:05:00.013-05:002008-11-12T23:48:14.885-05:00Sesame Street Live!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmla_tib-acu0_emk0dIgag9MfbydQ66cXkOPGnqyS2eC1dWtUuYAjCaFC5dKLtWdHy2_3Az9v_0h5RJvFo7IWNt-4e8QXw_r2AXhFA_JeX_VCe3shQhq104ZamMXjGRlp_LGG/s1600-h/DSC01351.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmla_tib-acu0_emk0dIgag9MfbydQ66cXkOPGnqyS2eC1dWtUuYAjCaFC5dKLtWdHy2_3Az9v_0h5RJvFo7IWNt-4e8QXw_r2AXhFA_JeX_VCe3shQhq104ZamMXjGRlp_LGG/s320/DSC01351.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5171340182917192450" border="0" /></a>Waiting very patiently in her room to leave to see Elmo! We made up a song/chant and sang it all morning. When we were turning into my mom's neighborhood to pick her up Gracie started panicking that we were no longer seeing Elmo anymore.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBGoXbZk3jUD3RiLoGAv7zsFOn2CgeyqFmYptsShmze8WpD26j1eAZcelrB-1khAjQ2QvN5u8Z7BNpv_gwTWd8Td2KL6cCDWZ-ktiyrPsswEMmVPTbpCJ-SKg_gdFtVssE2uR1/s1600-h/DSC01349.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBGoXbZk3jUD3RiLoGAv7zsFOn2CgeyqFmYptsShmze8WpD26j1eAZcelrB-1khAjQ2QvN5u8Z7BNpv_gwTWd8Td2KL6cCDWZ-ktiyrPsswEMmVPTbpCJ-SKg_gdFtVssE2uR1/s320/DSC01349.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5171339641751313138" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuuRMF9AdYzwFdsY6vmKKZzEGfYTMcZh-YsRoCg-HEygwGujtYKf6DVnnt9O4pRyShM8vRCLOLJvx8It9UKfvv2Yuytb9zGP1V7-iwfp7HjiMOuCjp-VnSERSYfMZgw-l1hpLV/s1600-h/DSC01358.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuuRMF9AdYzwFdsY6vmKKZzEGfYTMcZh-YsRoCg-HEygwGujtYKf6DVnnt9O4pRyShM8vRCLOLJvx8It9UKfvv2Yuytb9zGP1V7-iwfp7HjiMOuCjp-VnSERSYfMZgw-l1hpLV/s320/DSC01358.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5171339452772752098" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPnpKUi37N6CMLNzNdmVqaFL132Kr3-YW4Kxrsh5khAebZAaQZ1-9crOfjaCnLyjPNGH-xKKSrRS_u_eRYV5gHPJK5L1LeatxuKKBvD-8_Z5t4IoAd96ELb8VGivXKUNyWeGsb/s1600-h/DSC01359.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPnpKUi37N6CMLNzNdmVqaFL132Kr3-YW4Kxrsh5khAebZAaQZ1-9crOfjaCnLyjPNGH-xKKSrRS_u_eRYV5gHPJK5L1LeatxuKKBvD-8_Z5t4IoAd96ELb8VGivXKUNyWeGsb/s320/DSC01359.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5171339276679092946" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-Z3VjbJNTI01xfO2cZXsPGcFWw83Fuvn2XAMIkSHf01-72SVuH-Hmm4A863kBRwRLitApmBzecJTiUaGJTfiUbkJ4ljLxTLjPWxkD4E1P4LrslVJdH1C7mdNtB4rxySAHnWGq/s1600-h/DSC01362.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-Z3VjbJNTI01xfO2cZXsPGcFWw83Fuvn2XAMIkSHf01-72SVuH-Hmm4A863kBRwRLitApmBzecJTiUaGJTfiUbkJ4ljLxTLjPWxkD4E1P4LrslVJdH1C7mdNtB4rxySAHnWGq/s320/DSC01362.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5171338593779292866" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7KQpYcBaN63l9tO37yRqDfwod5pzLo60-3tZ131ezQxds-s_CXpxZF01OUQD_7Nz_HLS9xNHhI7tEYvrhlQGEppO5ezJl9wN59MH0J2GpTIrs7i52tKneaNg4fPH_SHr7oQIS/s1600-h/DSC01364.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7KQpYcBaN63l9tO37yRqDfwod5pzLo60-3tZ131ezQxds-s_CXpxZF01OUQD_7Nz_HLS9xNHhI7tEYvrhlQGEppO5ezJl9wN59MH0J2GpTIrs7i52tKneaNg4fPH_SHr7oQIS/s320/DSC01364.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5171337919469427378" border="0" /></a>Okay, so the funnest thing we've done to date this year has been Sesame Street Live! We went with Grandma. I was nervous that she wouldn't be old enough to really enjoy it or even sit through it... boy was I wrong. She sat through the show with a look of awe on her face. She was getting tired and cranky while we were waiting for it to start... but once it did all that melted away. She still talks about it. She got lots of cool souvenirs to remember the day by and went out to lunch afterwards. I'm so excited that she's old enough now for this kind of stuff! 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display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiiKuyho7sIFH0fOQ1dCFsHkKZW2RC0Dtw5lCyR7oGL75jggvdRFLb7uXNSN73QXEveZ9dcssuL1JnhYzgurUVFUgdWpW83BVnyhERUny3b0xwjm_kdERKltMTwp-2ai8Dn5Sn/s320/DSC01375.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5171336819957799538" border="0" /></a>Lisahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16406114846639359544noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25086328.post-57536908526523235602008-02-25T17:02:00.005-05:002008-11-12T23:48:17.341-05:00More from December....<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgf32YESVZ537UFQQRxDM47ZnGS-PwqeMg_DU80E6IvCUgCo-R1P5b10mioTfghRTSRIVd6nTVS3wJ5OP69uwfoghW0pd1KvCU0XOHeW9FgphQWf9MCcQRnsktxRZiXNp8lS9L8/s1600-h/DSC01318.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgf32YESVZ537UFQQRxDM47ZnGS-PwqeMg_DU80E6IvCUgCo-R1P5b10mioTfghRTSRIVd6nTVS3wJ5OP69uwfoghW0pd1KvCU0XOHeW9FgphQWf9MCcQRnsktxRZiXNp8lS9L8/s320/DSC01318.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5171335991029111394" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiq7ee-8mpkq5UgcpdJ3ns4gkRpvNK68_gvtQK2RmXt052zHqqn_ZbBNBdm3QCLIX8dCnM6FQIhnko-dxlmfmfYA-rSVBiD3Q02vCYuslMJuRNn8TkJYDnO9WCMfEDsbg0qPwWA/s1600-h/DSC01319.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; 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display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9yO1o0JRVIi0l5Ib74EkWPYuyleWCI0g6crGjH-tjRNwcACxGexX45G4KuUL4-ysk1DP_LjlR7pDAZWQtGztvYQtQQ3WTNoLVFNECXOyiZVczYyislIvGix5x7OZWkrO-N3bq/s320/DSC01334.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5171334822798006834" border="0" /></a>Gracie LOVES being around other kids and playing with her baby dolls, so she loves when her buddy Nadia comes over . <span style="text-decoration: underline;"></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinQXK7mD33BwuiUt9vhRCzfoNUAzpZjK6A2l8hyy9wN803WeG4Ues7Gpj6GvXq4gNw1nY_YBM8mT6aPUyL4ruJSSQIvKTt2vOxFCPYwMnXoK9GW_iQ505YBRer6X5VzMhGjV0c/s1600-h/DSC01332.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinQXK7mD33BwuiUt9vhRCzfoNUAzpZjK6A2l8hyy9wN803WeG4Ues7Gpj6GvXq4gNw1nY_YBM8mT6aPUyL4ruJSSQIvKTt2vOxFCPYwMnXoK9GW_iQ505YBRer6X5VzMhGjV0c/s320/DSC01332.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5171334303106964002" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeHv9rCIinrnDlgL9wCJLMv5RUBdyIGf5nyILYlTmk9s8_K3jyb88cCMwqzNqtNZjSBiWfPQgYAd0Ye6m4Q7aPrr14YozOiAMb_220qZbac3xUKSmMH0tUXOX4h2dBrGy-akUu/s1600-h/DSC01298.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; 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display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNpGfTEa-C8kKad0RE1qBSCL0eZXR4MwCCi6unOdXXIIAZeO_5l3WfxKt32P4DHDiWW75Fn-5T7u1upxorHn5d3v_6nHlT-SnpiQwDOeTWE6qRZ1kvzrz9Irg0nRzL2emH0yzX/s320/DSC01290.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5171043593950566898" border="0" /></a>A couple of days after Christmas Gracie got really sick and a few days later I caught it. And we were both miserable ( pretty sure it was the flu.. even though we had flu shots) and stuck in the house for about a week and a half. So when we finally felt well enough to run some errands we went to the hardware store. Gracie saw a kids bike in there and started begging. Little did she know I had already bought her one for Christmas, but was holding onto it for a rainy day. So I told her to sit on the couch and close her eyes. She was holding them shut so tight that her whole face was scrunched up.. and when she opened them and saw the bike she was ecstatic. Her eyes got huge and she started jumping up and down, clapping her hands, squealing " Yes!Yes!Yes!!!!"<br />Now we just can't wait till we can ride it around the neighborhood!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbupcyq8cvKU-70G1zbmBXcJhYBpvNOPwtL2z96m-Ieg_7s0CrjWGvvDc0IhvpfTufCSE5nnVsEnLNYn-1KzlaU_OOKTX936eg8OKAmF5TBDl6BqHbPjNn8bF7j6zEIH2jM80o/s1600-h/DSC01276.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbupcyq8cvKU-70G1zbmBXcJhYBpvNOPwtL2z96m-Ieg_7s0CrjWGvvDc0IhvpfTufCSE5nnVsEnLNYn-1KzlaU_OOKTX936eg8OKAmF5TBDl6BqHbPjNn8bF7j6zEIH2jM80o/s320/DSC01276.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5171042563158415842" border="0" /></a>Gracie got an awesome desk/easel for Christmas... and now when mommy is doing homework, she scurries over to her desk and does her "homework" too... she LOVES doing anything artsy. They told me at school the other day that they ended up doing art early that day because Gracie was begging for it!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYrJBotAwuzVqI7EN-winpYyL8_c_ZIrk4OdXFrInjhX2tY3C_rcE6MWbcsebzmwztxx-FNjErsV7kfHP6uOHT3LfTTjPYTxTdtXIaKcml9S-ymnI5btmTZ-5N7aLB3LMm2lte/s1600-h/DSC01278.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYrJBotAwuzVqI7EN-winpYyL8_c_ZIrk4OdXFrInjhX2tY3C_rcE6MWbcsebzmwztxx-FNjErsV7kfHP6uOHT3LfTTjPYTxTdtXIaKcml9S-ymnI5btmTZ-5N7aLB3LMm2lte/s320/DSC01278.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5171042417129527762" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_wSn_dLCCbXru2I05xU7GKQo4IHGn-ThZg2vGk0IUbl3_SljQHzJHlMcYXXzmLozBGn-szKCmCioWfm7S3nEZ9dIIasbTT9AIB2eKkgBHX1-cA5PJtK_l11hIKBlrswb7WNsk/s1600-h/DSC01289.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_wSn_dLCCbXru2I05xU7GKQo4IHGn-ThZg2vGk0IUbl3_SljQHzJHlMcYXXzmLozBGn-szKCmCioWfm7S3nEZ9dIIasbTT9AIB2eKkgBHX1-cA5PJtK_l11hIKBlrswb7WNsk/s320/DSC01289.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5171042043467372994" border="0" /></a>Lisahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16406114846639359544noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25086328.post-23649428211969011702008-02-25T15:13:00.007-05:002008-11-12T23:48:18.344-05:00Christmas (better late than never!)<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzmvxFm5qncA8L6c3mFJcTMJ2fSloNUTTUhgRZb1c2t-t32XmgJKM97V6VNzb2lQKW6Jdp20lzcVdMs311Zqr3vwz_-XR6na6roglqHa3ewHYznJo0menfrSEBJ9p4dlz9xrD-/s1600-h/DSC01241.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzmvxFm5qncA8L6c3mFJcTMJ2fSloNUTTUhgRZb1c2t-t32XmgJKM97V6VNzb2lQKW6Jdp20lzcVdMs311Zqr3vwz_-XR6na6roglqHa3ewHYznJo0menfrSEBJ9p4dlz9xrD-/s320/DSC01241.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5171016930793593266" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKXFXiWq2vCDG9dsq_NU2LvtOPBOrf-Iv8fH5u1LGyV3ewu0mKB-xX14h9uoSnSXBqxhl9NEpBISAF1zoUFHzISffWktWAbpUWvqZEdgCa_rvoQ5-dxu-qQJ5CtBv3AJxKVfni/s1600-h/DSC01242.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKXFXiWq2vCDG9dsq_NU2LvtOPBOrf-Iv8fH5u1LGyV3ewu0mKB-xX14h9uoSnSXBqxhl9NEpBISAF1zoUFHzISffWktWAbpUWvqZEdgCa_rvoQ5-dxu-qQJ5CtBv3AJxKVfni/s320/DSC01242.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5171016780469737890" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4oFf7Oa96n8P9oziULWNVlq7b3WLsnT4QgZsTBcvAzyVNwnFDdP8R5t8U0wOBB0ChO16bZK4vKggAswhNWtnVO1YJHfPDdJRP6PptTU-RHqC52GNfwtLsJgP6HcW-8blzAlYd/s1600-h/DSC01244.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4oFf7Oa96n8P9oziULWNVlq7b3WLsnT4QgZsTBcvAzyVNwnFDdP8R5t8U0wOBB0ChO16bZK4vKggAswhNWtnVO1YJHfPDdJRP6PptTU-RHqC52GNfwtLsJgP6HcW-8blzAlYd/s320/DSC01244.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5171016604376078738" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFzebEOpMoV2QBZF9AJi4m5EWrueQwvs3mFGPiOmYtg66aiKCwwlBo6ALfrcDzpVzKlLaRMKPT0WPGpCwxnNUEKh3yrL9dsznQ7JE26EoL1MJVGtlnfFHWxDaHHJceZUtbs4bo/s1600-h/DSC01247.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFzebEOpMoV2QBZF9AJi4m5EWrueQwvs3mFGPiOmYtg66aiKCwwlBo6ALfrcDzpVzKlLaRMKPT0WPGpCwxnNUEKh3yrL9dsznQ7JE26EoL1MJVGtlnfFHWxDaHHJceZUtbs4bo/s320/DSC01247.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5171014628691122562" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi609scuEnZH8t24I2fkX68zKGV86t-8-aVJ72lzDgjTP-mhWXrZB6kbUkSoVgOYw3neLDgV1HTv30OAfQ8sEFcqYSL-jSZl7iZOU2vHdJxSDHLfTXhWPHPulj9fkd8FrDu5ebL/s1600-h/DSC01262.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi609scuEnZH8t24I2fkX68zKGV86t-8-aVJ72lzDgjTP-mhWXrZB6kbUkSoVgOYw3neLDgV1HTv30OAfQ8sEFcqYSL-jSZl7iZOU2vHdJxSDHLfTXhWPHPulj9fkd8FrDu5ebL/s320/DSC01262.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5171014285093738866" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhY8shqOyJaBOWp06xTdodrXTQ8eY6To811Bu4Y07nVQgRS37IGonhcFbF15aUXdIsymlxsczEGQM4qGrChxStLoMNDSov9cWRNPTlh7VYyHg-qabeJGzHGhi_WCJPFHGLRQ_Z3/s1600-h/DSC01267.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhY8shqOyJaBOWp06xTdodrXTQ8eY6To811Bu4Y07nVQgRS37IGonhcFbF15aUXdIsymlxsczEGQM4qGrChxStLoMNDSov9cWRNPTlh7VYyHg-qabeJGzHGhi_WCJPFHGLRQ_Z3/s320/DSC01267.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5171013907136616802" border="0" /></a><br />Christmas this year with Gracie was really really fun. She for the most part got it and was so excited about everything. She still brings it up. Santa went a little overboard this year so near the end of opening presents she was just unwrapping them and throwing them down without even looking at them. She had a lot of fun though. And some presents were even put away and saved and have been given to her at different times since Christmas. I had put a gate up at her door so she wouldn't come out and see her big presents before I could get it on camera. And we waited for Grandma and Grandpa to come and then we opened presents. Somehow from her door, Gracie spotted her enormous doll house, knew what it was and started squealing!! Then she RAN out to it without even noticing the mound of all her other presents.... we took our time/.. and played with everything a little before opening more ( at least at first : )) Then we had orange cinnamon rolls and watched a movie before leaving for my brother's. We found out that we have another cousin to look forward to this summer! It'll be the first little boy (finally!).Lisahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16406114846639359544noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25086328.post-1534774395638103712007-12-10T21:01:00.001-05:002008-11-12T23:48:19.253-05:00Ummm VERY Belated Halloween Post!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilh1Rb5bQ9j2zC5KX2Ya309XdnX51sa3FrE2rAisjFN5yE2XOlwMT6KJy-hw6ylKXs4A46tzfZoKqLSOFEBDWOiIiyHBfY25Ux6olP-2CNBYnbDi983FlKciAma0c8gJhio40i/s1600-h/Copy+of+DSC01113.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilh1Rb5bQ9j2zC5KX2Ya309XdnX51sa3FrE2rAisjFN5yE2XOlwMT6KJy-hw6ylKXs4A46tzfZoKqLSOFEBDWOiIiyHBfY25Ux6olP-2CNBYnbDi983FlKciAma0c8gJhio40i/s320/Copy+of+DSC01113.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5142532168291950546" border="0" /></a>Okay, so it has seriously been forever since my last post and I apologize. We have been VERY busy. We moved which was an enormous job, especially since it ended up happening during the week so I was busy with work and school. Gracie's Aunt Kristin came stayed with us for a few days. Which was super fun. Gracie and her Auntie became the best of friends. And then I've been really busy with school and work. Next semester I'm taking 18 credits so I won't be working any longer, but I'm sure we'll be just as busy!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnj0-aXd03ltMZ_24GCrs97l_DanfgRKaTDuxF_HW4L9MAN5V7vIPjH88cYs3mUFfLGVHwOULmDtx7irGg3fOxO4S1cIV7OzN5lEa7QZEtmRNiFsxiY1uwP3Ji4QUrXFQavMcw/s1600-h/DSC01112.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnj0-aXd03ltMZ_24GCrs97l_DanfgRKaTDuxF_HW4L9MAN5V7vIPjH88cYs3mUFfLGVHwOULmDtx7irGg3fOxO4S1cIV7OzN5lEa7QZEtmRNiFsxiY1uwP3Ji4QUrXFQavMcw/s320/DSC01112.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5142532005083193282" border="0" /></a>So, I've been wanting to write about Halloween badly. At first Gracie wanted nothing to do with her costume. Even after she saw her "aunt" and "uncle" Chloe and Zach wearing their costumes.. I thought I would never get her in one ( I brought her two options) But at the last minute she finally submitted. And oh my goodness, the pictures don't do her justice. For whatever reason everytime I was taking her picture and I asked her to smile she would do this weird fake smile. She LOVED Halloween. She was running up to the doors saying "Treat! Treat!" She was really packing in the candy. She was even saying Happy Halloween to everyone! And for weeks and weeks and weeks I heard " Happy Halloween, Trick or Treat" I usually had no idea what she was saying at first because I just wasn't expecting that to be what she was saying. She had a really good time with my little brother and sister.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglKq6E6Zh03SzeUkH0Fuf68uh9A9OiLkBpfVgPZHEAadQodotM94iuodptJAIWOjpS0VLh7W_-iBH9oj9GHxW1kVboSs5wl3htGakZlbaggEg8pAkjzxaA92Q_pT6U7K5RIxDk/s1600-h/DSC01107.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglKq6E6Zh03SzeUkH0Fuf68uh9A9OiLkBpfVgPZHEAadQodotM94iuodptJAIWOjpS0VLh7W_-iBH9oj9GHxW1kVboSs5wl3htGakZlbaggEg8pAkjzxaA92Q_pT6U7K5RIxDk/s320/DSC01107.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5142531682960646066" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirmBSRtz0lrLIJlREtxpS7V1x3QafxCYK7SLvoWUxX4cfwqyhwiNKQmJ9-jtERs8_RqaI1NXyFC5o6C9eHNk8Lp48xlokhONcCTpVQXOUuEXahxqnP4qdqe1ninBX0yBqGpJXl/s1600-h/DSC01106.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirmBSRtz0lrLIJlREtxpS7V1x3QafxCYK7SLvoWUxX4cfwqyhwiNKQmJ9-jtERs8_RqaI1NXyFC5o6C9eHNk8Lp48xlokhONcCTpVQXOUuEXahxqnP4qdqe1ninBX0yBqGpJXl/s320/DSC01106.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5142531231989079970" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8JeRdKx1-NdfQ_KRHY5CQX6H9jbAcUaF_jmKao0pnCDpbLmLhPifrCDATq1fwLy-JpV3pZmLbI6ZIbPRjTxUitH_gEwXsDnB6b-AyMmF2McuvW927lzhxL9UErtL421jl4cg-/s1600-h/DSC01105.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8JeRdKx1-NdfQ_KRHY5CQX6H9jbAcUaF_jmKao0pnCDpbLmLhPifrCDATq1fwLy-JpV3pZmLbI6ZIbPRjTxUitH_gEwXsDnB6b-AyMmF2McuvW927lzhxL9UErtL421jl4cg-/s320/DSC01105.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5142531004355813266" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaXUyV_B4cW6OTfBIUr3J46l2ZE1cT_sdXDg1bXYaWslIF9ZVWl46SNGLkFuEnAyCuE6iOsIEJ-AQ7EpdyY96n3381wxdxmbIXpT-LztTtP7qxksr1acR1msQ-jgph-pEMdEwU/s1600-h/DSC01100.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaXUyV_B4cW6OTfBIUr3J46l2ZE1cT_sdXDg1bXYaWslIF9ZVWl46SNGLkFuEnAyCuE6iOsIEJ-AQ7EpdyY96n3381wxdxmbIXpT-LztTtP7qxksr1acR1msQ-jgph-pEMdEwU/s320/DSC01100.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5142530836852088706" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5ax5OTyNhB-CCNVpUeQA934Vy9ZKlVZGyGfCx56cHZ4uOULD04kwnOI1iH6fbnDSljlDNH41oQviyDdH5m11hd28Y70PcdzeU9DhB0Lhyj-uJDEsP0tOPgfq7-LcUVeLtzdCB/s1600-h/Copy+of+DSC01114.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5ax5OTyNhB-CCNVpUeQA934Vy9ZKlVZGyGfCx56cHZ4uOULD04kwnOI1iH6fbnDSljlDNH41oQviyDdH5m11hd28Y70PcdzeU9DhB0Lhyj-uJDEsP0tOPgfq7-LcUVeLtzdCB/s320/Copy+of+DSC01114.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5142530583449018226" border="0" /></a>When we first moved Gracie would not sleep by herself through the night. And she wouldn't go to sleep unless I sat in her room until she fell asleep. Which sometimes would take forever. I gave her a big girl bed when we moved and it was all just a little too much for my lil munchkin I guess. But now she is back to sleeping in her own bed all night and going to sleep on her own. Sometimes she'll call me in there for various reasons, but for the most part she does it on her own. And she does sometimes keep calling out to me every few minutes " What are you doing Mommy??" Actually that is probably one of her most frequently used phrases now. " What are you doing?" and "What's That?" . She is extremely inquistive. She is very dramatic and stubborn as well. She huffs and puffs. Goes " Geez". Very bossy. Likes to tell everyone what to do, where to sit and what to say. She's still very affectionate. When's she's up to something and I call out for her she ALWAYS says " No mom, go away!" That's when I know its time to go running for her! She's very into retelling her experiences. She's very independent. And if she knows she's in trouble or doesn't like what she's being told she closes her eyes and pretends she's asleep or will tell me she's tired.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwpGxIdnb3LRPflbAeghyphenhyphenvcexzUR6E4fSg4KhmJ_N7h3ZyOHT1Q66R1Re6gqgYIr18UgLJnCR-Lnm4ilqvyMdfHR1jrpiJ7fOk3FdGaL9NL4I_E8z002OJ6-s63M4UrtzZqaYV/s1600-h/DSC01099.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwpGxIdnb3LRPflbAeghyphenhyphenvcexzUR6E4fSg4KhmJ_N7h3ZyOHT1Q66R1Re6gqgYIr18UgLJnCR-Lnm4ilqvyMdfHR1jrpiJ7fOk3FdGaL9NL4I_E8z002OJ6-s63M4UrtzZqaYV/s320/DSC01099.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5142529956383792994" border="0" /></a><br />And as for Christmas. The day after Thanksgiving we put up all our Christmas decorations and Gracie just has been so excited ever since. I am taking her to see Santa this weekend ( hopefully I'll post pics of that sooner than I posted the Halloween ones!) and I was telling her about it and now she keeps talking about Santa's lap. She gets sooo excited whenever she sees Christmas lights or trees. And if she sees Santa she starts screaming his name till someone acknowledges her! Santa went a little overboard this year, but I think that this will be her first year that she really gets Christmas. She is already so excited! Which makes me so excited!!Lisahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16406114846639359544noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25086328.post-37656903250588263022007-10-07T22:38:00.001-04:002008-11-12T23:48:19.790-05:00Quite the Hand Full<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZYSuW5pOKWVd914R8qqUSeCm2jlpENej0SR7bksK7robbaWPxwo3QqczH9TRb7M42ZsWLm5l9KZDN1QPdVQ984Ej2AUaQvtyDz-GYKS3TxumyVg6AJRCcBEwAlxuSKPCrMAgU/s1600-h/DSC01096.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZYSuW5pOKWVd914R8qqUSeCm2jlpENej0SR7bksK7robbaWPxwo3QqczH9TRb7M42ZsWLm5l9KZDN1QPdVQ984Ej2AUaQvtyDz-GYKS3TxumyVg6AJRCcBEwAlxuSKPCrMAgU/s320/DSC01096.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5118792743262025522" border="0" /></a>Pretending to be asleep, using a pacifier ( which as you may know, she doesn't really use and never has) and waiting to get her diaper changed.... silly head...<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwNJg-FjUP4NzefKihTX5p58IWM9TV_EsfBXgMTXU5La8HPHbsgWtTPJ1nrq4qlCBOKhdHnTUKhW_kgssdLH-HLN07Brzsk4kiVMxNwbAeI-t8ZnVBBVIuMU6hXckVphD_08Dj/s1600-h/DSC01091.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwNJg-FjUP4NzefKihTX5p58IWM9TV_EsfBXgMTXU5La8HPHbsgWtTPJ1nrq4qlCBOKhdHnTUKhW_kgssdLH-HLN07Brzsk4kiVMxNwbAeI-t8ZnVBBVIuMU6hXckVphD_08Dj/s320/DSC01091.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5118791639455430418" border="0" /></a>Trying to hide from me behind the towels to avoid getting her teeth brushed..... Notice her look of angst : )<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNWvC0yOutXLnyd0uhpF8q4ZicTv1C1wiZaZbQrxXLOrFH0tXTAtMWpj44Lw9GgZsD0U05zNuItU_F46B4vGNOczYcDgPQEvyXdtl0wXzduBVfSnSXtLfFCx3ZwfE5ZsLaKYLc/s1600-h/DSC01086.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNWvC0yOutXLnyd0uhpF8q4ZicTv1C1wiZaZbQrxXLOrFH0tXTAtMWpj44Lw9GgZsD0U05zNuItU_F46B4vGNOczYcDgPQEvyXdtl0wXzduBVfSnSXtLfFCx3ZwfE5ZsLaKYLc/s320/DSC01086.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5118790896426088194" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTYk3pTVwjpcngMOKISoCxd7Zo8Xvn6dhL5YFKvviJvXDWLW0lrqKGAXHwCHtKNVywXxPScnQ8V9kP71RU_44yiz9G_ipnPB2tPTQvC2qLLWQNUBK4aJnER3ohEHghture0TGl/s1600-h/DSC01085.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTYk3pTVwjpcngMOKISoCxd7Zo8Xvn6dhL5YFKvviJvXDWLW0lrqKGAXHwCHtKNVywXxPScnQ8V9kP71RU_44yiz9G_ipnPB2tPTQvC2qLLWQNUBK4aJnER3ohEHghture0TGl/s320/DSC01085.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5118790728922363634" border="0" /></a>My silly willy giggling chef.....<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhI_VeHtPKsILWZDjUnscRbNzNu6EJVnWS8Ldh8er9qoDvWi3Y2T0n-Gw7Ij_TZzhjFMGiqPBJOG5BmVGx-y_PmchTUWFr713Ao4Y4xYh4LSKRC66gYjNNer00DVmGW1HaHwAPc/s1600-h/Silly+Chef.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhI_VeHtPKsILWZDjUnscRbNzNu6EJVnWS8Ldh8er9qoDvWi3Y2T0n-Gw7Ij_TZzhjFMGiqPBJOG5BmVGx-y_PmchTUWFr713Ao4Y4xYh4LSKRC66gYjNNer00DVmGW1HaHwAPc/s320/Silly+Chef.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5118790514173998818" border="0" /></a><br />Okay, as always Gracie is very funny and cute. She has definitely entered the terrible twos though. Full blown tantrums in parking lots and stores. Refusing to go to bed. Screaming at me to "Shut up!" and slamming her bedroom door when I tell her no( actually this makes me fear her teenage years!). She is REALLY asserting her independence. I am reading a parenting book about how to properly deal with this behavior and hopefully it will help. She is into EVERYTHING. Nothing is safe! But in between it all she makes jokes and is sweet with her kisses and cuddles. Thank goodness for that. Plus she is such a chatterbox. She just talks and talks... and is very animated when she does talk. She tells these long stories and everything she has to say is VERY important. I can't imagine where she gets her talkative-ness from.<br /><br />We went to her two year check up last week. The doctor said she now has two of the criteria for neurofibromatosis... so a diagnosis looks eminent.Lisahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16406114846639359544noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25086328.post-29127743098013226972007-09-07T22:36:00.000-04:002008-11-12T23:48:20.264-05:00New Look<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNOZA8a4T7U5aUTuz09hdHeO3eoNO8YpekMJRVNpmlB9nBdU5icSIlx5nKr9GwQRWA81LEzlH8nMuiQJskHhz0rPZz8VihJc14Ypm9e5y2RNw106-6JVlLz5C5RTybOyRMYyVp/s1600-h/DSC01080.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNOZA8a4T7U5aUTuz09hdHeO3eoNO8YpekMJRVNpmlB9nBdU5icSIlx5nKr9GwQRWA81LEzlH8nMuiQJskHhz0rPZz8VihJc14Ypm9e5y2RNw106-6JVlLz5C5RTybOyRMYyVp/s320/DSC01080.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5107657829246931266" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-o4Ip4JHDXzZ1PL2yTChIUV7d5jUW54gpM2Cyx88l0h-hcE5J9IaOqJwNGYZTURJu_BrNToJCc-DBqrKg82_TEZ9F7RfY11KAcqaQm1cfEEv6YO1KpiyqH_YP-mslVXznHGV1/s1600-h/DSC01079.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-o4Ip4JHDXzZ1PL2yTChIUV7d5jUW54gpM2Cyx88l0h-hcE5J9IaOqJwNGYZTURJu_BrNToJCc-DBqrKg82_TEZ9F7RfY11KAcqaQm1cfEEv6YO1KpiyqH_YP-mslVXznHGV1/s320/DSC01079.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5107657657448239410" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJ1LA_Zo8G3pOf2XvCoMnDBehidxlDwzTBWv3JhAY0z4EtW_2hxQaGKyHf9FVCwmpNcfMc5rYNo_tLZM59puRwc5tMsMsdGhyphenhyphenbyWFQ8JNtyfL59haqn7xXcT4Z7ptB9myUk5em/s1600-h/DSC01077.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJ1LA_Zo8G3pOf2XvCoMnDBehidxlDwzTBWv3JhAY0z4EtW_2hxQaGKyHf9FVCwmpNcfMc5rYNo_tLZM59puRwc5tMsMsdGhyphenhyphenbyWFQ8JNtyfL59haqn7xXcT4Z7ptB9myUk5em/s320/DSC01077.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5107657395455234338" border="0" /></a><br />Okay, I got her these cutesy headbands and just wanted to share... this is when her hair was still relatively wet, I wish I got some shots once it was dry. It was much fuller and very cute. She got quite a few compliments. She is getting a cold so thats why she's not looking quite herself and a little runny eyed. Let me know what you think!Lisahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16406114846639359544noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25086328.post-62030726097156639582007-09-05T13:10:00.000-04:002008-11-12T23:48:21.003-05:00A Couple of Firsts for my Baby....<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCH3hToJSHhnv4crUVxAlybHNyowfnOlDu_miQOWXTDpCCQrFiYRcxL7pZdclLV3YiT0-Q4a2uWHe-qx8Uaqb2ZgtPvuMrSZG_IdhcAkdfnh0TcOIVDuJHvBxn6Svjt38PkH-w/s1600-h/DSC01070.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCH3hToJSHhnv4crUVxAlybHNyowfnOlDu_miQOWXTDpCCQrFiYRcxL7pZdclLV3YiT0-Q4a2uWHe-qx8Uaqb2ZgtPvuMrSZG_IdhcAkdfnh0TcOIVDuJHvBxn6Svjt38PkH-w/s320/DSC01070.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5106770321499853074" border="0" /></a><br />Well, last Saturday Gracie got her first haircut! She was sooo good, all the old ladies in the place commented on how well she behaved. She just sat there and watched in the mirror. Halfway through she did want to hold my hand, but she was soooo good.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgm_6mVWXZxNdU6SsFtdNEqAt2HdUXeixnTSwDhCBxuoIxxRUCDdI31Jg4Ll9Ji9CtJZ5X6WIE79lmA9Gtov15QVFRUTK-ApFMUqr38vepWSfEJxAMiWpK9TD1VxmqDJoqGXNoB/s1600-h/DSC01069.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgm_6mVWXZxNdU6SsFtdNEqAt2HdUXeixnTSwDhCBxuoIxxRUCDdI31Jg4Ll9Ji9CtJZ5X6WIE79lmA9Gtov15QVFRUTK-ApFMUqr38vepWSfEJxAMiWpK9TD1VxmqDJoqGXNoB/s320/DSC01069.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5106770175470964994" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRokW8yOlGxfMqyUjbl4EbI1RlTZFL3tDs_ZdVCSDdMG5hQWn2SM-V5-dX8OTwwR0ozlqL_FWOhxL2PFOfJSfHN7aJwTcAJPNQELVLuYd-a4VawdIIz-P0qhfIJpLtDwc4TQSq/s1600-h/DSC01074.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRokW8yOlGxfMqyUjbl4EbI1RlTZFL3tDs_ZdVCSDdMG5hQWn2SM-V5-dX8OTwwR0ozlqL_FWOhxL2PFOfJSfHN7aJwTcAJPNQELVLuYd-a4VawdIIz-P0qhfIJpLtDwc4TQSq/s320/DSC01074.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5106769982197436658" border="0" /></a>And Gracie had her first day of "school" yesterday!!! When I picked her up and asked her how it was she said "FUN!" She was so excited to show off her artwork. She was so excited to be there that she hardly noticed me leaving.. she just gave me a kiss, a hug, said " Bye Mom," and gave a little wave. And turned around to play. I am so happy she loved it!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcuuXyKGsviJMul8X2X87OLUNGqKTRELBJDJIjXlto-iSGcRhuumavlGQrrwLi5t84HgFDXpi5OnfWJfkPG8uTX04U4Oei-uiQ_4nQPa8IKDWLE9XNtNuqv86o-r9iymx062_Y/s1600-h/DSC01072.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcuuXyKGsviJMul8X2X87OLUNGqKTRELBJDJIjXlto-iSGcRhuumavlGQrrwLi5t84HgFDXpi5OnfWJfkPG8uTX04U4Oei-uiQ_4nQPa8IKDWLE9XNtNuqv86o-r9iymx062_Y/s320/DSC01072.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5106769780333973730" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjH2ZMaFM5j9duXsmkx7U9hyphenhyphenqDZpmSxiBgIJtyPbj4lW_ZiBHgNXjFjpr7S3DJbVobCSQ8vifsgpMUYrZU1yu67PlOK4N_JrKtKF6igcy9XP8wR8xvxie27r9LyVb36IwhEhIQG/s1600-h/DSC01071.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjH2ZMaFM5j9duXsmkx7U9hyphenhyphenqDZpmSxiBgIJtyPbj4lW_ZiBHgNXjFjpr7S3DJbVobCSQ8vifsgpMUYrZU1yu67PlOK4N_JrKtKF6igcy9XP8wR8xvxie27r9LyVb36IwhEhIQG/s320/DSC01071.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5106769651484954834" border="0" /></a>Lisahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16406114846639359544noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25086328.post-78320644188259319252007-09-05T12:50:00.001-04:002008-11-12T23:48:23.223-05:00She's TWO!!!Okay so I promised all these pictures and then I never got around to it... so here is my true picture taking happiness gone wild.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxeJP3AUCphuf__VXVqM3bgrsQ520ORqqyTq4_x2K6KLhukb339bNywzw9DjtoNkTFni1uCHeDp3CoZz7LihYGsVtC6rzRG5m-vPMLBR9AEfpXhgRZ1hOH6wdpyvYKpAt8WteU/s1600-h/DSC01068.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxeJP3AUCphuf__VXVqM3bgrsQ520ORqqyTq4_x2K6KLhukb339bNywzw9DjtoNkTFni1uCHeDp3CoZz7LihYGsVtC6rzRG5m-vPMLBR9AEfpXhgRZ1hOH6wdpyvYKpAt8WteU/s320/DSC01068.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5106768182606139586" border="0" /></a>Gracie climbed up next to Noah with her puzzle and I thought they looked so cute together I just had to share....<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpYrdEnVj-0OrIpp1Vipvy_fM_t_9Vnzv2Wr_XYZ1Xnbu8jMzHab_NDtyBsuru4fhPFix5sFcvE3qfNcs1JUyNIOBhGis6Sqm58HcIyo90d-4kHt1zh7wRJ7eTWWD0gyLto3IW/s1600-h/DSC01067.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpYrdEnVj-0OrIpp1Vipvy_fM_t_9Vnzv2Wr_XYZ1Xnbu8jMzHab_NDtyBsuru4fhPFix5sFcvE3qfNcs1JUyNIOBhGis6Sqm58HcIyo90d-4kHt1zh7wRJ7eTWWD0gyLto3IW/s320/DSC01067.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5106767641440260274" border="0" /></a>On her birthday we went to Jungle Java... she had so much fun. She played a little in the toddler part but was much more interested in the gargantuan play structure. She had a lot of fun climbing!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVVEFSlOrONDHHcPb5UmR2VWtEskpRvNxdCP6bKfltUltLIXl8nEPYodbo53e4u3jRoxxe3f3a7LjWsUCOcIEHyRo2r2FYx9Qf_wtS67hE_0UkVFFbSiOu9PKQPCT8w5tuSrvk/s1600-h/DSC01055.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVVEFSlOrONDHHcPb5UmR2VWtEskpRvNxdCP6bKfltUltLIXl8nEPYodbo53e4u3jRoxxe3f3a7LjWsUCOcIEHyRo2r2FYx9Qf_wtS67hE_0UkVFFbSiOu9PKQPCT8w5tuSrvk/s320/DSC01055.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5106767332202614946" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJmsEW-45f0P-r2P0Ph44IgmQ-tfY-O-1RlMaoSB31VPwea-WCvzB0dhP8VrJYru9BXl5yhiAFESNY9MI4zYGYKU7EOYMUqJ1Wj-t6D9BmMwoQiIP33lzE0XuCFq4830ajmPeG/s1600-h/DSC01051.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJmsEW-45f0P-r2P0Ph44IgmQ-tfY-O-1RlMaoSB31VPwea-WCvzB0dhP8VrJYru9BXl5yhiAFESNY9MI4zYGYKU7EOYMUqJ1Wj-t6D9BmMwoQiIP33lzE0XuCFq4830ajmPeG/s320/DSC01051.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5106767164698890386" border="0" /></a>At the park by my house with Noah....<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhO6qBAxGqiezc0TPR68OrFIIXz2Yp4vF2ew-BNH4Y9ZhBYkxR_85P-BD858J-S9qRpVFl3XksR9d5RHNIMql34udlVTTxWBwI3mhsfwaJSTJLxVmcRN9kMBxpmV_5ovfJSZjJ-/s1600-h/DSC01031.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhO6qBAxGqiezc0TPR68OrFIIXz2Yp4vF2ew-BNH4Y9ZhBYkxR_85P-BD858J-S9qRpVFl3XksR9d5RHNIMql34udlVTTxWBwI3mhsfwaJSTJLxVmcRN9kMBxpmV_5ovfJSZjJ-/s320/DSC01031.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5106766795331702914" border="0" /></a>A fun day at the pool.. She really is getting to be more and more comfortable in the water....<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYCHmjDjhfz2DFt8ts131jk4H61xkqk1anYyBZHGWiL7T2i6BJZ8S-feoUi-ilflZjz9WfHUwiB5vSyGy62q2svZl-xz1pZ0OD3du_bUXsuVlJzXS_MaGkDT8XdEKcworLiyDW/s1600-h/DSC01025.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYCHmjDjhfz2DFt8ts131jk4H61xkqk1anYyBZHGWiL7T2i6BJZ8S-feoUi-ilflZjz9WfHUwiB5vSyGy62q2svZl-xz1pZ0OD3du_bUXsuVlJzXS_MaGkDT8XdEKcworLiyDW/s320/DSC01025.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5106766632122945650" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2aZb8ovrmqvlSOAR70yP2Ew2i5n2_Bl0brXeiLvLDA4GxZpLBxURKzSJlFw-lDH1Q3ixYmByHa0rfk5lsH2xCOPtrxgYl4nEb599RZkmvNdaZMf7LAa62qxnwekF5BpJHd1YD/s1600-h/DSC01023.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2aZb8ovrmqvlSOAR70yP2Ew2i5n2_Bl0brXeiLvLDA4GxZpLBxURKzSJlFw-lDH1Q3ixYmByHa0rfk5lsH2xCOPtrxgYl4nEb599RZkmvNdaZMf7LAa62qxnwekF5BpJHd1YD/s320/DSC01023.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5106766241280921698" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUEXXtskL7OgGg6u2aEvY7C9HXKI93He283VbA4Oo7P-PEaSEbEx-Wyxk4cjstIXIghuL82WOWNjAwWv5EQv3ht6PaWX6mJv7de_vzG5WPoqzK6iMBYJiDc3vOH5XBmfFvVDTB/s1600-h/DSC01018.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUEXXtskL7OgGg6u2aEvY7C9HXKI93He283VbA4Oo7P-PEaSEbEx-Wyxk4cjstIXIghuL82WOWNjAwWv5EQv3ht6PaWX6mJv7de_vzG5WPoqzK6iMBYJiDc3vOH5XBmfFvVDTB/s320/DSC01018.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5106765837553995858" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgH3X33kbrwQpOc3BB6uw38Zuiak0NLESGaOkgSOidE2TkIsjFMHBKzAzPWa3JakbG8d_GhPplSYqZ8B-MbsKxf9gWg3CXazWNIlMkrNQ3W7hstFvoNE4VQaV4trY_56htnByIg/s1600-h/DSC01019.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgH3X33kbrwQpOc3BB6uw38Zuiak0NLESGaOkgSOidE2TkIsjFMHBKzAzPWa3JakbG8d_GhPplSYqZ8B-MbsKxf9gWg3CXazWNIlMkrNQ3W7hstFvoNE4VQaV4trY_56htnByIg/s320/DSC01019.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5106765605625761858" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0yly-H02qMy1mrhqQNvikoDtBap83_haOGJbCTlgJttbcj227yID4KC6bL-1qHOg87fhrWH7w3ovUPjYxQ9k9CLkkUjs623MJl9RWNhdeWuPNphKyZtfBqzt55o4wtTNfrseh/s1600-h/DSC01010.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0yly-H02qMy1mrhqQNvikoDtBap83_haOGJbCTlgJttbcj227yID4KC6bL-1qHOg87fhrWH7w3ovUPjYxQ9k9CLkkUjs623MJl9RWNhdeWuPNphKyZtfBqzt55o4wtTNfrseh/s320/DSC01010.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5106765446711971890" border="0" /></a>Here's Gracie trying on my jammies....<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgR5WfYfPR-h55BOoQ0cFnBWSWYbQCeek8-5bp-3jMUx9TvHzI63OiK2oqlErMUv8GQIZhXxBzcQKCneJrD-D4Dzo6ZbBErRu4JRsYOS95nIKwAy7a3TFcJrH3qiLY_jUhkmKQr/s1600-h/DSC01009.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgR5WfYfPR-h55BOoQ0cFnBWSWYbQCeek8-5bp-3jMUx9TvHzI63OiK2oqlErMUv8GQIZhXxBzcQKCneJrD-D4Dzo6ZbBErRu4JRsYOS95nIKwAy7a3TFcJrH3qiLY_jUhkmKQr/s320/DSC01009.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5106765292093149218" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaGMDa2JdPuqRXzYXo9Wpas8mjM_tsYrDGOfrkuUqJA8OhzSb2agpxI8fz-GpmaJd3xSA74UTc7AvjfLkK_a1twbIpPGEuhEvpHcinr20cexourEabPU3I3z_gIU4d-hWL6i_B/s1600-h/DSC00968.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaGMDa2JdPuqRXzYXo9Wpas8mjM_tsYrDGOfrkuUqJA8OhzSb2agpxI8fz-GpmaJd3xSA74UTc7AvjfLkK_a1twbIpPGEuhEvpHcinr20cexourEabPU3I3z_gIU4d-hWL6i_B/s320/DSC00968.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5106765064459882514" border="0" /></a>Okay, when I last posted I had these pictures of Gracie and Noah playing dress up and haevn't posted them because most of them are sideways, so sorry about the sideways one... but I can't get it to open in the software!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9SFjNba_0AItNVc2BepBpk-kIRnQmTJvcEJsLF-E2FVLPf6operAq0HBrIrG02Wwh6F3x5oZWlQIcEgDK2HFvLFY8mqmUHIN6MDZd-AoaCpsgyR3bzpMxijWVzCd6bWu4k33r/s1600-h/DSC00970.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9SFjNba_0AItNVc2BepBpk-kIRnQmTJvcEJsLF-E2FVLPf6operAq0HBrIrG02Wwh6F3x5oZWlQIcEgDK2HFvLFY8mqmUHIN6MDZd-AoaCpsgyR3bzpMxijWVzCd6bWu4k33r/s320/DSC00970.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5106764802466877442" border="0" /></a>Lisahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16406114846639359544noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25086328.post-29633815947990105702007-08-09T10:53:00.000-04:002008-11-12T23:48:25.886-05:00Picture Happy<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhA5Tpn1K6r1PXmV-4GqF3WRYFfKnwCbSLQPNAzZxHQNq3ptxDJ40Ydgt9yj1CU3ciTB2GtdV_gOmdw5zPy2nQDx0JzYaE9Pb1t92FIj_fFsLdKQshZ9QYTXrQO0CyINl6oLv6o/s1600-h/DSC00994.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhA5Tpn1K6r1PXmV-4GqF3WRYFfKnwCbSLQPNAzZxHQNq3ptxDJ40Ydgt9yj1CU3ciTB2GtdV_gOmdw5zPy2nQDx0JzYaE9Pb1t92FIj_fFsLdKQshZ9QYTXrQO0CyINl6oLv6o/s320/DSC00994.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5097635387136821234" border="0" /></a><br />Well, we were lucky enough to get another visit from Heather and Nadia! Who Gracie talks about all the time. Gracie is pretty good about being gentle with her and is really sweet with her. Always trying to help ( even though most of the time she's really getting in the way!)<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3WC6wqHnz6j5eb8ndvG6RJtj8J3Kjqr_G8gBwzLNSIBSpw4aMCAFNpHukbR4NxxjOBjjlsLLNwUuCvSPIZnPsxR1SToMk7G0zvirRe9CebOpZrg8NEDmGz_d9ZG-rIQiLwjFU/s1600-h/DSC00997.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3WC6wqHnz6j5eb8ndvG6RJtj8J3Kjqr_G8gBwzLNSIBSpw4aMCAFNpHukbR4NxxjOBjjlsLLNwUuCvSPIZnPsxR1SToMk7G0zvirRe9CebOpZrg8NEDmGz_d9ZG-rIQiLwjFU/s320/DSC00997.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5097635687784531970" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2ncy59PXezPOnTxf0T-P9OYryMWimGT-9q5_0xLeoF_Iwy2ekIdtSe5BsXpptasS84Hfs9NazwsohD7tTRppskTciQ-AZQB7zRngqGsN4EiEG3IHHBXSSX6T9T57dz45UuCFr/s1600-h/DSC00992.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2ncy59PXezPOnTxf0T-P9OYryMWimGT-9q5_0xLeoF_Iwy2ekIdtSe5BsXpptasS84Hfs9NazwsohD7tTRppskTciQ-AZQB7zRngqGsN4EiEG3IHHBXSSX6T9T57dz45UuCFr/s320/DSC00992.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5097635198158260194" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhevaz1K4eIHRsRTeUpKVIMLwQrUDEg2dGnvPq8GcctBjYYW-LXziNAfTQZjMVNua4syxTqOwTtr5g4wLOmAhQzznf18OGPM1EDLvmI8WHWE_jEiEkujK05Koe1bDz8W5GgyeOB/s1600-h/DSC00991.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhevaz1K4eIHRsRTeUpKVIMLwQrUDEg2dGnvPq8GcctBjYYW-LXziNAfTQZjMVNua4syxTqOwTtr5g4wLOmAhQzznf18OGPM1EDLvmI8WHWE_jEiEkujK05Koe1bDz8W5GgyeOB/s320/DSC00991.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5097634944755189714" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUlL6Gb3HdcKIpArsLDd-S6PYSG13PtaVEMWpRATr8Vd6aY1KuFIIDEcNp4d7gsNTDHegkgRTkwrQ_2IZ0yDMy2LtYHK2zs65lhGEGOotNnATX6ZWmOSjMg8EmibnFAw1lByAC/s1600-h/DSC00990.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUlL6Gb3HdcKIpArsLDd-S6PYSG13PtaVEMWpRATr8Vd6aY1KuFIIDEcNp4d7gsNTDHegkgRTkwrQ_2IZ0yDMy2LtYHK2zs65lhGEGOotNnATX6ZWmOSjMg8EmibnFAw1lByAC/s320/DSC00990.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5097634635517544386" border="0" /></a>Gracie loves being with Noah, she will follow him around all day. She lately drags a chair over to where he is at the computer to watch. And of course she carries a phone everywhere she goes... just talking away!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEji6bzn-b-DSlH6OQa-dpZQx4munW33U_HfkiYMw_kF078joQMEshIWr-egxgwjCjTnO7yaWhpLc6j8eJZnKAab_S_XMSilW4o0CCmYMU1HWmXSayVFnWQ06LFZ4iEemQ2Lkur0/s1600-h/DSC00988.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEji6bzn-b-DSlH6OQa-dpZQx4munW33U_HfkiYMw_kF078joQMEshIWr-egxgwjCjTnO7yaWhpLc6j8eJZnKAab_S_XMSilW4o0CCmYMU1HWmXSayVFnWQ06LFZ4iEemQ2Lkur0/s320/DSC00988.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5097634480898721714" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhV4sPtJOogjQng5FykpEZsal7VxIctKZtH-3SvaLswJpXufX1qZGy_9Xyq8_QolR3ZOEk0kE8ZyLPhrVUreNcuRbWGck0-KlLTkpcgvSF-XHa4v1e0GVjApmDY4h3xLLYM69VI/s1600-h/DSC00966.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhV4sPtJOogjQng5FykpEZsal7VxIctKZtH-3SvaLswJpXufX1qZGy_9Xyq8_QolR3ZOEk0kE8ZyLPhrVUreNcuRbWGck0-KlLTkpcgvSF-XHa4v1e0GVjApmDY4h3xLLYM69VI/s320/DSC00966.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5097634227495651234" border="0" /></a>Gracie also is obsessed with Sponge Bob. She is always asking to watch him.. and luckily he is practically all the time. I got her a stuffed Sponge Bob pillow that has arms and hands. And at the store he sat up in the seat of the cart with her. She was hitting his hand.. and just as I was about to tell her to be nice I hear her quietly saying..." Five! Five!" She was giving him high fives!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgv8npy7gzopWg8FGkotVb0eBs0qolYfu2Y1mOJnx6bGkJHzgnTPbsuT7YhpuUIvwGV48icDDxGjrDAW-zeP1d09UGTxCVyu5xWpCMKN7qnwRSpLTbVpgRCUtqhKJ95dWIbXrBF/s1600-h/DSC00947.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgv8npy7gzopWg8FGkotVb0eBs0qolYfu2Y1mOJnx6bGkJHzgnTPbsuT7YhpuUIvwGV48icDDxGjrDAW-zeP1d09UGTxCVyu5xWpCMKN7qnwRSpLTbVpgRCUtqhKJ95dWIbXrBF/s320/DSC00947.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5097633845243561874" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgivNTnBQVKWa6KUoaR2zDnKumJyeeKaGSF6IR8jMtWPv-q9j8q6KuUOFUVWwnADF5zPRQnxxaOp2LAkxGZf2R4GuzmxhWQtGioxItZhbrb4GfkvhR7TIRkH9vO5bywXNTZ2k0L/s1600-h/DSC00946.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgivNTnBQVKWa6KUoaR2zDnKumJyeeKaGSF6IR8jMtWPv-q9j8q6KuUOFUVWwnADF5zPRQnxxaOp2LAkxGZf2R4GuzmxhWQtGioxItZhbrb4GfkvhR7TIRkH9vO5bywXNTZ2k0L/s320/DSC00946.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5097633656265000834" border="0" /></a>I honestly don't think much makes her laugh harder than Noah. He makes her laugh so hard... and pretty easily... though there are days where she really makes him work for it!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9lSy2B0inkqk7XvDirwriGk9gcNC7axynpjgRxRdf4F1xMmlTNGM-TW6O89K0yeSYkWcxF5-OOPXZagae8qlILOBVazNq3sI_CsCtqzmfoCaMGx5rIt4TABDw8PpechqQuHXW/s1600-h/DSC00948.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9lSy2B0inkqk7XvDirwriGk9gcNC7axynpjgRxRdf4F1xMmlTNGM-TW6O89K0yeSYkWcxF5-OOPXZagae8qlILOBVazNq3sI_CsCtqzmfoCaMGx5rIt4TABDw8PpechqQuHXW/s320/DSC00948.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5097633123689056114" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOVAhrrbR68PsclQZ7kWPhq2krXzK5MFEaVCT8AZ6FV1loNEczSo3w1FX7CRmAhyphenhyphen1zIBatUiM95uda_kPzf_-ohENqYmer86D05IoYlkWagLN-h0pk8tS6Foxb40QGsbJRyiyq/s1600-h/DSC00944.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOVAhrrbR68PsclQZ7kWPhq2krXzK5MFEaVCT8AZ6FV1loNEczSo3w1FX7CRmAhyphenhyphen1zIBatUiM95uda_kPzf_-ohENqYmer86D05IoYlkWagLN-h0pk8tS6Foxb40QGsbJRyiyq/s320/DSC00944.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5097632616882915170" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbfznYdqeCvkKMYc9htOHoeFGGdij2CAX0I9EwuDLs3m5BPztrL6eSxxrBBDH3YeGCre8yS2ecJECvCSx3ykHOjhfBIzNFfq2JxAh-b3UY9kwYCO67YnuTB8GGFvutiUuZNfmR/s1600-h/DSC00945.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbfznYdqeCvkKMYc9htOHoeFGGdij2CAX0I9EwuDLs3m5BPztrL6eSxxrBBDH3YeGCre8yS2ecJECvCSx3ykHOjhfBIzNFfq2JxAh-b3UY9kwYCO67YnuTB8GGFvutiUuZNfmR/s320/DSC00945.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5097632462264092498" border="0" /></a>And babies.. Gracie is still sooooooo into playing with her baby dolls. In fact, we usually take them with us everywhere we go ( at least to the car) lately she grabs an old purse of mine ( stuffed with all sorts of odds and ends.. i found all our remotes in there the other day!) slings it over her shoulder and grabs her babies. And we can't go before she does all this. That and pretend food... she LOVES to play with her play food!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1ioB6lwrVRaSvhgXSoEY1QUoJGB6F6c5ltSmYi9uvYfdtTa_XfUpJrrtPxHMmT88v8sX4YEbb4C2oPCL55Qf3m9MR4EOjR6gmsGBY-QFUP0SvEjY8XccShyphenhyphenVyQaCu08MCFuMe/s1600-h/DSC00936.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1ioB6lwrVRaSvhgXSoEY1QUoJGB6F6c5ltSmYi9uvYfdtTa_XfUpJrrtPxHMmT88v8sX4YEbb4C2oPCL55Qf3m9MR4EOjR6gmsGBY-QFUP0SvEjY8XccShyphenhyphenVyQaCu08MCFuMe/s320/DSC00936.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5097630886011094850" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Okay, I know it hasn't been that long since my last post... but I have gone picture happy. We have been doing so much and had so many cute picture opportunities. Besides the fact that Gracie is just so funny that we happen to get a lot of chances. We went to the zoo and it was soooo hot... and Gracie was sooo hot she was almost zombie like. But every time I tried to walk away from some animals she would throw a fit! She would just stare mezmorized at a lot of them. She was also calling a lot of them cows... we never did see a cow though : )<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZcF3tfR8dJQ7XgKnTIr6pQYK70qDJSYVrHynHaPt8nMiwsxfEs7og7f-vaDM9vJYazFizSk2l6QpNpvUXpN9lxhL8nT-TbDj3x3AW5Mm-YPVl0PHm0ulTbyyPxzz5zFCOcLJP/s1600-h/DSC00957.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZcF3tfR8dJQ7XgKnTIr6pQYK70qDJSYVrHynHaPt8nMiwsxfEs7og7f-vaDM9vJYazFizSk2l6QpNpvUXpN9lxhL8nT-TbDj3x3AW5Mm-YPVl0PHm0ulTbyyPxzz5zFCOcLJP/s320/DSC00957.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5096714795256661810" border="0" /></a>Lisahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16406114846639359544noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25086328.post-67754408540573592552007-07-25T23:49:00.001-04:002008-11-12T23:48:26.429-05:00Fun at the Pool!<div style="text-align: center;">Okay, so Gracie once again LOVES the pool and is getting more and more courageous in it!<br />She has even started trying to get in more of a swimming position, so that she can really get around. She of course still prefers the side of the pool and the stairs. But in the kids pool she's been starting to get pretty brave!<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEid9qEIl6nJcofPMaekjhzNm4bnnz5dZfKbgWtrH0yxbs5TbL66nVxOzK7PsYYuYm4JQfY-4IesIx-r-KtJkImYQN67QCJilhsdw5cJ7f5YdTTtYSDQrRZXXiDHSzHsCVL7Tbs2/s1600-h/DSC00923.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEid9qEIl6nJcofPMaekjhzNm4bnnz5dZfKbgWtrH0yxbs5TbL66nVxOzK7PsYYuYm4JQfY-4IesIx-r-KtJkImYQN67QCJilhsdw5cJ7f5YdTTtYSDQrRZXXiDHSzHsCVL7Tbs2/s320/DSC00923.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5091348585807628050" border="0" /></a>She is super fortunate that she has her " big brother" Noah to play and swim with her! Unfortunately they were both looking so cute with huge smiles for pictures but my shutter was being weird and not taking it in time before Gracie would get wiggly : (<br /></div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj34tSZFGClexlLvrrYxqumK7jxE3tpdcol7aUOpMLvhyQL6c9ScSoy9xMhbN1qdKWLZuAor2cvAPShhMn7DsjH0oAHDKjIoaln4RPBF4kx-5D2ayGYiOipYWtFLya2uM_dpmAF/s1600-h/DSC00925.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj34tSZFGClexlLvrrYxqumK7jxE3tpdcol7aUOpMLvhyQL6c9ScSoy9xMhbN1qdKWLZuAor2cvAPShhMn7DsjH0oAHDKjIoaln4RPBF4kx-5D2ayGYiOipYWtFLya2uM_dpmAF/s320/DSC00925.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5091348740426450722" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4BZJlBCEtizzpinYA8OD_RsdBkf15iyL1ZSB9INZ9wJ193bveR7HylurzkqtZjpytf3j2uWmAOSg7cXYt1jxx4r8joP33PkWDe82Q5CxggFIrnL_BmJujURndxKIlcnYGY_vw/s1600-h/DSC00920.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4BZJlBCEtizzpinYA8OD_RsdBkf15iyL1ZSB9INZ9wJ193bveR7HylurzkqtZjpytf3j2uWmAOSg7cXYt1jxx4r8joP33PkWDe82Q5CxggFIrnL_BmJujURndxKIlcnYGY_vw/s320/DSC00920.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5091348285159917298" border="0" /></a>Here she is swimming in the kids pool!<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjZPn5YtyjWkbL3XDulDfpBJsQb2Jts0_jkiwIzw5PIfkIiZP1Nv3LALwXfhN49iMQphVqBg01luNvAUsbTbBduZTz49gKZznOCtnbe0bJ3fYD9nahR3gBgzkQIt7ld7MTi10d/s1600-h/DSC00919.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjZPn5YtyjWkbL3XDulDfpBJsQb2Jts0_jkiwIzw5PIfkIiZP1Nv3LALwXfhN49iMQphVqBg01luNvAUsbTbBduZTz49gKZznOCtnbe0bJ3fYD9nahR3gBgzkQIt7ld7MTi10d/s320/DSC00919.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5091348147720963810" border="0" /></a>She loves these fountain things, they kept making her giggle!<br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYD2OsEyf1yqOgfpt8puQl4jHj6s_tejEkN9Z5LlZSKTos98ExKZlo0DFl6Hn6jyPQP478GzDBIlsPCk5E_Sf4567gF9hvNYfpaz_TYx7bacojOyQdOnMkOPIkxkuO9kidgmrq/s1600-h/DSC00918.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYD2OsEyf1yqOgfpt8puQl4jHj6s_tejEkN9Z5LlZSKTos98ExKZlo0DFl6Hn6jyPQP478GzDBIlsPCk5E_Sf4567gF9hvNYfpaz_TYx7bacojOyQdOnMkOPIkxkuO9kidgmrq/s320/DSC00918.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5091347988807173842" border="0" /></a><br />Ready to get out and warm up with Mom!<br /><br />Yay for summer! Hopefully she can take some swim lessons this year and will be totally ready for a fun water filled summer next year! I'm so excited that she seems to like the water... because I LOVE it myself!<a href="javascript:void(0)" onclick="return false;" tabindex="10"><span></span></a></div>Lisahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16406114846639359544noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25086328.post-23061084016435201662007-07-24T23:38:00.001-04:002008-11-12T23:48:27.078-05:00Okay, more pictures from our vacation!<div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjedFnPZ_5J9IUvb0iGMMKHUeBY7BXiEPaPx3YMQ29hm0JZmw0ZXMWmBdTwI9AikTVBdX9BARL32puR58S-GilXdUVn7pXrt9vstSFMJR-Y421epYDsgdpmlyBCQf7Jol8LLFWA/s1600-h/can5.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjedFnPZ_5J9IUvb0iGMMKHUeBY7BXiEPaPx3YMQ29hm0JZmw0ZXMWmBdTwI9AikTVBdX9BARL32puR58S-GilXdUVn7pXrt9vstSFMJR-Y421epYDsgdpmlyBCQf7Jol8LLFWA/s320/can5.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5090974481271244482" border="0" /></a> Making Zach giggle!<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisD9vPqrCkZ7YXYaXMU_-7WOOlgO7jE6r1PruoA1RDOGV2w1QOr8g9Hd9s2n6T-VFNhbKi58TfVbxPIfbQOqhILqW2YGNSmoP-2ipRZtzoiTatV5heO3j70fA6p1A6h2f68X6z/s1600-h/can4.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisD9vPqrCkZ7YXYaXMU_-7WOOlgO7jE6r1PruoA1RDOGV2w1QOr8g9Hd9s2n6T-VFNhbKi58TfVbxPIfbQOqhILqW2YGNSmoP-2ipRZtzoiTatV5heO3j70fA6p1A6h2f68X6z/s320/can4.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5090974382486996658" border="0" /></a><br />Gracie putting on sunscreen at the beach<br /><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqV5e1blX5dEOE1SyD7LSxvxXATOtbJ4yIdU6bE-HxNj8F0Co19yFPniqL23PWmlDhtZvwhu48-lCPSh4jXq_4dosY4HYplv_UAK9XhPtzlhoHE6t2T81hbHi-v7KhCSLh0M2Q/s1600-h/can3.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqV5e1blX5dEOE1SyD7LSxvxXATOtbJ4yIdU6bE-HxNj8F0Co19yFPniqL23PWmlDhtZvwhu48-lCPSh4jXq_4dosY4HYplv_UAK9XhPtzlhoHE6t2T81hbHi-v7KhCSLh0M2Q/s320/can3.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5090974292292683426" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;">Gracie playing with her sand toys at the beach<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWOzSVmdqOe349-OWSQoLfwWVCc0vA4aUBXiv1M_ovIzwizE60hfbru6XY8Hnh-R-BdazKiRmNynzjLiSgl8PeP8LjzydPMPpHzr-T6KkFj05419M713PV-yNYL9uhAlyqkum-/s1600-h/can2.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWOzSVmdqOe349-OWSQoLfwWVCc0vA4aUBXiv1M_ovIzwizE60hfbru6XY8Hnh-R-BdazKiRmNynzjLiSgl8PeP8LjzydPMPpHzr-T6KkFj05419M713PV-yNYL9uhAlyqkum-/s320/can2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5090974111904056978" border="0" /></a>Holding Zach<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFAiCFzeIsDVNwAeWAhsYdxHlEOjxH3RISGkVVOQsA7PbMEHrXhEKX-lDy5YcqlN-7hkdaWWGJnlyudzsqFP3K_GE8E9OmzfN38-vnYoL_wddfHMuOIWrX8PdyvkdL4L0hh9va/s1600-h/can1.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFAiCFzeIsDVNwAeWAhsYdxHlEOjxH3RISGkVVOQsA7PbMEHrXhEKX-lDy5YcqlN-7hkdaWWGJnlyudzsqFP3K_GE8E9OmzfN38-vnYoL_wddfHMuOIWrX8PdyvkdL4L0hh9va/s320/can1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5090973940105365122" border="0" /></a><br />My dad with Zach, Chloe and Gracie having a little pajama party for a couple of hours : )<br /></div>Lisahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16406114846639359544noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25086328.post-63907671353341249112007-07-23T00:33:00.000-04:002008-11-12T23:48:27.309-05:00A New Friend<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJBQOmnkKPdCxwyBzWsilBsy6Jf3L1CKs_EkfP8vTnl3sQV_rFC21Cl4Or9Jt0JArIUqfaGEe9RsT6SpMqqD0PGcEROO5GO7NO129pluJ47fNpEakGpn8xGvEzS6TzwZr53pxh/s1600-h/DSC00917.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJBQOmnkKPdCxwyBzWsilBsy6Jf3L1CKs_EkfP8vTnl3sQV_rFC21Cl4Or9Jt0JArIUqfaGEe9RsT6SpMqqD0PGcEROO5GO7NO129pluJ47fNpEakGpn8xGvEzS6TzwZr53pxh/s320/DSC00917.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5090246243796403826" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhW2hQpqPY2t3oXfZV5ltA4aGz0JrY6Nrzxvvbj9ugdVdNxj_hfv8B5j2PYuBQ357Hri09vXaHrv9Uh3txSoUfjT8daTR48Y8-F_X1JW2uIyYQWspp3anxCBmWwhPppE8aAq3zk/s1600-h/DSC00916.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhW2hQpqPY2t3oXfZV5ltA4aGz0JrY6Nrzxvvbj9ugdVdNxj_hfv8B5j2PYuBQ357Hri09vXaHrv9Uh3txSoUfjT8daTR48Y8-F_X1JW2uIyYQWspp3anxCBmWwhPppE8aAq3zk/s320/DSC00916.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5090246080587646562" border="0" /></a>My best friend Heather had her baby.. Nadia Maree. And she's just cute as could be. ( sorry, had to get that rhyme in!) Anyways, I wish I had gotten a picture of Gracie with her.. because Gracie absolutely LOVES her. We were with them yesterday and all day today she just keeps saying "Nahyah" and "Heher". It's a little weird but a lotta cute. We could barely make it out the door to go home because Gracie just couldn't stop kissing her. Anyways, just wanted to show her off.Lisahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16406114846639359544noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25086328.post-65120294883155088132007-07-22T09:10:00.001-04:002008-11-12T23:48:27.958-05:00Vacation!.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0brf0-e_ANMZRm9Kszc3TQrEyTqDBRhZy-XGZHI_yZLVY9UM-o4uVyMlKmry-q8oiDq_gHVPUibdLpb8rqZaz9xOARBMS2NPWNs48vbCxWQESqSCGwb42zoDHspkEMosi23QY/s1600-h/DSC00911.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0brf0-e_ANMZRm9Kszc3TQrEyTqDBRhZy-XGZHI_yZLVY9UM-o4uVyMlKmry-q8oiDq_gHVPUibdLpb8rqZaz9xOARBMS2NPWNs48vbCxWQESqSCGwb42zoDHspkEMosi23QY/s320/DSC00911.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5090010347012638242" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgketSp8Fdn1mQJTXknOUyclbmmaFkb60Shlpa81JgN0PdQio2hoakJgqWoHxJZGdDSkfAR2OhekfxKhieoCDoVrQkmT4LZM8GRUAbLXIpOTNLev12hp-7vi-fg_beGU3jmma_/s1600-h/DSC00912.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgketSp8Fdn1mQJTXknOUyclbmmaFkb60Shlpa81JgN0PdQio2hoakJgqWoHxJZGdDSkfAR2OhekfxKhieoCDoVrQkmT4LZM8GRUAbLXIpOTNLev12hp-7vi-fg_beGU3jmma_/s320/DSC00912.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5090010952603027010" border="0" /></a><br /><br />So, we went on our first "vacation." At least one where we weren't visiting my sister and her family! We stayed at a hotel on the beach. Gracie would NOT walk on the sand... at ALL. She would get one foot on it and scream with her arms up for me to pick her up. She didn't seem to mind it at the shoreline though where it was wet and packed down. We were only there for a couple of days so I didn't <span style="font-style: italic;">really</span> get to work on her with the sand or the water. I had gotten her some sand toys, and she did enjoy playing in the sand... but only from the safety of my lap on the towel!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhV8Nca8_aATX9AKqOPRmk8E_l2LC4zybU4EQDccfWOF_oI8Py5uEojtYkw1pSQyAlEtdnmYBmcOD94UG3-h935IMqvG9uFXKan-rkrI-SE1R97AYAWhQPUuOjh7c41ERPvElgF/s1600-h/DSC00913.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhV8Nca8_aATX9AKqOPRmk8E_l2LC4zybU4EQDccfWOF_oI8Py5uEojtYkw1pSQyAlEtdnmYBmcOD94UG3-h935IMqvG9uFXKan-rkrI-SE1R97AYAWhQPUuOjh7c41ERPvElgF/s320/DSC00913.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5090010724969760306" border="0" /></a><br />And she liked the water at first. But our first day there the waves were pretty big ( umm, I didn't even know lakes got waves like that?!?) and she got knocked over on the shoreline by them. Then I carried her into the water. At first she loved the rocking motion. But then, out of nowhere, a wave would come and go right over her head. She didn't cry about it... but I don't think she liked it. The next day she wanted nothing to do with going in. She did enjoy the pool. But even that.. unless there is a shallow kids pool, she just likes to stay on the stairs or edge. She did discover the whirlpool though and surprisingly LOVED it. She had sooo much fun with our cousins and my little brother and sister. She was really very cute with them. Whenever she is around younger children she loves to give them kisses and help take care of them! She will make a very good big sister one day ( not ANYTIME soon!)!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIU2C-SXxordA2bJ72yyeadHASujCAdoSxu54AshPjs00KqjM5PDzQgCkE_GO6zsmKaI1VWX4exx8BDKfWjKfop64I5QQpAQf1k_-L-K6jriwD2bLkcW63y_B2vX_Pgchf6L_M/s1600-h/DSC00910.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIU2C-SXxordA2bJ72yyeadHASujCAdoSxu54AshPjs00KqjM5PDzQgCkE_GO6zsmKaI1VWX4exx8BDKfWjKfop64I5QQpAQf1k_-L-K6jriwD2bLkcW63y_B2vX_Pgchf6L_M/s320/DSC00910.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5090009865976301074" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXTwylmzmFUIegN1josDLXx-e17TSgUNnv79HEK6l-R3LfsDpUHpmFYbMeqzRc3c7z8B1hVJUol7_QCoi_YOFqoQwOYWVVaSkIXQwZdSt8H5GrrQtpmMcHE9vB6IkZP2fd8tEo/s1600-h/DSC00914.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXTwylmzmFUIegN1josDLXx-e17TSgUNnv79HEK6l-R3LfsDpUHpmFYbMeqzRc3c7z8B1hVJUol7_QCoi_YOFqoQwOYWVVaSkIXQwZdSt8H5GrrQtpmMcHE9vB6IkZP2fd8tEo/s320/DSC00914.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5090011648387728978" border="0" /></a><br />She was really into our room. Of course being very excited to sleep with me. But she would love going in and out of the sliding door and just laying up on the bed "chilling out." Her schedule got a little screwed up so the picture of her on the bed is her pretty tired on a night where we had a big dinner to go to. There are better and more pictures of her ( where she's actually smiling!) So I will update soon! As soon as I can get my hands on the pictures.Lisahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16406114846639359544noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25086328.post-23998947949680337552007-07-14T17:42:00.000-04:002008-11-12T23:48:29.344-05:00A Very Special Visitor<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2-J3jORkyz6v-Z0WO7frBOec2EhePNqmKIl9x5cqK1dkne_px-LxnzwOuR0NejPV4QPxr0_T8p1asVSO9DT07ED29JSvKiZO67VXQ1SXeey1TBwVxKOEcAt602HNuxrOUvQtS/s1600-h/DSC00909.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2-J3jORkyz6v-Z0WO7frBOec2EhePNqmKIl9x5cqK1dkne_px-LxnzwOuR0NejPV4QPxr0_T8p1asVSO9DT07ED29JSvKiZO67VXQ1SXeey1TBwVxKOEcAt602HNuxrOUvQtS/s320/DSC00909.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5087209391086008242" border="0" /></a>First I just needed to show this picture of Gracie sleeping in the morning with her blanket over her head. It was like she was trying to tell me she wasn't ready to get up!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh86Jikb_fHotittmmYmCdK4X1cHTV0WUS6we2ODzs2QdX5JManR5CgkHCczqMjvPjkwFFJE5mCXmrLqXLTjzEVKOrsckpS46IRv9xn6z4Bo0rzjX0WAxbgFUHuuNXn65_kCyZt/s1600-h/DSC00908.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh86Jikb_fHotittmmYmCdK4X1cHTV0WUS6we2ODzs2QdX5JManR5CgkHCczqMjvPjkwFFJE5mCXmrLqXLTjzEVKOrsckpS46IRv9xn6z4Bo0rzjX0WAxbgFUHuuNXn65_kCyZt/s320/DSC00908.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5087209249352087458" border="0" /></a>So, Alyssa came and we had soooo much fun! Gracie kept saying her name and was pretty interested in her. We went to the beach, the wave pool, shopping, the movies, out to eat... and had a pajama party! It was a fun packed time!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcCKenY-m8_9Miizn7c5hHJUVCbVKMSoNhys_4HqQVcPne8ZjCObfHl4mWTkDUQLAW39SpUIIr8ri5RTx2RDm-W9P90A4UAJ9yTLN18LfYkNAqybWl8GcM2aw8CA6-gpDF_qUo/s1600-h/DSC00906.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcCKenY-m8_9Miizn7c5hHJUVCbVKMSoNhys_4HqQVcPne8ZjCObfHl4mWTkDUQLAW39SpUIIr8ri5RTx2RDm-W9P90A4UAJ9yTLN18LfYkNAqybWl8GcM2aw8CA6-gpDF_qUo/s320/DSC00906.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5087209107618166674" border="0" /></a>Gracie is saying more and more words... basically repeating everything she hears. I like to think she has pretty good manners usually always saying "please" and "thank you"... as well as "excuse me" when she burps and "bless you" when someone sneezes. She has definitely and FINALLY calmed down with the hitting and pinching. She of course still does it sometimes but nowhere near the way she used to. And I think its because the naughty corner has been so effective with her! If you ask her how old she is she says " Two" and holds out the right number of fingers too! ( I know she's not two yet... but almost!)<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgj3xpLTxt6t1y7R0pjbUyZ9GX-KGcXP1MuTGsd2gdjnxUmvL17e2k8VlBigSR9nnqnVgTI_sY61EyWyAfR2cqWl_9psqZJ7jmYNms6xnpxDZ9TjtN_WFS_xi1M3zvK0AGP0i4c/s1600-h/DSC00904.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgj3xpLTxt6t1y7R0pjbUyZ9GX-KGcXP1MuTGsd2gdjnxUmvL17e2k8VlBigSR9nnqnVgTI_sY61EyWyAfR2cqWl_9psqZJ7jmYNms6xnpxDZ9TjtN_WFS_xi1M3zvK0AGP0i4c/s320/DSC00904.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5087179867480815490" border="0" /></a>She's also gotten pretty good with names and amazes me with her memory! She loves to cuddle in bed and is so super affectionate. She really is such a good girl. And I think there is a possibility that she just might be a genius : )<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOvqKF2ucpot7YXOAST-y0mgSVSvTxKJi7BT_ytY5hh_LDXJAjtY6iiV8gdZmDNTrY8di75KK-7G_6JOS61nZTbQRBByJliw_R9KZPPbZHq4ngCgw_kLYO1KhyphenhyphenmmIv3rRJvs7H/s1600-h/DSC00903.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOvqKF2ucpot7YXOAST-y0mgSVSvTxKJi7BT_ytY5hh_LDXJAjtY6iiV8gdZmDNTrY8di75KK-7G_6JOS61nZTbQRBByJliw_R9KZPPbZHq4ngCgw_kLYO1KhyphenhyphenmmIv3rRJvs7H/s320/DSC00903.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5087179682797221746" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgleoDkmJh7EDSpRCkOE8Gh23ooM2PAy5SpwGwV0V5VPWIHjw41nEBFImAnHghtgYIM7zFL6LNGpJ63NsF5cig6cRLVC81i8tycXa-u16BYtYiCEcTf5q5F9A8YIOz7d6A-O6Zo/s1600-h/DSC00902.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgleoDkmJh7EDSpRCkOE8Gh23ooM2PAy5SpwGwV0V5VPWIHjw41nEBFImAnHghtgYIM7zFL6LNGpJ63NsF5cig6cRLVC81i8tycXa-u16BYtYiCEcTf5q5F9A8YIOz7d6A-O6Zo/s320/DSC00902.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5087179510998529890" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyFz2ujEHowUwsSbRVV6ml14HH8qGjRAnohx8jO2viQcvN9xvKQ_KRLZi1iVRMDdWavkBkAzetbZD2IU1zEFcy3xCMGvtxRYP5LnX9fYSvJYSvBfB2CE1YmAhLgfVW_PhmylMa/s1600-h/DSC00900.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyFz2ujEHowUwsSbRVV6ml14HH8qGjRAnohx8jO2viQcvN9xvKQ_KRLZi1iVRMDdWavkBkAzetbZD2IU1zEFcy3xCMGvtxRYP5LnX9fYSvJYSvBfB2CE1YmAhLgfVW_PhmylMa/s320/DSC00900.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5087178991307487058" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuwSQzDOPv0SepxPANeA4qvrDu34MfIRhcfkeBOqjBlKIQgkRaFpMchCrk2YndAkmkknEY0MRmeN_QyWFhiI4A5s4yxfqwlizIvXjXFzAADhq9DSj2LDkFz3phHKo-uomJJDeY/s1600-h/DSC00898.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuwSQzDOPv0SepxPANeA4qvrDu34MfIRhcfkeBOqjBlKIQgkRaFpMchCrk2YndAkmkknEY0MRmeN_QyWFhiI4A5s4yxfqwlizIvXjXFzAADhq9DSj2LDkFz3phHKo-uomJJDeY/s320/DSC00898.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5087178810918860610" border="0" /></a>Lisahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16406114846639359544noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25086328.post-51049890361512205882007-06-06T09:42:00.000-04:002008-11-12T23:48:31.529-05:00Funny Silliness<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEin9XYxbAQ6iaKTC3-B5WqFjwzaqbKTn2OF2hAM7G4PIZuExuh9j45RCgw-WDAmoBaosS2rbuRsvsTb9PbuAgEb8CwFHXODn_RSzVTTYvDOujafVG0gwVKX_cg5QJUjdk_Z1jal/s1600-h/DSC00823.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEin9XYxbAQ6iaKTC3-B5WqFjwzaqbKTn2OF2hAM7G4PIZuExuh9j45RCgw-WDAmoBaosS2rbuRsvsTb9PbuAgEb8CwFHXODn_RSzVTTYvDOujafVG0gwVKX_cg5QJUjdk_Z1jal/s320/DSC00823.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5072947757325506962" border="0" /></a>Okay well, the above face is a classic Gracie face. In fact, when I was uploading the pictures she sat in my lap and we watched the slide show. When this picture came on she made the exact same face. She also kept saying " hi Gracie" to all of the pictures of her!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkgita3v4ATOWmSww67464q09hDXh4jrUQyuKhGmewEzJrurVhDoUsl7AOPGVz9YdzVrvewO0q7E50tMWiXrjOxq20Dbfky4JSwiIHWudTfVWrLxriafHhq0VUHpCbjHLH4Gbc/s1600-h/DSC00819.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkgita3v4ATOWmSww67464q09hDXh4jrUQyuKhGmewEzJrurVhDoUsl7AOPGVz9YdzVrvewO0q7E50tMWiXrjOxq20Dbfky4JSwiIHWudTfVWrLxriafHhq0VUHpCbjHLH4Gbc/s320/DSC00819.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5072947220454594946" border="0" /></a>Okay, I have to say that this is just about the funniest face ever. She can do it on command and she knows she is funny doing it. She laughs until she bends over at the hip. She'll even do little variations of this face. She is such a clown! She just started doing it out of no where in the care this past weekend.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIJtC49VYZIpWwMOhwREveOVxWfu6BY8K5DLPXnMwtTmpufP92j1jITwxS3iJY4UBBjPULmJK6syv783GihuVYtwk84Jw-n8XxMkl1AZ6Gr6K7RdxKH4NFw0x4Sm3XOl5LvkWt/s1600-h/DSC00821.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIJtC49VYZIpWwMOhwREveOVxWfu6BY8K5DLPXnMwtTmpufP92j1jITwxS3iJY4UBBjPULmJK6syv783GihuVYtwk84Jw-n8XxMkl1AZ6Gr6K7RdxKH4NFw0x4Sm3XOl5LvkWt/s320/DSC00821.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5072947091605576050" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIWsVvDAdqo59TaOfdpR7RCufYlWs1Zn5Oeg0Tqnbd2DbXtMPb4iJaipoWSuIuexsLqaZHFmzlqja-z96mRY68Jg8whbzADaNPorvyDPuu_seoKsoOfNwZrPD4g_Dyr1BUObXz/s1600-h/DSC00818.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIWsVvDAdqo59TaOfdpR7RCufYlWs1Zn5Oeg0Tqnbd2DbXtMPb4iJaipoWSuIuexsLqaZHFmzlqja-z96mRY68Jg8whbzADaNPorvyDPuu_seoKsoOfNwZrPD4g_Dyr1BUObXz/s320/DSC00818.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5072946919806884194" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNV9cmrWAZMWU4sMKieiaGIcAz9pKtkgh74NPy1nqRTMC5BymE36EGTayj_YG69mHsjYBSk0xpuVaciVbGTzKOlVVm3mKNM2DpY-V427TufsY8PDiFM1T2gix26ZJWcya8jVCn/s1600-h/DSC00816.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNV9cmrWAZMWU4sMKieiaGIcAz9pKtkgh74NPy1nqRTMC5BymE36EGTayj_YG69mHsjYBSk0xpuVaciVbGTzKOlVVm3mKNM2DpY-V427TufsY8PDiFM1T2gix26ZJWcya8jVCn/s320/DSC00816.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5072946670698781010" border="0" /></a>This girl LOVES the computer. My dad pointed me in the direction of a fun web site for her age and she LOVES to sit on my lap and play on it. Any time I get up from the computer for just a second... she hops in my seat sooo fast and makes it look like she is doing very busy and important work.<br /><br />She recently had her ASQ and scored very well. Any delays that they may have thought that she had before, seem to have been caught up on. Something I was already very aware of. She talks more and more everyday. And has such a fun and sweet personality. ( At least when she's not pinching or hitting... hopefully just a phase like the biting was!) I've been using the naughty corner and it is slowly but surely really working. She even gave Noah a hug, stroked his cheek and said sorry after she had to go to the naughty corner for hitting him. Who knew watching supernanny would be soo darn helpful?!?<br /><br />Well, that's all for now. We are getting excited to do lots of swimming this summer!!!Lisahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16406114846639359544noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25086328.post-56789765175357016092007-05-23T10:31:00.000-04:002008-11-12T23:48:31.796-05:00Step Stool<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2xJj45JYjGpMH_i8D73Rckex8a5-b_G0hbKjub0NwkS3uX8RdJ3r7uQ-8MsQDnmxOaSfQVJj7ybIiZ3-2uw1s0S5iaFJPkP0L6qR73jOoj-7VGlPEpflRYrdCyMRJAYHUOnjT/s1600-h/DSC00811.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2xJj45JYjGpMH_i8D73Rckex8a5-b_G0hbKjub0NwkS3uX8RdJ3r7uQ-8MsQDnmxOaSfQVJj7ybIiZ3-2uw1s0S5iaFJPkP0L6qR73jOoj-7VGlPEpflRYrdCyMRJAYHUOnjT/s320/DSC00811.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5067764326756314482" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiq7RV_xpnHMwliQYMbCWbYgv-22VjG818EYML796Ph4fDAUn_7sj8JKQVr7rgnvZ5XOh0TzixO7UGmlBEifsEMhfrI6Ss4a94Npo-SPrafSJbiqu6pDiKRuPwW-P1_rE7nqYI3/s1600-h/DSC00812.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiq7RV_xpnHMwliQYMbCWbYgv-22VjG818EYML796Ph4fDAUn_7sj8JKQVr7rgnvZ5XOh0TzixO7UGmlBEifsEMhfrI6Ss4a94Npo-SPrafSJbiqu6pDiKRuPwW-P1_rE7nqYI3/s320/DSC00812.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5067764498555006338" border="0" /></a><br />Just wanted to show off Gracie's super cool step stool that Grampy Bill made her!It even has a little stash spot in the top step! What a lucky girl!Lisahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16406114846639359544noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25086328.post-2058946873348655672007-04-18T14:16:00.000-04:002008-11-12T23:48:32.355-05:00Easter Fun in Texas<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidwjpbu2U89Ql7cD-08H3C0hVvG3buzQBlAbqFcIrFJQ9FEUwNA2Mhd39z3Ebo3US24zOOz8NrFeSKoNBQXPbs_YA05Dt1etWojPea-VPzDnasDe0Ilc449eUbeLNJkp6pZdBx/s1600-h/DSC00774.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidwjpbu2U89Ql7cD-08H3C0hVvG3buzQBlAbqFcIrFJQ9FEUwNA2Mhd39z3Ebo3US24zOOz8NrFeSKoNBQXPbs_YA05Dt1etWojPea-VPzDnasDe0Ilc449eUbeLNJkp6pZdBx/s320/DSC00774.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5056373010606989234" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTNW1YgJF1r_Ldm0QR4jaImSbkMIXqdayxTrl2g8rtxCIUjjU19Pj9G0PWaNmSuwLRspuALoLMgsMyuzR1XunqPuSteQLZlKmks9eybwdAKGCTXqdZ61LmOIXljYuT489iWh10/s1600-h/DSC00769.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTNW1YgJF1r_Ldm0QR4jaImSbkMIXqdayxTrl2g8rtxCIUjjU19Pj9G0PWaNmSuwLRspuALoLMgsMyuzR1XunqPuSteQLZlKmks9eybwdAKGCTXqdZ61LmOIXljYuT489iWh10/s320/DSC00769.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5056372834513330082" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhld_NeeEhpoQ9JEc1IQAjHQC97YzNPJxorErb4_K0R_qokowfb8fG8uizp-H6GHwluBIHPnEs8t8YpeHIDPTeANF9CENCbgKMFvrgip21YLFj64oSsaEi6Z-Hexbi67mpGGKJr/s1600-h/DSC00770.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhld_NeeEhpoQ9JEc1IQAjHQC97YzNPJxorErb4_K0R_qokowfb8fG8uizp-H6GHwluBIHPnEs8t8YpeHIDPTeANF9CENCbgKMFvrgip21YLFj64oSsaEi6Z-Hexbi67mpGGKJr/s320/DSC00770.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5056372525275684754" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgy3JfNHHoDyUL-zEZoo4LMoqpQBGG1i4QFziWj-P6eBOutctsUL87xucW19PWu8u6J6OdQSSvI4ev4xsoLrQZ1YkT6Z3_Gd-7lNqI5JaGZCulxV-ltpvNcemrDAZfc1hnkWvDA/s1600-h/DSC00766.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgy3JfNHHoDyUL-zEZoo4LMoqpQBGG1i4QFziWj-P6eBOutctsUL87xucW19PWu8u6J6OdQSSvI4ev4xsoLrQZ1YkT6Z3_Gd-7lNqI5JaGZCulxV-ltpvNcemrDAZfc1hnkWvDA/s320/DSC00766.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5054834416329113314" border="0" /></a>Well, the pictures are pretty much the jist of it. Gracie didn't really get to into everything the Easter bunny brought her until we got home. But it was a fun Easter with her cousins. We had a lot of fun in Texas. A nightmarish plane ride both to and from, but a good trip other than that. Gracie really seemed to enjoy being around her cousins. I think they enjoyed have her around too! ( By the way: Emily got a tattoo kit for Easter and that is what the girls are doing drawing on Gracie. We ALL recieved tattoos from the girls that day!)<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhINUTOJISYsfoWbsQL4VTnhSkGnGfJ-6Yy6_1hTXHOQBMx8QfcLxucehTW26ucx9K8Vxsb4-65C5U3_IGTfDEvGOb9WzitkCygWlIAmRZaBi-SIKoLtElnQRt5d_9Dyzm7rSIA/s1600-h/DSC00764.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhINUTOJISYsfoWbsQL4VTnhSkGnGfJ-6Yy6_1hTXHOQBMx8QfcLxucehTW26ucx9K8Vxsb4-65C5U3_IGTfDEvGOb9WzitkCygWlIAmRZaBi-SIKoLtElnQRt5d_9Dyzm7rSIA/s320/DSC00764.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5054834025487089362" border="0" /></a>Lisahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16406114846639359544noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25086328.post-39073773441152476852007-04-03T13:08:00.000-04:002008-11-12T23:48:32.891-05:00Brief update... (sorry!)<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaXhCt60qKGZPtLmKlT_sw606Rhp6zdXkABrWKtyZSc3EzBLoqr1zGRry1HblpqRXBlWWLNtkAFDgsBnIhOuWbazI2epLfaH0Uj0DU2GoGzvbP5LS6-8KWWzd8mb-tRPNhKzdp/s1600-h/sooo+cool.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaXhCt60qKGZPtLmKlT_sw606Rhp6zdXkABrWKtyZSc3EzBLoqr1zGRry1HblpqRXBlWWLNtkAFDgsBnIhOuWbazI2epLfaH0Uj0DU2GoGzvbP5LS6-8KWWzd8mb-tRPNhKzdp/s320/sooo+cool.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5049399875847039330" border="0" /></a>Okay, I've been terrible about the blogging. We're just so busy. Gracie especially! She's talking up a storm.... it seems like everyday she picks up a couple more words. She signs still though when she says a lot of things or will sign instead of saying stuff. She is a total ham. She stands n front of the mirror posing and making faces. She cracks herself up ( well, let's face it... me too!) She's very cool in her shades. She likes to wear them EVERYWHERE. She wears them for long periods too.... and she just looks like she knows that she is sooo cool.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8emzNvor5EPLRSsDj3J-z0Mc6bNemZ5d5UI2qwgmTALSeBGrPpP-B4YWZPxBJugeNsMx0INI75WlMNSFToamb8t9H7LgAkqXDQzU1sty_Vw2auQbHQFAEc1gtfPYLVZlneVXu/s1600-h/DSC00758.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8emzNvor5EPLRSsDj3J-z0Mc6bNemZ5d5UI2qwgmTALSeBGrPpP-B4YWZPxBJugeNsMx0INI75WlMNSFToamb8t9H7LgAkqXDQzU1sty_Vw2auQbHQFAEc1gtfPYLVZlneVXu/s320/DSC00758.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5049399673983576402" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhnCyJ1NmHw6nMqpytmDFtTxRlPEeOo6TjIqgI0NyIfR-GM0uo4-aa6C9SNZPYATwcBLY4pwM0dLVVbYlGiAH-Ur4zZjJt8AP4toIvH5p2LTuWZXD7-BLWw_52QCVzz3vYvg28/s1600-h/DSC00756.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhnCyJ1NmHw6nMqpytmDFtTxRlPEeOo6TjIqgI0NyIfR-GM0uo4-aa6C9SNZPYATwcBLY4pwM0dLVVbYlGiAH-Ur4zZjJt8AP4toIvH5p2LTuWZXD7-BLWw_52QCVzz3vYvg28/s320/DSC00756.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5049399472120113474" border="0" /></a>She is also obsessed with brushing her teeth. I have never seen a kid love to brush their teeth as much as she does. She asks to do it a least three or four times a day. She very into hygiene apparently!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgocTbAqiZjTmP2qIaz5Lk5kop8lX1Cf6Td0XVFbLn4ShjQgqMiKnakya-wPuSQwqU6BPto5M7figywShgh2dQ8ceYoR2UbEHvRF3qJAmM2j6KxyUzxTM957c5jPt298FvRUDCA/s1600-h/DSC00749.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgocTbAqiZjTmP2qIaz5Lk5kop8lX1Cf6Td0XVFbLn4ShjQgqMiKnakya-wPuSQwqU6BPto5M7figywShgh2dQ8ceYoR2UbEHvRF3qJAmM2j6KxyUzxTM957c5jPt298FvRUDCA/s320/DSC00749.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5049399218717042994" border="0" /></a>She's super independent. And no longer allows me to feed her. So after a few tries with the yogurt... we gave it up. She drinks kefir now instead! She knows a large majority of her body parts. And is super pleased with herself when she accurately points at them. It's pretty cute.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguv-8vSZ_4F0dRwPZvjAv2mG3zvq9ydqJO7xONNT5Sk_IA1ZWa03WfjBtysbFIF8hQz5Idv3djuQJnv5e04V2iI36FmWqP9JFddAPnyBu81k2CSZdUGUjP4KaKWZhLzmSIgCPZ/s1600-h/DSC00750.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguv-8vSZ_4F0dRwPZvjAv2mG3zvq9ydqJO7xONNT5Sk_IA1ZWa03WfjBtysbFIF8hQz5Idv3djuQJnv5e04V2iI36FmWqP9JFddAPnyBu81k2CSZdUGUjP4KaKWZhLzmSIgCPZ/s320/DSC00750.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5049398961019005218" border="0" /></a>And she is super into trying to help me. Here she is "mopping" the floor. She may make the apartment look like it was hit by a tornado most days... but she does like to make it look like she at least TRIES to clean up : ) We're going to Texas tomorrow, so hopefully we'll have lots of cute pictures to post when we get back!Lisahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16406114846639359544noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25086328.post-6431415153500575312007-02-06T21:32:00.000-05:002008-11-12T23:48:34.084-05:00Woah...Woah, this kid is growing up so fast and keeping me soo busy it's almost hard to keep up! I hardly even know where to start about all her new cute Gracie-isms!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbmYnAR_FcXeOGS2T8IhlL83VeAkPsWh9VJLMaXGrkqNUM8xTt81v-9SymB4PoT2xOPWESpEp6eNLHgQ-SPuYXVE0xHwvTdpaEl3Cx6Yoo-sW7HYwvlPVZzN_kKkomL4Xhht9A/s1600-h/DSC00683.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbmYnAR_FcXeOGS2T8IhlL83VeAkPsWh9VJLMaXGrkqNUM8xTt81v-9SymB4PoT2xOPWESpEp6eNLHgQ-SPuYXVE0xHwvTdpaEl3Cx6Yoo-sW7HYwvlPVZzN_kKkomL4Xhht9A/s320/DSC00683.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5028616442297927842" border="0" /></a>She's been hiding in the closet! And thinks it is pretty funny. She'll laugh hysterically if I start going where is Gracie? She watches me from the crack in the bend of the door and if when I pretend to look everywhere BUT the closet she starts really cracking up.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheZ7ksWiwSsANKSNIfGDAloI3GFUYsg_8nGxgi5x3VCHETfIkOTdoFQqcZBi0WWMAvmmvs43vZbH7ZidJmiTzCUwqmeAWCkDrAwsBsaB5xulZTYp5skMIQ0elSt6omt7AqKOTA/s1600-h/DSC00685.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheZ7ksWiwSsANKSNIfGDAloI3GFUYsg_8nGxgi5x3VCHETfIkOTdoFQqcZBi0WWMAvmmvs43vZbH7ZidJmiTzCUwqmeAWCkDrAwsBsaB5xulZTYp5skMIQ0elSt6omt7AqKOTA/s320/DSC00685.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5028616167420020882" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9DIaUZqO8cOO215IoDAT7ssxVUN7kf36epLE2aENf7JMamu0VeA3p0TRo9DsKmJlUJExXaUgDrTkSrLbPrGj3WvOjZAQ4KVl1OSOhWdfnXi0KUXRP63MoF91kQQt22h_GJy8e/s1600-h/DSC00692.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9DIaUZqO8cOO215IoDAT7ssxVUN7kf36epLE2aENf7JMamu0VeA3p0TRo9DsKmJlUJExXaUgDrTkSrLbPrGj3WvOjZAQ4KVl1OSOhWdfnXi0KUXRP63MoF91kQQt22h_GJy8e/s320/DSC00692.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5028615733628323970" border="0" /></a><br /><br /> I got her a giggle and shake Elmo chair... and it is her favorite new place to perch herself. She's been weaned off the bottle except for at bedtime.. but that'll happen soon too! She's started to really start playing pretend even more ( I think she must be extremely advanced... 1 1/2 seems to young to play pretend!) She carries her baby around with her and tries giving her old pacifiers or their bottle. And is so gentle with them... It's pretty darn cute. She pretends to eat the toy food from her kitchen ( and of course wants me to do so as well!). She plays so well by herself when I am studying. She is really learning to be gentle with babies and dogs (FINALLY). And when she sees her "uncle" Zack and "aunt" Chloe she kisses them and is just so interested in them.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBNvR2BnItsx-XaBwgEFdd0ALAuAWOSwnmwYuNvVZCjT3hspSPjDbKdhkIbIW9TefF33-PCA_3U9nEiuWqSf0JgLDMtHjK5H-ASLeA1_R8KhSO6cR5wMYGp19StW1LArjfS2mx/s1600-h/DSC00702.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBNvR2BnItsx-XaBwgEFdd0ALAuAWOSwnmwYuNvVZCjT3hspSPjDbKdhkIbIW9TefF33-PCA_3U9nEiuWqSf0JgLDMtHjK5H-ASLeA1_R8KhSO6cR5wMYGp19StW1LArjfS2mx/s320/DSC00702.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5028615394325907570" border="0" /></a>Gracie is just such a happy baby. She was playing at the library and approached this little boy who was probably 3 or 4. He turned around and slapped her across the face and ran off. I, of course, was stunned and worried about my babe... but it didn't even faze Gracie she just smiled and continued playing. At church, she goes into the daycare there during the service. She LOVES it there. And most of the people in there know her by now. And they have been telling me how she can get plowed over or fall and she just gets up and keeps on going! I knew she does that but to hear it from someone else, kinda struck me as " whoa... I guess that is kinda unusual!" Or is it? She is saying some words... like"No", "Yeah", "D" for dog.... and she is learning more and more signs. I hardly ever used the bath sign with her and out of nowhere everytime I ask if she wants to take a bath or a shower she starts doing the sign! And boy, this kid LOVES to take showers with me! She spends the whole time laughing and trying to splash in and out of the shower stream! She also has started climbing some. Which is a discovery that makes me kinda nervous. And of course now I have to be extremely more careful. She pulled open my kitchen cabinets and climbed up the shelves to get to a knife I had been using on the counter. SCARY! This kid definitely keeps me on my toes! She never ceases to amaze me!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSA6uc-Jk7i0OPilT_5K5glhsDLInjxqYB-de5TRIOejHIy4juzW2oa-hcvKmz55gO8vFt6tu2i-zXMnLwyr_qLi7RthDEFBH2UFFQZ95C_PmVlHVF6JLPiwM7uBLaqDQybPp5/s1600-h/DSC00706.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSA6uc-Jk7i0OPilT_5K5glhsDLInjxqYB-de5TRIOejHIy4juzW2oa-hcvKmz55gO8vFt6tu2i-zXMnLwyr_qLi7RthDEFBH2UFFQZ95C_PmVlHVF6JLPiwM7uBLaqDQybPp5/s320/DSC00706.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5028615063613425762" border="0" /></a>Lisahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16406114846639359544noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25086328.post-34546991483166088062007-01-14T22:26:00.000-05:002008-11-12T23:48:35.681-05:00Girly Girl<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDVApYobEbiQYJT5TNt5OGIcK2qOlqZtPLinpZuXJyfMvZXs7MvSmr6OkPS0fUhyK_ioV4jQUmb9pOUH94hRCrCYWQAUnrC9LIeuqVR0-hsYfou_jQDU-8L3CragmDiOAmAJdE/s1600-h/DSC00645.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDVApYobEbiQYJT5TNt5OGIcK2qOlqZtPLinpZuXJyfMvZXs7MvSmr6OkPS0fUhyK_ioV4jQUmb9pOUH94hRCrCYWQAUnrC9LIeuqVR0-hsYfou_jQDU-8L3CragmDiOAmAJdE/s320/DSC00645.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5020103626332917650" border="0" /></a><br />I haven't blogged in forever... so there is just soo much to gush about! Well, first off Gracie is quite the dancer. I think I'll definetly be putting her into a dance class in a couple of years! She is constantly dancing. And if she is in one room occupied with something and she hears the Elmo song come on... she goes running... and dances all at the same time. She's completely entertaining. She's currently getting her 4th molar and has been quite the pistol! But sooo loving all at the same time giving tons of hugs and kisses... go figure. I haven't been able to put her in any hard soled shoes because none of them fit her right. So, we went to a kid's shoe store... and they told me that her foot is abnormally shaped. She has an extremely wide foot, an extremely high insole and her foot is really fat. ( Hey what the sales girl said, not me!) So after trying on 7 pairs of shoes that fit these specifications we found 2 pairs that fit her right... 2 out of 7.... : ( So I got her a pair of over priced tennis shoes. And it was like she was learning to walk all over again! She wanted to hold onto me and furniture at first with every step. But she's pretty used to them now and loves to stomp her feet on hard floors because of the noise. <br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQIesu46oQWoXV-waa_5J3wVqrz6BmLPgNm7Y60FHNxh1j9GQGI5siOJ9oY5C-ltmq9RmwUHSZnfapfB51NewYSzUw3nAjK5MEyonRotAPEVh7AE_NayypFCdDABO1JEUR8mQ6/s1600-h/DSC00643.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQIesu46oQWoXV-waa_5J3wVqrz6BmLPgNm7Y60FHNxh1j9GQGI5siOJ9oY5C-ltmq9RmwUHSZnfapfB51NewYSzUw3nAjK5MEyonRotAPEVh7AE_NayypFCdDABO1JEUR8mQ6/s320/DSC00643.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5020102836058935170" border="0" /></a><br />I gave her large crayons for Christmas and she carried them around with her until I finally took them away from her ( I suddenly realized the trouble she could get into with them!- Although a little too late because I've found that she colored on her little house and my entertainment center : ( Oh well...) But during supervised coloring times she's so serious. Every "scribble" done so carefully. She loves it!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWR7i-IHQbfks-rTGf00GuDzCSkTh_HG0F7Yos2FOzwOwbzqx8FW4766oHASB70yq6cUqmkFgoM_3fel_S4amygWw1ZyQsIcsJ8weLJlk7tiHmtylPk9wBG2pT61xQfm_cBI2i/s1600-h/DSC00638.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWR7i-IHQbfks-rTGf00GuDzCSkTh_HG0F7Yos2FOzwOwbzqx8FW4766oHASB70yq6cUqmkFgoM_3fel_S4amygWw1ZyQsIcsJ8weLJlk7tiHmtylPk9wBG2pT61xQfm_cBI2i/s320/DSC00638.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5020102389382336370" border="0" /></a><br />She really plays with more than this tent/house... but I just think she's so darn cute in it... that I've ended up with tons of pictures of her in it!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPs6fncMNoslvpM_RTuMjyatZERJLSyMSR9279juq1PVrunkqTh29o8OBTiQnON8hu7V0MVQzFKnpVz1Qp83M45Gf40ECAMRfX_A-tc_QrEBtETzwLpaaI4J_0SnGZkfJZ7mNE/s1600-h/DSC00656.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPs6fncMNoslvpM_RTuMjyatZERJLSyMSR9279juq1PVrunkqTh29o8OBTiQnON8hu7V0MVQzFKnpVz1Qp83M45Gf40ECAMRfX_A-tc_QrEBtETzwLpaaI4J_0SnGZkfJZ7mNE/s320/DSC00656.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5020101904051031906" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8Ur06kO5_szUhMzSC5KSDF78NPVOBd2MtjMKEM305WVE2K-cNdCd9xEGKjCF-uhXKdYEnjjHKyyhTxWKZ1x38e_njAqCBm3XU04RpLwE5dQugjx2N1XOC33C5irRw0BaXPIdA/s1600-h/DSC00658.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8Ur06kO5_szUhMzSC5KSDF78NPVOBd2MtjMKEM305WVE2K-cNdCd9xEGKjCF-uhXKdYEnjjHKyyhTxWKZ1x38e_njAqCBm3XU04RpLwE5dQugjx2N1XOC33C5irRw0BaXPIdA/s320/DSC00658.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5020100525366529874" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzn7LnkqiJdKfljfh5Ff46AUCLRfn6kiG7YWvp1yTsM03AmEy_a-X9ygdetM7hBmiEkzJg7VbwZjDXnZBLbrree3N4PqkNm__D8bxosbnSFAH7_XoWjWgEeuJ4hsVqSL6lMcfL/s1600-h/DSC00661.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzn7LnkqiJdKfljfh5Ff46AUCLRfn6kiG7YWvp1yTsM03AmEy_a-X9ygdetM7hBmiEkzJg7VbwZjDXnZBLbrree3N4PqkNm__D8bxosbnSFAH7_XoWjWgEeuJ4hsVqSL6lMcfL/s320/DSC00661.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5020099524639149890" border="0" /></a><br />She has been amazing me at what she can get into lately. She reaches up onto counters and yanks anything and everything off. She comes out of the pantry with stuff that was so out of reach I cannot begin to imagine how she got it. She came out with a bag of cheetos the other day, took the clip off and started walking around the house munching on them carrying the bag. She finally came over to the TV turned it on and plopped down in front of it chowing down on her Cheetos. It was actually pretty cute. I am constantly reminded of how quickly she's growing up : (<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPv75rK9LhM5xtXptXv-AdelKIZVu4LHI2IWpJJeW89gw54gdxSfEu5X_vt-P8hxPBMPBeKFFN-kvxgJVEtUhtbyRljzaXm0HhUGhLnWY7jc90KlmQ8sbRUGocLF5WoHYmaJr0/s1600-h/DSC00666.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPv75rK9LhM5xtXptXv-AdelKIZVu4LHI2IWpJJeW89gw54gdxSfEu5X_vt-P8hxPBMPBeKFFN-kvxgJVEtUhtbyRljzaXm0HhUGhLnWY7jc90KlmQ8sbRUGocLF5WoHYmaJr0/s320/DSC00666.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5020098884689022770" border="0" /></a><br />My boss gave her their old play kitchen. And I thought Gracie would probably not pay any attention to it really because she's a little young. But she ran for it when she saw it set up in her room. And played with it ALL day! She was almost knocking the thing over trying to turn the "water faucet" on! She talked on the phone, emptied and filled the microwave and oven. She LOVES it! She's such a girl!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXVXy1eYeXuhuBqSPkzgh-NVnSutNjquc6F3qGOwOmytLRfjWE0MVj9ewG84NZLznWFoiYw3lVja7VnemGRC4wihteojUmRaEI0-3DsyCTI-xYFkS5RUZAny8R7ofso9n6cL1D/s1600-h/DSC00667.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXVXy1eYeXuhuBqSPkzgh-NVnSutNjquc6F3qGOwOmytLRfjWE0MVj9ewG84NZLznWFoiYw3lVja7VnemGRC4wihteojUmRaEI0-3DsyCTI-xYFkS5RUZAny8R7ofso9n6cL1D/s320/DSC00667.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5020098124479811362" border="0" /></a><br />Gracie has been carrying her dolls. It's adorable because she takes the dolls into her little tent/house and feeds them. One of her dolls cries sporadically and if she is having trouble giving the baby her bottle she'll frantically search for me so that I can help.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEge4gB3VsTVzx63ipduXz3q24-R3h5CogrtaBd-QpuqDTIpYD2pTrgZ2nIBiptoGFxTV1DvmyxTdSCTNaS3F5euqZvM-TWtegpWHERW_EkmDqHHkGz1aauGs1Z9_n4QSTUK3u-U/s1600-h/DSC00668.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEge4gB3VsTVzx63ipduXz3q24-R3h5CogrtaBd-QpuqDTIpYD2pTrgZ2nIBiptoGFxTV1DvmyxTdSCTNaS3F5euqZvM-TWtegpWHERW_EkmDqHHkGz1aauGs1Z9_n4QSTUK3u-U/s320/DSC00668.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5020097209651777298" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWq50fZSLpkTepxomH8vqU3NSQOG8-KIInYCkk4sB0EltmFB3bniR2oaMi-LexWI8rMwOEMtX51yNQZTSzLovvJe-Xdd1nseh5K1R-Z_5TCnmpCY4eeSqeAITBlhM836iuBMB6/s1600-h/DSC00680.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWq50fZSLpkTepxomH8vqU3NSQOG8-KIInYCkk4sB0EltmFB3bniR2oaMi-LexWI8rMwOEMtX51yNQZTSzLovvJe-Xdd1nseh5K1R-Z_5TCnmpCY4eeSqeAITBlhM836iuBMB6/s320/DSC00680.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5020096342068383490" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Gracie really has sooo much fun in the bath. She loves playing with the running water. She has a bunch of stacking cups and she has figured out how to stack them. She also loves to fill them up and empty them. Over and over. She's such a little fish. She lays on her belly and sticks her face in the water and comes up laughing hysterically. Our bathroom is usually completely damp after her baths from all her splashing. She's so funny to watch in there. <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuRCzWsdwHq7-j0GqOMTpLIoA_esDuaj4w99aZUUWZce8XA-PV0V_uWbr725klbTkqbtvxTmFyPma3pqThfCX6TXmlBLyBDzdHj21s2_5KmPe0unsr7bDwtije7wBkygGBUHdE/s1600-h/DSC00676.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuRCzWsdwHq7-j0GqOMTpLIoA_esDuaj4w99aZUUWZce8XA-PV0V_uWbr725klbTkqbtvxTmFyPma3pqThfCX6TXmlBLyBDzdHj21s2_5KmPe0unsr7bDwtije7wBkygGBUHdE/s320/DSC00676.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5020096080075378418" border="0" /></a>That's all I can think of for now, but I will sincerely try not to take so long to blog again : )Lisahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16406114846639359544noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25086328.post-44625867522108244302007-01-14T22:09:00.000-05:002008-11-12T23:48:38.530-05:00Christmas 2006<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAgvz6x_ImJIyrr_3DoOdQ8LnkMUBXFmGCLHRLnDGl9apmrpayPNLJfp3HfWxnNH182dLkguMql4cPWMQRiWGRbYykLLMlPqXx9YRmfuJp-NWDC5y5B3FRzQa78tdOXdPLk6Of/s1600-h/_MG_2357aw.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAgvz6x_ImJIyrr_3DoOdQ8LnkMUBXFmGCLHRLnDGl9apmrpayPNLJfp3HfWxnNH182dLkguMql4cPWMQRiWGRbYykLLMlPqXx9YRmfuJp-NWDC5y5B3FRzQa78tdOXdPLk6Of/s320/_MG_2357aw.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5020090896049852098" border="0" /></a><br /><br />I know, I know, these pictures were a long time in coming. We had a FABULOUS Christmas. We were super busy but had sooo much fun! Gracie opened many of her presents herself which was fun to watch. And she got sooo many great toys and even some super cute clothes! She loved the "hustle and bustle" of the season as well. I had soo many good pictures I couldn't choose just a couple so I've narrowed them down the best I could! I can't even imagine how much fun next year will be when she can at least sorta get the Santa part!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzwiQGvxybtIy3T2Cpz6gROEvOPA-lU8wdBcVHxQe9cbZvtVYz8NgZHwBYKWgL1zqfQkQbBhC7I3gyfaJ5hf0fVTn83nOqvh8QhD7qcX5R-2ByMWDbmvjJ04FKu0ll6V1lRvvp/s1600-h/_MG_2360aw.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzwiQGvxybtIy3T2Cpz6gROEvOPA-lU8wdBcVHxQe9cbZvtVYz8NgZHwBYKWgL1zqfQkQbBhC7I3gyfaJ5hf0fVTn83nOqvh8QhD7qcX5R-2ByMWDbmvjJ04FKu0ll6V1lRvvp/s320/_MG_2360aw.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5020091020603903698" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5eEVlWTRC2yj95LCl7DGk8Do7wEaAlvCYE6dfrnNnVkE9HXyZCVACbkSwUt2pB6M_Hz0Cr96NqyXPZ2cNhxLQcZrbBrpnV4ezjKubatEu2emo2PFYUmnMHUdMOEJy0B42mVKA/s1600-h/_MG_2321aw.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; 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display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivbhvOeTZzA2VhG3TaIzcYOPmGbxRAW6hpwlk1HY_eWhoDXhMgAAEXzOibLMvhCLhm6bAtMfuxDcQsr4Ze4S8upvnVKTh58GuUSE5jcYUO_ZGuFJl3vLe87y-qOBK8p-7Lq3IZ/s320/_MG_2323aw.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5020089951157046914" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkdNwwpd5EKUiZYS7GrFo3AlfzcJKhbaGW_AJoI0fMTOf3hA8v1ogSKRtMZlwyRZC6WPhTJxU6-8l-J2lzmcX7E3WVzNro8PwqvBrZL8XydSUqrtam51tasqm5v81aSLgmp5B_/s1600-h/_MG_2317aw.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkdNwwpd5EKUiZYS7GrFo3AlfzcJKhbaGW_AJoI0fMTOf3hA8v1ogSKRtMZlwyRZC6WPhTJxU6-8l-J2lzmcX7E3WVzNro8PwqvBrZL8XydSUqrtam51tasqm5v81aSLgmp5B_/s320/_MG_2317aw.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5020089805128158834" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxeg0Pks920aON6hVMT5tpgVNjivD2n6sz8Sh5GawiK-sKvaVynki3nrc0CSqyyhxH9yqWKWVPyLMyoB1dOlk18go78byGt1aMSBNpOV7gVvF_on1FsqtlpkQnbpSl9q0vLbCA/s1600-h/_MG_2316aw.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxeg0Pks920aON6hVMT5tpgVNjivD2n6sz8Sh5GawiK-sKvaVynki3nrc0CSqyyhxH9yqWKWVPyLMyoB1dOlk18go78byGt1aMSBNpOV7gVvF_on1FsqtlpkQnbpSl9q0vLbCA/s320/_MG_2316aw.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5020089676279139938" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgn7SlmUiSCDReriwD51-asoxUHOKP1jjmj3dpaMuNSbs0zLxvacFBjWzk0s26_beaJ70vYSlw2OuQs_Wq60WHHiUnqR42Nr5Jigyv2rCoqlQYceULlyPH5mTSTWF9CasAZlaMH/s1600-h/_MG_2325aw.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgn7SlmUiSCDReriwD51-asoxUHOKP1jjmj3dpaMuNSbs0zLxvacFBjWzk0s26_beaJ70vYSlw2OuQs_Wq60WHHiUnqR42Nr5Jigyv2rCoqlQYceULlyPH5mTSTWF9CasAZlaMH/s320/_MG_2325aw.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5020089508775415378" border="0" /></a>And a special thanks to Jen for finding Gracie's them song: Gracie by Ben Folds! It is Gracie's new favorite song... actually more like her theme... it's like she knows the song is about her! When she hears it she starts dancing like a maniac and flapping her arms around and clapping. TOO CUTE!!!!Lisahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16406114846639359544noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25086328.post-48472543838903877842006-12-11T09:56:00.000-05:002008-11-12T23:48:39.111-05:00Lil Miss Grown Up!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSO6faCxBcZO8aK33sEYwVf8u1wIR5Xw8SLIGJKnPa8_lx49reizVCL6C61muNWINrK5ldoWXQ9P-KtbPRq7u8J2g_grWw8eB5pvhWExHenXN8XJqedNq20P8nXOPg1rAR0FP3/s1600-h/DSC00635.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSO6faCxBcZO8aK33sEYwVf8u1wIR5Xw8SLIGJKnPa8_lx49reizVCL6C61muNWINrK5ldoWXQ9P-KtbPRq7u8J2g_grWw8eB5pvhWExHenXN8XJqedNq20P8nXOPg1rAR0FP3/s320/DSC00635.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5007303121222139218" border="0" /></a>Gracie loves to help with anything and everything. Last night she wasn't happy unless she was right with me, which was making it difficult to make dinner! So I pulled up a chair and she watched for a little bit and then started whining again. I gave her a spoon and let her stir and she was happy as a clam! She stirred and stirred! When I was done having her stir and took the bowl away she was so upset she was on the floor staring up at the counter screaming at the bowl because she wasn't done! She's such a good little helper!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvnmTCi8bWbjIfv3Xw6SdSbg3cQTWLV_qZ9en56GAd_wGj5F7Jq3muVzVEobKaCLNiIzgBc0W5Lv55HGnC6c4MbuS60CYvlTpWKyrEEW4QjhelY_9ncuIwDieq0wvi-tQ6VAT4/s1600-h/DSC00636.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvnmTCi8bWbjIfv3Xw6SdSbg3cQTWLV_qZ9en56GAd_wGj5F7Jq3muVzVEobKaCLNiIzgBc0W5Lv55HGnC6c4MbuS60CYvlTpWKyrEEW4QjhelY_9ncuIwDieq0wvi-tQ6VAT4/s320/DSC00636.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5007303795532004706" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4iQfWxbdgp8dWqwYIQ3ryxGFG9H_-ADLpuker9vP6NgOsLCbgP2lvA0UBtQIxIJd5LU7TDcUlFC1xKhyphenhyphenFWs4CfNTYW0EprxQENhb5F_1oYktzrR4ccZ4Cz8oRFBCeMFOCjbTe/s1600-h/DSC00631.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4iQfWxbdgp8dWqwYIQ3ryxGFG9H_-ADLpuker9vP6NgOsLCbgP2lvA0UBtQIxIJd5LU7TDcUlFC1xKhyphenhyphenFWs4CfNTYW0EprxQENhb5F_1oYktzrR4ccZ4Cz8oRFBCeMFOCjbTe/s320/DSC00631.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5007302730380115266" border="0" /></a>Gracie LOVES talking on the phone. She's talking to Grammy in these pictures.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgk79Fre3u1cv5L763G_LAh4Iov4owVjZgVVFsd-g3GAWwFZ7WGcMg7FQnZLlzusA2jhO9f_QiGcj7SM73zvtbVNh7iIGihAkNDIGC3CWq_2u6sKH2siwd-XVxFlrYkqMOpzVeP/s1600-h/DSC00630.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgk79Fre3u1cv5L763G_LAh4Iov4owVjZgVVFsd-g3GAWwFZ7WGcMg7FQnZLlzusA2jhO9f_QiGcj7SM73zvtbVNh7iIGihAkNDIGC3CWq_2u6sKH2siwd-XVxFlrYkqMOpzVeP/s320/DSC00630.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5007302275113581874" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6k2IvRwYDbkqrcnucIIUn-R6-sFYbSHyQb9eNZb84bzxVO0Ct0-zAHxdApekNfTNuAjZ3svuJzL2lcJX42VwdzsGHuUKGz2d3RtMQnjXBkVYX7yxNqbXst_8Kml3dMpqFJLXX/s1600-h/DSC00623.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6k2IvRwYDbkqrcnucIIUn-R6-sFYbSHyQb9eNZb84bzxVO0Ct0-zAHxdApekNfTNuAjZ3svuJzL2lcJX42VwdzsGHuUKGz2d3RtMQnjXBkVYX7yxNqbXst_8Kml3dMpqFJLXX/s320/DSC00623.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5007284313560349986" border="0" /></a>Gracie is getting over a cold, and has no problem laying down on the couch with her bottle watching TV! She just keeps seeming older and older. Ahhhh! I want it to slow down!!!Lisahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16406114846639359544noreply@blogger.com2