Rise & Shine 2009

Grace and I were up early this morning participating in the Rise & Shine 2009 Walk to benefit the Rise School of Corpus Christi. I was in charge of putting out signs along the walk route. Since Steve had to work, Grace got to join me. She did great despite the rain and having to be in her stroller for a couple of hours.



Grace is obviously curious about the bay. I need to take her to the beach again in Port Aransas soon.


Grace and I also were part of setting a world record for The World's Largest Living Sun for the Guinness Book!

Wordless Wednesday

Love, Love, Love

Grace's Valentine's Day started out with heart-shaped chocolate chip pancakes - what a treat!




Followed by another special treat



FedEx even delivered her a Valentine Friday from her Nana and Granddad

Happy Valentine's Day!!

One Year Specifics

• Grace weighs 21 pounds 2 oz (50%), is 30.5 inches tall (80%) and let's just say she has a big, well, huge noggin


• I was particular about giving her the risky allergen foods so since her birthday she has enjoyed pizza, spaghetti with meatball, strawberries, blueberries, pineapple, and oranges. Spaghetti and meatballs may have taken over pancakes as her favorite food


• She is just starting to take her first steps. Right now she will take a few steps from one piece of furniture to another. She needs to build up her confidence a bit more and she'll be off


• She says da da, bye bye, hi, Ginger, pa (for the ducks (patos) she loves visiting)


• She waves bye bye and gives high fives


• She will drop anything and everything for her baby doll and woobie


• She loves throwing things in containers. I have to double check the trash before I put anything in to make sure she hasn't thrown anything away. This morning, I found a bottle and the top to one of her cups in there.

Cherries Jubilee

Grace's first birthday was a wonderful day filled with family, friends, balloons, cake, presents, and lots of fun.

I took the theme from her nursery for her party and we had cherries galore. Here are some of the highlights:

Her cherry cake


Happy after a nap in her birthday outfit I "whittled" (as Steve puts it)



LOVING her cake


Opening presents


The bounce house


which she loved just as much as the older kids


More cherries on the candy bar


And at the end of the day, it was so nice to lay back and love on this wonderful, little one year old!

Grace is ONE!

Happy birthday sweet Baby Grace!!

Do more! Do more!

I had to run to the grocery store early this morning so I left Steve in charge of giving Grace breakfast. They worked on her sign language, specifically the sign for "more".



Steve proudly showed me the video when I returned and I thought it was a "mimicking thing" more than an "understanding thing". That is until I was reading to her this afternoon.

We were reading Put Me in the Zoo by Robert Lopshire and I read:

Violet Spots!
Say! You are good!
Do more! Do more!
We wish you would!

As I was reading "Do more! Do more!", Grace started doing the sign for "more". It is amazing how much they absorb without us realizing it.