Grace is 1!!!

Our sweet baby girl is 1. It's hard to believe. I know every parent says that, but seriously, this past year has flown by. Grace has been such a joy. She is getting more independent...she doesn't "koala" me quite as much as she used to, but she's still my girl! Explanation of "koala"...I called her my little koala because she often clung to me gripping with both arms and legs when someone tried to take her from me. :-) She is crawling all over the place and pulling up easily now. She'll be walking soon! She has figured out how to climb the stairs and always looks to see who is watching her because she is so proud of herself. Just a few of our favorite things about Grace...her (open mouth) kisses, her crinkled nose and toothy grin, her rolls and especially sqeezeable thighs, her wild morning hair, her new giggle, the way she calls for Jake (drawn out like "Daaaaaaaye), and the way she snuggles before bed.

We fixed her blueberry pancakes for breakfast and spent the day at the pool...what a perfect day!

"I'm 1!!!

Getting ready for bed and opening a few presents.

Sunday family time at the pool...Jake did great swimming and Grace was really into the goggles.

Pool Day Fun

Jake and his long-time buddy,
Braden, having fun at the pool then back at home.

Red's Game

Mike and I took Jake to a Red's game and had a blast! Jake really enjoyed it except for the fact that the Red's would not hit him a ball. I know, how rude! He would yell for them to hit him a ball and then he'd get mad and say "They're not listening!" The game was pretty exciting and went to extra innings, but unfortanetly the Red's couldn't pull through.

Mmmm, Lemon Chill

Rosie!

"...And it's 1, 2, 3 strikes your out!..."

Who's that Reds in the middle!?

Boating

We had a fun evening on Mimi and Grandpa's boat at Ceasar's Creek. It was Grace's first time on the boat (outside the womb...ha ha!) Jake loved driving and Grace liked everything except wearing a life jacket!

 

 

 

Warren County Fair

Jake had been asking when the fair was coming since it left last summer. Finally, it was here! We went one night with the Heaps and had a great time. The kids all got a pony ride, we checked out some animals, and enjoyed the fabulous fair food....mmmm! Grace and Jake loved the funnel cakes!

Fishing!

We had fun a couple of weekends ago fishing at a friend's pond.
Mike caught pretty many, but Jake and I didn't have much luck!
It was nice spending time together... just the 4 of us!