Grace and I washed Mommy's car this last weekend. Actually, let me back up. A couple weeks ago Grace and I washed my car. Ever since Grace has been asking about more bubbles and has wanted to wash another car. :-) So as I said Grace and I washed Mommy's car.
Now there is not much to say about the washing of the car. Mommy took some photos of Grace and me while we washed, and I'll be posting those in a moment. They are some good pics.
Okay, let me just get to the photos. :-)
Monday, September 20, 2010
Lions, Tigers and Bears, Oh my!!!!!
Hello all, this last saturday we took Grace to Riverbanks Zoo in Columbia, SC. First, I'll go ahead and end the suspense and let you all know that we did take photos. :-) I will post them after I get done with this post and another post. Don't worry, they will be short. :-)
Anyway, back to the zoo trip. Grace seemed to have a really good time. At first I think she was a little taken aback. You know, being somewhere she wasn't familiar with. However, she found her comfort zone and became her normal self, and started having a great time.
Grace got to see all sorts of different animals including: monkies/apes, lions, giraffes, elephants, zebras, ostriches, bears, tigers, chickens (that was probably her favorite animal of all), goats, llamas, and bunch of other animals with names I am not very familiar with. Now you would think seeing one of the animals would be a childs favorite part, right? Not Grace. I think her favorite part was the icee we got her. :-) That is okay though. Icee's are pretty good. :-)
The only thing that could have been nicer was the heat. It was still pretty hot outside, so that made it tough on all of us. By the end of the trip Grace was exhausted. Grace was asleep before we were even a 100 yards away from the zoo. :-)
Now you don't really think I didn't take Grace to the gift shop before we left, do you? :-) Of course I did. As we headed out we stopped in the gift shop and looked around. Grace found a lion and a tiger. I made her pick one though. She decided to go with the tiger. :-) She cuddled with her new friend the whole ride home. We got some good pics of it.
Anyway, we all had a lot of fun. Grace really enjoyed herself. The only sad part about the trip to me was the animals. Don't get me wrong, I enjoyed looking at them. However, some of them looked so miserable. It really made you feel bad for them. Okay, I don't want to end the post on a sad note, so I'll stop.
Grace, we love you baby girl. Mommy and I are going to take you on a lot more fun outings, so if you don't remember this one there will be plenty more to come. Plus, you can always look back at the photos. :-)
Everybody else, I'll be back in a minute with another post about the weekend, and some PICTURES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! :-)
Anyway, back to the zoo trip. Grace seemed to have a really good time. At first I think she was a little taken aback. You know, being somewhere she wasn't familiar with. However, she found her comfort zone and became her normal self, and started having a great time.
Grace got to see all sorts of different animals including: monkies/apes, lions, giraffes, elephants, zebras, ostriches, bears, tigers, chickens (that was probably her favorite animal of all), goats, llamas, and bunch of other animals with names I am not very familiar with. Now you would think seeing one of the animals would be a childs favorite part, right? Not Grace. I think her favorite part was the icee we got her. :-) That is okay though. Icee's are pretty good. :-)
The only thing that could have been nicer was the heat. It was still pretty hot outside, so that made it tough on all of us. By the end of the trip Grace was exhausted. Grace was asleep before we were even a 100 yards away from the zoo. :-)
Now you don't really think I didn't take Grace to the gift shop before we left, do you? :-) Of course I did. As we headed out we stopped in the gift shop and looked around. Grace found a lion and a tiger. I made her pick one though. She decided to go with the tiger. :-) She cuddled with her new friend the whole ride home. We got some good pics of it.
Anyway, we all had a lot of fun. Grace really enjoyed herself. The only sad part about the trip to me was the animals. Don't get me wrong, I enjoyed looking at them. However, some of them looked so miserable. It really made you feel bad for them. Okay, I don't want to end the post on a sad note, so I'll stop.
Grace, we love you baby girl. Mommy and I are going to take you on a lot more fun outings, so if you don't remember this one there will be plenty more to come. Plus, you can always look back at the photos. :-)
Everybody else, I'll be back in a minute with another post about the weekend, and some PICTURES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! :-)
Thursday, September 16, 2010
The Best Laugh of All Time
Hello all. Grace probably has one of the best laughs of all time. Last night Mommy and I were playing with Grace after bath time. I was pretending to be a dog and Mommy was pretending to be a cat. Well I started growling and barking, and I would chase Mommy and Grace around. Grace got the biggest kick out of this!!! :-) Not only once or twice either. I did this like 10+ times, and every time Grace would be running around laughing. I don't mean a little baby giggle, but a big, I think this is hilarious, laugh. Her laugh had Mom and I cracking up. I would bark or growl, and Grace would immediately burst into laughter, eyes wide with her mouth wide-open and her teeth showing. Oh, on that note Grace is getting a bunch of them too. Teeth I mean. She has her top fronts and most of her bottom fronts, and she also has a number of molars coming in. Anyway, I really wish we had the video camera running cause I know you would all get as big a kick out of this as Mommy and I did.
Grace, I hope you will laugh like this throughout your life. Laughter is a very important thing to hold on to. Sometimes life gets tough and it gets hard to find any humor in it all, but you've got to hold on to it. Laughter is one of the best medicines. :-) It helps you keep that smile on your face. And you will want to do that, because not only do you have one of the best laughs of all time, but you also have the best smile of all time. We love you baby.
Readers, hope you enjoyed my story. Be back soon with more I'm sure. :-)
Daddy
Grace, I hope you will laugh like this throughout your life. Laughter is a very important thing to hold on to. Sometimes life gets tough and it gets hard to find any humor in it all, but you've got to hold on to it. Laughter is one of the best medicines. :-) It helps you keep that smile on your face. And you will want to do that, because not only do you have one of the best laughs of all time, but you also have the best smile of all time. We love you baby.
Readers, hope you enjoyed my story. Be back soon with more I'm sure. :-)
Daddy
Wednesday, September 15, 2010
Miss Independent
So just a quick update on our darling little girl, Grace. :-) I'm not sure if you are all aware, but Grace is a big girl now. :-) For the past few months Grace has been, or at least wanted to be so independent in practically every thing she does. She doesn't want Mommy or Daddy to feed her. She can do that herself. She doesn't want Mommy or Daddy to dry her off after her bath. She can do that. She doesn't want Mommy or Daddy to dress her. She can do that. Grace doesn't want Mommy or Daddy to help with much at all these days. Of course, when it is bed time, she still likes Mommy and Daddy to crawl into to bed with her and read her books and sing her songs. And that is okay, cause Mommy and Daddy will always like doing that. :-)
Grace is learning new stuff everyday: Last night Mom was folding some laundry while I gave Grace a bath. When we got done Mom had set Grace's PJs out. Here is the exciting part: Grace walks over to her clothes, grabs her pajama bottoms and proceeds to put them on herself. WAY TO GO GRACE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! However, we are not fully there yet. After that Grace grabbed her pajama top and proceeded to put it on. Here was the problem. She was putting the pajama TOP on the same way she had put her pajama BOTTOMS on. :-) That's our Grace!!! :-) I finished the dressing for her, but isn't that exciting!!! She is definitely growing up. It is so amazing to see Grace hit all the points. I know they seem small, but to me and Mom they are milestones in Grace's life. It is so exciting!!!! I cannot wait to see what she will do next.
One more thing, folks. I can't believe I haven't mentioned this sooner. It is really cool. At Grace's daycare early on before any speech had really developed they taught the children some sign language. For example, when Grace or the other children wanted more they would pound their fist together and the teachers would know they wanted more. Well, Grace has been doing this for I don't know how long. It is really cool to see her do this. Before Grace showed us this she knew more sign language then Mommy and I did.
Okay, that is it for today. Grace, Mommy and Daddy love you with all our hearts. You are getting bigger and before we know it you will be all grown up, but know that Mommy and Daddy will always be here for you. Through thick and thin, good and bad, all the way. We love you so much.
Readers, I'll try to get some recent pics up some time real soon. Thanks for reading.
Dad
Grace is learning new stuff everyday: Last night Mom was folding some laundry while I gave Grace a bath. When we got done Mom had set Grace's PJs out. Here is the exciting part: Grace walks over to her clothes, grabs her pajama bottoms and proceeds to put them on herself. WAY TO GO GRACE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! However, we are not fully there yet. After that Grace grabbed her pajama top and proceeded to put it on. Here was the problem. She was putting the pajama TOP on the same way she had put her pajama BOTTOMS on. :-) That's our Grace!!! :-) I finished the dressing for her, but isn't that exciting!!! She is definitely growing up. It is so amazing to see Grace hit all the points. I know they seem small, but to me and Mom they are milestones in Grace's life. It is so exciting!!!! I cannot wait to see what she will do next.
One more thing, folks. I can't believe I haven't mentioned this sooner. It is really cool. At Grace's daycare early on before any speech had really developed they taught the children some sign language. For example, when Grace or the other children wanted more they would pound their fist together and the teachers would know they wanted more. Well, Grace has been doing this for I don't know how long. It is really cool to see her do this. Before Grace showed us this she knew more sign language then Mommy and I did.
Okay, that is it for today. Grace, Mommy and Daddy love you with all our hearts. You are getting bigger and before we know it you will be all grown up, but know that Mommy and Daddy will always be here for you. Through thick and thin, good and bad, all the way. We love you so much.
Readers, I'll try to get some recent pics up some time real soon. Thanks for reading.
Dad
Friday, September 10, 2010
Just a quick Grace Update
Hello all, I just wanted to take a minute to get you all up to speed on how our little angle is doing. :-)
Grace is doing great!!! She is still learning a bunch. Her speech has improved a whole lot and she is saying new words and phrases every day: I love you, what's that, yes sir and yes ma'am, thank you, please, STOP!!!!!!!!!!! :-), book, and a bunch more I can't think of right now. Mommy and I are loving it. It is really exciting to watch (and hear) Grace's progressions. Of course, as far as physical growth goes she is still the tiniest thing. So we are expecting a growth spurt any day now.
Grace is almost 23 months old and we all know what that means: the big 2 is right around the corner. We are all really excited for Grace's b-day!!! I think Mom has been planning Grace's big day in her head since her last birthday. :-) Of course, the plans have changed a couple times, but it will be really nice whichever plan we choose. First, Mom was thinking about a Sesame Street party, where all the guest would where a T-shirt with a differnt Sesame Street character. I thought that one was pretty good, but then we went to Florida for the Fourth of July and Grace got to see a cat. I know, right. AMAZING!!!!!!!!!! :-) Well, once that happened Mom decided the party had to be a cat party. (Side note: If you read this please don't decide to surprise us with a cat. I am allergic to them and we can't afford one. Sorry Grace. :-)) So we are planning a cat party!!! Mom is real creative, so I am sure she will come up with something really fun. :-)
Okay, I guess I'll sign off. I don't want to give away to many details about the party. If I did that I wouldn't have anything to write about come October 22nd. :-)
Grace, we love you sweetheart. You are our life. We look forward to this upcoming birthday and all the rest of them. It is going to be a real exciting trip.
Readers, thanks for reading and I hope you will join us on Grace's exciting trip through life. I've decided I will continue this blog through Grace's 18th birthday, so you will be able to hear about it all. :-) Thanks for reading.
Dad
Grace is doing great!!! She is still learning a bunch. Her speech has improved a whole lot and she is saying new words and phrases every day: I love you, what's that, yes sir and yes ma'am, thank you, please, STOP!!!!!!!!!!! :-), book, and a bunch more I can't think of right now. Mommy and I are loving it. It is really exciting to watch (and hear) Grace's progressions. Of course, as far as physical growth goes she is still the tiniest thing. So we are expecting a growth spurt any day now.
Grace is almost 23 months old and we all know what that means: the big 2 is right around the corner. We are all really excited for Grace's b-day!!! I think Mom has been planning Grace's big day in her head since her last birthday. :-) Of course, the plans have changed a couple times, but it will be really nice whichever plan we choose. First, Mom was thinking about a Sesame Street party, where all the guest would where a T-shirt with a differnt Sesame Street character. I thought that one was pretty good, but then we went to Florida for the Fourth of July and Grace got to see a cat. I know, right. AMAZING!!!!!!!!!! :-) Well, once that happened Mom decided the party had to be a cat party. (Side note: If you read this please don't decide to surprise us with a cat. I am allergic to them and we can't afford one. Sorry Grace. :-)) So we are planning a cat party!!! Mom is real creative, so I am sure she will come up with something really fun. :-)
Okay, I guess I'll sign off. I don't want to give away to many details about the party. If I did that I wouldn't have anything to write about come October 22nd. :-)
Grace, we love you sweetheart. You are our life. We look forward to this upcoming birthday and all the rest of them. It is going to be a real exciting trip.
Readers, thanks for reading and I hope you will join us on Grace's exciting trip through life. I've decided I will continue this blog through Grace's 18th birthday, so you will be able to hear about it all. :-) Thanks for reading.
Dad
Friday, September 3, 2010
DADDY!!!! Stop. :-)
So I have got a cute story for everybody to enjoy. Mom and I usually give Grace a bath after supper time. Well, when I am giving the bath I usually ask Grace if she would like me to sing her a song, and she of course always says "yes." So I go through the list: wheels on the bus, if your happy and you know it, twinkle twinkle little star, the itsty bitsy spider, etc. Grace also relly likes nursery rhymes, so I'll sing the one that sound like songs as well. Yesterday I was in a goofy mood (big surprise :-)), and I decided I would sing the songs to Grace in an opera style. So the first couple songs Grace was looking at me like I was crazy. :-) I guess a couple songs in the opera style with my beautiful voice was enough for Grace. I started another song (I think I was singing Humpty Dumpty) using my opera voice. I got just about to the end of the first line then Grace scream DADDDDDDDDDDDDDYYYYYYYYYY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!, and then says in a very calm voice Stop. Well, I got a big kick out of that. So I continued to sing the same way I had been singing, and everytime Grace would invaribly shout Daddy and then very calmly tell me to stop. Of course, the more I kept singing the less calm Grace's stop would get and the more irratated it would become. :-)
Don't worry though, Grace was shouting and saying all of that with a smile on her face the entire time. Okay, that is all. I hope you enjoyed.
Grace, you are daddy's little angel. I love you so much. I thank God every day that you are in my life.
Everybody else, it is the Friday before Labor Day weekend. I hope you all have a safe and wonderful weekend. Thanks for reading.
Dad
Don't worry though, Grace was shouting and saying all of that with a smile on her face the entire time. Okay, that is all. I hope you enjoyed.
Grace, you are daddy's little angel. I love you so much. I thank God every day that you are in my life.
Everybody else, it is the Friday before Labor Day weekend. I hope you all have a safe and wonderful weekend. Thanks for reading.
Dad
Monday, August 30, 2010
Photos Ma'tee took
So here are the pics Ma'tee took during her visit. Thanks for taking all of these Ma'tee. We love you. They are great pics, so everyone enjoy.
I love my teddy and my baby doll :-)
And especially my Daddy :-)
Surprise, Surprise
Daddy, that tickles!!! :-)
Dad, you look funny!!!!
All of the pics are cute, but I really like the above pic. :-)
Aunt Katy
Don't let her fool you folks, she doesn't actually do any dishes :-)
You would imagine I would have destroyed these boys at scrabble. Well, lets just say we all had fun. There is no need to go any further than that. :-)
I really like this pic too.
Grace having fun with Mommy.
My two girls. :-)
Bowen jumping in the pool.
Toby doing a canon ball.
Grace taking her shoes off
Grace ready to go to the pool
Still waiting :-)
My future soccer star :-) I hope.
Kicking the ball back in forth with Peter.
Grace practicing her footwork.
Goalllllllllllllllllllll!!!!!!!!!!
I think this is a funny pic of Bowen. :-)
Grace, Bowen and I busing a move.
I don't know what kind of move Bowen and I are busing. I don't think Grace know either. :-)
Mommy and Grace having some fun.
Grace giving me a kiss. She is so sweet. :-)
Don't ask. :-)
The young Buddha meditating. :-)
The young Buddha giggling. :-)
Grace looking out for here Daddy. :-)
I love my teddy and my baby doll :-)
And Elmo
And especially my Daddy :-)
Surprise, Surprise
Daddy, that tickles!!! :-)
Dad, you look funny!!!!
All of the pics are cute, but I really like the above pic. :-)
Aunt Katy
Don't let her fool you folks, she doesn't actually do any dishes :-)
You would imagine I would have destroyed these boys at scrabble. Well, lets just say we all had fun. There is no need to go any further than that. :-)
I really like this pic too.
Grace having fun with Mommy.
My two girls. :-)
Bowen jumping in the pool.
Toby doing a canon ball.
Grace taking her shoes off
Grace ready to go to the pool
Still waiting :-)
My future soccer star :-) I hope.
Good ole' Peter Cottontail.
Kicking the ball back in forth with Peter.
Grace practicing her footwork.
Goalllllllllllllllllllll!!!!!!!!!!
I think this is a funny pic of Bowen. :-)
Grace, Bowen and I busing a move.
I don't know what kind of move Bowen and I are busing. I don't think Grace know either. :-)
Mommy and Grace having some fun.
Grace giving me a kiss. She is so sweet. :-)
Don't ask. :-)
The young Buddha meditating. :-)
The young Buddha giggling. :-)
Grace looking out for here Daddy. :-)
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