Crib Time!

A little fun in Eli's crib!

They tried to fake sleep...but it didn't work so well... :)

Colorful Eli

Eli has gotten pretty good at drawing on paper...

(rather than other things like the table...or his face... :)

Today, he decided to switch things up a bit!

Gracie!

Gracie had her first school pictures today!

While out for a walk, Gracie let me stop to take a "few" more pictures of her :)

She had lots of smiles and silly faces for the camera today!

Fun at the Fire Station!

This morning we went to an open house at the fire station!

They had lots of fun things for the kids! =)

Yummy donuts...

A bounce house...

(Grace loves these!)

A puppy driving a fire truck! =)

(This kept Eli entertained for quite awhile :)

Face painting...

Grace chose a pony!

(I didn't think she would ever let us wash it off her face! =)

A Favorite Place to Be!

We love the parks in our town!

There goes Eli!

Climbing away!

Playing in the sand...

Getting nice and dirty! =)

Evening at the Farm!

This evening we went on a little trip with the early childhood center in town.

Grace and Eli got to experience their first ride on a school bus as we traveled to the Grady Farm!

Grace was very excited :)

(Dave looks as though he was enjoying the ride too :)

Eli and his first bus trip too!

There were so many fun things to do and see on the farm!

Grinding corn for the animals...

Grace's turn!

Time to feed the donkey and the baby goats!

We saw bunnies too!

Gracie's first pony ride!

She had so much fun...she went back for another ride!

Campfire!

Roasting hotdogs and marshmallows for s'mores!

Yum!

Around the Block

Today we got out and went for a little bike ride around our neighborhood!

Grace is getting very confident on her bike when riding in our backyard.

She wasn't so sure about daddy letting go of her bike when out on the sidewalks...

Here's our big girl on her bike!

Zoo Keeper

Here's Grace feeding her monkey at lunch time :)

And pausing to smile for a picture! =)

Always our Baby :)

Gracie looks so much older to me in this picture!

(Maybe it's her hair??)

Every once and awhile the little goof likes to climb in the baby toys for old time's sake :)

Together Time :)

Reading books so nicely together... :)

Just a few moments later...

I heard lots of giggling...and this is what I found...

A First ;)

Eli will love me for this picture some day I'm sure! :)

Eli doesn't quite understand how to go on the

potty yet- but he sure enjoys sitting on the seat!

I even let him try on big boy pants for the first time today :)

(We just wore these about long enough to get a picture :)

Cheese!

Wagon Ride!

Grace and Eli found a new form of entertainment in our backyard!

It actually started with Eli pulling Gracie around in the wagon... by the time I got my camera, it was Gracie's turn to pull Eli! :)

And there they go!

Lunch Time!

We have the messiest little eater in this house!

Little Goof!

Bike Ride!

Grace loves to ride her bike up and down our sidewalk! :)

Eli loves to sit on his bike too!

(We need to lower the seat on his little bike...so he can reach the pedals!

The two of them :)

Happy Girl! =)