Splash Pad

Today we took advantage of the beautiful summer weather and took Grace to a splash pad! This place was only about 30 minutes from our house...and FREE! :)

Eli chillin' with Daddy...

Grace with her friend Bailey...
(Bailey shared a cup with Grace...so she could catch water! :)

Great idea Bailey!

(This kept the two entertained for quite some time...)

Filling up her cup...

Then dumping it out...

Grace taking a break to feed Eli some cheerios! Yum!
This made Eli very happy! :)

Even Eli had fun! :)

Sweet Baby Face

Smiles from Eli!

Here's a smile from Eli...showing off those two chompers!

Still just has two!

Those top ones should be making an appearance soon! :)

New Toy

Grace was delighted to receive a belated birthday gift from Aunt Kari, Uncle Roby and family today!

Pretty hair bows!

And a Swim & Splash Dora!

Waiting patiently for her new toy to be taken out of the package...

Almost looks like she's posing! :)

How fun!

Thanks Smiths! :)

Too Many Pictures?

This is the look I get when trying to get Grace to smile for the camera...

At least Eli will give me a big smile! :)

Another Day at the Beach!

Today we took a little family trip to the beach! Just a few weeks ago...I realized where the Waconia beach actually was! (Only took us a year... :) It's only a mile from our house! So...we walked! :) (We got a little exercise AND saved ourselves $5 in parking!)

Eli giving a little wave for the camera! :)

He was ready for his first trip to the Waconia beach!

Grace walking in the water...

Eli...checking out the sites!
This one has to be one of my new favorite pictures of Eli!

Photogenic little boy!

Grace loved playing in the sand!

Good thing we remembered our buckets! :)

Scooping it in!

Don't eat it Grace! :)

Fun with Daddy!

Grace sporting her big beach hat! :)

Love his little smile!

The Beach!

I did not take many pictures celebrating the 4th...but I did get some from today! :)

We spent the afternoon with friends...at a beach near their place.

This was Grace AND Eli's first beach experience!

Eli chillin' with Troy... Checking out the water...
Eli! :)
Dave, Grace, and her buddy Grace! :)
Ahhh...

Eli going for a little "Walk" with Troy! :)

The Grace's spent a lot of time playing in the sand...

Such a sweet girl...

More fun in the sand!

Fun running through the water too!

Time to dry off! :)

Happy Baby!

Eli loves splashing in the water!
Here Eli's taking a little break to smile for the camera! :)

First Movie!

Today we brought Grace to her first movie!

Eli had his first official babysitter today too! (He napped for a record 3 hrs. today...so he slept the ENTIRE time!)

She had her cup of water...and was ready to go!

Already fascinated...and the previews had just begun! :)

Grace loved her first movie experience! :)

Teethy Grin!

If you look closely...you can see those two little chompers! :)

Little Buddies

It's fun to see these two interact!

Grace climbed into Eli's pool and sat next to him...

A little game of Peek-a-Boo...

Eli loves his big sister!

(Even if she does like to wrestle with him and push him over every now and then... :)

Shoes!

This girl loves shoes!

She loves to put shoes on and off her feet!

She loves walking around the house in them too...no matter how huge and clunky they may be! :)

Here's Grace sporting a pair of mama's shoes...