TGIF

Thank Goodness It's Friday indeed:) Dave, Grace, and I headed out TGIF for dinner this evening. We had a giftcard that Kathy graciously gave us before we made the big move back to Saint Louis. We've been meaning to use it for quite some time now...and this evening was finally the night! The food was delicious! Thanks Kathy! :)

Grace helping us decide what to eat... :)

Four Month Stats!

Grace had her four month doctor's visit. Here are the latest stats:

Height: 25 3/4 (90th percentile)

Weight: 14 lbs. 9 oz. (50th-75th percentile)

Developmentally: 5 months

The doctor had many wonderful things to say about Grace! (We completely agree:)! Grace is ready to start cereal anytime between now and six months. She seems content with milk...so I think we'll hold off on the cereal for awhile yet...

Lunch Outing

Before heading out we went for lunch at our favorite Seymour Chinese place with Bethany, Mark, Katy, and Olivia.

Grace already misses Olivia's slobbery kisses! :)

Sunday Services

We topped off our amazing weekend with the Sunday services at Immanuel. It was SO great to be back amidst our vicarage church family. We sure do miss this place......and the wonderful people of Immanuel. :(

Food, Fellowship, and Fun!

After the ballon race, Pastor and Jan graciously had us and others over for some fellowship, delicious food, and fun. Thanks for the great evening Pastor and Jan!!

An intense game of cornhole...

Dave and I against Pastor and Mark...

Dave and I were just a "little" rusty...

Olivia sharing her doll with Grace...

The Balloon Race

After the parade and eating too much food at Oktoberfest, we met up with Pastor and Jan and headed over to the balloon race!

Oktoberfest!

The Immanuel booth

Great...but messy food!

Heather's sister Kim just "loves" clowns... This one's for you Kim!! :)

Running into one of the many Seymour folk that we miss seeing everyday... so great to see you Duane and Kathy!

The Big Parade

It's beginning...

Look at all the people....

Hanging with Bethany...

Grace looking over dad's shoulder...

Grace and ma....

Cool Kid!

Big Day in Seymour!

Here's a few pictures of Grace from this morning before our big day out in Seymour!

On our Way!

So...we stopped and parked at a somewhat creepy place along the way...because Grace was hungry! Here's a lovely buffalo that was near the parking lot. We finally got into Seymour at around 1:00 a.m. A late night!

Four Months!

Grace is four months old today! Grace has her next doctor's appointment on Wednesday...so more stats to come!

Counting Down

Grace is ready and counting down the days until we head back to visit her hometown- Seymour. Can't wait to see everyone!!

It's October!!

Yay- for October! We have an eventful month planned as we're heading back to Seymour this weekend. Then in two weeks we're going for a weekend trip to Iowa to visit family. Grace has been growin' like a weed and is so much fun these days. =)

Playing before bathtime...

Hey!

Checkin out the birdie!

Grace and Mommy

Dressed up for Church!

Lazy Saturday

We had a nice and relaxing Saturday in Saint Louis! Grace is back to sleeping through the night. (YAY!) Grace slept for a whoppin' 11 hours lastnight! (Mama didn't....as she kept checking on Grace!) But...it was still a wonderful snooze...and Grace picked a perfect day to sleep-in...on a Saturday!

Uncle Larry

Grace was able to meet Uncle Larry (Eden's husband) for the first time this evening! He along with some of our other seminary friends were in town for the symposium which was being held at the seminary. Grace thought Larry was a pretty cool guy and looks forward to seeing him again at Christmas time!

16 Weeks!

Here's a snapshot of Grace from earlier this evening...Enjoying the taste of her fingers and a night out with her new sem friends!

Smiley!

Grace has been extra smiley lately!

She's mastered the art of rolling over. She's getting a little too good at rolling over and wakes herself (and everyone else!) up at night! The joys of a three month old... :)

Healthy Baby!

We're so happy it's Friday! It was a long, busy, and exhausting week! Grace came down with her first cold. =( Sunday night she was all congested and was up every few hours during the night....thus....so were ma and pa! Thankfully Grace never got a fever. She seemed to feel better with each day that passed and finally slept through the night again by Thursday night. Yay for a healthy baby!