I Heart Star Lake

I had my first official vacation to Star Lake and it was a blast. I am home now, it's boring. No cousins, no Grammy and Poppy, and hikes and boat rides. Sniff, sniff...

Silly Girl

Treat

Yes, this is exactly what you think it is. She loves to crawl to the dog bed and chews on the bone. Don't worry, we catch her before she chews on it too much. ;-)

My First Time at the Playgroud

We Have No Idea What To Call This Post

Well, we started filming to compliment Sophie's famous video - against our better judgement of course. But then we got a whole mess of Gracie antics. The food in the hair is just the icing on the cake.

Sunning Sweetie

If you want me, you can find me sunning at the Batavia Quarry Beach. Don't worry - Mommy puts sunblock on me, but I still have cute little tan lines in my fat rolls.

Happy 10 Month Birthday to Me!

Watch out! Here I come!

July Fun in Dubuque!

Hangin'

My house is fun - the couch, my room (can you find me? it's rather messy today), and of course my buddy Tai.

Fourth of July Weekend in Des Moines

I had my second trip to Des Moines this weekend - I am quite the traveler. We had to show Daddy the sights and we even went to Carroll to visit Great Grandpa and Uncle Jim's farm. Believe it or not, I slept right through the fireworks.

Lucy & Me

Lucy likes feeding me

Excited to be with Poppy!
She loves doggies!

Cuddling with Mommy & Lucy

Fireworks courtesy of Uncle Jim


My Gibbons Gals

My Pearls

Hand me downs from Ellis and Leighton are awesome!

Sad Day

It's a sad day for music, but we promise to teach Gracie to keep dancin'

The Chase Begins

She's been perfecting her skills the past week and by golly, she's got it! It must be the new found energy from her two first teeth!

Happy Father's Day!

For Daddy's first Father's day, I surprised him by crawling to Tai! I am still quite clumsy, but I am crawling!

Friday with Sophie

We were waiting for Poppy to get to Sophie's . . .

Swimming Lessons!

I started my swimming lessons this week and despite the COLD water, it is so much fun. We splash our hands and feet, play with water rings, play on kickboards and my favorite part - the waterslide!

9 Months!

I turned 9 months old today! I had a fun time cheering my Auntie on in her triathlon and of course, eating. Please enjoy the before and after pictures. As you can see, I am really liking feeding myself.

Daddy, Daddy, Daddy

We can already tell that Gracie is going to be quite the Daddy's girl. And what the influence he is...magazines, hanging her by a too-small lifejacket, watching TV, and what's that....a Wii?!

Dancin'

Peonys

The Peonys match my fancy new bike helmet!

Any Bets?

Any bets on when Grace will be walking? She is getting pretty gutsy. . .