Summer time!

Last weekend we went to Massillon to visit our friends the Caudill’s and go to their daughter Reagan’s first birthday party. Somehow in the heat and chasing Grace I did not take a single picture. Oops. Then on Sunday we hung out with Carli and Jeremy. Grace loved having other people to play with (including Molly).

 

This week we have enjoying playing and walking with our friends Madison and Erin Yoh. Then today we went to COSI for the first time since it was So Hot outside. They have a section dedicated to younger kids. There was a neat water table that had seats that she could sit in. There were lots of activities for her to explore. We ended up purchasing a season pass so I’m sure there will be many more fun days there.

After we got home it was still hot outside. So Grace went swimming in her pool. We decided swim suits were optional though so she got to go in her birthday suit! (I hopefully censored all the pictures!)

Pool time!

It’s been so hot! I have a blow-up pool for Grace but it’s a pain to blow up since I don’t have a pump. So, today I was at Marc’s and they had these plastic pools for cheap. We filled it up and Grace had a ball.

We’ve also been having fun around town. We met our friend Tracy for lunch and went to the new Columbus Commons. They had a carousel and of course we had to ride it.

 

 

Grace has been super active recently. She has been consistently taking 6-8 steps at a time. The last few days she’s been really interested in her walker that she got for her birthday.  I think she’ll be walking on her own soon!

Ice cream Pj’s!

Grace got these cute PJ’s from Marlene, a woman I work with, for her birthday. It was finally warm enough for her to wear them last week. Isn’t she cute?! She’ll have to wear them to the Dari-ette when we’re in Dalton.

 

It feels like summer!

Grace loves her Aunt Carli!! Carli and Jeremy and my friend Lisa and her husband Dan came over to help me mulch and plant some flowers last weekend. It was great help and much appreciated.

Then after everyone left Grace had a high fever and we ended up going to the urgent care (yet again). She had a viral upper respiratory infection and then developed roseola. Mom came down on Tuesday to help with Grace and give me a chance to get some stuff done. She has Grandma wrapper around her finger as they stopped to read wherever Grace wanted!

Unfortunately I worked this past weekend and Grace spent the weekend with Todd, however I was able to go to Dalton on Monday and Tuesday and Grace and I had a great time. With the weather being so HOT we were able to go swimming and hang out in the air conditioning!

The green and yellow outfit is her swimming outfit. It has floaties in the chest. The last photo shows her trying to blow up a beach ball. She’s watched me blow it up several time and now mimics me. She’s so observant!

LOOOOONG overdue!

It’s been almost a month since I’ve last posted. Not that we haven’t been up to anything- I’ve just been a slacker posting pictures.  Mother’s day passed with me working so it was uneventful. Last week we walked with Erin and Madison. It was actually warm and after we were done we let the girls play a bit on the swings.

Then we met our friends Kathleen and Mallory for some yummy Mexican food and a little playing in the mall play area. Here we are with our matching red hair!

Then this past weekend we went out to Grove City Pennsylvania to see Kelsie graduate! We stayed with my friend Correy Friday night before the big day.

I don’t have any pictures of the graduation as I had Dad’s camera for him but it was raining and outside. Laura Bush was the speaker and Kelsie took her camera on stage and got a picture with the President Dr. Jewell as she received her diploma. All in all it was a wet but fun day.  Then Grace and I stayed in Dalton for a few more days to hang out with the family.

Yes- that pink tub is full of her toys. And yes- she wants to walk in the worst way. My quiet days are over!

Happy Easter!

We went to Dalton last weekend for Easter. In between the rain on Saturday Mom and I took Grace out in the wagon.

On Sunday, Grace found her Easter basket then got into her Easter dress for church.

She loved playing with her bunny ears and talking on the phone with Aunt Kelsie

But nothing topped Uncle Jeremy's shoulder's!

The last of the month pictures

AKA my baby is no longer a baby but a toddler!

And then for a good laugh…

It was much harder to get her to hold still for these pictures! She wanted to do everything but sit still!

And on a totally unrelated note… Last weekend mom’s college friends got together in Columbus for the weekend. The wonderful part was they offered their services to my house for a few hours while I was at work.  They completely re-arranged my living room, kitchen and dinning room. It was sooo wonderful and I love my “new” house!  Thank you so much to everyone. It was (and is) so greatly appreciated it and I can’t say thank you enough.