PL 2013 - Week 27

Tuesday: Lunch date at Dutch Valley = pie! The Girly saw a horse and buggy after we ate. She didn't want to go see it and kept calling the horse "goggy". Apparently all things that are big with 4 legs must be dogs.

Wednesday: 1st ride in Buck with the top down. The only way to get her in and out of the car seat is to take the top down. We got tired of putting it up and down all the time. #smallcarproblems

Thursday: Happy 4th of July!

Friday: Gracie is 15 months old! Stats: 20 lbs 13 oz. 31 inches tall. Size 3 diaper, size 12 month clothes, size 4 shoes.

Favorites: Food - animal crackers "cooookeee", Toys - ow, bear, naneem (Nemo), bubbles, Book - brown bear, goodnight moon, TV show - sesame street. 

Says: apple, cookie, ball, bubble, again ("gein"), up, down, mama, dada, bubba, cup, nap, no, Abby, Melmo, hi, bye, hello, cupcake and shoes ("shhh")

This girl is obsessed with "melmo" (Elmo). She brings you the remote and asks to watch him on tv. We got her a dvd that she wants to watch all day. She gets her elmo jammies out of the drawer all the time. 

Saturday: We took the Girl to see fireworks for the first time. She hid her face and said "no, no, no" the whole time.

Sunday: Homemade Chinese by the Handyman!

 Monday: This is what happens when Ow gets thrown in the bathtub before the water is drained. He got to spend some quality time on top of the air conditioning vent and in front of the fan.

PL 2013 - Week 26

Tuesday: Family photo in Beaufort. We stopped after lunch at the Shrimp Shack to let a storm go by before heading back to the Island. I had never been to downtown before. It was pretty nice!

Wednesday: Handy has talked about the subs we got at Stu's for 5 years. We finally went back and yes, they were as good as he remembered. 

Thursday: When you go to the beach you have to have seafood! Family dinner at Crazy Crab. The boys at more crab than anything else. The Girly loved the hushpuppies!

 Friday: Our last trip to the beach. Gracie was so worn out that she didn't care where she was she was taking a nap! (She did this Wednesday, Thursday and Friday)

Saturday: Time to head home! Handy did a great job of getting everything back into the car. I was afraid if we took one thing out it would all fall on the ground.

Sunday: I'm pretty sure these are the cutest tan lines ever.

Monday: Who do you think picked out this cereal at the store? The Girl is totally obsessed with Elmo ("Mel-mo"). She saw some coloring books one day and asked "whas-sat"? I told her it was Elmo and she never forgot. Now we watch him every day (sometimes more than once).

PL 2013 - Week 25

 Tuesday: Flat tire + Stroller in the trunk = An interesting co-pilot.

 Wednesday: These daisies are the only flower that I can manage to grow around my house. They look so happy in the front yard.

 Thursday: The month of June has been crazy busy! Hopefully July will slow down some and we will actually have some "lazy days of summer".

 Friday: Let the packing begin! I think I have all of the snacks and groceries we are taking together. The clothing is half way done. I get everything in the bags and Handy gets them in the car.

Saturday: We stopped at Chic-fil-a for some chicken and to let the Girly play in the playground. We were happy girls!

 Sunday: Gracie's 1st trip to the beach! She loved the sand and hated the waves. She only tried to eat the sand a couple times and looked so cute in her swimsuit.

Monday: Someone was happy to see their boyfriend again!

PL 2013 - Week 24

Tuesday: All this mess before 10 am! Hurricane Ella has been here.

 

Wednesday: Someone was trying to help Dada pick a snack. 

Thursday: The Girly loves her brother! She's pretty good with him but sometimes we have to remind her to be gentle. 

Friday: Girls Night Out! We left the kids with their Dads and went to see Jewel at the Performing Arts Center. I don't think I had ever seen a concert in such a small venue. It was the 4th time I've seen her over the years.

 Saturday: It's Wedding Season! The Girl and I went to our first bridal shower of the year. It was a movie theme and these would be the leading ladies. The wedding is in July and will be the first one we have gone to with the Girly.

Sunday: Happy Father's Day!

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 Monday: This silly girl has started to try and squeeze her body into the smallest spaces around the house. She loves to get between the table and the wall or the table and the couch. Then she tries to get behind the table and play with the cords or pull the lamp off the table.

PL 2013 - Week 23

Tuesday: We went to visit Grandma, Grandpa and Puff. Gracie got to eat cookies with sprinkles, practice her walking on the patio, play with stones and ride on the golf cart. She had a good time.

Wednesday: I got out my favorite summer lotion! I usually have one open aloe lotion and a spare in the cabinet. I love that stuff for summer time. It's not heavy and smells great. I've been using it every summer for almost 5 years now.

 Thursday: The Girly is 14 months old! 

Stats: 20.4 lbs (according to the bathroom scale) Size 12 month clothes. Size 4 shoes. Size 3 diaper. Started walking without the activity walker on May 31st!

Favorites: animal crackers, anything with a kitty on it (clothes, books, toys, plates), activity walker, sitting in the bowl cabinet, bubbles, turning on the lights with a remote, bath time.

Says: hello, ball, cup, ow (cat), woof-woof (dog), num-num (yummy), shhhh (shoes), yes, no, cookie, mel-mo (Elmo), Dada, more, fsssss (fish), buba (Bevo)

 Friday: The Girly's magazine came in the mail. She loves reading her new books when they come. I like the paper that comes with it to record milestones each month. We keep it on the fridge and write down stuff she does or says.

Saturday: We went to a shower for Baby McMannis. It was retro / rainbow themed since they don't know if the Baby is a he or a she. It turned out super cute!

 Sunday: Gracie went out on the boat with Miss Carol, Timmy, Gab, Rusty and Roxie. She looked super cute in her swimsuit and even left her ear plugs in the whole time.

 Monday: Busy weekend = worn our Girly.

PL 2013 - Week 22

Tuesday: The Girly's Baby be Blessed finally came in the mail! We ordered it in January as a gift for her 1st birthday. We thought 4 months would be enough time for them to make it but apparently they were really backed up from last Christmas. I hope she loves it as much as I do!

Wednesday: Last day of school! Eight years done... 27 to go!

Thursday: Looks like it's time to retire the boob buddy. We had a good run but I haven't had to use this thing in a week. Hooray!

Friday: Homemade cinnamon sticky buns? Yes please! I made these to go along with the crock pot breakfast casserole we had for dinner. Not Friday's usual pizza but still super yummy.

Saturday: We took Gracie to her second baseball game. She was just starting to walk and we spent more time on the walkway behind our seats and in the kids land than watching the game. We did get to see 2 homeruns though.

Sunday: Someone was playing in cozy coupes at the ball park yesterday so Dada decided to put hers together. We didn't know if she could do it since the age is 2 and up. She likes to open the door and climb in and out. She pushes it from the back but can't make it go with her feet yet. We decided to call her car "beep beep".

Monday: We went to the library to sign up for summer reading. The Girl got her own bag, reading log and bingo card. She had fun looking at the fish and picking some books.

PL 2013 - Week 21

 Tuesday: I think someone was eating cake with sprinkles on the sofa.

 Wednesday: Hanging out with GiGi. Gracie gets spoiled being at home with GiGi. They watch tv, eat snacks, take naps and read books all day.

Thursday: Ladies Night dinner at the Bistro. We had a party for Miss Pat since she is retiring and moving to New Hampshire. We can't wait to go visit her next summer.

 Friday: Working in the middle of a cornfield = tractors in the parking lot.

 Saturday: The Girl went to her first soccer game. She did really well crawling around on the blanket and eating snacks. She even clapped with everybody when they scored a goal. We cheered for the Orange team and they won 5-2.

 Sunday: Congratulations Class of 2013!

 Monday: Memorial Day was cool but we still managed go outside at Nanny's. The Girly had never played on the trampoline before. She thought it was pretty fun. We thought it was pretty fun seeing her hair stand on end.