the weekend is over . . .

Grace and I played and worked outside yesterday, but it's always more fun when Daddy gets home . . . she is finally warming up to Daddy's big lawnmower. Can you see the smile on Tom's face?

We think she said "hat" but I'm not counting it quite yet . . . Grace in her church dress . . . she has LOTS of 12-18 and 18-24 month dresses, so she has been wearing a different one each week. We went for a walk tonight . . . and ended up looking at the cows . . . Grace kept saying "elk" Just because she is so cute . . . Back at home . . . banging on the cupboards. This is Grace's new "summer uniform" . . . who doesn't love a baby in gauchos? Grace LOVES to look at pictures . . . people she knows especially, but she goes nuts about pictures of anybody. In the bulletin at church today, there was a picture of a little girl and she studied her for the longest time. Pictures of kids are especially intriguing to her. We're gearing up for the big birthday . . . I know, I know, it's over a month away . . . we're going for an all pink (and a little orange) theme here . . . oh yes. Because we didn't find out her gender before hand, this mama is going all out in pinkness. Maybe I'll have to find a pink polo for Daddy to wear for the occasion. Think he'll go for it? Hardly. But then again, for his baby girl anything is possible.

I made this to use as a decoration at the party, but I kind of like it in Grace's room. And in case you're wondering . . . yes, I did survive the "two-fieldtrips-in-one-week" week. Many thanks to my friends below for helping me through the crazyness.