April 10, 2011

2011 Garden


We'll fill the last 2 rows with peppers & tomatos transplanted from seedlings.
Green beans.
Squash
Lettuces (not quite ready for a close up)

February 19, 2011

NC Aquarium @ Fort Fisher

Back in January, we enjoyed a fun Saturday morning at the NC Aqaurium @ Fort Fisher.

It's the perfect size to tour in just a few hours and it wasn't crowded since it's the dead of winter! The have a 2-story conservatory with fish, birds, turtles, snakes and alligators. It's home to an albino aligator - this guy...

And this very friendly guy. Gracyn's not too impressed, huh?


But she loved the fish and called them all 'Bubbles' - that's the Beta fish at school's name.


She wasn't really into touching anything or observing for too long. But we covered the whole place, had zero meltdowns, enjoyed a nice snack outside - with a quick dance session (see below) and made it home for lunch & nap with no tears. Pretty successful, in my opinion!


Come on Spring!

A quick weekend roundup. After weeks of nasty, harsh winter weather, Mother Nature graced us with a gorgeous preview of Spring. Warm weather + blue skies, we'll take it. We got our weekend chores out of the way on Saturday morning. Target for crayons & other items, TJMaxx for some new Eric Carle books and Harris Teeter...WHEW! Lee took on the yard, major challenge.



On Sunday, we played hooky from church and after a nice breakfast & 'nack for G we took off for the beach, all 4 of us. Bella was anxious to swim and not too happy that we didn't oblige. G had fun with her shades & digging in the sand. She's going to have a blast this summer at the beach. And Lee & I, well we just enjoyed.




February 4, 2011

15 Months


Graycn,

You are 15 months and what a sweet little gal you are! I feel like I say the same thing every month, but I sweat you are constantly learning & changing. You amaze us everyday. You are sweet & sensitive, strong-willed & stubborn, kind & thoughtful, easy-going & challenging at agiven moment throughout the day.

Here's what you've been up to:
Clothes: 12m + some 12-18m (Yeah for new clothes for Christmas & new spring clothes!)
Shoes: 5 (You just got new size 5s for Spring & size 5.5 for summer)
Diapers: Size 4
Naps: Just one a day in the afternoon. Some days just for 1 hour and others for up to 4 hours. You're a great sleeper!
Eating: You really love to eat! You're definitely our child. A new favorite - Jello

Words: Mama, Mommy, Dada, dawg (dog), more, all ga (all gone), baby (anyone in a photograph is a baby), bubbles, Hi, Bye, MeMe, BeBe, U-U (Shu-Shu + LuLu), nack (snack), bok (book), duck

You can also tell us what a dog, pig & duck say.

Sign: More, Please

We love you, Mama & Daddy