April 25, 2011

Happy Easter Sunday!

Disclaimer: Picture overload coming!

Happy Easter everyone! We are so blessed and it's weekends like this one that are such a great reminder of ALL our blessings. Time together with family & friends to celebrate each other & our faith. A look back to last year.

The Easter bunny came and brought more candy + books + new clothes!



Then we freshened up for church & pictures!






April 21, 2011

Easter Egg Hunt with school friends!

Children's Cottage hosted an Easter Egg hunt this morning. Here's a few pics of the 'hunt' & our 'huntress'!
On the hunt.

Checkin' the area for more eggs!

Pick 'em up & put 'em in the basket!

Whoa! These eggs have candy in them!
She didn't know that was going to happen, since we've 'practiced' with empty eggs @ home!


April 18, 2011

Spring Smiles

**This is 1 of 4 new posts, so scroll down!**

Sweet spring smiles! So cute, it kills me!




Gracyn - 17 Months




There's really no excuse for our absence. We've been enjoying March Madness. Lee & I had a weekend 'home alone', then we visited Jacksonville, then Gracyn & I were in Myrtle Beach and then we all hit the road for Charleston. So, not a lot of time for blogging, but I want to capture these memories & milestones for Gracyn.

Gracyn you are 17 months old. Really?! One month shy of 1.5 years old! Wow!

You are full of life, you never stop moving, playing, exploring, talking while you are awake. You never stop, really, that's the truth. You will sit still to look at books, which I LOVE. You will carry as many over to read as we are willing to tolerate. Favorites right now are lift-the-flap, texture and Brown Bear, Brown Bear.

You are teething, your fang teeth. So, you're not really a fan of eating so much. We've avoided dining in public because right now you throw your food & milk cup on the floor. We're working on discipline but that's a constant battle. It's also a challenge feeding you because what you love today, you'll hate tomorrow. I never thought I would see this happen, you've always eaten any & everything. I pray this is just a phase.

You sign please & more. You say please, more, thank you. Other new words/phrases include:
Cracker, I love you, Nose, Eye, Bella, Sara, Andrew

You know where you eyes, ears, nose, hair, head, toes & belly are. You'll point them out to us.

You challenge & test us constantly, not only while eating. You play in Bella's water & food - we have to move you from there ALL THE TIME!

You are still a great sleeper. You go so hard that the minute we put you in bed, you've laid down and closed your eyes. You are such a joy & we love you dearly!


A little bonus, our background was the climbing rose bush. Golden showers!

Bunny Fun!

April 18 2011 Easter Bunny from Elizabeth Galloway on Vimeo.

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)