A Delivery!!

We decided to sell our coffee table and end tables about a month ago. We had decided that we really didn't like them any more and they weren't 'baby friendly' since they were made up of mostly glass and metal. They were also very big and we weren't even using one end table and the coffee table we had pushed out of the way so Grace would have more room to play in the living room. We also knew that one day we probably won't have room for all three of our other tables so I listed them on Craigslist. After a few weeks they were sold.

We were going to do without any table at first. We later decided that we did need something to sit your drink on at least. We knew if we got something we wanted it to be the ottoman type that would be more 'baby friendly' and we like that style too. After looking around for about a month we found the best deal through Target online and they were shipped to our house. It is a large ottoman that came with two smaller ottomans that fit on the inside of the large one. You can pull them out and use for extra seating, foot stools, etc. The top also flips over for a built in tray and of course there is storage on the inside.

We got them last Monday and we LOVE them! Grace likes them too because she likes to put all her toys on the top like it is a table for her little people and climb on the ottomans. :)

Above is a pic of the top turned over with the tray for drinks, etc..

The bottom pic doesn't have very good lighting.. there is a glare.. but you get the idea.. these are the smaller ottomans that came with the large one. Neat huh?!?

Snow Feb. 2010

This Winter in Louisville has been very snowy! It has snowed about 1-2 times a week all winter long. We have had snow on the ground at all times for WEEKS now. It never gets a chance to melt because it has stayed so cold and then it snows again! It has snowed more often this year than in years past.

Grace and I got out to play in it a little bit yesterday. I thought we needed to build a snowman so she could have that experience. We didn't make a huge snowman because Adam was at work and knew Grace wouldn't want to stay out very long. She did like being out there just didn't like that her feet slid in the snow, so she couldn't walk good.

As we were building the snowman she was handing me pieces of snow to "help" me build the snowman. It was a quick job and we even made a carrot pipe!:) The snow was very packable and actually hard/ icy too because it has been on the ground so long.

Valentine's 2010

Grace got some things in the mail from Nana and Paw Paw. They had got her some P.J's, a dress, shirts, Valentine's socks, a new Sesame Street coloring book and they also sent a few of her books that we had left at their house. Grace was funny going through the box. She was pulling out all of the clothes and saying "Awe, pretty!" over and over again. Of course she loved all of the books like they were brand new all over again.





On Valentine's Day we got up and saw her Valentine's day gift from us. We got her a magna- doodle since she loves coloring and of course some candy. She LOVES her some chocwit!!





Her card was also a picture of a dollhouse and it came with stickers. She could put all the things (stickers) all over the dollhouse. She really liked that too. She is really LOVING stickers now.

We had a great day. This is the first full day that we were recovered from the stomach virus and we actually went out to a late lunch at Cheddar's Restaurant. This was the first time we had been there and it was WONDERFUL! Grace was very well-behaved and we had a great afternoon together!

Crash!!

Last Thursday, all three of us were getting out that morning to go to the post office. We were in our neighborhood and coming to a four way stop. After the four way stop is a hill. (When it snows in Louisville, the city takes wonderful care of all the main roads. They do a really good job of this but the neighborhood roads are always the worst and our neighborhood gets bad.) We usually do pretty good just putting our car in low gear to go through the neighborhood. This day, when we were approaching the stop sign another car was driving on the other side (coming towards us) of the road and was approaching the stop sign on that side. It appeared that he was going to roll through the stop sign because when it has been bad, it is hard to stop and then try to go up a hill. The other car didn't have their blinker on and we were rolling through the stop sign and all of the sudden they turned left right in front of us and then Adam tried to stop as soon as we realized he was turning and our car slid on the ice/ snow and just clipped the end of his SUV. Not much damage was done to his vehicle at all but ours was pretty bad considering..

Thankfully, we were all fine. Both vehicles were going very slow. It is just one of those things that happened and we wish we could go back and have a do-over!!:)

Grace Doing 'Pips'!

Grace learned how to do these "flips" and she is very proud of herself that she can do them. :) She really started doing them better at the end. She also likes to flip over her head but we have to help her with those.

Listen at the end... she calls them 'pips'. Very cute!!

Yogurt, Hair, Two and What a Week!!??

I guess you all know about our hard week last week. Grace got sick on Monday of last week with the stomach virus. It was the first time we have seen her vomit like she did. Very sad. The vomiting only lasted one evening but she had diarrhea for days. On Thursday we got in a wreck in our neighborhood on the snow and ice (more on that later). Then Friday, Adam and I BOTH came down with the stomach virus and it was HORRIBLE. We didn't know if we could make it through the day being SOOO sick and having no family here to help with Grace. Thankfully, we made it through and now have recovered.

After getting over the stomach virus, we have noticed Grace to be more fussy/ irritable lately. We thought maybe she was trying to cut those last molars. I know she must not feel good at times because she has just NOT been her self. She will get all upset and cry and just real needy. Motrin seems to help so that is why we thought she most be achy some where, possibly in her mouth?? As I say this, we also believe we are fast approaching the TERRIBLE two's. We have seen a little monster come out of our sweet girl with little temper tantrums, and quiet a few of them the last few days. Some of this I believe is also related to her pacifier. We are working towards taking it away from her. She usually wants it only when she is in the car, sleeping, or when we are in a store and she is tired of riding in the buggy. Recently, we have been trying to avoid giving it to her in the store and in the car. We feel she is getting so dependent on it while doing those things. The last few days or so, when she hasn't felt good she seems to know that we are trying to not give it to her and we tell her "no" when she asks for it and it seems she wants it more!! So as a result, we have seen some 'fits' related to this. Also, she wants to eat sweet stuff all of the time since she has gotten over her sickness, and not her meals. So these are just some of examples of her fallen nature at best!!!:) Hopefully, her and her moods will get better! I hate that they go through these stages..

On a lighter note..
We were trying to give her things that would be good for her stomach and since she has been ? teething, softer things have tasted better to her so we got her some yogurt. Do you think she likes yogurt!!??:)


As for her hair... it seems like it is finally growing some!!:-)

Mommy was playing with her hair this day and we managed to make her a nice little pony tail on the top of her head!!

Grace is still our sweet little girl!! She has been so good natured and we love her spirit. Here is some of her sweetness.... :)

Piling up all of her 'babies' in 'her house' aka.. castle and then giving them TONS of hugs and kisses for the night!!:)

HAPPY BIRTHDAY NANNY!

Adam's mom (Debby's) birthday is today! She has always been very good to me and for that I am thankful. She is really one of the most sweetest women I know. She also has a HUGE heart.

For her Birthday, she wanted Grace to color her a paper. Grace ended up coloring two pages for her. We printed up Care Bear's papers off of the internet that were birthday related. (One had the care bears giving balloons to the other one and the other the care bear was giving a present.) She gladly colored these for her "Nanny". She was very proud of them and even posed for some pictures.





We also decided to do something a little special for her. We knew that she loves pictures and collage pictures so we put together two collage pictures of her and Gary (Papa) and Grace. It was all pictures of them together or memories we have had together. I thought they were special times! I think they turned out pretty good.

(The collage pictures are not clear on here but you get the idea and you can click on them to see the pictures bigger.)


She got them on Saturday, so she has already said she loves them and we are very glad!

So we just wanted to say HAPPY BIRTHDAY AND WE LOVE YOU NANNY!!

Smart and Silly Girl :)

These are a few short videos of Grace showing you all what she can do and being silly at the same time :)

By the way, don't mind my singing or the living room. :) Grace had her toys out..





For laughs...

We're Still Here!!!

Just wanted to quickly say that I am working on getting some videos on here. I have been trying to upload tonight but it was going extremely slow so I had to cancel. I will work on that tomorrow.

Not a whole lot has happened in the last couple of weeks. I have worked a good bit in the last week and a half. I was able to pick up some extra hours at work so that was a blessing.

As for the Mission trip, God's sovereignty in it has been AMAZING. We are reminded daily that God has called us to go on this trip and that He is going to work out all of the details! People have been so receptive and already giving to the work that the Lord has for us on this trip.

Our Mission Groups meet every Sunday night and we have the casual Converge service once a month. All of the Mission groups are trying to find ways to reach out in the community and serve others and to show and tell of the love of Jesus. Our Mission group is currently working on taking up items that we can give to a family that has 6 kids who have been living in a homeless shelter and have recently moved to a house. This family had NOTHING. One of the guys in our group is a teacher to one of the kids in this family. He heard of this opportunity. So we have all being giving away furniture items, sheets, bathroom items, etc. etc. to help this family. It is amazing all of the big furniture items that have been pooled together.

We are also going to go to a senior living home not far from the church this Saturday to visit with the elderly people and to connect with them. It is WONDERFUL seeing what all the Mission groups are doing to reach out.

On a fun note, this Sunday night we are going to be all combined and have a Super Bowl Party in the Gym. We are all going to bring appetizer food and I know it will be a lot of fun.

As for Grace, she LOVES church. Every time we get her dressed up she thinks she is going to church. She has so much fun there.

She is also the sweetest, most loving little girl these days!! She can not get enough of our hugs and kisses and tells us she loves us all the time. You all should see what a sweet little loving 'mom' she is to her babies too!:)

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