March Final Snow

we hope.  Yes one morning in March I walked past the window and this is what I saw.  Oh my word.  I gracie came in and said mom did you see it is pitch white out.

hav snow after warm weather is kind of fun.

the kids played

the flowers tried to survive

gracie made a mini snow person

and i made snow ice cream  pretty fun day!

Hope for Spring

At this point we were so excited to see the first signs that Spring was on it's way.  The flowers and warm weather put my allergies on alert and we headed out for a walk and the park.  We had a wonderful time taking in the fresh air.

Just around

These are just a little look into our little life...come see our fun.

 all boy ready for errands with his boots and plaid shirt

 Gracie and i drove through a very bad hail storm

it was terrible and Gracie was terrified

 my son decided to color his face with permanent marker, nice

 nolan trying out the John Deere named Troy, check out the side of the tractor

 who are you....get out of my car

we met up with friends about 2 hours away and the weather 

was nasty so we played ant the mall and then a play land so the moms could talk

 this is what happens when he does not listen..powdered sugar everywhere....he loved the taste

i don't think he learned a lesson from this one

 our spring football scrimmage started off early with 4 coaches and 2 wives 

shopping for all the football players and there families to feed after the game

 it was pretty chilly so all the kids ate in my car we are even missing 2 of the girls

 Nolan recently went to the GI doctor.  The talked to him and pressed on his tummy. 

Once the doctor was done and talking with me they climbed up onto the table and Nolan

proceeded to check Gracie's stomach the exact same was they checked him including the taping part.

nolan even asked her if she had been having lots of poops.

 nolan stealing another kids motorcycle

 grumpy look always

 this is just perfect for my dad who works for Metlife

this happened.  it might be sunny but it was not warm.  Football guys were over for a lunch and one of the guys and his family were doing some fundraiser where they dare each other to do something crazy that they don't think someone will do.  If they do it then the family has to donate money, something like that anyway he was dared to jump in a body of water some where in Chicago so why not at our house.  CRAZY!

SNOW

Of course we have snow it is Ohio.  We will have plenty of snow for the next couple of months and Gracie loves it.  As it started getting dark one afternoon Gracie really wanted to go outside.  I bundled her up, threw on sweats, boots and headed outside.  She absolutely loved it.

so cute

ready to go

gracie & mama

a terrible cheese picture with our little tree

Duck, Duck, Goose!

One rainy day in ohio, ok so right now it is always raining.  Which attracts cute ducks like the ones below.  We are close to the park and I think they enjoy the big puddles and the attention from the residence.  And an added bonus of not fighting over food with the geese.  I allured the ducks with cheerios no less to our front steps so Gracie could get as close as possible.  She did pretty good except when they would get close she would wave her arms in excitment and of course scared them to go the other direction.  None the less she loved it and luckly I had my camera close by to get a couple shots.

duck, duck

very cute

so close

15 Month Check-up & Snow

Yesterday, Troy and I took Gracie in for her 15 month check up.  Everything is normal minus the stuff running from her nose but we are smack dab in the middle of cold season and theres not much to do but wait it out.  We did find her stats to be hilarious!

Weight: 20lbs 8 1/2oz - in the 16th percentile

Height: 30 inches - in the 37th percentile

Head: 18 1/2 inches - the 80th percentile

Wow, I wonder where that head came from? : )  It is funny to us that she is so little, it is hard to tell because of those cheeks of hers, Hilarious!  Although her weight is low the doctor said she was not too concerned, if her height was in the 60th percentile and her weight was still low then we could worry but she is in the same area so she is fine, she just has a big head : )  We can also add PediSure just to make sure she is getting all the nutrients that she needs, if we are concerned.

I thought I would go ahead and post some cute pictures of Gracie's first adventure into the snow.

Listening intently to the dog barking

Taking a stroll with daddy,

you can see how much snow we got

My little cutie

Gracie & Mommy

Gracie & Daddy

Gracie going in for the kiss on the nose

Hail Storm

Pictures of the July Hail Storm