A Day of Fun!

I love my days off! I especially love the day I have off during the week that I get to spend the day with my sweet little girl. Grace and I are usually on the go the days I have off during the week. We usually have play dates with friends, meeting someone for lunch, going to the zoo, children's museum, or the library. We usually are having a lot of fun. Daddy can't believe we don't just stay home but how could we there is just so much to do.

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Grace loves to hang out with her buddy Cole!

What faces!?!? So funny!

So sweet! They are so cute.

Gracie loving Cole! Ok Grace maybe that is to much loving.

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We love to go to the Library!

Grace just making her self at home reading.

Reading to mommy!

So Precious!

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At Bayliss Park in Downtown Council Bluffs!

Gracie really thinking about what to do.

Posing at the Park

Grace having fun playing in the water.

Grace running around.

Grace turning the water back on.

Grace loves the water.

Working on the Yard!

Figuring out how we want the new shrubs placed.

Taking down the old fence.

Planting the new shrubs, creating a living fence.

Grace helping plant the shrubs.

She is making sure there is enough dirt around the shrubs.

Grace pushing the dirt down around the shrubs.

Working on planting all the shrubs.

Gracie and daddy digging holes for the shrubs.

Grace working hard with daddy.

Grace supervising daddy and papa to make sure they are doing it right.

Grace and daddy watering the newly planted shrubs.

Papa and Uncle Clayton working on the new landscaping. Laying the new bricks.

Everybody working hard to make our yard look beautiful.

Grace even help with weeding the flower beds.

Well it is that time of year to get out in the yard and work on making it look beautiful. My parents love to come over and help us out. Chris and I don't have the green thumbs like they do. Grace loves to get out and get her hands dirty and help. We have some new plans for the yard this year. We are doing some landscaping and laying new bricks around our flower beds. Also we tore out our old fence and planted shrubs to make a living fence. I am so excited to watch the shrubs grow and have a nice new fence with them. Our yard is starting to transform but we have a lot of work to still accomplish.

Grace's 1st 9 hole Golfing!

Grace getting ready to tee off!

Daddy teeing off!

Daddy putting!

Grace trying to get the ball out of the ruff!

Gracie putting! She is a good putter. She has been practicing in our basement all winter.

Mommy the Caddy!

So cute! Grace and Daddy's clubs.

Daddy helping Grace.

Washing their golf balls!

Grace catching a ride.

The Golfers!

Westwood Par 3 Golf Course

We finally got to take Grace out on a golf course. Since it was her first time out actually golfing we decide a nice 9 hole Par 3 course would be good. Grace did really well and walked almost all of the course and she had such a good time. She loved going golfing with her daddy. You all know Chris is in heaven that his little girl likes golf and is going to be his little golf buddy.

Grace's Big Girl Bed!

Well this wasn't planned and I don't think we were really ready for this but Grace got her.....Big Girl Bed. One day we got a letter in the mail and it said RECALL. It was a letter from Nebraska Furniture Mart saying Grace's convertible crib/bed was recalled and we needed to contact them. So we called them up and they explained to us that we needed to bring the entire bed back to them and they would give us an in store credit. Well so that meant we had to go shopping and find her a new bed. After looking for awhile walking around the bed area of Nebraska Furniture Mart several laps we picked a bed. So here you go............

Gracie trying to help daddy put her new bed together.

Hey Grace....where is daddy?

Yeah! Grace is so excited for her new bed.

Sleepy Girl!

This bed makes her look really tiny. Such a big bed for such a little girl. Grace loves her new bed. Of course with a new bed comes new sheets. We also added a rail along the side of the bed to keep her safe since she moves around so much at night. The first couple nights until we got the long railing added to her bed mommy slept with her. Which of course Grace thought it was great that mommy was sleeping in her bed. I love this bed because of the storage capabilities. It has 4 front draws to help hold her clothes. Also on each end of the bed is a door so you can stores things under the bed. Grace also loves the long side head board unit that allows her to put books and things on the shelves.

Dustin's Graduation Weekend!

Happy Graduation Dustin!

Pictures to be set up for the party.

The Garage all set up for the party.

Grace outside playing before the party.

Oma and cousin Brayden!

COUSINS

Tic Toc Oma and Grace

The graduation cupcakes!

The Family

Grandparents with their grandkids--so happy!

Dustin with his nieces and nephews--what an arm full!

The Boys!

Grace and Brayden playing together.

A Very Happy Dustin!

He has always had the touch to put Grace to sleep.

Dustin with his fellow graduates at church.

Dustin with his godmother!

Oma, Papa Harley, and Grace

Dustin with his parents.

Dustin with Grace and Brayden

Dustin and his Oma

Andrew, Holly, and Brayden with the graduate Dustin.

Us with the Graduate!

Brayden the Graduate!?!? So Cute!

Dustin recieving his diploma......ok his diploma holder.

Way to go DUSTIN!

Grace and Daddy

The Graduate with the real Diploma!

Dustin with his fellow graduate friends.

Grace and Uncle Dustin

Brayden and Grace being cute!

The boys having fun!