Girl Time

After school on Tuesday, Grace and I had a "girls' evening" with Mama.  My mom and I both needed a pedicure and we decided that it was time that Grace enjoyed one too.  She loved every minute of it!  She had to sit on the edge of her seat to get her feet in the water and eventually just stood in it.  She was very apprehensive when the woman started working on her feet but loved the purple sparkly nail polish.  Much to all of our surprise the woman also did Grace's finger nails--complete with little white daisies.  It was supposed to be a treat when she stopped sucking her thumb--oops!

When we got home we planted flowers in our pots.  Grace loved donning her gardening gloves and making the front porch pretty!

It's great to have Mama here!

Four's Class!

On Tuesday, Grace started transitioning to the 4's class (it goes by their 1/2 birthdays).  She's been ready to transition for some time, as many of her friends already have.  Right now it's been nice because she gets to spend time with her friends in the 3's and then goes into the 4's for a few hours.  I think she'll really miss the kids still in the 3's and definitely will miss her teachers.  You can tell from the pictures though that she was pretty excited on Tuesday!

Memorial Day Weekend

We had a great, relaxing Memorial Day weekend.  We had no plans and then last Thursday as we sat in the waiting room waiting for my 37 week appointment we talked about driving into the mountains.  Then we had our appointment and learned that things were progressing.  I had indeed been feeling contractions all week and was almost 3 cm dilated.  So we decided to stay closer to home.  It was really nice just hanging out and giving Grace some time with mommy and daddy before our world changes. 

Saturday we headed to Old Town in the morning and had a great time wandering in shops, getting a snack, and enjoying our great town.  We also got some new patio furniture for our front porch.  I'd been wanting to get some since we first moved here and as I've been nesting, I was able to sell some items on Craig's List so we used the proceeds to outfit the porch.  I'm in love with being able to sit outside, have a cold lemonade, smell the flowers, feel the breeze, and watch Grace play.  It's divine!

 

We spent Sunday morning cleaning and then Mark's boss and his family, who were in Colorado vacationing, stopped by for an afternoon cookout.  They have 3 kids (9, 6, and 1).  Grace loved playing with the big girls and doting over the baby.  It was a fun afternoon.

Monday Mark and Grace went for another hike to the waterfall and then we welcomed my mom and Mike.  They weren't planning on coming out until this weekend but with my progress and the contractions I was feeling on Friday they decided to take off early.  Grace couldn't be happier and my stress over going into labor before they got here is gone.  Our final highlight of the evening was the chimes of the ice cream truck.  A few weeks ago Mark and I hid away a few dollars just in case an ice cream truck came our way (we never have cash on us).  Well, Monday night around it came.  Grace had no idea what to make of it and I definitely think I was more excited than she was but she certainly liked the treat she got!

 

Cousins

My cousin, Joey, lives near us.  Grace LOVES her daughter, Alice.  Can you tell they have fun together?