Walking in the park - video

Here is a short video of Grace walking around at the park.  Over the past 4 weeks, she has finally taken the leap from standing on her own in the middle of a room, to walking at least as much as she is crawling.

Swinging in the park - video

Here is a short video of Grace on the swing set.

Swinging at the playground

A nice way to spend a Saturday afternoon.

Zoo, take 2

This past Friday, we had a family day at the zoo, as Brian's parents were able to join in.  Grace was about 5 months older than her first trip to the zoo, and it made a big difference, she was definitely more interested in what was happening and seeing the animals.  She did get a little scared when the monkeys started swinging right up close to the glass!

Learning to share

Despite not having brothers or sisters, Grace seems to be learning to share.  While I would like to take credit, I am sure that it is from time in the nursery and Weekday School.  Now, if we could only get her to understand that the stuffed animals don't need to drink water . . .

The simple things

No matter how much we spend on our kids, it seems sometimes the simplest things give them pleasure.  Whether an empty kleenex box, a paper towel tube, or in this case a box lid.

Or, the simple rubber bouncy ball is a new pleasure.