Happy Halloween

Grace went trick or treating for the first time yesterday. I would post a picture of her hitting up the neighbors for candy, but she was so bundled up in the stroller that you can barely see her. She also slept through the whole thing, so basically Mac hogged all the attention. He is good at that. Instead I will post more pictures of her in her ladybug costume.

Grace had an exciting week. On the downside, she had her first ear infection. This is responding well to antibiotics and she is back to normal today. On the upside, she got to spend a few days with Grandma who came to stay while Mommy and Daddy went to Boston. Dad was at a conference and Mommy went shopping for new clothes for Gracie. Grace did great and was sad to see Grandma Ellen leave at the end of the week.

Here is Grace in her Halloween outfit. In case you couldn't figure it out, this is a ladybug costume. I wish I could say Grace was as thrilled about it as she seems in this picture, but....

Once again, I apologize for the delay in publishing, but I do have an excuse. We just got back from our first family vacation! Yup, Grace went down to sunny Florida for a week of sun and fun. We did all kinds of things that we weren't supposed to do. Mommy and Daddy are not very good at following the rules, so Grace went for her first swim in the ocean. She has already been in a pool, so that was no biggie for her, but we included some pictures anyway. The other couple in the pool with her is David and Shelly, our friends from Denver who stopped in to meet Grace and hang with Mom and Dad. Grace also met her Uncle Sam and Aunt Juanita. Pics of that meeting in the next post since we are reaching our acceptable upload limit at this point.
Grace tolerated car travel well, thanks to her new car seat. That thing has been a God send! She also learned to sit by herself for extended periods. Very cool! Finally, her quarterly ultrasound to check for tumors was negative. Overall, a great October for Grace.

Grace Singing!

Grace flexing the golden pipes. Look out Celine Dion!

Grace Giggles

Although Grace smiles a lot, a full blown giggle is rare. Luckily we caught this one on tape.

Feed Me!

Let's talk about Gracie's favorite thing to do: Eat! The girl likes her food, and we are proud to say it is not limited to formula. You never know what a girl will like, but so far Gracie likes pears, squash, prunes and peas. She has also had a go with some biscuits which she mutilates with her first two teeth! I think she wears most of the biscuit, but at least she knows what she is supposed to be doing with it. Speaking of that, she has figured out the what to do with the spoon as well.

MMM Pears!

Chew on this...

How could anyone not love that face?

Mom making it happen.

Go Colts!