Swimming Like a Turtle

Grace loves "swimming like a turtle".  Her self declared new skill in her pool.  

Bad Mama

Okay,  so I am finally getting around to putting some more pictures of Grace up. 

It has been very busy here.  I ended up selling 23 dresses and 3 hats and still have some people interested in more summer wear.  One of the orders was for 21 dresses for a woman who is opening a store for infants in Rockport, MA.  I learned through some of our conversations via Etsy that she is also a RISD grad.  A few years before me and from illustration.  

Tod is done with school and is getting lots of Grace time in.  

And, Grace is a hoot and a handful.  She loves to read.  She loves to run fast.  She loves to laugh.  She is starting to figure out swimming, as opposed to splashing. She can now  catch and throw a ball with as much accuracy as I can so hopefully Tod will do his fatherly duty and get her past me.  She is learning how to pedal her tricycle well and it speeds up walks to the park.  I may even be able to get some walks back in myself.

  We still like seeing Andersen.  Grace and He really do have fun together they just didn't want to pose for pictures.

  "Special treats"  aka fruit snacks make everything better...

  just not pictures.

water water everywhere and I must always splash.
  Tod and Grace love to feed the fish at the Botanical Garden
   Dance moves are quite individual
  She shares her treats.
 she is an expert snuggler and wrestler and sometimes it is hard to distinguish between the two.
  Always the ham.
  Where else do you read your Bible but in the hamper with all of your animals, and of course with your goggles.  These are a frequent accessory notice they were at the Botanical Garden also.

  We also love to go to the park.  Grace has mastered all the ladders and climbing equipment and finally most days would rather run and climb and slide than swing.
  Today the balls had to come. but Grace washappy to share them with some of the other frequent visiters.

  And, what else do you do when you've played so hard at the park and Mama won't let you hold the camera?  Take a nap.