Summer Vacation

We spent the past week on vacation, which included a few days at the Lake, a quick stop in Columbia and a few days at home! It's been wonderful to spend so much time together as a family. At the Lake, we had rainy, cool weather, but we made the most of it. We swam a little in the rain, played mini-golf, shopped for a fall and winter wardrobe for Gracie at the outlet mall and lunched on the lake. On our way home, we showed Gracie Columbia. Rush, or should I say Recruitment Week, was in session and it was fun to see the girls lined up and marching into the sororities, songs a-blazin. We lunched at Campus Bar and Grill, which Mike still calls Suds and I call Big 12. We also made a pilgrammage to Tonic, where the story of Mike and Karen began. We've been relaxing at home the past few days, and Gracie is glad to be done with getting in-and-out of the car seat so many times a day. We wish every day was a vacation day!

Vintage

Here's a shot of Gracie in a dress that I wore as a baby.

A happy baby!

Gracie and I had fun playing tonight after work. We usually get to play for one hour before it's time for her to eat, take her bath and go to bed. Check out her seven teeth in the photo below! I caught her clapping today, which was very exciting! Her crawling is speeding up and she's just starting to follow us from room to room. She'll be 8 months tomorrow!

July

I haven't been taking many photos lately, but here's a few. I've also uploaded a short video of Gracie's new favorite trick. When we put her to bed now, she prefers to stand up in her crib and play. She's crawling in her own unique way. She's been slowly pushing a walking toy across the living room floor. She cruises along the couch and the coffee table. Her favorite word is dada, but she also says mmmmmom. However, we don't think she understands who's who. My mom is so proud that Gracie can wave good-bye to her.

We also celebrated Mike's birthday in Vegas a few weeks ago. We didn't win big, but we had a good time...and Gracie had a good time at her Grandma and Grandpa's house.

Also in July….Mike ordered pizza from Domino’s and was surprised with the D’Marco Delivery. D’Marco Farr, former Rams player and current ESPN radio host, delivered Mike’s pizza, along with 2 Rams tickets, pizza for a year and a chance to win season tickets to the Rams!

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