10 months

What? I'm 10 months old?

How bad of a blogger am I?! Grace is nearly 11 months old and I'm just now getting around to writing her 10 month blog post. Whoops.

The thing is, life is crazy busy these days, and we are having so much fun, i'm finding it hard to make time for life online.

Playing with Mr. E at a friend's wedding.

Me and my girl.

Grace is growing up so, so fast. One day before she turned 10 months she took her first steps. It happened in our back yard on a warm Sunday evening :) We even managed to catch it on video. Since then she's been doing a mixture of walking and crawling. She is constantly on the move.

The day she learned to walk.

Cruising around the yard.

Grace has 7 teeth now - 4 up top and three on the bottom. And they. Are. Sharp. I have been bitten many times. You'd think that with all those teeth she'd be into eating solid food, but no. She only wants to nurse. I guess she's just not ready, and really, I'm ok with that. She does love to have a sippy cup with water in it, but it's really more a form of entertainment for her than anything else.

See that one tiny piece of food on her lip? That's all she ate.

Grace, or "Bee" as we call her, is really babbling a LOT now, and just this week she started referring to me as "mama". It absolutely melts my heart. She says "Dadadada" but we're not sure if she's directing it at Mr. E just yet. Soon. She also LOVES to play peekaboo, and will wave and say "hiiiiiieee" on demand. It is so adorable. She has such a range of sounds - from high pitched squeals, to big, low growls!

We've been spending loads of time outdoors now that summer is here! It's so fantastic having Mr. E home with us. We go on lots of walks, and spend time in our kiddie pool most days. Grace loves to watch her dad play in his softball games. We're lucky enough to live about 1/2 a mile from the lake which has an awesome beach for kids! Grace loves to charge through the water. We really have to restrain her. She has no fear. She loves the sand as well. She covers herself with it. So cute.

Just chillin' at the lake.

At the end of June we spent a week on Long Beach Island, NJ with my parents, brother, and sister-in-law, (who is pregnant!!) It was such a blast. Grace was so, so happy the whole time. She loved the ocean, and she loved spending time with my parents and siblings. She really, really loves my mom a lot. It's very sweet. 

 She wasn't sure what to make of the ocean at first! She shrieked when we let a small wave wash over her toes.

Hey, what's this thing? 

 Uncle and Aunt :)

With Daddy on the beach. 

 I heart sand!

Crazy Uncle Steve

Snuggling with Daddy

Hangin' with Papa

Loungin' with Nana

 Me and Bee!

Grandparent love 

Our little, happy family <3

I can't believe we're closing in a on a year! I have some much to be thankful for. I love this little girl with all my heart and soul. I can't imagine how I ever lived without her.