11 months old

Oh my goodness, I can't believe it's the penultimate Monthday post. This year has absolutely FLOWN by. Grace looks so grown up in this picture, and even though I'm so proud of her, it hurt my heart a little! She's no longer my tiny baby.

Big girl!

Watching our neighbor mow his lawn.

  We've ben going to Mr. E's softball games, and Grace has SOOO much fun running around, playing with Nate, and hanging out with her new friend Maleah (13 year old).

Buddies.

Ever since she got the helmet off, I've been enjoying putting bows in her hair!

Ever since Great-Grandpa move to assisted living, we've been going to visit him twice a week. Grace loves to run around his apartment. She especially loves the A/C unit!

Just chillin' with Great-Grandpa.

Speaking of running, Grace is on the run all day, every day. She no longer crawls, she only walks and runs. It occurred to me that this means she's no longer a baby but a toddler! Crazy!

Of course all that running means lots of bumps and bruises. She got this nice goose egg after taking a dive into one of our dining room chairs :(

 There are certain funny things that Grace does that I don't want to forget, so I am just going to write them down:
-Loves to growl.
-Dances for any and all music. Even if that "music" is actually a fire alarm.
-Favorite song is "Wheels on the Bus"
-Waves "hiiiiieee" at people, animals and passing cars.
-Puts her hand in front of her mouth an goes "babababa". Sometimes she forgets to make the sound and then looks confused with she doesn't hear anything.

Enjoying a day at the lake with dad.

This picture is from last month but it's so cute that I wanted to post it. I think it perfectly exemplifies her sweet, happy personality! Words cant describe how much I love this girl!! My heart is filled with joy just from looking at her. Some days I just can't believe I got lucky enough to be her mommy.