Grace's week with Mimi and Poppy!

Hola amigos!
Evan and I just got back from a week in Cancun! While we were away, Evan's parents were nice enough to watch Grace for us. As much as we missed Grace, we felt very fortunate to have family watch her for us. They kept busy during most of the week here in Lexington.

They took Grace to the Kentucky Horse Park and Grace was able to take her first pony ride! They said she had a very serious look on her face the entire ride- concentrating very hard. Ha ha. The pony's name was King! Too funny! They also took her to see the Parade of Breeds, where she greeted the horses in their stalls before the performance!

During their visit, they also went to Shaker Village of Pleasant Hill. This is America's largest restored Shaker community. It's a 3,000 acre National Historic Landmark. They took Grace on a horse drawn carriage ride and found lots of sticks, leaves, and rocks later!

Grandad's 90th birthday party was a lot of fun also. It's always great fun to get the entire family together. We took Grace on a ride around the lake on a pontoon boat. She loves to drive the boat and wave to the other boaters.

Grace's new favorite thing is a water fountain. She gets such a kick out of pushing the buttons and seeing the water come out. And she doesn't just want to push it once- she wants to push it until we tear her away from it!

Photography this week is all from Bob Beauchamp- thanks so much for taking pictures while we were away. I love them!

Adios!

What to write...what to write...

Well, I've been stewing over what to write this week because, to be honest, we really haven't done anything new or exciting. I'm a complete downer!!! Well, I'm sure I can come up with something...let's see..........

The thing that gives Grace the biggest amount of joy right now is a music box that Aunt Marianne gave her for her 2nd birthday. It's the first thing she wants to play with in the morning (she says horsy) and the last thing she wants to hear before bed. Not to mention the many times throughout the day that she sneaks up to her room to listen to it. It really is something! When you lift the lid, it has a horse spinning around in front of a mirror and it plays 'My Old Kentucky Home.' She loves to open and close all of the drawers and she even knows how to wind it up when it stops playing. Out of all of her toys (throughout her entire life), I've never seen her so pleased with anything... it really is a treasure.

We took a trip up to Wabash a couple of weekends ago to visit with Evan's family. Since moving to Lexington, we really appreciate more the time we have with family, whether we visit them or they come here. My mom was nice enough to watch Ralph (our favorite black dog!) and feed us dinner both Friday and Sunday. Thanks mom! While we were in Wabash, we were able to see Evan's Grandparents (Bob and Verna Margaret), Uncle Mike, Parker and Katie, and Carl and Marianne...and of course Evan's parents. It's fun to have them see Grace and notice changes (we don't notice as much because we see her every day). You know- Grace has grown almost 3/4 of an inch in just 3 months. She's really getting tall!

Almost last but not least- my brother Phil came down to visit with us last weekend. We were glad that he was able to come down to spend the time with us and see our new place. We are looking forward to having Dave and Jen down over the holidays too. Even though we are far away- our thoughts are with you guys always.

On a brighter note- we are excited to head up to Wabash again this coming weekend to help Evan's Grandad celebrate his 90th birthday! What a milestone!! We are honored to be a part of it.

Love, us