Gracie's first words!

She's been making the "da-da-da-ad-ad-da" noises for a while now, but in the last week or so we've noticed that she really only makes those sounds around David. It's hard to know just when she associated the sound to her Daddy, but the first time she just said two syllables of "Da-da" was last week, so we'll make that her first word. =)

Then today, she picked something up, and Brandi took it from her and told her, "Gracie, we don't play with that, it's yucky." Gracie, "plain as day" (in Brandi's words) looked at her and said, "Yug". Haha. So she says "Da-da" and "Yuck". =) It's so sweet.

Here are a few pictures of her goofing off around the house in the last few days. Enjoy!

Cuddle-kisses after bathtime!

"What?" haha
Finding all sorts of places to get into trouble
Oodles of fun with a cardboard box!


Aaaand she's on top of it, haha

Brian & Whitney's baby shower!

We had such a great time at the Goff's baby shower last night! Brandi and Kathleen did a fantastic job planning, decorating and hosting the event! Everyone is so excited for the debut of this fun couple's daughter Ainsley in October! Here are a few pictures:

A full rainbow!

The beautiful cake and cupcakes
Overflowing gift table Mom-to-be Whitney and Hostess Brandi
Lining up to play the "Guess this babyfood" game
I don't think David liked the green beans very much, haha
Gift time!

How Bout them Cowboys? LOL

Ainsley plaque that Brandi made
Brandi also made this beautiful quilt, that matches Ainsley's bedding exactly

We got a CR-V!

In May, we traded in the gas-guzzler F150 truck we had and bought a 2005 Accord, that we just love. However, since my schedule is so unpredictable, and David works all the way out in Richardson (he drives 80 miles round-trip every day!) we've been looking for a second car. We wanted something with high miles, great gas mileage, and reliable (in other words, another Honda =P). We had our wonderful sales guy Joel Burnette up at Bankston Honda (where I work) keeping his eye out for a great deal, when this 2005 CR-V came up. It is an LX, a dark silver/gray, and has 76,000 miles on it, just within the financing guidelines. We were able to get a smokin deal, using our Stimulus check as a down payment, and last night drove it home!

This will be my car, and will only be driven within a dozen miles of our home (basically, to Gracie's babysitter, my work, and back). The Accord will continue to be our main family vehicle, and travel the longer distances. We are glad to have a greater storage capacity in the CR-V; Gracie's big stroller fits great in the Accord's trunk, but leaves little room for anything else!

We are very excited to have two reliable, economical, safe and wonderful vehicles that will last us a very, very long time! Here are some pictures of the very newest addition to our family! (=D)

Playtime!

Here are some pictures of Gracie playing today, on her new rug. I love that she has more space in her room now to play to her heart's content! Her hair is also long enough now to hold bows, so she wore one for awhile this morning. =)

The rug came in!

...And it's beautiful! I had been looking for something perfect, a rug that would really tie in the colors and theme of her room. I finally found a gorgeous pink paisley rug at walmart.com of all places, for only $39.99 for a 4'X6' rug! I need to get a carpet-grabber backing for it, but it works wonderfully in her room, and she seems to love it!

More of Gracie's room

I'm done with another part of Gracie's room! Now all I have left to do is the "window corner" and stain the wood of her new clothes hamper and it will be complete! Here are pictures of the entry, "closet wall", "toy corner", and crib.

Sign made by Grangi out of antique blocks greets you just inside the door.

"Closet wall".

"I hope you dance" sign (HomeGoods). We love that song, and it keeps with the western theme of the room.
Horseshoe star hook (RustyAccents.com) holding Gracie's cowgirl hat (Gymboree).
Gracie's ridiculously full closet, lol. The tan hanging organizer is from Bed, Bath & Beyond, and the green one is from Babies R' Us. On the left is her green straw bag with all her swimming stuff, big gray bin of outgrown clothes, and pink camo suitcase.
New "toy corner". Toy bag on wall part of "Hey Cowgirl" theme, from Babies R' Us.
The crib in its new position. Crib is Storkcraft Chelsea from BRU, bedding part of "Hey Cowgirl" theme from BRU, pink reversible pony blanket from Gymboree, cherry-stained wall letters made by Sara with supplies from Michael's.

Redesigning Gracie's room

I've been working on this for the past couple of weeks, and am almost done! We moved the desk out of her room into ours, and moved her crib across the room to that wall. I got her another bookshelf to match the small one we use as a changing table, and it looks great! It also gave us some much-needed toy storage. (;P) Here are some pictures of the part I've finally finished! I'll take pictures of the rest of the room when I'm finally done!

This is the wall her crib used to be on. I added wall cubbies to hold precious keepsakes, as well as a new bookshelf to match the one being used as changing table. Cubbies and bookshelves all from Target.

Changing area. The big bins hold waterproof pads and extra supplies and healthcare items. The small, long organizer holds wipes, lotions, nasal aspirator, etc. Big bins from Target, organizer bin from Babies R Us.
New bookshelf. Diaper stacker is now attached to the side, and all the bins hold toys (this child is spoiled rotten). On top is her nightlight turtle (from Babystyle.com), sound machine hidden by two of Mommy's favorite toy horses, and her big lamp.
This wall cubby holds a Texas State flag that was flown over the State Capitol the day Gracie was born. A very neat gift from her Grandad and Grangi.
This cubby holds Gracie's first Bible, a small New Testament that Mommy had as a child. It also holds her silver "First Tooth" and "First Curl" keepsake boxes engraved with her name, a beautiful gift from Aunt Ashley and Uncle Bennie. Also the silver spoon from her delivering doctor.
This cubby holds her beautiful Papyrus baby book.