Photo catch-up....

I can't remember much of anything from the last week....must be my increasing age :) Anyway, I'll update my pictures and hope it spurs my brain.....

...oh ya, one thing I don't have a picture of...yesterday Maggie officially loped....that's horse talk for "ran so fast her mom about had a heart attack." It scared Maggie a little bit too, she's been so anxious to try it, but when it really was time she panicked a little. I think everyone does. Her trainer was really proud of her. She told Maggie they would try again next week and every week until she's comfortable. Maggie thinks she'll be ready when she's "5 and a half" (Nov. 20).  Other then the little spook, she and Chevy had a great lesson!

 

Gymnastics is still tough with Gracie, there isn't anyone else in her class, so getting her to pay attention is hard....but she is REALLY good at the balance beam. She just trots right across the low beam (probably 18" off the ground) so last week they let her try the higher one, she was too distracted by the attention from the bigger girls to really do it.

 

Last weekend we camped in Pierce, so Arnie and Dad could go to the big car auction. They spent several hours there on Saturday, I'm happy to report neither owns a new (old) car.

poor Elsie!

At naptime on Saturday, Gracie got her foot stuck in the guard rail on her bed! I snapped a quick picture then
called my dad and asked him to come help me get her out. She wasn't amused.

If only she was this easy to contain!



After getting her foot caught, Gracie topped off the day by locking herself in the
camper. The good news is Grandpa hadn't fixed the broken window sill from last
time she did that, so getting her out wasn't so bad. I think we better get grandpa & grandma
a hide-a-key!

There was an entire camp ground to play in, but the girls wanted to play house under the camper!

Gracie went home with Grandma & Grandpa on Sunday so we could help the Carlisle's move without her underfoot. Then Sunday night Maggie asked if she could wear flip-flops to school on Sunday...she was shocked when I said yes (we've always had a no flip-flop to school rule). When she woke up on Monday, it was only 52 degrees. I told her she could still wear them if she wanted but it might be chilly. She decided to try them out on the deck for awhile....she decided she could handle it!

 Monday morning I made a quick trip to Omaha to get Gracie and run several errands.

Never a more fitting fortune!

We went to visit the pumpkin lady....on the roll back there was no room for Gracie in the wheel barrow!

Monday, Gracie was officially 2 and a half! She seems so grown up.

Yesterday at school Gracie made "sunglasses" aren't they lovely!

Grandma Karen picked her first tomato of the year yesterday...I think farmer Maggie was trying to show off...

 

We had to have Arnie help us move the BIG pumpkin to the front porch. Gracie
thinks she did it :)

This morning Gracie and I finished decorating inside and out for fall...I love it!!

 I'm sure there were a million more things that went on around here, but that's what you get for now...