We can't get "baby proof" enough!

7/28/09
Gracie,

Ah, sweet baby girl. I feel like you have grown 5 inches overnight! You are so tall. And you have such an adorable bottom tooth peeking out of your smile now. You are into everything! Up the stairs faster than I can shut the baby gate. Into the china cabinet over and over. . . I need to buy a baby proof lock for it!

I am so proud of you and how you have just emerged into this wonderful little person with SO MUCH personality! You only cuddle when you are sleepy now, and I am saddened by that. Oh, I love to cuddle you! We went to the County Fair today and there was a group of about 15 kids playing different instruments. You were the youngest (and by far the cutest in my opinion - equal to your brother of course) and you were just shaking the maracas like crazy! You definitely added your sweet melodies to the music of my life today little one. Oh my, and I have to tell you that I was stopped multiple times today by people ogling over how cute you were in your little flower bonnet! You are a star babe!

County Fair

7/28/09
Dear Clayton,
Today we went to the County Fair. We looked at rabbits, sheep, and donkeys. . . But you were most interested in the popcorn and coloring your very own tile with marker! You played musical instruments with about 15 other kiddos, and your sister. Your favorite thing was climbing in and out of the yellow skid loader, up and down on the tractors, and in and out of the lawn mowers. It was an ordeal to get you to leave . . . A time out was involved.


Gosh, I was so happy to see you in your element with all of those tractors. You were just blissful babe! I love you much! On the way home you told me, “Oh, Mommy, I sooo tired Mommy.” It was a good day buddy!