Happy Father's Day!

Playing with Jasmine

Riding with Dad

Riding Dancer

Gracie can walk with some assistance!

...Or ride

Riding with Dad and Tony in a parade

Look at Gracie's new pool!
I can't remember what I wrote about last! I guess the newest development is that Gracie is on her way to walking. When Nick was gone last week, she took about five steps on her own! I was so excited, but wish Nick could have been there. He spent three days in Orlando for a conference. She is getting more confident every day with her walking abilities. At first she wouldn't do it unless I was right in front of her, but now she will let go of her walker and take a few steps toward something else. She has also gone about half way up our stairs and is starting to figure out how to get back down.
The last two weekends we have gone to Nick's mom's and we have worn Gracie out. She went riding both weekends with her dad. This past weekend Nick and Tony rode in a parade in Lynnville and Gracie joined them for a little while. We also went to the pool in the afternoon in Montezuma. Gracie stayed in the pool for about an hour. She seemed to have a lot of fun.
Today for father's day, we went out for breakfast and set up Gracie's new pool. She didn't like it too much yet because the water was so cold. It will be nice to have this week, as the temps are supposed to be mid 90's with lots of humidity. FUN.
Nick leaves again Monday for Wisconsin for another conference. He will be back Friday. Hopefully things will go well this week. Gracie kind of snubbed him when he got back last week. We'll see how she does this time. We're looking forward to next weekend with Nick's birthday and going to the Keith Urban concert!








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Such good pictures and stories!!
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