June Fun!

Gracie was such a fun age this summer!  She's really become quite independent and fun to talk with.  We had a great time crossing things off our bucket list together, plus doing several things we hadn't planned ahead.  

For the second summer in a row, the girls took 6 weeks of dance at Studio 10 in Liberty.  This year's theme was fairies and the first class included a tea party and face painting.  These two had a great time!

They even earned stamps on their hands for good behavior!

Even though we missed the first 3 days of a 5 day class, Gracie thoroughly enjoyed going to her second Community Education class through NKCS.  Mrs. Greene was her teacher again, which was the whole reason Gracie was to enroll in the Bob the Builder class.  Here she is sporting several of the crafts from the week.  Mrs. Greene was especially thoughtful to work with Kianna and Gracie to catch up on everything from the whole week in just 2 short days.  Gracie is actually quite into tools and building things.  For Father's Day, she picked out a book to build things with Daddy.  She has been practicing hammering nails into a scrap piece of wood.  Tools are pretty fun!

While Miss Meghan and Tianna were in town, we made sure to stop at Miss Fran's house to visit them.  Gracie still views Tianna as a baby, but I think she's starting to understand that babies become toddlers before you know it!  These two had a great time playing together!

While Aunt B and Uncle Chad took care of some thing, Gracie and I babysat cousin Annabelle.  We made a trip to the City Market and enjoyed pancakes and sausage for lunch.  Gracie was a big helper and Annabelle was super sweet!  These two love spending time together!

I spent all of April and May planning for our new furniture that was set to arrive in early June.  I forgot to take pictures of the furniture, but I did snap one of our new gallery wall.  It's still a work in progress, but here's what I have so far!

Miss Rachel's daughter Rylee is old enough for solid food now, so we spent a day at their house helping to make baby food.  Gracie and Kianna were thrilled to "babysit" while we worked in the kitchen!  

These two could pass for sisters!