Ballet Recital

Grace's ballet recital was a couple weeks ago and mom has been nagging me to post some pictures from it so here they are.

Lit Fest/Printers Row Book Fair

With Susan Meddaugh, author/illustrator of Martha Speaks.

Face painting.

Listening to some lady tell a story.

Train on the way home.

Winnetka Children's Fair

Independence Grove

I want to say one word to you. Just one word. Yes, sir. Are you listening? Yes, I am. Plastics.

Hair Today Gone Tomorrow

Parent Observation Day at Ballet

Grace's dance studio had parent observation day this weekend.




After ballet we went to Home Depot for tool class.

Vacation Wrap Up

A couple of videos

Grace got a new bike for her birthday this year. We couldn't pick it out until after our trip because we didn't have time. After visiting every store in town, she settled on the "rose" bike at ToysRUs and loves riding it around the cul de sac.

Grace does this quite a bit but it's hard to capture on video without making her self concious. I managed to turn on the camera and leave it on the counter without her noticing.

A Salute to All Nations, But Mostly America

Just got back from Florida for a visit to Grandma and Grandpa Funke and then a quick stop at Disney World. Too many pictures to put up the traditional way so here's a link to a Picassa web album with all the good photos.

2010-04-03 Florida 2010

Grace's Fourth Birthday

Grace turned 4 today.

Opening presents before dinner. Unicorns were very popular this year.

Talking to her cousin Charlotte who called to wish her a happy birthday.

Getting her very own library card.

Think she liked this one.

Opening a couple presents before breakfast and daddy had to leave for work.

Birthday Party

Grace had her first big birthday party (she'll be 4 next week) with all of her friends from school. It was a fairy princess dance party at the dance studio where she and mom take/teach lessons on the weekends.

Getting ready


Doing some kind of fairy dance
Waiting for guests to arrive

The goody bags

Catching Up

This is how I found her sleeping one morning.

Painted her own face.

"Dorothy Hair"

Jake and Boxer

She made me take this picture.

With her valentines from school.

Her first ice cream float.

Matching jammies

Another picture she made me take.

We surprised her with Curious George Live.

Giving cousin Charlotte her goodie bag.

With her cousins.
Reservoir Princesses

Playing a game with Papa and her cousins.