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.

Christmas 2009

In somewhat reverse order because Blogger still uses a crappy photo uploading system.

Everyone in their jammies before we left Baba and Pa Pa's house.

Some quiet play after a lot of running around.

This is apparently what 3 years olds do on Christmas morning now.

I remember playing with my stick in the backyard.

With the "lay down stroller" she was hoping to get.


Dr. Funke giving Jake a check up. She decided that his ear needed to be amputated.

Jake wearing one of her pom pons.

Baby Goofy is her all time favorite episode of Mickey Mouse Clubhouse so Santa stopped by Disney World to pick this up for her.


Checking on the milk and cookies in the morning.

She really liked the grocery store Daddy built for her.

Putting out the milk and cookies before bed. She's never wanted to go to bed as badly as she did on Christmas Eve. Santa Claus should stop by our house every night.

Aunt Moira and Uncle Paul got her an iguana for Christmas. Here he is with the rest of her lizard family.

Aunt Mary Ellen finally has a second in command to help her pass out presents.


Posing under the tree before getting ready for bed.

Pretending to fall asleep with Grandma Carroll at Christmas Eve Eve dinner.