Surprise!

Grace and I flew to Indianapolis over Labor Day weekend to surprise Angie for her 29th birthday. Boy was she surprised!

I was pretty nervous flying with Grace for the first time. I didn't want her to be one of those dreaded children who scream the entire flight. I flew to Indianapolis on the 6AM flight, so Grace slept on and off most of the way there. When she was awake, she spent her time batting her eyelashes and flirting with the other passengers. My mom flew back with us on the return flight so I had her help with Grace. She slept most of that flight too. People were constantly commenting on her eyes and eyelashes. She loved all of the attention!

Noah wasn't so sure about Grace using his stroller.

Grace just wants to go for a walk already!

Noah, checking to make sure Mom is ok with Grace using his stroller.

Noah and Grace becoming friends.

Noah is finally ok with Grace. "She likes me!"

We had a great time visiting Angie, Scott, Noah, and their dogs. We all went for a walk around the neighborhood.

It's a family parade!

We went to a park nearby and took a hike, played on the playground, and had lots of laughs.

Hook 'em Horns!

Grace fell in love with their Great Dane, Mia. Mia was very protective of her.

Checking out the giant dog.

Mia had to come down to Grace's level.

OOPS! Too close!

We got home Monday afternoon. Trey, his dad, and my dad all went to Galveston for a guy's night. Trey and my dad rode their motorcycles down and Trey's dad met them down there with their luggage. Trey was very happy to see Grace when we returned. She was pretty excited to see him too!

Grace has started scooting herself across the floor. It's kind of like an army crawl. She doesn't quite have the strength in her arms yet. Her legs do most of the work. We can't believe she's mobile already! She isn't even six months old yet!

I've been teaching for two weeks now and I'm already ready for a break. A lot of my old students keep finding any excuse possible to come see me during the day. If I'm teaching, they make sure to tell my class how awesome I am and that they'd better not screw up. If I'm in the hall, I always get hugs and a quick hello as they head off to class. I'm still getting to know my new kids, but I think this will be a great year.