Happy First Birthday, Grace!

Grace celebrated her first birthday yesterday! (Can you believe its been a year already?) Kerry & Dave had a pool party for her at Diane and Bob's with immediate family and a few friends. The weather threatened to spoil the party, but after a few rain showers in the morning, the rest of the day was great.

Grace took several steps for the first time earlier in the week that her mom and dad got to see and she rewarded the rest of us with a couple more during her party. We all happened to be watching her when she stood up and started walking so we burst into applause. Grace was surprised to see us clapping and then she started smiling and clapping along with us. It was such a precious moment. She is a real sweetheart.

Here's some pictures Diane took for you to enjoy.

Ribbit

I keep a watering can on the patio and a friendly toad decided to claim it as his home! Gary snapped this picture of him last night with his cell phone. He's a cute little guy, eh? I didn't have the heart to tell him about the snake that lives under our shed, but something tells me he'll find out about him soon!