Saturday, August 22, 2009

August Adventures * Volume 2

August is now more than half over and we have had so much fun! Two weekends ago I got to go on my first airplane ride! Aunt Ann, Uncle Larry, Logan and Landon flew me to Texas to visit them. Mommy and I said goodbye to Daddy on a Friday evening and spent the rest of the long weekend with my Texas family. We had SO MUCH FUN! Aunt Ann got me my own special bed, complete with homemade sheets and blankies. She even found me some toys to play with and books to read. Auntie Kelsey was there, my cousin Jennifer, and one of my new favorites, Auntie Lisa. We got to play, swim in the pool, eat some yummy food and spend time together. Auntie Kelsey, Lisa, and mommy took me for my first college visit to Texas Christian University. We had so much fun! It was so hot, but we survived the sunshine and took a few pictures. Mommy says she loves to visit Texas, and we're so blessed to have so many people who love us. I think so too! You can check out more of the pictures on our shutterfly page, but here's a sampling from our trip.

Not sure what to think about this airplane thing, but mommy said I did great!
Cousin Jennifer - a true Buckeye even though she's in Texas now!
I love my mommy!
Frog Fountain and the new quad at TCU with mommy and Auntie K
It was so hot, I was so tired.
Cousins Logan and Landon liked to read with me :0)
I got to meet Mimi and Papa - Uncle Larry's parents
I love Auntie Lisa . . .
I love Aunt Ann . . .
and I love Auntie K, but not saying Goodbye at DFW

Friday, August 7, 2009

August Adventures * Volume 1


On Sunday we went to play and have lunch at Tuscora Park in New Philadelphia. Mamaw, Papaw, Aunt Sara, Uncle Kurt, Luke, Kyle and Uncle Joe were all there with me. I rode the train with Luke and Mamaw and Daddy. Then Mommy and Daddy took me on the merry-go-round, I cried the whole time. I was so tired! Kyle and I decided to take naps while Luke finished riding. We had a great day in Dover/New Philadelphia :0) Check out our fun at http://olingers23.shutterfly.com/


This week mommy and daddy have been playing with me lots, I even went to visit daddy at cross country camp two different days this week. Yesterday Gma came to visit. We all loaded up in the car and headed to the State Fair. I still don't know exactly what a fair is, but I had fun. I got to take a long ride in my stroller, I got to hear the All Ohio State Fair Youth Choir and meet some of Mommy and Auntie K's high school choir friends, and I got to see some animals. We had so much fun even though it was very hot!

watching the choir at ODNR park
Singing with mommy at ODNR * I LOVED the end of "Battle Hymn"
This is mommy and daddy's friend Bladen. He played piano
at their wedding.I liked his beard :0)
Beth, Bladen, Mommy, and Chad * this one's for Auntie K
Exhausted . . .

Tomorrow Mommy says our adventures will continue. I get to go to Texas to see my family and some of Auntie K's friends. I can't wait!

xoxo, Gracie

Tuesday, August 4, 2009

A busy end to July and start of August

It is yummy! I had it everywhere!















On Friday we got together with Gma and Gpa, Nana and Papa, Aunt Ha and Uncle Ryan to celebrate Gma's birthday. She was trying to keep my toes out of the cake, she said that my birthday was in four more months, so I had to wait for cake. I didn't listen . . . I put my toes in twice! We had fun playing and eating cake . . . well everyone but me.



On Saturday we got all dressed up and went to my cousin Ashlee's wedding. Everyone looked so pretty and we had lots of fun with daddy, Mamaw O, , cousin Luke, uncle Kurt, and all the rest of the Olinger family. I even got to meet Grace Taylor, one of daddy's and gpa's teachers, for the first time. I loved her glasses!

Read the next page for the rest of my weekend adventures . . .

































Friday, July 17, 2009

A Weekend Visit to Coshocton


Last weekend I got to visit all of my grandparents in Coshocton. I went swimming at Nana Donna's again, ate a yummy dinner with Gma and Gpa before heading to bed. On Saturday morning I got to play with my friend Avington! We have been waiting a long time to get together, but she came over to play and have breakfast with Gma, Mommy and me. Here are a few of photos from our playtime. You can find the rest at our shutterfly site :0)

Avie shares so well



I fell asleep and Avie got to play piano :0)

I do not like my tummy time, so Avie tried to comfort me

Avie eventually realized I didn't care, I wanted off my belly!

On Saturday evening I went to visit Mamaw and Papaw O where I got to see Mamaw and Papaw Joe, Mamaw and Papaw Lee, Uncle Kurt, Aunt Sara, Luke, Kyle, Uncle Joe and his new friend Brooke. We had lots of fun eating, laughing, and eventually sleeping!


Monday, July 6, 2009

Happy Birthday America

When I woke up last Saturday morning Mommy and Daddy told me it was the 4th of July. I had heard them talking about red, white, and blue, flags, fireworks and lots of other things. When they got home from Washington, D.C., Mommy and Daddy even brought me a book that tells the story of America's birthday. After my breakfast Mommy and Daddy told me we were going to a parade. I had never been to a parade before so I didn't know what they were talking about, but I soon figured it out. I loved watching the cars, tractors, kids, and band! The drums were my favorite! We went home and took a nap and then I got to play with Auntie Jaim and Uncle Brian before watching fireworks in my pjs with Molly and Dan. I had a great first Fourth of July!
Watching the Parade was so fun!
I love my daddy! We had fun at the parade!

Wednesday, July 1, 2009

What's Been Going On this Summer * Volume 1

I ate my first bites of cereal just before the end of the school year. Then I got to try vegetables. Dinner time makes me happy - I get so excited!
My first taste of vegetables and cereal together - I love the sweet potatoes!
It may not look like it, but I really do love them!
I slowly learned to sit up all by myself
I also reach for my taggie ball now that I can sit up a bit
hangin' with cousin Melissa at her bridal shower :0) Can't wait until September!
Swimming with Mommy and Landon

playing with Nana Donna at the pool
lounging around . . . so tired!
worn out from swimming
Gpa couldn't wait to push me in my swing! I love it!
playing with cousin Kyle on Father's Day

Summer is here! Yay!

Oh my goodness! I thought my mommy was never going to let me leave a new post! She said she got so busy with school, but that's been over for nearly a month now! We have had lots of fun and lots of adventures so far this summer and I can only hope there will be many more! I am also growing up and becoming a big girl :0) I have two teeth, I eat fruits and veggies and love them, I try to use a sippy cup, and I can finally sit up all by myself!

Mommy and Daddy finished school up the first few weeks of June. Then I had my six month doctor's appointment. I love going to visit Dr. Tansky! She is having a baby soon, so I have to wait until September to see her again, but that's okay, she's worth our wait. This time when she measured me and pushed and pulled on me she said I looked perfect. Mommy was concerned that I wasn't rolling over yet, but Dr. Tansky said to just keep working on it. I told her I could do it, but I just don't like to do it. Mommy just rolled her eyes, why does she do that? I had to get some shots, that hurts like crazy, but usually I just sleep it off. Mommy says I'm a tough girl, which I think was a good thing. Daddy says after this check up I'm movin' up in the world . . . not sure what that means either, but sounds kind of fun :0)
My 6 Month Stats:
* 15 lbs. 15 oz. = 50th %tile
* 26.5 inches = 75th %tile
* i forget the measurement, but I'm now in the 97th %tile
(and they wonder why I hate to lay on my belly and hold my head up?!)

After a visit to Dr. Tansky I slept a lot and the next morning I got to visit the airport before heading to Lakeside. The airport was very noisy, but I liked watching the people and the planes. We were there to pick up my cousin Landon who lives in Texas. I had never met him before, I was so excited to see him though! He gave me lots of hugs and kisses. Once we got his suitcase of this moving circle thing we loaded up the car and took a long ride to someplace called Lakeside. Mommy and Daddy have been talking about Lakeside ever since I can remember, but I had no idea what they were talking about. Landon told me all about it since he rode with me in the back seat the whole way there. Well, once we got there, I began to understand why Daddy and Mommy love to visit there so much!

Lakeside was awesome! I loved the water and I loved the boats and I loved spending the week with all my friends and family. Auntie Kelsey hadn't seen me since Easter, so she was SO EXCITED to play with me, and I was overjoyed to see her! I got to meet g*ma's college friends, Auntie Mame, Uncle Bill, their son silly Chasen, Aunt Cindy, and Aunt Marty. Auntie Mame and Uncle Bill were so kind to let me stay at their house and to take me out on their boat. I loved the boat and all the adventures we had at our ports. One night we went out to an island called Rattle Snake and I was so tired from our adventures that day on Put-In-Bay that I slept while everyone else ate a wonderful dinner and talked. We stayed out so late that it was almost dark when it was time to come home. Auntie Mame said that riding on the boat would be a bit rough, so we had to hurry. Daddy, Mommy, and Auntie Mame seemed a little concerned, but I liked all the bumps. Mommy said it was the roughest ride she'd ever had on the boat, it just put me to sleep!

During our week at Lakeside I also got to meet the Geryczs. Mommy and Daddy had told me lots about them and I looked at their picture often, but that week I got to meet them! They all gave me hugs and kisses and we played several different times. Miss Sally also came over to play with her camera. Mommy said something about being a good girl and smiling pretty, but I just wanted to play. Miss Sally took some great pictures . . . if I do say so myself :0)

After we got back from Lakeside we had a cookout at Gma and Gpa's house with Landon, Nana Bev, Aunt Sue, Lauren, my great Aunt Joan, and, of course Auntie Kelsey. It was fun, but I was so tired, I was thankful when Gpa took me down to relax in my swing. I got to swim in Nana Donna's pool for the first time ever and then, the next day, I swam in Mamaw and Papaw O's pool for the first time ever. We had a very memorable first Father's Day! I'll share more about swimming next time and I'll ask Mommy to put up some photos :0)

After a few days at home with just Mommy and Daddy, Landon stopped by to say goodbye. He had to go home to his mommy and daddy, but he said he wished he could stay here with me. I will miss him, we had fun! That night Auntie Kelsey showed up after a long day of work at some clinic, she said it was a really good hospital, in Cleveland I think she said. All I know is I liked seeing her and her scrubs looked comfy - maybe she'll have to get some for me someday!? We played and then the next morning, Wednesday, Mommy was running around like a crazy bird and crying every other minute. She kept talking about packing things and forgetting stuff, all I know is mommy cried some more, said she and Daddy would see me in a few sleeps, and I went out the door with Gma. In the car Gma reminded me that Daddy and Mommy loved me very much and that they were visiting Washington D.C. with some friends from their school, and that they would be back very soon. I had SO MUCH fun with Gma and Gpa and Auntie Kelsey in Coshocton, I didn't even miss Mommy and Daddy all that much. I went for walks and I went to the pool and I wrote a story. Nana and Papa came to visit and Papa sung me to sleep Thursday night. On Friday I got to go stay with Mamaw and Papaw O. I played with them and with my cousins, Luke and Kyle, my Aunt Sara and Uncle Kurt, and I even swung on the porch swing with Mamaw and Papaw Joe.

Mommy and Daddy got back on Saturday evening, I was excited to see them and they were very ready to see me! We played for a little bit, then I went to bed. I had a very busy week! Now that Mommy and Daddy are home, they say we are playing "catch up." I'm not sure what that means, but Daddy spends quite a bit of time on the computer working and Mommy has been doing lots of laundry. Thankfully, they went to the grocery store and got me more fruits and veggies! Mommy keeps saying she's going to make her own baby food, but that hasn't happened yet, so we'll see about all that! I will try to do better about updating you all now that I'm home. We are off to help Auntie Jaim and Uncle Brian (okay they're really Daddy's cousins, but I like to call them Auntie and Uncle instead) register for Kid O. I can't wait to meet my new cousin and friend in November. I will show Auntie Jaim everything she needs to make Kid O happy . . . he he he (it's not stuff that usually makes me happy, but they'll all learn) :0)

xoxo,
Gracie

P.S. Mommy will post pictures tomorrow - she said there's not enough room and we're out of time!

Sunday, May 10, 2009

My first Jesse Owens HS Track Meet

It was SO WINDY yesterday, but as you can see I didn't mind too much. Daddy had a track meet at Ohio State and mommy, Gma, Gpa, Mamaw O, and Papaw O and I went to watch. I wore my pink hoodie and sunglasses from Auntie K so I would be warm and the wind and sun would stay out of my eyes. I had fun, but I hope it's not as windy next weekend! 




When we first got to the track meet
 I was a little cranky . . . 
I really just wanted to take a nap. 
After my nap though, I was good to go! 

Check me out  - I have glasses like
 Gma, Mommy, and gPa
Mamaw O was there to hold me when I woke up :) 

Gpa got to feed me while everyone
 else watched - I guess they 
weren't really there for the track 
meet after all :) he he he!