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Father's Day and the Zoo

Daddy, Gracie and Granddaddy







Gracie and Daddy on Father's Day








Daddy pointing out the animals at the zoo.






Gracie and the "cat"
























Gracie being not so sure about the moving monkey.








Gracie playing in the fountain at the zoo.









What a fun few weeks we've had! We've been in the new house two weeks today and love it. Jason started work last week at Re/Max Over the Mountain and is really enjoying it. He is enjoying catching up with his old buddies and getting reacquainted with people we haven’t been in touch with in a while. He is being trained very well in the world of real estate and is getting first hand experience with it already. Jason has his first contract and will close August 1. We’re looking forward to what else will happen in these first few months of his new job.

Gracie and I are back to our normal routine…sort of. She has adjusted well to being in the new house. She seems to be cutting a new tooth almost every week and that has caused some night waking and fussy days, but overall she’s been such a trooper. She now has 7 teeth through and I think she’s working on her last molar now. Gracie is still growing daily it seems. She’s getting taller, but still has her cute potbelly. She’s learning new words and is very verbal, even if we can’t understand much of anything she says. She loves cats and dogs and has her own sounds for both. She even says “cat” and “kitty cat” fairly well. She also calls anything with a beak a “duck”. She loves to name things and gets excited when we praise her for it. She even said “stop” this morning after I told her to stop digging in the trash =)

We took Gracie to the zoo on Father’s Day with Jason’s parents. Gracie had a good time, but her favorite part by far was the tiger. When we got to the tiger he was pacing back and forth along the window. There was at least one other child there with his parents at that time, but Gracie quickly made herself at home in right in front of the tiger. She got so excited and started jumping up and down and banging her hands on the glass and screaming “cat!! cat!! kitty cat!!” over and over again. I was laughing hysterically and thankful at that point that the other family had walked away. Suzanne got some great pictures where it looks like Gracie and the “cat” are making eye contact. I was disappointed in myself that I didn’t have my camera so we could take a video of it, but the pictures are still very cute.

I had mentioned in a post a few months ago that we planned to travel to NC to visit, but since we closed on our house in Mobile the day we planned to leave that trip was postponed. We do plan to be in NC for a wedding in September and hope to visit with all of our friends then.

Gracie is such a blessing and we are really enjoying this time with her. We are so thankful to be back in Birmingham with our families and for Jason’s new job. Thanks to those of you who have been praying for us during this transitional time. We're excited to be settling in.

New pics

Here are a few pictures from last week at Bill and Suzanne's (the head shots) and a couple from this weekend of Gracie petting the neighbors cat. Gracie LOVES cats and dogs and LOVES that we have neighbors with both.

June Update

Gracie has more than enough hair for pigtails!!!

Gran, Gracie and Noah

Jason, Sarah, Gracie, Pa Pa, and Grandmom Memorial Day Weekend

Jonathan, Jackson, and Gracie Memorial Day Weekend

What a busy month we've had! We're officially residents of Hoover, AL. We closed on our house almost two weeks ago and have done a ton of painting since then. Big thanks go out to George and Bill for helping paint most of our house. Most of the boxes are unpacked and hopefully this weekend we'll move in. We've been staying with Bill and Suzanne the past couple of weeks and have had a blast being so close to family. Julie, Ryan and Noah came to AL last Friday and Noah and Julie have stayed the whole week and we've had a great time hanging out with them while we've been here. We'll post pictures of the house once we get in.

Jason has had a very busy week with Real Estate stuff. He had three tests this week and passed all three. Jason passed the Alabama Real Estate License Exam this morning and we celebrated tonight by eating at P.F. Changs!! Yummy! Jason will start training at Remax Over the Mountain June 11. If you are looking at buying or selling give Jason a call!

Gracie is still cute as ever. She now has FIVE teeth. Her two bottom teeth have come through and we think she might be working on another one. She has done tremendously well adjusting to our crazy schedule in Birmingham. I know she will be very glad to sleep in her own bed, but she is loving staying with Gran and Granddaddy (especially since Granddaddy doesn't mind getting up early with her)! She is watching everything we do and picking up on things very quickly. She has such a sweet spirit and fun personality already.

We're very excited to be in Birmingham with friends and family so close. This is an exciting time for us and we can't wait to see what all God has planned for us here. Thanks as always for keeping up with us.