Our good friends Richy and Julie visited from Vermont. It was Julie's first time to Chicago and Grace was an excellent tour guide. Being a life long Chicago resident herself, Grace knew exactly where to take them. The day started with a trip to the top of the Sears Tower and then a quick bite to eat at Ed Debevic's. Their visit was short but we had a great time.

We had a wonderful Easter weekend. On Saturday Gracie met the Easter Bunny at Homestar Bank's easter egg hunt. She was very excited. This last picture is of four generations of our family, Great Grandma Jean, Grandma Cindy, Nicole, and Grace.

Gracie had her four month doctor visit and she is right on track. She weighed 11lbs 8oz. and is 24 inches long. Dr. McGarry said that we could start to introduce solids to her diet. We have started with rice cereal and she absolutely loves it. She takes bites from a spoon and sort of slurps at it until the cereal is gone. She gets a little bit better at it every day. In a couple of weeks we are going to shake it up a little and try peas!

After visiting Loudon, TN, we we were on our way home when the weather got really bad. There were tornado warnings all over the state and they shut down the highway after one touched down. We knew we were going to have to stop for the night so we detoured to Gatlinburg, TN. Grant spent many family vacations in Gatlinburg so it was extra special for him to be able to bring Grace there. It just so happened that Jaymie and Harry were in the area bike riding some of the Smoky Mountain trails. We met up and decided that it was too good to be true that we were all in the same place at the same time so we decided to extend our trip for a few days and rented a chalet. We rode go-carts, shopped, relaxed, and ate lots of food. Grace had a wonderful time on her first vacation and was a breeze to travel with. She was all smiles all the time and attracted TONS of attention everywhere we went. Every morning Harry worked with Grace on her "tummy time" and by the end of the trip she had learned to roll onto her back all by herself. She is getting so big!

We spent a few nights in Tennessee at Jim and Carol's house with Jim, Carol, Lucy, and Jia. We had some great family time and got to relax in the sun.

My Uncle Mike is graduating from the Art Institute of Chicago and we went to his gallery show. I loved all of the art, mom says that when I get a little older I can start with some finger paint.