First Haircut

We took Grace for her first haircut and she did really well. I held off for as long as possible, but she was starting to look pretty scrappy. She sat on a booster seat in the chair and was really curious about the whole situation. There was no one else in the salon so all of the stylists were gathered around telling her how cute she was and making her giggle. When she was done she got crayons and a first haircut certificate, she was so proud!

Jesse moved in to our other condo yesterday. We STILL have not sold it and he wants to make a move to the city so we figured it to be a win win situation for us both. We gave him low rent so in turn we get one night of free babysitting a week:)-woohoo!!

Father's Day

Father's Day was this past Sunday and we had a family barbeque on Jug Band. We grilled on land and relaxed on the boat, a good time was had by all. All except for Cindy and Steve who were home sick with food poisoning- yuck! I posted a few of the photos from that day including the one with four generations of Strands. Look at all those blue eyes.

Grace finished her last Wiggleworms class this week. At the end of class she went to Miss Julie and gave her a big kiss on the lips. I think we will take the summer off because she is supposed to start swimming lessons this week. I exchanged phone numbers with one of the other mom's in class and we are going to get together with her and her daughter for playdates. The two girls would always chase each other and make faces in the mirror at wiggleworms, so I think Grace will be happy to see her again.

Grant and Grace are just headed out for a trip to the park and I have to go get ready for my charter tonight. Till next time.....

Summer season is really picking up at our house and Grant and I are finding ourselves flooded with work- hooray! Grant's networking is paying off and he is now freelancing for several different lighting companies. Saylor (the captain of the boat I work on) and I delivered the Aspiration to her slip at River City this past weekend. We got her all shined up and did our first charter of the year on Saturday. The weather was perfect for boating and it felt really great to be back at work.

Grace had her 18 month checkup last week and she is right on track. She gained 4 pounds in the last three months and is now in the 45th percentile for weight. Her verbal skills are also really picking up. My favorite is when she says shoes "oooshh". This picture of Grace and Lucy was taken yesterday when the Billadeau's came up for a visit to the city. We walked over to Lincoln Square for Mayfest which is an outdoor street festival. We drank really overpriced huge draft beers and ate brats with saurkraut, yum... It is so fun to watch the three girls together. Grace loved showing all of her toys to Lucy and Jia. She was so tired after all the excitement of the day that she slept til 8:15!