Grace's Interpretation of "Crazy Hair" Day

Crazy Hair Day in the first grade!  Can you guess how we pulled off this style?
It lasted all the way until indoor recess when it was toppled by a ball thrown across the room.

Happy First Birthday!

This was the fastest year of our lives.  I guess what they say is true; time passes more quickly the older you get.  Or the more kids you have!

Jane Elizabeth is still small and petite and lovely, so maybe that makes it harder for me to believe she's ONE!  She has an official "first word", and it's "Uh-Oh!"  Adorable.  She may or may not be saying Mama, I can't tell for sure.  She still makes lots of babbly little owl noises and lights up whenever she sees a family member. She always pretends to be shy and bury her head in your chest when you're holding her and someone says hello.  She can finally clap her hands and can point to a nose!  Other than that, she's content to just grin.

Jane can take five or six steps in a row when she's in the mood, then it's right back to army-crawling.  She's almost startlingly fast with the army crawl.  She's conquered the stairs and often gets stuck standing under the kitchen table.

She's about to become the proud owner of FOUR new top teeth that are erupting all at the same time, poor girl, just in time for her to sink her teeth into her birthday cake this weekend!

We love you, little Jane Jane Choo-choo Train!