Almost...

...walking!

Preston is moving and shaking all over the house. He has perfected the art of "pulling up" and is now trying his best to reach anything on top of a low table. He is getting more sure of himself on two feet and we feel sure he'll beat his brother by walking before 15 months!

Here are some shots of him moving around the house this morning.

She's growing up...

Our little girl is growing into a beautiful young lady!!

Is it a bedsheet?

.....No!! It's the Black Pearl!

What do you do on a weekend morning with 2 boys who are not happy playing with any of their other toys?? Pull out one of those old bedsheets in the Goodwill pile and, viola!, instant pirate ship.

McCord and cousin Hanky played in the Black Pearl for the rest of the morning and well into the afternoon. McCord took several stuffed animals into the ship for "crew members" and they even insisted on eating snack inside the ship.

Our den is a little messy right now, but who knew it could double as the ocean! :-)

1st Birthday!!

Well, it's official! Peston turned 1 this past Saturday! No more babies in the Grice house... :-(

We had a nice little party for Preston, but he was a bit overwhelmed by all the stares! In fact, when it came time for him to dig into the cake, he had absolutely no interest at all. He eventually reached a tentative finger out and got a bit of frosting, but that was about it. We helped by pushing his hand into the cake -- he didn't like that too much. Big brother McCord helped to blow the candle out and kept wondering why it wasn't his birthday yet.

Preston's new trick on his birthday was that he took his first journey up a few stairs (with Pirate McCord right by his side). Guess it's time to put all the gates back up.