Pedicures

Today we got pedicures at our favorite little salon! This is one of the things I will miss when we leave here, but according to my Mom there is a place that is similar back home so I will definitely have to check it out. Grace normally just sits in my lap and we read books or watch a movie but today I decided to ask if they could paint her toes too. I told her this morning we were going to get our toes painted and she has talked about it all day. She was pretty excited!! After she watched her friend Maggie get her toes painted it was Grace's turn. She sat SO still and did SO good! I was really proud of how well she did. Grace asked for green paint but the lady who was painting Grace's toes was having trouble finding a green so I told her that pink would be OK. And we told her that Grace likes flowers.

{sitting very still while getting her toes painted}

{watching the lady paint her toes}

{being so patient!}

After her toes were painted Grace tried to blow on them to help them dry. Then when she was all done she told the lady "Arrigato" which means Thank You in Japanese!

{Finished Product - pink with flowers on her big toes and hearts on all the others}

Her Daddy was waiting on her to be done with her pedicure so he could take her home to make dinner. She probably enjoyed that a lot more than waiting another hour for her Mommy's toes to be all finished. I am planning on taking her back one more time before we leave!!

Reaching New Milestones

Today Grace rode in the car facing the front for the very first time ever! We needed to take my van to get some things fixed so we could get the JCI done (we passed the inspection today!!!) so Dustin took it in and then I drove his car to pick him up and take him to work. I did not like how Grace's infant seat was in his car so I took her big car seat out of my van and put it in his car. It won't fit rear-facing unless the front seat is folded forward so I just put it facing forward since she is now over 1 year old. At first she thought it was pretty funny to be riding in her seat and looking up front. As we drove down our road she kept giggling! She is really growing up!!

{in her big girl car seat}

After we dropped Dustin off at work we went over to her friend Maggie's house to play before heading out to get pedicures. I kept telling Grace that when she learns to sit still she can get a pedicure too. Maggie does such a good job sitting still while they paint her toes. Today she chose a design with cows! I can't wait until Grace gets to go with and pick a design for her toes. It will probably be a lot more fun than having to sit on my lap for an hour and a half.

This afternoon we went outside to play and she learned a few new tricks!

{going down the slide all by herself}

{going down again and again!}

{and climbing UP the slide! She can do this with just a little bit of help, and she can get up the side that has the climbing wall}

{and she likes to JUMP, JUMP, JUMP!}

She has also told me "it's stuck" and "help" today.

It has been such a fun day! Right now Dustin is out picking up pizza and we are having a game night with James and Kelly. Grace is already tired since she did not take a much of a nap. She fell asleep on the way home from picking up my van and woke up as soon as we got home. Maybe she will last a little longer so she can show Maggie all of her new Christmas toys.