They Grow So Fast

We had a beach day yesterday at the request of the Gracie girl. Something about the warm sand & splash of the waves soothe my soul.  I do believe Grace is her mother's daughter. =) They grow so fast. This forever sweet video reminds me they grow so fast.

Summertime, Summertime

Great day at the beach~

“Don't grow up too quickly, lest you forget how much you love the beach.”

-- Michelle Held

Soaking up the sun....

As predicted, the temps were in the high 80's/low 90's. GREAT day for the beach. On the way we stopped to pick a few apples....never realized there were soooooo many choices. Yummy! We're coming back in a couple of weeks to enjoy the entire orchard, pumpkin patch and petting zoo. Until then....here's to a sunny day at the beach!

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The Face of Grace

Delighted with her new pipe cleaner glasses made at the "playplace", Gracie wore them to preschool then next day. Her teachers & classmates were so wowed by the cool specs, the entire class made them. They even made a pair for the class pumpkin...he's hiding in there somewhere.

How fun! Grace was so proud of herself..."That was my idea, Mom." Kudos to those teachers for capturing a "teachable" moment and incorporating the kids interests into their day!

The forecast today is for a balmy 89 degrees...The beach bag is packed (always) and includes my study materials for an exam on Monday. After we pick up our swim buddy, we are beach bound. We might do a bit of apple picking on the way....we'll see. That seems rather Fall-ish and did I say the temp was near 90 degrees??

Bis spater~~ and speaking of Deutsch (bis spater=until later)

Gracie had her 1st day of German Kindergarten last week. It's one day a week, just a couple of hours but total immersion in Deutsch. Yeah! Come to find out, mom speaks enough German to help out in the classroom. Thus, I'm learning as well. This is GREAT!

Have a good one~ Gotta get the girl ready to play today. Hey...are you praying for a harvest amoung Muslims? Thanks so much for joining your's with mine....Until the whole world knows

I can do all things through Christ! Yes, I can!

 

In Sunday school, Gracie is learning Phillipians 4:13...I can do all things through Christ who gives me strength.  Reinforcing this at home, we've had several occasions to apply this verse.  I believe she's getting it...

While visiting my friends' house, Gracie picked up an umbrella and began to open it. "Grace, you can't open that umbrella in here. That's for outside when it's raining." Without hesitation she replied, "I can do all things through Christ who says I can." 

It's way to early to introduce the can I versus may I lesson, so we just laughed hard and used the "Mama said no" tactic. Hee, hee~ 

The forecast today is SUNNY at 89 degrees!  We're headed to the beach with Stephanie & Emily. Whoooo hoooo!