Pace had a big Memorial Day weekend. We had her CeCe and Poppy over to visit as well as her Aunt Sassy, Uncle Todd and Cousin Zack. She made a trip to the beach and had dinner one night at the Red Barn. We enjoyed having family in for several days and we are still anxiously awaiting the arrival of sister. I am due two weeks from today...so ready or not, here she comes! Enjoy a couple of videos of her on the beach with CeCe and some pictures of her from the weekend.

Pace on the Beach May 2008

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Pace and CeCe on the Beach May 2008

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Look how far we have come!

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It's no April Fool's...Pace is walking!

After several weeks of teasing us with a step or two here or there, Pace is finally walking. Rather it is more of a stumble, but it is multiple and consecutive steps. She woke up this morning and decided today is the day. She took about six steps this morning and then by this afternoon took about twenty uninterrupted without a fall! She still needs a few more days of practice before we call her a professional, but she is well on her way. Capturing the big event on video is a whole different story, but I was able to get this one clip. This is not her best effort of the day, but it is evidence that she is definitely making progress. She had been doing a lot of practice all day by the time I got this video so she does take a few tumbles. However, she gets right up and keeps going. Crawling is still her preferred method of transportation, but another week or so and I think she will be up and running (literally). She is quite proud of her progress and often pauses to give herself a round of applause. Enjoy the video and I will try and capture more steps in the next few days!

Back to the Beach!

The weather was so nice here today we packed up and went back to the beach. This time our friends Jen and Jack joined us. We took a picnic for the kids, but they were too excited to eat much other than sand. I am pretty sure that Pace took in her body weight in sand! She spent most of her time crawling up her stroller to retrieve goldfish out of the tray. Sophie and Simon went with us and they had a big time chasing the seagulls and other dogs. I have included some more video of our "little pink crab." Enjoy

Pace enjoyed a weekend with her cousins. The weather was beautiful and we took advantage of that to get outside and enjoy some fresh air. We took a picnic to the beach and had a ball. Despite it being a bit cool and windy, the children had the best time. Pace loved getting down and crawling through the sand. I have included a videos of her cruising on the beach. She wouldn't look up much because she wanted to see the sand so much. Gleaton had a ball feeding the seagulls and Cole and Pace had so much fun watching the birds. We had a great time, ate some sandwiches and probably ate a little sand too. Enjoy!