FYI - She now refers to herself as a "big girl" when asked if she's a baby or a big girl! :) We had a playdate the other day with a true baby...he is about 7 weeks old. SG politely referred to him as "baby" (as she gently touched his toes and then kissed him on the head)...she then pointed at me and said "Mommy, baby, please" - I wonder what she is thinking?!?!
LOVE HER!
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Sarah Grace's first experience feeding ducks - August 31, 2010 - 17 months old! And...she loved it! We almost lost our sweet little girl to an enticing family of ducks...I think they wanted to adopt her and I know she would have gladly jumped right into the water behind them! We really enjoy being outside with Sarah Grace; nature is a beautiful and FREE classroom :)
Coiner Family Vacation with the Wiest Family ~ Hilton Head Island ~ September 3-6, 2010
We spent a wonderful Labor Day weekend with some of our favorite friends...the Wiest Family! Chris, Georgeanna, Jenna, Caleb, and Baby #3 (in Georgeanna's belly!) We met them in Bluffton, SC (right outside of Hilton Head) on Friday and spend our first night in a hotel with SG--she did VERY well! We had adjoining suite rooms...that was lots of fun...thankful for extra spaces to put babies in cribs.
Then next morning, Saturday, Chris and Jack headed out early to play golf. The mommies and kids went out for breakfast then took early naps before we checked out of the hotel and made our way to the Disney resort on HHI. We met the men golfers for lunch then headed to the resort to check into our condo (which was wonderful!) - then it was off to the pool with a waterslide and baby pool! SG went down the slide with Mommy and we both loved it! Then we went out to eat at a local Arby's (haha!). After dinner the guys went to the store to get ice cream and lunch fixings for the next day...the mommies went home and got the kids ready for bed...then adult time! :)
Sunday morning the Daddies went golfing again so we took the kids on a walk around the resort marina, explore the resort and saw some Disney characters, took pictures, and went to the resort park. We ate lunch at the condo then when the daddies got home we all took naps! After naps, we went to see "Shadow" the resort's golden retriever...SG crawled into her house! Then we ride the shuttle to the resort's private beach access...complete with a pool where we played volleyball and splashed in the sprinkler pad! The Daddies took the kids swimming, the Mommies build dribble castles with the kids, and we all had a blast! We went back to the condo to get ready for dinner out - we dined at a local sushi/asian restaurant...the kids and adults did great...yummy food, too! We all went back to the condo for our last night together...lots of memories!
Monday, Labor Day, was our day to depart...the Wiests stayed for the rest of the week. Our trip back to NC was uneventful...SG and Jack took naps since Jack had to work that night.
We had a great time exploring a new place...we definitely recommend Hilton Head to you all...it's beautiful! Thanks to our wonderful friends, the Wiests, for sharing in lots of fun and memories! Love y'all!
Sarah Grace's VERY FIRST DAY of preschool was Tuesday, September 7, 2010. She began her day with lots of sweet sounds coming from her room while she was waking up...and lots of smiles when I went in to greet her in her crib. Jack had worked the night before--so he was tired but stayed up for SG's 1st day of school (thank you Dr. Daddy Jack!!)!!! Daddy made popovers for breakfast complete with Nutella, jellies, and butter...YUM! After breakfast, we took a few pictures on our front porch so we'll remember this day even when we are old and gray and have no more memory...we can look back at the pictures of our first daughter's first day of preschool! Mommy and Daddy drove our sweet little 17 month old "BABY" to her very first day of school...EVER! She was a bit hesitant but warmed right up to her preschool environment! We are so proud of her!
A few more pictures to end the summer...
Christi's cousin Anna and her new baby Everett came to visit 9-8-2010.
Meet SG's cousin Everett!
Sarah Grace has really gotten the hang of eating with a spoon...in fact, she requests it!
Sweet Sarah Grace
9-12-2010 - Sarah Grace learns about SPIDERS from Aunt Carrie and Josh!
SCUBA DIVING trip to Lake Rawlings, VA 9/17-9/18
PLAYTIME WITH SG ~ 9/19/2010
...and a few video clips from that day ~ 9/19/2010
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SG exploring with the mirror and saying "hospital"
SG laughing/playing with Daisy
Sarah Grace graced yet another blog...see if you can find her! :)
