Favorite Activities

There are a lot of activities Grace enjoys and a few she really loves. At the top of her things-to-do-forever list are swinging with Slim her monkey and washing rocks. Yes, washing rocks. We actually seek out places where pools of water and rocks are plentiful and then we sit back and let Grace go to town on the landscape.

Mika Vivian

Mika Vivian was born August 11 @ 11:30am. She weighed 7.3lbs. and is 19 1/2" long. Congratulations, Akiko and Garrett! We look forward to meeting your baby girl.

"Why?"

The date: July 31, 2009 at 10:30 in the morning. This was the precise time when Grace discovered the question, "why?" and the power she can wield with it. She has been using it to exhaustion (ours) ever since. In my opinion, Rob is winning this marathon of verbal questions/answers, hands down. Below is an example of how he handles most of her inquires. I can tell when he's starting to tire because he'll throw out an honest answer but with words that Grace doesn't know yet. It's essentially become an effective way of calling a "time-out."

Grace: Daddy, why is he sad? (referring to a character in her book).

Rob: He's sad because his friend had to move away.

Grace: Why did his friend move away?

Rob: His friend moved away so his mommy and daddy could find work.

Grace: Why do his mommy and daddy need to work?

Rob: Well...that's how a modern economy functions.

Grace: (thinking).

Five Little Monkeys Swinging From a Tree...

Learning to Silk Screen

North Park

Grace's Best Imitation of Michelle Kwan