July and August

The main thing that happened in July was GRADY TURNED 2!!!!!!!
I cannot believe that I just typed that, where in the world has the time gone? My baby isn't a baby he is a little boy now. We, of course, spent some time at the beach with the Moores and Tyler, Blake and Matt came for a few days too...

We took the boat out to in front of the pier in Gulf Shores and watched the fireworks on the 4th and they were great! That was the perfect place to watch them!

Grady and Caroline and Chase and Ben went fishing one afternoon while we had a girls dinner and Grady caught a fish!

We went to Sloan's birthday party at Gymboree and Grady loved it! The zoo also came to Cloverdale and they brought an armadillo, a turtle, a chinchilla, a flying squirrel and an owl.

I had a GREAT time on the Coosa with Tyler and Matt and Ben and Kelli (Chase was supposed to go but he cut his head and couldn't go). We went one Sunday afternoon and had lots of fun.
Chase and I also went to a Braves game in Atlanta and spent the night. It was a nice overnight trip!

Grady is talking non stop! He loves to play with his trains and his cars...for that matter he loves ANYTHING with wheels or a steering wheel! We are dabbling in potty training but not really rushing it. I am going to push it next month probably!

I saw this poem about 2 year olds and I love it!

A two year old is so many things.
A tiny discoverer of butterfly wings.
A hugger of teddies, a sweet sleepy head.
And someone to dream for in bright years ahead.
A special new person who right from the start,
has a place in the family and a coarse in your heart.
And just when you think you've learned all the things,
that your dear son is,and the joy that he brings,
a hug or a grin comes with such a sweet surprise,
that love finds you smiling with tears in your eyes.