Our Lil' Lovebug: Weekly Rambling

Well, over the last week, we came home from a camping trip, Gracie started soccer (officially), and we saw Disney Live: Three Classic Fairytales. I have tons of pictures to share, but I will try to keep it to a dull roar!

Camping

We went on our now annual camping trip last weekend. It was a really great time. We once again went with the Elliott’s up to Cloudcroft. If you remember, they had “that handsome boy Baby Dean” just a short 2 months ago and he has officially had his first camping trip. He did wonderfully! Mom and Dad were a little worrisome, as to be expected, but all in all it was a great weekend.

Gracie got to go on her very first fishing trip while camping. She is just like her Mama, she does not touch fish or bait, but she will hold the pole as needed! Ha!!! We caught 6 fish at this little trout pond near our camp site. It was perfect little place for kids or newbies.

The “firsts” thing seems to end once they achieve major milestones as an infant and toddler. Once they past that stage, it turns into events like fishing, games, trips, etc. But, you forget about the sweet things like, the first family picture your child draws, the first time they say “I love you” and you know they understand what those words mean, or the first time your baby gives you a flower, even if it is a dandelion!

Disney Live!

Friday night we took Gracie to see Disney Live. I love that El Paso is on the tour schedule for these things. There isn’t a whole lot for kids to do here, so when you get stuff like this, you always want to take advantage. I got fabulous seats for us for a great price thanks to the ticket place on post. We weren’t on the floor but we were on the first tier on the front row, smack dab in the middle. Gracie got to dress up in her “Sleeping Doody” dress and everything. She was so excited. Her little face through out the evening let us know she was having the time of her life. I didn’t get a whole lot of pictures, I wanted to enjoy the show with my little girl. There is nothing like watching a fairytale with your daughter. Cinderella is both of our favorites!

Gracie’s 1st Soccer Game

My oh my, where do I begin? Let’s just say….

This is how she spent the whole game. Walking around, with her hands in her mouth, pouting about not being able to play with her ball. It is partly my fault since I bought her a new purple ball that was more her size. She has not been able to play with said ball since we bought it at 10:00 pm the night before when we had to go buy her socks that actually fit her. So I take blame, sort of, for her unwillingness to play. By the end she did get into it a little. She even threw the ball in when the other team kicked it out of bounds.