Sunday, June 3, 2007

The Half Birthday Celebration Continued.......

We extended Grace's half-birthday celebration into an entire weekend of fun! We spent today in Portland at the annual Old Port Festival. Despite the winter-like temperatures, we had another amazing day. I tried to keep Grace warm but she obviously didn't seem to mind the cold wind! Grace loved every moment we spent at the Festival including the people, jugglers, food vendors, dogs, musicians, and dancers.
Because Grace is a "Big Girl" now, she rode in an umbrella stroller for the very first time and loved it! One of our local radio stations was handing out balloons so we got one for Grace and tied it to her stroller. Grace spent most of her time at the Festival with her hands up in the air trying to grab a hold of her priceless blue balloon. Bob and I couldn't stop smiling as we watched our determined little girl continue to grab that balloon over & over & over again as it kept blowing away due to the ocean breeze! A Big Sloppy Puppy Kiss!
A woman with her ten week old puppy named Bella approached us because she saw Grace curiously watching Bella. Grace got a huge thrill from being able to pet Bella. Grace even received a large wet kiss on her hand from this special pup. The woman was surprised that Grace was only six months old and commented on how alert she is! Grace certainly does not miss a trick! This was Grace's first dog experience......could there be a dog added to our family in the near future?!?

1 comment:

Mary Ann said...

We love these picture--it sure looks like you had a fun weekend. What a way to spend a half-birthday! We love the way the balloon kept blowing in the breeze. Grace, you can add dogs and their sounds to your repertoire of animals that you met this weekend!
We Love You with a moo, a neigh, and a bow-wow, Maddy and Poppy

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