Daddy's Birthday and Cuteness

Happy Birthday Daddy! Clay turns 29 on September 30th. Clay's family came up Friday and celebrated with us. We ate a delicious birthday dinner and finished it off with cake and ice cream. Gracie was just in awe of the birthday candles.

Still wondering about those candles... Gracie enjoyed hanging out with the family while we watched the Presidential Debate. After the party.... Isn't she pretty?Gotta love that face! I love my babydoll!Oops! Her arm got stuck in the leg hole.

Gracie interacts even more with the toys on her play gym. She talks to them and now reaches out to grab them. She also has begun holding onto her feet. My baby's growing up!

Great-Grandparents

We are so fortunate that Gracie knows many of her great-grandparents. Mema and Pop, Nanny, and most recently, Grandmother and Granddaddy. Gracie met my dad's parents for the first time on Saturday, and we all had a wonderful time. I just love my Granddaddy's face as he looks at his great-granddaughter!!

Talking

Gracie has been talking up a storm lately, and we finally caught it on video. Here she is talking to her bee and her butterfly. Enjoy!

Ike's Fury

Hurricane Gustav brought tons of rain to us recently, but it was Ike that brought crazy winds and some damage at the Glasgow homestead. Roaring winds kept me up most of the night, but Clay was only awakened when the winds were horribly ferocious, and Gracie....well, she slept like a baby through the whole thing! Our power went out around 2:45 a.m. but was restored while we were at church Sunday. Sunday morning my neighbor, Mrs. Betty called and told me to look out my garage door. This was what we saw in our driveway. Thank goodness our cars were in the garage! Thankfully it was only a pine and not one of our beloved oak trees. Our neighbor, Mr. George, helped Clay cut back some of the branches so we could get our cars out and go to church. It's hard to tell from the picture, but this is where the tree was uprooted. We are so thankful the tree fell in the driveway and did not in any way cause damage to our home or our neighbor's home. Thank you God for your protection!

Bathing Suit and a Birthday

At one of Gracie's many wonderful baby showers, we received this cute little bathing suit. We haven't used it yet, and I wanted a picture before she gets too big. Isn't the tutu cute? Her little back is so precious!
Happy Birthday, Alex! Alex's 1 year old birthday party was Gracie's first party to attend. Here is Alex and her mommy, Rebecca. Thanks Lee's for hosting such a wonderful party! All the kiddos! Here the birthday girl is trying to give Gracie kisses. Too sweet!

Off Brand Woes

Okay, I'll admit it--I'm cheap. I used to think I was thrifty or careful with money, frugal, or any other nice-sounding adjective, but I'm beginning to realize that I am simply cheap.

Here's how I came to this realization. It was a journey of strikes.

Strike 1--cheaper toilet paper. So we had been usin' Charmin, with its quilted softness, but one day I thought we could try Kroger brand tp. Double roll? Check! Well, we get the tp home, and all I can say is "Elaine, I cannot spare a square when we're talking one-ply." Lesson learned, no more Kroger tp.

Strike 2--the muffin debacle. The last time my brother David and his wife Elizabeth came to visit, Clay ran to Kroger for me. On the list was "2 muffins." I intended for Clay to get 2 boxes of muffin mix because it was our turn to bring breakfast to Sunday School. Instead, he brought home a container of 4 muffins from the bakery section. When I explained what I meant by "2 muffins" Clay's response was "Oh. I just know how cheap you are, and I just figured you wanted 2 muffins--one for David and one for Elizabeth, and they didn't have a container with just 2 muffins." Ouch!

Strike 3--Kroger brand dish liquid. Okay, so the dish liquid gets my dishes nice and clean, but it does not have the lemon scent the label claims. Instead, it smells more like the soap you would use to wash your car.

3 Strikes and I am out. There are some things that you just have to buy name brand. Now I love Kroger brand stuff, don't get me wrong (Let's go Krogering, Krogering, Krogering, Let's go Krogering, the very best place to shop!--Is that a jingle for Kroger, or did I make that up?), but I'm slowly learning my lesson--you get what you pay for.

What are your name brand or off brand do's and don'ts? I'm dying to hear....because I really do love being cheap!

Hello Daddy

Gracie's daddy is out of town for a couple of days, and Gracie wanted to make sure her daddy could keep up with what was going on at home. By the way, thank you to Mimi and Iris for suggesting the boppy for help with tummy time. Enjoy!

Travs, Sabs, and El Dorado

Well, let's see...what have the Glasgow's been up to lately? Gracie attended her first baseball game with Clay's co-workers...go Travs!

We went to El Dorado for Labor Day weekend and Papa's birthday. Here is Sabrina hopping over the backseat to sit with Gracie right at the beginning of our journey to El Dorado. Sabrina got spooked when some her food bowl rolled around in the back seat, making a loud noise. Gracie didn't mind sharing a seat with the Sabs.

And here is Clay trying to get Sabrina back in the back seat....

While we were still on Cantrell road, Sabrina jumped again, this time all the way over and sitting on Gracie's lap! This time, mom, dad, and Gracie were not amused.....Gracie and mommy started crying, and Clay had to rig up a barricade to keep Sabs in the back part of the car.

Papa, his Gracie, and his birthday cake.Fun times with Papa, Mimi(taking the picture), Aunt Dana, and Uncle Matt in El Dorado.

On Sunday we headed over to Crossett to visit with Gracie's great grandparents, Mema and Pop.Here is Gracie meeting her great aunt Billy Sue for the first time.