Little Ballerina

Grace had a fun morning at Little Maestros, and then a bunch of her friends came over to play and see Nate. Grace, Max and Jonathan, Penelope and Baby Cooper and Jackson Lean played so nicely together/next to each other; it was kind of shocking actually. After everyone left, Grace put on her gear for ballet and danced all over the apartment with excitement. When we finally got to ballet, Grace didn't want to participate in the group circle (which I thought was pretty boring too); all she wanted to do was stare at herself in the wall of mirrors and balance on one foot. Grace loves to balance on one foot. And apparently, she likes to see herself do this, and the bigger the mirror, the better!

Grace had a great time and afternoon...until 5pm when she turned to me, told me she was scared and then proceeded to cry hysterically and uncontrollably until she passed out from exhaustion at 7pm. I thought maybe the day's activities were just too much - esp the ballet class during her former (she's officially stopped) naptime. Turns out it was the beginning of a horrible next few days of fever and a nasty virus.

Purple Grace and a Nate Smile

Grace does some puzzles, and Nate is so smiley that it's hard to get a clear pic. We have a ton of excellent blurry smile photos.

Yo, Ho, Ho, Ho, Doin' The Pirate Dance

Dr. Grace took a walk in Mommy's shoes this morning, while Nate donned his new shoes from Aunt Dina. We made it out of the house for a preschool playdate and a trip to Balley Academy to pick up G's tights, leotard and slippers for class on Friday...and a little Tinkerbell tutu, just for fun. Here are some shots of Grace doing "The Pirate Dance," a little shimmy she picked up from a Pirate Pig on a Dora episode.

Today, 4:44pm: Best Minute of My Life So Far

For Sale: Terrible Two Year Old

Three Weeks Old

We spent most of Saturday indoors, with the exception of taking Grace out to play and walk for an hour or so. Tonight Nate joined G for her bath and bedtime routine, and I was shocked how well she took the big change. Nate screamed during the entire book reading and going to bed process, and Grace didn't seem to mind too much. She hasn't been napping, though, so she's been dropping by 7 o'clock at night.

Playing Together?

Sleeping and Side-stepping

Joyful Glesers

Grace loves to listen to music and dance, and Nate loves to laugh.

First Bath

Grace and Nate had a good day, and Lucas Immerman stopped by this afternoon. Nate had his first bath tonight. He wasn't a fan. He's so easy going, but he hates disrobing for diaper changes, washing up and now baths.

Cousins Play

Rocking Out

The Many Faces of Nate Gleser

Big Pink Bow!

Grace had her last Parkbench class today and was in heaven with all the party food - cupcakes, pretzels, cheese, graham crackers, muffins and more. After pigging out, we went to Three Little Birds to play. Nate stayed up all morning and went to sleep five minutes before we walked in the door. Stuffed from the party food and a little bit of lunch, Grace went down again (whoohoo!) today and so did I. This afternoon we woke up and headed to Music with Brett.

Here is a pic of Grace playing "what's in the box?"; we put different things in the box, cover it with a blanket, guess the "mystery" (it's so cute when she says this word) and do a big reveal. As you can see, Grace decided to be the mystery. After 100 rounds of what's in the box, G and I went to storytime. Poor Nate got left behind, but he's still very new, it's freezing cold outside and he didn't seem too bothered. Here is a pic of him flashing his smile, which he's been practicing for the past couple of days. Even though these smiles are not real, they're still very cute. He's a very peaceful boy. So far.