Gracie at Gracie Miller restaurant in Bastrop

Gracie is 6 months old!

Charlie and Gracie visit Santa Claus

While Mom, Doug, Joe and I went to Banff for Thanksgiving, Uncle Alex visited at Andrew and Debbie's for the traditional turkey dinner.

Miss M practicing clarinet

Charlie, Gracie and Miss M {October 2011}

Charlie and Gracie

Miss M

Miss M's school playground {2011}

Miss M's school has a musical playground and massive 18-wheeler tires for climbing.

How cool to play these neat installations!

Miss M's trip to Virginia Historical Society {Oct 2011}

Miss M at Family Day Event {Oct 2011}

The museum at University of Richmond where Liz works had a Family Day event with art-making activities. This was in conjunction with the exhibition Liz curated. Miss M is showing off another one her fabulous artistic creations and then Miss M and Liz did their own version of henna tattoos on their hands with markers.

Miss M's 9th birthday

I can't believe the gorgeous Miss M turned 9 this year!

She enjoyed dinner at Baker's Crust (one of her favorite places to eat).

She used birthday money to buy a "Just Like You" American Girl doll, some Big Wheels

and new bed linens.