Watch Out Michael Phelps!

Can you say Summer Olympics 2028? Gracie is really getting better every lesson at the Y. She has mastered the kicking, paddling and blowing bubbles. Now- if we can just sync them together into the action of swimming. She can now swim by herself with the "belt" on. Brian came by today to watch and took this video. Take a look at Grace's face when she starts off, all smiles and proud. By the time she reaches me at the opposite end of the pool, she's ready to kill me!

 

 

Coyne Cousins

Grace and Molly just love it when they get to play with their cousins Jack and Luke Coyne. Baby Coyne #3 will be here in September to add even more madness to the mix. Bring it on! We did a little Spring/Easter activity when the boys came for a visit Monday. Here is our group picture during the craft. It was worth a shot.

 1st attempt

 2nd attempt

3rd attempt

Sisterly Love

Grace & Molly- Oh what fun they have. Even though Molly is still so young, Grace finds new ways to play with her and entertain her everyday. Molly is just in love with her big sister and looks at her in awe anytime they interact. Here are two short videos of the two of them playing together.

PS: To hear the sound of the videos you will need to pause the music on the sidebar.

Raspberries

Clap Hands Till Daddy Comes Home

And Brings Little Molly an Ice Cream Cone

A Fiddle and a Drum and a Little White Cake

And Gives Little Molly a Belly Ache!

Freedom Playground

One of our most recent favorite places is Freedom Playground. Freedom Playground was just built on Haverford Reserve about ten minutes from our house. Brian was a big part of helping build the handicap accessable playground by donating a lot of his time and landscaping equipment to the cause. Recently, we ventured there with one of the girls most favorite people, our cousin, Katie Coyne! Here are some pics of the ladies enjoying the new park!

 The "big swing" as Grace calls it.

 Gracie & Katie

 Freezing our butts off and she is still smiling!

Playing in the Sandbox- her favorite part of the playground.

A Twighlight Show

Tonight, Gracie and Grandpop decided it was a great idea to re-enact the final song of Annie. Well, in all reality, I think we all know that Gracie probably asked Grandpop to do this and whether he liked it or not, he was stepping in as Daddy Warbucks. Here is a little evening performance of the two of them ( tap shoes and all ). And if things don't work out for Grandpop at Super Fresh, he could always get a job as an understudy on Broadway.

Music to your Ears

Ok gang...we now have music on the blog for your listening pleasure! To the right of the screen is a black box with some songs I picked out for Gracie & Molly. I hope you like them. If you prefer not to listen, just hit the big circle button above the word TITLE and it will pause the music so you don't have to hear it or it wont clash with any videos I post with sound. I hope this was easy enough for most people to follow- this means you Patty Coyne!

Girls & Dolls

You gotta love little kids and their imaginations! Grace is a lot like Brian in many ways but she definitely gets her imagination from him. Yesterday, I propped Molly up on the couch while I was making her bottle. Molly is getting so big that she is now able to sit up assisted for a short periods of time. In the 2 minutes tops it took me to make a bottle, Grace had 5 baby dolls lined up next to Molly. It was hysterical, Molly just blended right in.  Brian and I were cracking up! It was too cute to forget so we had Grace jump in with her sister and dolls for a picture.

From LEFT to RIGHT:  Gracie, My 1st Baby Doll, Cabbage Patch Newborn, Raggedy Ann, Molly, Cabbage Patch Kid, Glow Worm.