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Missing Dog!

So, last night I took the girls to the library around 5:00. I am pretty sure that both dogs were outside when we left. When I got back around 5:45 Grady was nowhere to be found. He still hasn't returned. I was so terrified that when I went running this morning I would discover that he'd been hit by a car, but thankfully (in that case) there was no sign of him. I called Animal Control and they said nobody picked him up. Have you ever had those times where you just wish you could literally put yourself in someone's shoes even if it's just for a minute or two. Well, this is one of those times where I wish I could just turn into Grady for a few minutes so I could figure out where he is and go and rescue him! Please keep him in your prayers....we have no clue where he could be.

Hollywood Here We Come!

I accidentally brought my sunglasses inside yesterday and Hayden got a hold of them. She put those things on and it's like she was transformed into Miss Thing!

She came home from preschool yesterday with a coloring sheet of Jonah and the Whale. They must have sung a song about it because she kept singing, "he was in there for three days and three nights." Then when we were at the library I asked her if she wanted to see if they had a book about Jonah and the Whale she said yes and then said, "Jonah didn't obey God!" over and over. She was super excited to go back to school again this morning.

Little Layner eating her breakfast. Even though this picnic table is designed as a place to sit and eat-Layne does everything BUT sit. She will eat there, but she's constantly climbing, squatting, and standing all over the thing. It's like her own personal jungle gym. Hayden just watches in amazement.

I was telling my mom and sister in an email the other day that I am going to have to take the video camera to the grocery store with me one of these days. Layne is a little Houdini when it comes to the shopping cart seat belt. The other night she turned herself around and got into a squatting position-she couldn’t fully stand up since the belt was being stopped by her diaper. She was so frustrated because she was just pushing and pushing and couldn’t stand up. Then she decided to turn back around and sit right so that she could start to work the seat belt upwards. She maneuvered it enough to get the belt around her neck, but she couldn’t quite get it over her head. This girl is amazingly creative, crazy, and darn determined! Her problem solving skills are dynamite-well, they need a little tweaking, but she is on the right track!! I was also telling them that one of the funniest things is that with Hayden I don't think that I EVER buckled that little seatbelt thing in the cart. With Layne it is a necessity!!