Life in the hotel

We have been living in a hotel for a week now. It isn't as glamorous as we'd thought. Yes the room and laundry service is nice. The 100 meter commute to my office is also enjoyable. It sure hasn't been easy on the girls, especially Grace. Glass tables, exposed cords, balconies, two separate hotel rooms, and remnants of previous residents isn't the best combination for children. The first incident was Grace's black eye after she hit the coffee table. Ouch. She bumped her head a couple more times and hurt her fingers, poor girl.

Lucky for Grace we found a house. Mandy went out looking for two days and found a great house just off the beach. It is in Sandringham, a 30 minute train ride to work. We can't wait to move in.

Grace's First Birthday

December is a busy month in the Harline home. The last 8 days of the year we celebrate our anniversary, Christmas, and Grace's birthday.

Friday night we had a family birthday party for her. She got so many fun gifts! The birthday theme was Elmo, her favorite friend. Mandy made Elmo cup cakes. Grace loved them as you can see by the mess... and of course her several chins. ;)

Today is actually her birthday. Mandy and I went into Grace's room when she woke up to sing her happy birthday - that was at 11:00 am. She slept for 15 hours last night. What a gift to her parents. Anyway, she wasn't sure what to think of us singing her happy birthday so early in the morning.

Growing Gracie

Grace has been showing off quite a bit lately. She is so proud off her self so usually after she does something, she'll stop and clap then wait for us to start clapping too. We are loving this age. She is so much fun.

This video is the premier appearance of her: 1) 4 teeth 2) crawling up the stairs 3) saying Da Da. Not that big of a deal but her parents think so.