When they went out in the yard with daddy, the grass was just hoppin' with grasshoppers, and the girls were in their glory! Daddy helped to catch the (poor!) little guys, and the girls did their best to be gentle. Grace's hopper became her 'best buddy' (as she called him!) and just sat docilely on her hand while she walked around the yard searching for another hopper for Olivia.
Olivia and Grace's hoppers!
And in the midst of all the hoppin' excitement, Daddy discovered this rather large and frightening spider:
When it's legs were extended, it was easily two inches from tip to tip, its body the size of a dime.
And as Jeremy can tell you, it moved quickly, too!
After dinner, the girls were very tired and worked hard to keep going. This, as usual, resulted in a game of chase! Livie thought it was great fun, and was a giggling mess... and so was Grace!
Here, she is telling me about Grace... and running away from her seconds after roaring at her!
Grace took her role as the 'monster' very seriously, complete with scary fingers and eating/roaring noises! Followed by infectious giggles on both their parts!
Caught! And happy hugs exchanged! Hooray!
And a couple bonus photos:
Livie has discovered the joy of standing on her head, and playing peek-a-boo!
Grace was showing (and impressing!) us with how high she can jump up in the air! I couldn't resist a shot or two of her!
Cool bug shots. I love the action shots of Grace too.
ReplyDeleteOh how fun. I love these shots of your girls playing, what a wonderful series!
ReplyDeleteGreat shots! The last one with Grace and her hair flyin' is my fav!
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