Penn Park

Mercy having lots of fun with Grandma and Grandpa. 

Love

Could there be anything better than your child spontaneously hugging and kissing you?  I think not.

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New Yard Sale Toys

We found this rocking horse at a yard sale down the street yesterday.  We bought some Childcraft books for a steal of a price but the real deal was Mercy getting two stuffed dogs, a doll, and the slightly broken rocking horse for free because the ladies all thought she was so cute. (I should rent her out for people wanting to make large purchases.) We went right to the hardware store and with 52 cents and a few turns of a screwdriver it was good to ride. 

Uh-po

This summer we've been enjoying Mercy's growing vocabulary.  Certain words are very clear, others are close approximations, and some are indistinct or made-up.  For example, when she hands something to you like "here you go," or "here, I don't want to hold this anymore," she says "meh."  Not sure where that came from.  Anyway, right now we are loving how she says open: "UH-po."  We were going into a store the other day and she pressed her hands and face against the glass door and said "uh-po, uh-po, uh-po."  We want to remember things like this since it goes by so fast.