Gracie Girl

Hello all, it has been a while. Glad to be back writing more about the amazing Grace!!!!! :-) All is wonderful on the Grace front!!! She is growing and learning so much. Every day there is something new.

This past weekend Grace and I went and got her nails done. :-) She chose to have them painted pink. She is all girl. I think I may be in trouble. :-) No, but I am going to have my hands full. Getting the nails done was a lot of fun. Grace was a very good girl while they were being painted and drying. After that we went over to a playground in the local mall. Grace saw some girls she goes to daycare with, and they all had a lot of fun. When we were leaving we saw one of those photo booths, so Grace and I took some pics. I'll try to get the photos uploaded cause they are really cute. :-) After the mall we went home, had lunch, and played. Grace had a full day and it was a lot of fun.

A few weeks ago I took Grace to a friend’s birthday party. I really enjoyed being there. When I drop Grace off at daycare or pick her up I don't really get to see her interact with her friends. At the party I got to sit back and observe her and her friends. It was really cute. At one point they were playing hide and seek. Grace was seeking. She counted and then went searching for her friends. Oh yeah, there were about 4 children hiding (all in the same place) and they weren’t really hidden at all. I found that really amusing. So Grace started searching and saw them and they saw her. At this point they all started running around and laughing hysterically. When I saw this I almost started laughing hysterically. :) It was really cute. The party also had pony rides. Grace just loved that. I may have to buy a pony soon.

This morning was a big morning. Grace went to the dentist recently and found out she had a cavity. :( So this morning she got it filled. Grace was such a good patient. She listened to the dentist and didn’t move around a bunch. I think she may have been a little scared, but she did so good. I was a little worried beforehand, because I thought they were going to give Grace laughing gas to calm her, and I wasn’t sure how she would react. But Grace didn’t need anything. She sat back and let the dentist do her work.

Grace, you are doing so well, and your Mom and I are so happy. You bless our lives everyday. We will always be here for you. You can count on that. Good, bad, happy or sad, your Mom and I will always love you. Always remember that.

The many faces of Grace

Grace 1.18.12

Merry Christmas Y'all!

Grace asked for Dora and Boots, and some chapstick!  

Weekend at Me'me's

Grace spent this last weekend at her Me'me's house with her cousins, Arianna and Landon. She had a ball!!!!! Well, let me back up. Friday I took the day off to take Grace to a couple doctor appointments. She had to get her ears checked by the ENT doc and she had her three-year check up. The ENT check up went okay. One of Grace's ears still has a hole in it from the tube. So Mom and I are somewhat concerned about that. The doctor basically said all we can do right now is play it by ear, no pun intended. Hopefully it will heal up and Grace will be good to go. If not, then we will have to cross that bridge when it comes. I am happy to say the three-year check up went well. Grace got a few shots, but she took'em like a champ. Grace, don't worry, there will be no more shots until the four-year check up.

Anyway, after the appointments Grace and I drove down to Spartanburg to see Me'me' and Pe'pe'. That evening Me'me' took Grace, and went and picked up Arianna and Landon. Everyone had a good evening, and Arianna even helped me put Grace to bed. The next day was a lot of fun. The weather was decent, so the kids, including the neighbor Taylor, and I could play outside. Well Grace didn't stop the whole day. Whether we were playing hide and seek, tag, or just taking a walk she was on the move. That night after supper Grace, Landon, and Taylor sat down to watch a movie. Grace made it about half way through then it was lights out. :)

Sunday we hung out for a good part of the day. It was pretty chill. The kids played upstairs. I went up to check on them at one point. It was Grace, Arianna, and Taylor. I walked up and asked how everything was going. The only one that even remotely acknowledged me was the one I have no relation to at all. :) Grace and Arianna just kept playing. Taylor said were fine and that was it. I found that amusing. :)

So after all that we came home and Grace was happy to see her Mommy. Unfortunately, I did not get any pics, but I'm sure Mom will post some updated photos sooner than later.

Grace, Daddy and Mommy love you very much. You are a wonderful little girl, and you are growing up so well. What are you, but Mommy's and my reflection. We will always be here for you completely. Never forget that. You have blessed our lives, and we will do whatever we have to bless your life. Love you forever.

Daddy

Grace's Third Birthday

The BIG 3!!!!

That's right, folks. 3!!!!!!!! Grace turned 3 years old today. Can you believe it? I can't. Time flies I guess. 3 now, then I'll turn around and she will be turning 30. Well the first 3 years have been wonderful and I cannot wait to see how the years to come turn out. :-)





Anyway, here is what we did today. First off, Grace seemed to have a blast, and Mom and I both feel it was a good birthday. Last year we did the big party and that turned out to be pretty stressful, so this year we took Grace out to a festival and pretty much just made sure she had a really good day.





We got out around 10:30 Saturday morning. We took Grace to the fall festival up the road. It was really nice. Grace took a horsey ride, which she seemed to love. We all took a wagon ride to a pumpkin patch and picked out some pumpkins. Grace was really cute there. They told us they would take us to the patch and we would have about 10 minutes. Then we would head back. Well we got out there and Grace looked at almost every pumpkin (there were a lot of them :-)) and when we were walking out of the patch (we were the last to leave the patch) Grace just took her time. It was no big deal, but I found it funny. Oh yeah, we also went through a corn maze. I think I was more excited to do this than Grace was :-) Anyway, we got in the maze and Grace was having fun for a minute. Of course, after the minute she was over it, but by this time we were kind of lost in the maze. So Mom and I were trying to figure the map out when Grace said, "this is the way out", and she just walked through the corn to the outside of the field. Grace isn't a dummy. Her way might not have been the path of least resistance, but we got out.

Anyway, after the festival we took Grace out to lunch for pizza. She enjoyed that, but then we went home to eat cake and open presents. Now she really enjoyed that. We sang her the birthday song and she blew her candles out. Mom took a video on her phone of Grace blowing out the candles. I believe she is going to post it on here. You will enjoy. :-) Then we opened gifts. Talk about Play-Dough central. That girl now has enough play-dough to last the rest of this year and all of next. Of course, it is probably on going to last a few months. :-) She got tools to go with the play-dough too. So she had a lot of fun playing with that. She got a ton of stickers too. You wouldn't imagine that stickers are that fun, but Grace has a ball with them. Grace also got a hair stylist set. So now she can do Mommy's hair. I asked her to do my hair to but per Grace, I'm not like her and Mommy. I guess I don't have enough hair to be worth styling. :-)

So after the fun, the cake, and the presents Grace was tuckered out and just wanted to chill. And that was Saturday. Then on Sunday her Me'me', Pe'pe', and Uncle Corey came for a visit. Me'me' brought her cupcakes and some gifts. Grace had a lot of fun. I think her birthday turned out to be a pretty good one.

Grace, you are now three years old. You are turning into a big girl. You have learned and grown so much over these years. Mommy and I have enjoyed every second of it. We cannot wait to see what the future has in store for you. We both love you so much and always will. You keep being the good girl that you are, and we will keep being there for you. Always and forever. We love you, Grace.

Daddy