Earz Peered

That's what we call it at our house, and look who got it done!

She was so brave, but at one point i noticed she was just holding her breath, and thought to myself.....she's gonna pass out! So once we addressed the breathing 'thing' she really did great!

She picked her birthstone for her earring studs.

And I'm sure this shows my age, but I was just astounded that this cost 50$$$. Crazy!

I added the last pick just for fun: This is Avery and Grace "playing around". That hurt a lot worse coming off!

1st Days

So as not to be out done by her siblings just because she isn't in grade school yet......

3's Preschool

4's Preschool

1st Days

4's preschool

Kindergarten

First Grade

Second Grade

Third Grade

Fourth Grade
All I have is "wow" where has the time gone?

One of my favorite kid quotes is : " The days are long, but the years are short". So very true for me.

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All things Grace:

Grace walks (and runs) on her tiptoes a lot

Grace loves preschool and loves to write and learn. She can write her name.

Grace calls oatmeal "oppameal"

Grace just learned to ride a bike with training wheels. And is already trained in the art of two wheel scooter riding.

Grace is very kind to babies.

She loves to play with squinkies, barbies, and little petshops

Grace loves to watch Dora

Grace loves music and is very opinionated in the car when we listen to my music.

Grace can be pretty stubborn

You can usually find grace right under my feet.

Grace loves to climb into bed with Avery in the middle of the night.

Grace knows that my favorite part of the day is when we "snuggle up" and lay down for a nap.

Our First...

CAST!!!! and Our first trip to the ER! Who would have imagined it would be Grace....not Jake or Avery. And all from falling off a two foot high utility box in the front yard. She fell right on her elbow and got a Supraconylar Fracture of the Humerus (the bone right above her elbow). The Doctors originally thought it may need to be pinned, thankfully, we are just in a cast for 3 weeks. Unthankfully: we will be on a family vacation for one week of that!!!

This Girl

I tell you .... this girl is putting me through the ringer right now. You would never know it by her angelic look, but trust me. She has taken to dropping to the ground, lying flat, and holding her hands close to her whenever I count to three to get her to do something. It's like she's been through the drill before with the police. It's actually kind of funny. She did it the other day in front of bri and I and I couldn't even continue to punish her...bri and I just started laughing.


As it's been said, "this too shall pass" .... Well let's just say, I say that to myself a lot lately.

Preschool Pumpkin Patch

Grace's preschool headed to the pumpkin patch. This farm was actually Grace's preschool teacher's mom's farm. It's about 5 miles outside of town. It always amazes me the beauty that we are surrounded by.

The whole preschool class.

Mom and Grace

Couldn't resist adding these last pics. These pictures were three years ago at Avery's preschool field trip. Avery and Grace are wearing the exact same shirt.

Benefits to living in the Country:

You see things like this on the way to Walmart.

This is an antique store in a big red barn in the middle of no where. We were taking the back roads to Walmart and thought I would stop on this beautiful day.

Grace at the entrance.

We didn't find anything, but can now mark it off my bucket list.....

The Most Wonderful Day Continued

Grace started Preschool today. She was more than excited. I think she has been my only one to not shed one tear on the first day. She got to bring her favorite stuffed animal and use Avery's old backpack.
Putting on her backpack by herself.

She cozied right up on the rug and started doing her puzzle.

When I went to pick Grace up, the teacher told me that she asked Grace what she wanted to be when she grew up. Her response, " I want to be Jake".