Gracie Girl

Yesterday my little Gracie turned 2!

This post is all about Grace & her wonderful (big) personality!

Words: 

What doesn't this little bug say? 

She is filled to the brim with words - she even speaks sentences!

"I sit nexa you mommy"

"No! It's my turn"

"Mommy! He taykeh a me!" (he take it from me)

"My binkalel" (tinkerbell)

"Jacket me!"  Take my jacket off.

"Button me"

"I gotta go potty'

"I pee in my undies!"

"It's okay Mommy, it's okay"

"I pay a my dah hause" I play with my my dollhouse

"I ana go paygound" I wanna go to the playground

There are several more, but you get the gist. 

Favorites:

Food: popsicles, peanut butter, pretzels, munchkins, and many more!

Movie: Dora the explorer!

TV show:  Mickey Mouse Clubhouse ("Micky cubhouse!")

Toy: my ipad!, bunny lovie with her name; birthdate printed on it, also very into dolls & princesses

Activity: looking at ants in the yard/grass, being tickled

Song: Amazing Grace, & Go Down Moses

Person: Me! (atleast I like to think so!)

My favorite thing about Gracie, (besides everything) is just how spunky she is!  She is a fighter.  She runs with the boys no problem but also can be so girlie.  She loves to boss Kyle, Noah and I around.  She just gives that little attitude face (wide eyes with eyebrows raised) that says "I'm in charge!".  She is also a total GOOF.  She likes to make faces at me, and then I'll make a face back, and we'll go back and forth up to 10 times or so until she can't help but laugh & giggle.  Then there's her HAIR.  Oh my gosh, her hair.  When she was born and I looked down and saw another bald baby - I was shocked!  I eagerly waited for that hair to grow her whole first year.  Not much sprouted, but during her 2nd year she really made up for lost time.  As her peach fuzz grew, the back started to curl! Yay!  As it kept coming in it kept curling, and curling, and curling.  Now it is just the BEST hair ever.  When I married Kyle I envisioned/hoped maybe we'd have a little girl with curly hair....and I got one!  My favorite is when she wakes up from a nap, or in the morning and her bedhead is just out of control.  Love love love.  I've got a lot of learning to do about how to take care of curls, but I'm sure Grace and I will figure it out together.  For now it is just a cute little mess, with an occassional bow, or pigtail day.  

I can't believe that Grace is already 2 years old! She is my best friend and I'm so excited to grow and learn with her.  She is just the BEST!

My little baby turns 2!!

How did I get here already?

Today was Grace's 2nd birthday party.

Yes we had it 8 days before her actual birthday, but Kyle works the next 2 weekends so...today was the day!

Here are some pictures from her princess party!

All the kids eating quietly and calmly...the calm before the storm!

 In order to incorporate all the boys in the family into the princess theme, I bought a dozen foam 'knight' swords.

Needless to say, the swords were a huge hit!!!

The kids were able to whack each other with the swords and no one cried or got hurt!



 the birthday princess!

 the #1 knight protecting his castle

Gracie's princess castle cake - she picked it out herself!

Saying hi to her birthday buddy Aunt Jen...

they share their birthday but unfortunately won't be together for it this year :(

Poor Gracie - it's a Videon tradition

 time for presents!

a quick belly shot, to show Deacon was at the party!

 the princess with her favorite prince  <3

 Our children are so blessed to have all 4 grandparents so we made sure to get a picture!

Gracie had a great party! We had delicious food (thank you Pinterest and Apples of Gold!!) and the kids had a great time outside.  It was a gorgeous April day, just like the day our little princess was born. 

I can not believe Grace is actually 2 years old!

She is a fiesty, goofy, silly, loving, smart, athletic, sturdy, girly, tomboyish, fearless wonderful little girl.  She has changed my life for the better.  She can be a challenge, but she is mostly a joy.  She makes my heart melt every day.  She comes over to me with a big smile in the morning with her curly, messy beautiful hair and says " I sit nex you mommy!"  She loves to sit next to me, and I love it too.

Check back on her actual birthday, April 23rd for a special all about Gracie post!

For now I just want to say I love you Gracie so much, and I am so proud of you!  You are an absolute joy and I'm so blessed to be able to be your mom.  I hope we will always be the best of friends and I look forward to all of the phases of life that are to come...even the teen years!!

Kisses!! mwa!

 

Easter, 2012 edition

HE IS RISEN!

Today we celebrate the best and most important day of the year.  Christ is alive! He has conquered death, and has given us the opportunity at new life with him.  Hallelujah!

Here's how we celebrated...

Noah and Grace got Easter baskets

(never really did them before this year - at least not with small gifts)

This is Grace very excited about her Dora egg, also showing off some bed-head

In their Easter clothes! 

A little bit of Jesus' love for everyone

At the annual Videon family Easter egg hunt

Not too many more of these family of 4 shots :)

all of the girls

(minus Jen) 

Here is our attept at getting all of the great grandkids in a picture with Grandmom

yes that's her in the middle sitting down

I think there were 20 in attendance ...?



Noah was actually pouting in this series of pictures, but I did get one that was cute!! :)

 I love this little man!

Family photo with Grandmom Videon

We followed up the Easter egg hunt with hanging out for the rest of the day at my parents' house so the kids could all play together.  Overall it was an exhausting but fun family day.  We missed Aunt Jen and Uncle Andy of course!

oh yes, and

HAPPY BIRTHDAY GRANDMOM MURDOCK!