Question of the Day

At the zoo the other day Gracie asked Mom, may I have some more dried FLAMINGO?

This caught my attention. What?!

CAN I HAVE SOME MORE DRIED FLAMINGO?

Being the GREAT mother that I am deciphered the lingo...Ohhhh, dried MANGO.

Yes, dried mango.

This only happened two more times that day. Only 9 people gave me the evil eye.

Question of the Day

This is a conversation that I've had with Gracie every day this past week. The first day I was confused, now I just think it's funny.

"Mom, can I have a fruit punch?"

"A fruit punch? Fruit punch? We don't have any fruit punch."

"Can I have a punch fruit?"

"Sweetie, I have NO idea what you're talking about."

"Mom, what we bought at the store the other day, with the apples."

"Ohhhhhhhh, a GRAPEFRUIT"

"Yeahhhhh, a grapefruit."

Question of the Day

Gracie: Mom, do you know where my other Cinderella shoe is? I lost it.

My Baby

I love this shot...and his milk lips!

Okay so this isn't the best picture, but at least he's smiling. Please excuse the hair! He can't help it!

Joshua Tree

This is a Joshua Tree...tadaaa

Guess what this is??!!?? Yep, Skull Rock

And this? Bet you can't guess...a TREE!!! I like this picture, it's in Hidden Valley.

This picture is a great overall picture of what part of the park looks like.

Ahhhh, a view!!!...us West Coast GUYs!

Don't Smile (You might look cute!)

Cookies

Gracie and I made Snickerdoodles for Christmas, she rolled the dough into logs, cut the pieces-after I marked where, rolled the pieces into balls, and put the balls in the cinnamon sugar mixture!! I can't wait until she can do the clean up as well!!!!!!! I'm sorry there is not an after picture...sadly they were eaten too quickly.

Gracie Speak

I've been listening in on Jason and Gracie lately and here are a couple of conversations I've heard...#1
Gracie: What the HECK? (heck is high pitched and squeaky)
Jason: Gracie, please don't say what the heck.
Gracie: But Papa, I only say what the heck when Jude is like, What the HECK?!

#2
Jason: Gracie, you can't pick up the golf clubs because Charlie will want to pick them up too. He can't pick them up because he might hit Jude.
Gracie: Okay, when Charlie hits Jude, I will tell you.

Company!!!

My girlfriend FeeDee (whom I met in Norfolk) and her two girls visited from Maine this last week, her husband Paul had to stay home and 'work'! We had a lovely time, although her baby Maddie hardly slept a wink. It is tough traveling as a single parent! We visited the beach and saw dolphins, Sea World, and of course the zoo. Megan and Gracie met for the first time and did pretty well getting acquainted. The time flew by and I am SO greatful they were able to come! It'll be years before we see them again since they are transferring to Japan! Have fuuunnn, and thanks for visiting!!!

3 KIDS

Finally

Jude Daniel joined the family on October 9th. I'm FINALLY introducing him on the blog. I'm a terrible mother, I know. He is a month old now and is changing SO fast. He is a great sleeper and has possibly been a better baby than Gracie, and that's saying A LOT!!!

Gracie's 4th Birthday, August 31st

The first picture is of the cake I decorated, it was a last minute change from a princess cake to a Shamu cake, requested by the GIRL herself. The second picture is of Gracie talking to her Papa from the ship, an early morning surprise!!! SO AWESOME!!! She is wearing a new dress-up dress from her grandma. The third picture is Gracie and her baby Emma in matching outfits...aauuuuhhh. The fourth picture is at the bowling alley with Gracie and Makena being all GLAMOROUS!!!--the way only 4 year olds know how to be! The last is Gracie enjoying Shamu's face--also her request.

Pretend Birthday

These pictures are from the Ruthers back in July. We celebrated Gracie's 4th birthday early! A fun time had by all!!!

Summer Fun

Kid Pictures

Sweet Pea

Here's Gracie with her new gifts from Papa. They arrived yesterday. I think he bought them in Malaysia. The one is a necklace with a shell and the other is a change purse made from a coconut shell. Don't you love the ballerina pose?! Of course her message to Papa is wonderful as well!

Charles in Charge

Where's Charlie????

Peek-a-boo!!!

Power struggles...First time with the new shoes!

I won, he got over it!! He is growing up sooo fast!

Here he is with his 'drum' at the park...in his Guess jeans I bought on clearance, score!-I had to mention how preppy we are!!!