Birthday Party!

This past Sat, Sept 27th at 4pm we celebrated Grace Jean turning 4 and Michael Joseph-James turning 3. It was a P-A-R-T-Y......PARTY! You would have thought it was Christmas by the amount of presents they received (which threw all my idle threats that "mis-behavin' will not be rewarded with presents" right out the window.) Everyone was far too generous, all the gifts were really cool! We had Tinkerbell and Buzz Lightyear everything (plates, cake plates, cakes, napkins, blowhorns, treatbags, and signs) The Buzz Lightyear items didn't show up until 245pm on Sat via USPS, but this is a whole other story (not worth the time or my blood pressure, let's just say that a lady from TN is real lucky the Buzz items showed up)

We had tacos for dinner, the kids broke a pinta and filled treatbags with ample amounts of candy and we also played pin the tail on the donkey. A great time was had by all..........especially my babies.....who are now 3 & 4!

4 Year Old Check-Up

Gracie had her four year old check-up today and she did great! She is such a lil' old lady and very matter of fact......she is four now, you know! She is 43" tall and 43lbs, 95% for height and 90% for weight. She is a good head taller then most of the kids in her class including the boys.........maybe she will be a runway model!

She talked great with Dr Paley, wrote her name and drew a picture of herself. She also did great with the hearing test and her vision was 20/30 (which Dr Paley said was normal for four years old and not a concern at this point). She was excited to get her shots even after I said they might pinch a little bit but once they were under way she was surprised that they "hurt". A few tears were shed but not bad at all, mostly just welled up. She got FOUR shots, two in each arm.....but the pretty band-aids and CareBear sticker took care of the pain quickly. Michael however, announced "I do not need a check-up", might not be as easy next month for his 3 year appt.

Great Job Gracie......but you can stop growing up now!

Update

Well.......Hello!!!! It has been a LONG time since I posted. I had every intention of keeping this blog updated all summer long and with a blink of a eye here we are in the middle of September and I haven't posted since July.

In a nutshell, our summer was wonderful! My babies are no longer babies and I say that with a heavy heart but also the biggest smile. Watching your children grow up is so bittersweet. So sweet that they are growing, learning and developing into little people but bitter in the fact that my babies are no longer babies. I know all of the mom's and dad's that read this blog know exactly what I am talking about.

We went to the zoo, state fair, swimming in Grandma and Papa's pool, GermanFest, IrishFest, Great America, Noah's Arc, Bellingham, WA for the McNabb Family reunion and lots more.

My Gracie is now a Mon, Weds, Fri am 3K student at St Paul's and loves it. She was the 1st Star of the Week and loved being the line leader. She now rides in a booster carseat and takes ballet and tap on Weds afternoons. MJJ is sleeping in a BIG BOY bed and is working on using the potty. He also takes gymnastics on Fri am's. Where did the time go? How does it happen so fast? I love you little buddies......let's slow it down a bit!
I promise to update more often.....if you all promise to still check in.