Grace turns 3!....and Halloween

Our sweet Gracie turned 3! Again, I am just shocked at where the time goes! Why do the days feel so long, yet the years just fly on by?!? Grace had a wonderful birthday. We had a minor set back when her brother Tyler starting throwing up Saturday night. My brother was staying with us that night and I was so appreciative that they didn't pack up and leave! :) They stuck it out with us like troopers. Sunday morning we called everyone to warn them about our germy house and most people decided not to attend her party. We still however had a decent sized group and Grace didn't even seem to notice the missing guests. Tyler felt better by Sunday and it ended up being a great day. How many times do we have to say "never a dull moment around here!".
On Thursday, Grace's actual birthday we didn't do much. I made her a special breakfast and took her out to lunch then we carved pumpkins that night. As I was putting her to bed that night she asked me if it was her birthday. I told her yes. She asked, "right now? it's my birthday?" Again, i said yes. She sadly looked at me and said, "you didn't make me a cake!". I was heartbroken. We had a huge party planned for Sunday so I hadn't done much on her actual birthday. LUCKILY I am positive we made up for it on Sunday. Clearly, in her mind having a birthday means CAKE. So CAKE we had!



Grace sporting her princess crown...she later turned it upside down to use as a visor...that's our practical girl! :)

This picture says it ALL. Her (and mine) favorite part of the day. She LOVED being sang to! It was seriously just priceless watching her reaction to this.

BLOW!

Another adorable cake by our fabulous cake baker.

Turning 3 is just plain fun!

Tyler sporing HIS princess crown.


After the party we all costumed up and went trick or treating. It was very fun.

Batman, Optimus Prime, Ballerina

Grace the ballerina...the most adorable tutu in the world thank you Jones family!
Max the coug football player. My plan B outfit. He was going to be Tigger because we have an adorable Tigger sleeper in his size but as I went to zip him in it, the zipper broke. Not all things last through multiple kids! :)

our trick or treat group.

At 3 years old Grace is 34 lbs and 38 inches tall. She is spunky and runs every where she goes. She talks a lot, I mean non stop all day long. She is full of questions. You can not read a book to her without 50 questions during it. She is very independent for her age. She has been potty trained for about a year. She completely dresses herself including shoes and socks. She even buckles and unbuckles her own car seat. If she can't reach soemthing she pushes up a chair climbs on it and gets it.You get the picture, bascially if she can do it herself, she does. She is very funny. Daily I have things that I could write down that she has said that made me chuckle. Last night I told her how much I liked her jammies and that I wished I had a pair. She looked at me and said "if you were a girl you could have some!". :) That same night she was telling Justin how she rode her bike that day. He asked her if she wants a new bike for Christmas and she said "when I turn boy I will get a new bike". yikes! :) My "friend" :) got her a harmonica for her birthday and that is all I have heard the past few days, except for the quiet moments when I hide the darn thing. I have to admit she is adorable when she plays it, she does a little hippy shake shake! She still is terrible at going to bed. I know the reason, it's all our fault. She is too cute and funny and we tend to laugh when she comes out of her room doing funny things. I suppose one could stress about it, instead we are just trying to enjoy it...she is already 3! Thank you God for our sweet Gracie Girl, we are truly blessed! :)