Happy Helper and Hello Park

This is what I get for asking Lance to help me make cookies for fun. I thought it would be a great way to spend time together and he was ecstatic I let him play and make shapes out of the dough!

This was his creation: (promptly followed by, "I'm cute, aren't I?" Yes, honey you are cute and I love you too!)

Gracie and I went to the Park TWICE this week. It turns out the sun does shine (once in a blue moon) here in Portland... Gracie and Kaylee (aka kayy-eeee)
Ahh, the good times

Something to Talk About

Not too much to blog about...but I downloaded pics today and found some fun ones!

Notice all of the teeth!! We're almost done teething--HALLEUJAH!

Not the best pic--but I LOVE this dress!!

If you haven't been around Gracie during a meal, DON'T COME CLOSE! She is only second to her cousin, Tyrus in making messes. We have to sweep AT LEAST 3 TIMES A DAY!!!

THE BIG GIRL BED!! We found a cherry bed on craislist that just happened to match the crib we have EXACTLY!! SHE LOVES being a big girl! Although, she does get smacked in the head when she stands too close to the door and we rush in to check on her!

Daddy putting the big girl to sleep. Take note of 3 things: 1. Ted (can't sleep without him), 2. the cocoa spilled on her pillowcase (she is addicted to cocoa and can't sleep without it, just like Aunt Alexa), and 3. random pink gorrilla that came on Valentines Day from Bella and Grumpa. It's not that she has a pink gorilla that whistles on cue that's random, but that she now can't sleep without it!

Happy Birthday!

Happy Birthday (and half b-day) to my two favorite people in the world! I LOVE YOU!

Gracie is now OFFICAL NURSERY AGE (18 months)! Although she has been attending for a while now...but now I'm guilt free about it. She RUNS after sacrament (and sometimes during) to the room. She could care less what I do-SHE LOVES IT IN THERE! She's such a big girl. She's much taller than when we got here and her hair is much thicker too! Her fav words lately are "Co-Cooooo" (of course her dad got her hooked!) and "Snuggles" which really comes out "guggles". She is starting to sit on the tiolet...hopefully the whole potty training thing will be mastered in the next few months (BEFORE the baby gets here). She is now in a tumbling class (more of an extreme intro to gymnastics) with her friend Kaylee. She has only been a couple of times but she really likes hanging on the mini bar, walking across the balance beam, jumping on the trampoline and now she attempts somersaults on her own. I think we're going to have a dancer! I am so proud of the growth I've seen in this little spirit. She is so kind, and thoughtful, and always is trying to share toys and food with friends (don't worry she's still got a sassy every so often but I'm really trying to focus on the positive here). Sometimes I just laugh when I'm watching her and I can't wait to hear the words that will come out of her mouth.

And now my tribute to my Lance:

This lucky boy got a mode of transportation for his birthday. But now that I think about it, it's kind of a present for me. You see, Lance got a job at school that requires him to leave for work by 6:30 AM!!!! So Gracie and I have been dragging ourselves out of bed to take him to work/school every morning this quarter. Quite frankly it SUCKS! and we realized that in the next 3 years he's going to need to travel a lot during the day and I won't be able to keep chauffering him around with the kids. Hence the Lance Venice!

Oh yes, this scooter brand is Lance, so it has his name written all over it. I haven't seen him this giddy since our wedding day!

Vroom, Vroom, baby--ENJOY!!

Happy Birthday to my best friend. Here are a couple of reasons I Love Lance...read on at your own risk. (and yes sweetheart I stole this from the anniversary present I gave you last year but really I thought of them all by myself anyways, why can't I use them now? Especially when this baby is sucking out all of my brain cells!

*You eat anything I cook, even if it’s a gross three squash soup
*the Priesthood
*Because you are “Trying to be like Jesus”
*You “have great hair”
*You think I am the most beautiful woman in the world-and you mean it
*you are dang funny
*you let me believe I am funny
*You support me
*You make great chocolate milkshakes
*You love to serve (me!)
*you are a spectacular Daddy

*you give me foot and back massages even when I’m not pregnant
*You make the best chicken fingers EVER!
*You take me out of my comfort zone
*You love to read
*You think about me
*You’ve got me all figured out
*You are concerned for others
*You like to find shapes in the clouds
*You love to play, in fact you never stop

I hope your birthday was a special one!

I LOVE YOU!