Happy 6th Months Gracie!

I cannot believe my little girl is 6 months old today! Time has gone by so fast. She's rolling everywhere & is sitting up now (with some pillows for support). She is even trying to crawl & has managed to do the army crawl several times. Ronnie took his time to do these things, but she's in a hurry to get around. I think I'll have my hands full. She manages to find any hazard in the house -- cords, crumbs on the floor, outlets, etc. She's a very curious child. So much has changed since she was born. I have a great new job working from home. Ronnie goes to preschool now instead of full time daycare. I love spending more time with my kids. Gracie is my alarm clock now. No more getting up at 5am & dealing with rush hour traffic. I am truly blessed and just wanted to thank God for all of my new blessings! Here's some 6th month pics of Gracie...

I love Aunt Rachel

On another note, today is the day my Grandma died when I was 10 years old. I always remember this day because it happened the day before Mom's birthday. I have been thinking a lot about her lately because my dad is writing an autobiography & I have been lucky enough to read some of the chapters. It has been really neat to read about Grandma from my dad's perspective. Love ya Grandma!

Yea Snow & Happy Birthday Mom!

We celebrated Mom's birthday & the first snowfall this week! I have pictures to prove it... Mom is one year away from that wonderful Medicare! It is always fun to get the family together. The kids were playing Hide N Seek & it was hilarious to watch them hide in the same spots over & over again, only to be surprised that they were found at all! On to the pictures...

Happy Birthday Mom!

Do ya like Gracie's ponytail?

Yum! These brownies ROCK!

Yummy snow!

More Pictures

Not much new here. We are heading to my Mom's today for her birthday celebration!! Happy early birthday Mom! My friend Beth shares the same birthday. I will have new family pics after today.

There's Ronnie ALWAYS playing his V-Smile games!

Thanksgiving fun!

We had such a nice Thanksgiving & had so much fun hanging out with family. I think I must have gained about 20 pounds, but the food was great! I wanted to post pictures of our family gatherings. I had Thanksgiving with my family on Thursday & then went to Ron's parents that evening. We got up on Friday & shopped until we dropped. I got everything I wanted & it was quite the success. Every year gets more exciting! :) Enjoy the pics!

Been busy lately... Back to posting now!

Sorry for the long time between posts for the people who actually read my blog. I've been in Lafayette for a training all week. I had to be away from my kids WAY too long & I'm happy to be back. Gracie has been so happy and squeals constantly. That is a nice way to return. My uncle Lloyd is a photographer and took family pictures of us. Gracie was being a real challenge in the beginning, but we stripped her clothes off & she wouldn't stop laughing. I'm attaching some pics from our day. If you want to check out his website, here is the link: http://moonshots.smugmug.com/

I missed it!

Gracie rolled the other direction - from her belly to her back. I totally missed it. I had her laying on a blanket & she rolled to her belly. I went to the other room to get something & came back & she was on her back! Ron said she was also on her back in the crib. She's a sneaky thing! Just another update on yet another milestone!

Happy Halloween

Ronnie had so much fun last night Trick or Treating. He didn't really care much about the candy. When we went to the "Trunk or Treat" at the church, he was fascinated by the Bible themes of each trunk. It was very cool & you could tell that people really took time to decorate their cars. I went to the Great Banquet last weekend at E. 91st St. Church. I was very skeptical at first, but it turned out to be an extremely moving weekend. I feel a much stronger relationship with God & feel like a new person. It's a great feeling! Not much else to share. On to the pictures...