Fire Station

Today we took of the local fire station. There were lots of cool things to see. We even got to watch the firefighter don all of his turnout gear and shake his hand.

Cutie Pies

We are very fortunate to have lots of friends here in our neighborhood. Here is Gracie with Amelia who is a few months older and lives right around the corner.

Contemplating going down

Gracie has become a master at climbing up the stairs but still has no clue on how to get down. She contemplates the two steps down from the gameroom into the workroom but hasn't come down them yet on her own. Soon enough....

Western Day Buddies

Here is a picture of me and my buddies on our way to lunch on Western Day at school last week. From left: Jacob, Chandler, Ellie, Hagen and me! We had a great time being cowboys and cowgirls (or cowpersons as Ms. Tiffany would put it). :-)

Budding musician??

Gracie loves the new piano. She has discovered the pretty sounds that come from the keys when Mommy leaves the cover open.

Saying "Hello"

Gracie has a few signs that she is able to do. Here she is "saying" hello.

Jenga anyone?

My good friend Maddie got me the game of Jenga for my birthday in January. Not only do Adam and I love to play the actual game but we also enjoy making towers and buildings with all of the blocks.

Western Day at The Ranch

Cowboy Hat: $9.88

Cowboy Boots: $29.99

Western Shirt: $16.99

Seeing your child so proud of his new outfit for Western Day at school: Priceless!

Look Mommy! No training wheels!

Yesterday, Mommy went shopping for the day with Grandma Esther for her birthday. When she came home she had a huge birthday surprise waiting for her. Adam had learned to ride my old bike without any training wheels. It was very exciting and Adam was very proud of himself.

Here he is riding like a champion!

The dishwasher fairy

Little miss Gracie is into everything these days. As you can see, she not only likes to climb up the stairs but also up onto the dishwasher when Mommy has it open. Silly Gracie!

Happy Birthday Cullen

Here is Adam at Cullen's birthday party. Cullen is 4 now and is one of Adam's best little friends from school.

Monster Truck Rally

A few weeks ago we went to the Monster Truck Rally. It was really cool and REALLY loud so we had to wear ear protection. We had a great time!

Spreading some Valentine cheer

Yesterday, Adam, Mommy and Gracie went to a local nursing home with MOMS club to deliver some Valentines. The people there were so nice and so grateful that all the children were able to come. Here is a picture of some of us after we delivered our Valentines.

Helping with the laundry

Little Gracie girl was very curious about the dryer. Mommy hopes this means she'll be a good help with the laundry when she gets a little bit bigger.

Fun with Tyler

On Sunday we got to go to Gramma and Grampa's condo for a family brunch. It was nice for all of us to be together. We have gotten to know our new friend, Tyler. He is 2 1/2 and lots of fun to play with. He likes coming to Gramma and Grampa's too.

Happy Birthday Garrett!

It is always fun to go to someone's birthday party at Pump It Up! Happy Birthday Garrett! Here is almost our entire kindergarten class. Quite a few of us have recently had our birthdays so we've been to lots of parties in the past few weeks. Fun, fun, fun!

A new friend

Gracie has discovered my new robot that Santa Clause brought. She really enjoys watching him dance to the music!

Patiently waiting to get in the tub

What's this??

Daddy put up a gate at the bottom of our stairsteps this weekend. Gracie is fascinated with it but cannot quite figure out how to get back up onto that bottom step with the gate in place. I'm sure she's thinking, "What's this? How dare they try to stop me from climbing up there!" So close and yet so far.

Little Mischief Maker

Here is Gracie girl stuck in a precarious position under the kitchen chairs. She gets herself under there and then gets stuck and needs help getting out.

Vampire Teeth

I went to Nicole's birthday party on Saturday and I got these pink vampire teeth as a party favor. I've been wearing them all day, even outside to ride my bike. Mommy came upstairs last night to check on me before she went to bed only to find me sound asleep with my vampire teeth in. I really wanted to wear them to school but I know I can't.

Cruisin' is comin' up!

Gracie girl is now able to pull herself up to a standing position not only in her crib but also on just about anything else she is able to grab. Some of her favorite pull-up spots are the rocking chair, couch and bar stools. Daddy had to install a gate at the bottom of our steps yesterday because she is starting to climb up the bottom step.

Comfy and cozy

Here is Gracie sound asleep in her crib. She has her silkie, binkies everywhere, her favorite kitty close by and her warm fuzzy jammies on. What could be any better for a little girl?

Snow Day

Yesterday, we got to go on a kindergarten field trip to Chapparral Ice. It was so much fun. We had been waiting to go to the "place where it snowed" since before Christmas! Mommy, Gracie and Adam came and met me there and Adam and I got to play on the ice and in the snow. It was pretty cool.

Lion King tickets

I have wanted to go and see the Lion King on stage for a long time now. Mommy and Daddy got me tickets to go and see it for my birthday. I am so excited about it! Here I am patiently waiting to get my present on my birthday - with my eyes closed - and then with my Lion King tickets!

Happy Birthday Alex!

I am 6 years old today. It is very exciting being 6 now. I am in kindergarten but am "practicing to be a 1st grader." I am reading very well on my own and learning all kinds of new things every day. We had chocolate cupcakes with chocolate frosting and sprinkles on them for my birthday celebration at school today. Grandma Kitty and Grandpa Art came over to visit after school and bring me a present. Grandma Esther and Grandpa Jeff are going to take me out to Cracker Barrel for dinner tomorrow night. Wow! Birthdays are great.

Gracie girl goes for a ride

Today, Gracie had her first wagon ride. Our friend Aidan got a new wagon for Christmas and he LOVES to pull it. He was thrilled when Gracie wanted to ride and ride and ride some more. As you can see, Gracie had lots of company in the wagon and Aidan did a great job pulling it for a LONG time.

Miss Tiff and Gracie

Here is Gracie and her Godmama. Mommy says to tell Miss Tiffany, "Thank you very much for all of your help at the party and for taking such good care of Gracie girl during the party." Mommy couldn't have done everything without the help of so many of her good friends.

Cake

It wouldn't be a birthday party without cake and candles to blow out!

Birthday Party Fun!

On Saturday we had my 6th birthday party at a local gymnastics place. There were so many good friends there to celebrate and it was lots of fun. Thank you everyone for coming!

Babes in a barrell