What's New

Since the last time I got around to blogging, Valentine's Day has come and gone...

Our baby turned three!  Seriously?!  How can she be three already?  Here she is on the morning of her birthday practicing holding up 3 fingers instead of 2...

Irelynn had her birthday party and blew out 3 candles on her pony cake...

We found all the Easter eggs and celebrated Christ's victory over death...

We had our spring elementary concert at school and sang beautifully...

We celebrated Mother's Day.  Here we are, 4 generations, before church...

We cheered on Ella as she graduated from kindergarten, and Gracie said goodbye to 2nd grade...

And we clapped loudly at the girls' spring dance recital...

There you have it, a brief recap of the last few months at our house.  In less than three weeks, we will find ourselves in sunny California.  We are very excited for our first big family vacation.  First plane ride together, first time at the beach together, first time for my best friend to meet my kids and for me to meet hers, first time at Disneyland...  We're looking forward to visiting my family there.

Gracie's First Basketball Game(s)

Today Gracie played in her 1st basketball jamboree.  She played in 4 mini games here in Avon, and had a blast.  

A little pre-game stretching with dad.

Go Lady Pirates!

Here she is on the left...GO #2!

Ha!  Irelynn snuck into the picture.  She's proud of her big sister!  (back row, far right)

Proud of you, Gracie!  

Playing Catch Up

I am very behind on my blogging.  So here's a quick catch up of the last part of 2012 and the first part of 2013...

Santa stopped by for a visit and brought some goodies! 

Gracie @ the Christmas Eve children's program at church.  

Irelynn and Ella (in the middle).

Christmas presents from friends... matching owl pajamas.

Christmas morning... time to open stockings! 

Happy New Year, everyone!

Ice skating for the first time.  A big hit.

Ella finally gets her ears pierced after much anticipation :-)

Happy 8th Birthday, Gracie Nicole!

Family present time on Friday night.

Birthday party on Saturday with friends and family.

Playing pin the sunglasses on Hello Kitty :-)

Craft time...making Christmas door hangers.

Time for cake...

...and more presents!

Gracie says thanks, friends, for making my day special!

It's Beginning to Look a Lot Like Christmas

Today we took a trip out to Riverview Tree Farm in Canton to choose and cut our own tree for the very first time!  We stopped for lunch first at this really cute little delicatessen in Canton called the Garden of Eat'n.  It was really yummy, and I wish we had a place like that near home!  

It was freezing cold out today, but there were a ton of beautiful trees to choose from.  We really wished it was a warmer day so we could spend more time walking around.  The girls each got a sucker from Santa, and enjoyed apple cider and pretzels inside the store.

Thanks for the treat, Santa!

After much debate, here's our final selection.  It's a 7' Fraser Fir...

After surviving the 2 hour drive home (in very windy conditions), here's what our beauty looks like inside.  And I would like to add that it smells wonderful in here...

Gracie is ready for Christmas!

Happy Thanksgiving!

Happy Halloween 2012!

Ready to go trick-or-treating before heading to our "Highway to Heaven" at church.

An Ocean Fairy,

Rapunzel,

and the cutest jack-o-lantern I saw all night!