Gracism

Daddy: "What do you want for breakfast, Grace?"

Grace: "Pancakes!"

Mommy: "What kind of syrup do you want on your pancakes?"

Grace: "I don't know."

Daddy: "I have boysenberry syrup."

Grace: "I want girlsenberry syrup."

Gracism

Bryan was putting Grace to bed the other night. He tucked her in, then read her a story. After about 20 minutes, Grace started yelling for me at the top of her lungs. When I went in to see what was the matter I found Bryan asleep next to her. He was so tired that he didn't budge, even with all her screaming. Grace looks at me and says, "Mommy, why is your husband asleep?"

RJ Update...

"I got my first tooth!!!" RJ has been working on getting his bottom two teeth for the past two months. His right one finally broke through and his left one is not far behind.

I can't believe that RJ is 8 1/2 months old! Our sweet baby is getting so big, so fast. It seems that all at once he makes huge advances. He can now pull himself up to a kneeling position, he is beginning to feed himself, and he knows what NO means, although he chooses to ignore that word. He will turn, look at us, smile, then go right back to doing what we was doing.

He's gotten the hang of feeding himself cheerios, Gerber Graduate puffs, and freeze-dried apples. I've tried giving him fruits and smalls bits of chicken, but...he gags. So, it is now confirmed that I have TWO dramatic children.

RJ eats two whole jars of baby food three times a day, eats 2-3 snacks of cheerios or apples each day, and still has several bottles. The kid is a MOOSE!

He is such a happy baby. He LOVES his big sister. Grace will sing, talk, or just be silly with him and he gets the biggest kick out of it. I hope and pray that they will always be friends, be eachother's advocate, and take good care of eachother. They are the greatest gifts God has given Bryan and I. We are so honored and blessed to be their parents!

Did Someone Say Chocolate?

Happy New Year!!

"Morning Mom! Look what I can do now!!"

Christmas Morning

Both kiddos playing with their toys!

"Look at my tiara! How did Santa know that I'm a Princess?

RJ got lots of good stuff from the Big Guy too!

" Mickey Mouse book of trucks! Although, I really don't care what it is just as long as I can put it in my mouth!!"

"A microphone! I always wanted a microphone!"

A very happy little girl! Her little brother was still sleeping, so she opened her presents without him.

Grace immediately saw that Santa ate his cookies and drank all his milk.

When Grace finally woke up I think she forgot it was Christmas morning. We told her what day it was and her face lit up with excitement. She hurried out of bed, then slowly crept around the corner into the hallway to see what Santa left her.

Christmas morning finally came around! Santa Claus brought lots of fun stuff to Grace and RJ. RJ woke up around 6am, ate his breakfast, drank a bottle, played for a little while, then took his morning nap, all the while Grace and Daddy were STILL SLEEPING!! They didn't wake up until 8:30!!