Round and Round She Goes

Grace LOVES to turn around and around in circles. We are sad to say that she is not an ambiturner. We are pretty sure that she could entertain herself this way for hours on end. She also enjoys giving her bird mouth to mouth. :-) In the second part of the video you will see Grace's signing skills. She signs "dog" like it is her job. She also says, "dog, dog, dog, dog." We are probably the only ones who would pick up on that though. Poor Grant gets his dog stolen all the time. Luckily, he is a great sport! We bought Grace her own 'girl' dog (Frenchy from Fancy Nancy) but she could care less. Enjoy!

Surgery Anyone?

We have been on a bit of a hiatus lately...but we are back! We enjoyed a fun week in UT (pix to come later) where we had early birthday parties for Adam, Grant and Grace and also did a bunch of other fun activities. Then we came home to prepare for both kids to have surgery. Blah! Gracie had her tonsils and adenoids out and spent some time in the PICU. Can I just say that the PICU is the worst?!?! I feel so bad for the people who have to spend a lot of time there. My heart goes out to you. Luckily Grace didn't have to be there too long--I don't know how many more nights I could have gone without sleep. :-) Anyway, Grace was having trouble breathing last night and was running a fever so I took her in to the doctor today and sure enough, she has pneumonia again. Hopefully the antibiotic will start to work for her soon. Through it all, she still finds a way to smile (and yell at her brother)!

Grant had to have a same day surgery on Friday and can I just say that I NEVER want him to be put under anesthesia again!!!! He had a really hard time coming out of it and when he did-- boy was he mean! It took me and 2 nurses to get him in the car and within 5 seconds he was out of his seatbelt... crying, screaming, hitting and throwing things. I was the only one with him because my mom and Adam were at the hospital with Grace. I just kept praying that I could get him home somehow. Then...a miracle! I was eventually able to get him to at least sit down long enough to get home(if I admit that he was not wearing a seatbelt...or pants or underwear... on the way,will anyone turn me in to the authorities?). Then once we were home he was throwing stuff at the door and tried to break through our glass door. Boy was I glad when he started to chill out. Poor kid! Now he is doing just fine though. He is in a little bit of pain but he just "shakes it off!"

So needless to say, it has been a crazy week. However, we have felt the prayers that have been offered in our behalf. I'll try to post some pictures from our adventures in Utah. And can I just say that prices in UT ROCK!!!! CA food is so overpriced!

"i have a voice"

I really enjoyed the video below and thought you might as well. We are so thankful for our little angel. What a blessing she has been in our lives. Gracie, you are beautiful inside and out and we know that you can achieve anything you put your mind to.

What Fun!

I finally got around to putting some pictures together from my parents' visit. Also, over Memorial Day weekend Adam, Grant, Grace and I were able to stay at a friends apartment on Nob Hill (he only uses occasionally). It was SOOOOO much fun! Grant didn't want to come home and he keeps saying he wants to go back and live in the apartment. We do too, buddy!

Recent Happenings

So how much would you pay for this Belle cake?
If you are a 2 year old boy, this beauty is priceless. (He's goin' in for a kiss)
That's right folks, we went to a Young Women's fundraiser Saturday. They auctioned off desserts to raise money to go to girls camp. Well, we started the bidding at $5.00 and mommy ended it at $37.00- much to daddy's dismay. He was a good sport though. The blasted Kuhnen's kept outbidding us. But no worries, their 2 year old son ended up with a Sleeping Beauty cake. Adam was a little concerned that his Grant wanted a Belle cake. Bug was super excited and has been thoroughly enjoying it. Thanks daddy! You probably won't ever take mommy to an auction again, eh?!?!

Of course, Grant has been building forts. He LOVES to build them and he really enjoys just hanging out with Grace in them. They can sit in a fort together for 30 minutes plus! Grace is a pretty good sport and Grant is great to include her.Pardon their crazy hair...it was still early in the morning :-)
And here is my big boy on his first day of preschool. (Wipe a tear) Now let me just say that I have never wanted to send Grant to preschool and I am having a REALLY hard time with it. We have been doing 'Mommy Preschool' and love it! I am just not ready to have my baby be away from me for 3 hours (1 day a week) and I also have a really, really, really hard time justifying spending money for someone to teach Grant something I can teach him with even more attention. (Sorry for the ranting...back to the story). No wait, I am not done...please keep in mind that preschool in our area is NOT cheap! Anyway, why is he in preschool? Well, Gracie starts group on Thursday and it is the one therapy that I will not be able to take Grant to. The center where Grace receives therapy has a preschool so they encouraged me to put Grant in for 1 day a week, during the time Grace and I are in group. Grant had a trial run on Tuesday and seemed to like it so we will see.
Gracie kept telling me, "Yay for Grant! Yay for Grace! Yay for group!"
"More mommy?" (Good signing butterfly)

Piggies and Pumas

Tonight we tried to put Gracie's hair in pigtails
She wasn't thrilled at first
But eventually she decided it wasn't too bad...even if she doesn't have quite enough hair to actually pull it off.
Today, Gracie and mommy also got matching pumas! Thank goodness I have tiny feet and can fit in to little girls sizes. Bless you Nordstrom Rack!

Fun Visitors

Poppy and Nae Nae have been in town for a few days and it has been loads of fun!
They got here just in time for Mother's Day! What a great gift!
Grant is keeping them busy and being pretty bossy. He enjoys having people around that will do pretty much ANYTHING for him. :-)
And Gracie is having fun giving smiles and practicing her waving skills...and of course the new "NO" head shake while she signs all done. Poppy and Nae Nae, can you stay forever?