Quotable Quote


" I bend to sweep crumbs and I bend to wipe vomit and I bend to pick up
little ones and wipe away tears... And at the end of these days I bend next to
the bed and I ask only that I could bend more, bend lower. Because I serve a
Savior who came to be a servant. He lived bent low. And bent down here is where I see His face. And people say, “Don’t you get tired?” and yes, I do. But I’m face to face with Jesus in the dirt, and the more I bend the harder and better and fuller this life gets. And sure, we are tired, but oh we are happy. Because bent down low is where we find fullness
of Joy.” ― Katie J.Davis

Friday, February 17, 2012

Gracie's Baptism

Yep you read that right! My baby girl is old enough to be baptized!!! We had a wonderful time with family and friends on Saturday, February 4th, 2012 as we came together to celebrate Gracie's big day! I appreciate everyone that came and supported her. She is truly blessed to have so many wonderful people around her!Image



Image 15 things about Gracie (off the top of my head):



1. She loves, absolutely loves, to look in the mirror. If I am curling her hair in front of the mirror and I need her to turn to the side she will pull out a hand held mirror. If my face was that beautiful I think I'd do the same.



2. She is a perfectionist just like her daddy!



3. She is ready for school every morning AT LEAST one hour before it starts. She spends the remainder of the morning yelling at Ava to get ready. Polar opposites.



4. She loves to practice cursive. She is not yet learning it in school, so she has begged me to teach her what little I remember....there I said it. I hate cursive! She is practicing her signature for when she gets married. I will spare her the embarassment of telling ya'll the future last name....and no it's not Bieber.



5. She loves to complain and make things seem harder than they are just like her mama.



6. She is an excellent student and a great speller.



7. She loves nachos!



8. She has mastered the art of making pigs in a blanket and.....no kidding.....made them better than me her first time. That's where her perfectionism comes in handy.



9. She can go down the slide all by herself at the public pool and LOVES it!



10. She loves some music that would surprise you including Don't Stop Believing by Journey, Sweet Child O Mine by Guns N Roses, and Crazy Train by Ozzy.



11. Her favorite colors are green and blue.



12. She is awesome at gymnastics and piano lessons, but too lazy to go to either.



13. She loves to point out her mother's flaws, from singing too loud in church to having cleavage hanging out of my pj's.



14. She is very tender hearted and quick to apologize.....usually!



15. She is a super daughter and we love her bunches!


Gracie and I took her birthday money and went to the mall where she proceeded to blow almost all of it at Build a Bear. Funny thing is I think I have only seen the bear she bought maybe twice since. She looked forward to this excursion for weeks and we had a great time. I love spending one on one time with my kids and getting to know each one of them better!



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Saige with her mommy (Ashley) and Jesse with his mommy.





Image Saige sitting on soon-to-be baby sister!





Image Ava and her "twin" cousin Aspen.




Tuesday, February 7, 2012

Wax Museum

Image Gracie with friends Keirstyn (Rosa Parks) and Katelyn (Albert Einstein).




I have been slacking on my blog. I'm planning on printing another blog book in March so I need to get caught up!



The second graders at Gracie's school put on a wax museum. They each had a different person they were representing. Gracie was Pocahontas. They were to sit still on their chair until somebody came up to them and then they were supposed to come to life, stand up, and tell you about their character. Gracie memorized 4 paragraphs about Pocahontas.Image This is Gracie's "I hope nobody comes to my chair!" face.



Image She told me her outfit made her look like a chicken! Pretty cute chicken I'd say!



Image Jesse was not amused with all the festivities.



Image Gracie and Haili (not sure who she was dressed as).Image Gracie and Kenzie (Helen Keller) with their silly sisters Kassie and Ava in the background.