My Gracie Grace!!

"Spending time with children brings a sense of balance to our lives. It reminds us that the best things in life aren't things."
Author Unknown

Lions and Tigers and Bears...OH MY!!!

We braved the Fort Worth Zoo over Spring Break. It was soooooo crowded, but we had a great time!! Grace loved everything but the big gorillas - and when we were leaving, Mason said, "This is the best day I've ever had!!"

It's official...I'm vintage!!

I came across a sweet lady who makes pillowcase dresses from vintage sheets...they are so cute and I knew I wanted Grace to have one. When I visited her online store called "Vintage Fern" I was shocked when I came across a dress made of the sheets I had when I was a little girl! It was so cute, but wait a second...VINTAGE??? I was thinking that 31 is the new 21, right? I'll have to admit, I feel a little old!! Anyway, I think it will be cute to take Grace's picture in the sweet dress - and later I'll have fun telling her that it was made of mommy's OLD, OLD sheets from the stone age!!!

A good mommy in the making...

Grace is learning from the best...haha!!! (OK, so she's learning to iron from her daddy, but I can make a mean batch of chocolate chip cookies!!)

Happy 2nd Birthday G!!

Happy Birthday to you,
Happy Birthday to you!
Happy Birthday dear Gracie,
Happy Birthday to you!!

Where has the time gone?

I stayed up late to move some pictures from the camera to the computer...and I'm just sitting here completely amazed at how quickly two years have gone by. Right about this time two years ago, I was laying in a hospital bed anticipating the arrival of someone who would immediately restore my soul, my faith and my gratitude for life! And it will be many years from now that Grace will be able to really understand that she was "my saving grace". Many people say, "oh, what a sweet name" without really understanding Grace's story. When I lost my mom in my 3rd month of pregnancy I had a lot of questions for the Man upstairs. The day I found out our second child was a girl, I left the doctor's office knowing deep down that this baby was God's way of helping me carry on. He took the most important woman in my life while another one was already on her way!! I miss my mom so much...especially on the birthdays of my children. She would have had such a great time with Grace singing her ever infamous birthday song. I'm so blessed though...I still have a mother/daughter relationship - I just have a new role and I had a great teacher!! And don't you know I'm geared up to bust out with the special birthday song as soon as Grace wakes up!! I know that my mom is looking down with great pride - I hope she knows how much strength she continues to gives me!!

Tomorrow we will celebrate a little soul who has already done big things. My baby Grace, you are truly an angel...may you always know how very much I love you. And may you always smile from the inside out (I'm loving that your smile always lights up your entire face!!).

A Texas Snowman!!

We had so much fun playing in the snow today! Mason had a blast throwing snowballs and Grace ate a few "snow cones"!! We also built a snowman named Tex!!

Nothing like a blizzard in March!!

I thought is was crazy, but Mason thought it was the coolest thing ever!! And watching the snow come down made Grace belly laugh!! GOOD TIMES!