Monday, October 31, 2011

Happy Halloween




We had a fun time trick-or-treating this year with all of our friends.  Daddy and Doug dressed up to scare the kids in the neighborhood and hand out candy.  I think they had a really good time too!

Monday, October 24, 2011

Happy Birthday Grayson

Today we celebrated Grayson's 1st birthday.  You girls had a lot of fun painting pumpkin, playing with the petting zoo animals and watching Grayson play in his cake.  It was a very fun day!






Saturday, October 22, 2011

Faces Everyone....Faces!

What a wonderful day we had at the farmer's market with some of your best friends.  We went to pick out our carving pumkins and get a hot dog!  You girls wanted to get your picture made in the cute stands they had set up!





Wednesday, October 12, 2011

Happy 89th Birthday Nana

Ever since I was young, we always celebrated our birthday in some way on our actual day.  Our parties may be on the weekend before, or weekend after, but on our special day we always did a little something to celebrate.  I guess thats where I get it from but even today that is something I hold close to my heart. 

Today is a very special day!  It is Nana's 89th birthday and we just had to celebrate.  I worked today out of town and stopped in this delightful bakery and picked up a beautiful 5flavor pound cake.  Right after work I picked you girls up and we were off to Nana's house.  We helped her get ready and out the door for a birthday dinner she would never forget!  You both love the cafeteria and of course think that everyone else does too.  I don't think Nana would have cared where we went she was just excited to go.  We had a nice dinner just us girls and then we headed back to Nana's house where daddy and Mimi met us for cake! 

You both sang her "happy birthday" and were patient enough to let her blow out her own candle!  I treasure memories like this.  It is wonderful to see how happy that you make her just by being in her presence.  I pray that these memories hold dear to you as you grow up as well.  It is not very often that you find families like ours that live so close together.  Nor is it very often that kids like you get the joy of growing up with great-grandparents.  Its a lesson of gratitude for me!