Our Green Goblin

What better way to enjoy a sunny Sunday AND let the creative juices flow

Daddy's Birthday

Although Mike doesn't 'officially' turn 32 until Friday, we had a family birthday party for him last night at Nana & Papa's house. Grace was in high-heaven having all her family there to entertain and laugh with. She would literally run from one person to the other and had the biggest smile on her face all night long. It's so cute to see how much she loves everyone and it was fun to relax, kick back and enjoy a great evening and yummy meal. Mike got mostly golf-related gifts this year -- which he will never complain about. On his real birthday he will be on a plane from LAX to Istanbul! We have a fun week ahead before he leaves for his big trip :)

Grace Loves her GiGi

Another great day spent with GiGi in Loma Linda. Such special times for us all :)

Big Girl Bed

Grace's big girl bed arrived today!! We've been prepping her for a few weeks now so she was sooooo excited when the delivery men from Macy's showed up this afternoon :) She just fell asleep - all good so far. Mike put together the gigantic bed rail (I'm paranoid about her falling out) and we still have to connect the headboard and put a few more decorative pillows together, but all in all, it's ready to bring our little Grace many sweet dreams....

Next up:

• Potty training completion - March
• Bits (pacifier) giveaway - TBD...and I'm scared about this one ;-)

Valentine's Weekend

Happy Valentine's Day Friends and Family!!
We started our Valentine's celebration yesterday with a little "mommy & kids" V-Day party at our house. The little ones played, ate pizza, exchanged cards and decorated heart-shaped cookies. Grace was so excited for her little friends to be over. Once again, Ethan got all the ladies...which he didn't seem to mind.

We bought Grace a pink Fisher-Price Doctor's kit (she likes to pretend she's a doctor and that we're her patients) for V-Day but it didn't arrive on time so we exchanged cards this morning and then I left to teach the preschool class at our church today. Grace and Daddy went on a scavengar hunt and we met back at home to have a picnic lunch in our backyard because the weather is just so nice - hello 80 degress, I love you! Tonight we are going to see Lovely Bones, which I've been dying to see since I read the book in just 2 days.

We hope YOUR home is filled with a lot of love this Valentine's Day! Love, Tracy, Mike and Grace

Make a Smilebox slideshow

A Little Bit of This and That

Getting ready for church this morning

Before a night out this past week

Updating Grace's playroom last weekend

Mike and I have a date night tonight that we're REALLY looking forward to. We're going to dinner and a movie and are very thankful for Grandma and Grandpa, who will be watching the little munchkin :)

I've been thinking about posting some of Grace's latest quotes which I will work on this week. She cracks us up these days. For example, often when we get up in the morning she'll look at Mike and I and say "so what are we doing today guys?". It's so cute. She is super sweet and affectionate, and is always telling us how much she loves us and that we're her Best Friend.