This is No Cowgirl!

Happy Valentine's Day - 2011

You may not believe this, but my girls do actually live together. It is just IMPOSSIBLE to get a picture of them together!!


They both enjoyed all the goodies they received!! Happy Valentine's Day!!

Claire WAS 15 Months Old!!

Bad momma!! I know! My post is officially 17 days late, but I'm a busy mom of 2 and better late than never is my new motto!!


It is funny - when I look back at when Grace was 15 months old, I announced that I was pregnant with Claire. Even if I could have more kids, there would be NO WAY that this post would announce such a thing.

Claire....

• She has 8 teeth - 4 on top and 4 on bottom with 2 top molars just starting to peep out.


• She weighs 22 lbs 4 oz (30%), is 31 tall (60%), and like her sister, her head is 90%.


• She sleeps a good 12 hours at night and will wait patiently in the morning for me to get her. She naps 2-3 hours a day and is flexible about the timing. If Grace is home, I put her down after lunch in hopes of both napping at the same time (like right now). If Grace isn't home, I try to put her down before lunch so that she has napped before we pick up Grace from school.


• Poor baby, spends at least 80 minutes a day in the car taking and picking up Grace from school.


• Her eating habits are not ideal. She is doing a bit better with textured foods but prefers to be fed these vs feeding herself.


• The words she says most often are "Ginger", "Agua", "Bird", and "Abra" (open in spanish)


• She is ALL Daddy's girl. Will take him over me in a heartbeat.


• When someone asks Grace Claire's name, she replies "Claire Bear". Grace also refers to her as "her baby".


• She got extra doses of collagen in her skin. She has, as we call it, the juiciest skin.


• Ever so slowly, I am catching Grace and Claire playing more together on their own. It immediately brings a smile to my face.

Celebration of Life Ceremony

Grace had a Celebration of Life ceremony at her school today. There were some rituals to the ceremony involving the solar system and planet Earth as well as candles. Since it was in Spanish, I didn't quite understand all of it though.

Grace was unhappy because as soon as she saw me, she thought it was time for her to go home. She started crying when they told her that we had just come for the ceremony and would be leaving afterward.

Nonetheless, she pushed through the ceremony, responding to all the commands in Spanish. Steve, Claire and I were all there for her and so proud.

Finally, a smile!

Grace laid out cards for all the months of the year around the sun. She also unrolled the presentation mat.


While the children were having muffins that Grace brought and passed out, Sra Mayra passed around a poster board we made with pictures of Grace during the past 3 years.

At the end of Circle Time, Grace got to hold up the names of the children one by one. They each recognized their names, no words were spoken, and got up to put on their shoes and coats to go play outside.

Happy 3rd Birthday, Grace!!!

Today is your big day! You are so excited to be 3 today and have been saying for weeks that you are 2 and are going to be 3 soon. Happy birthday, "Baby Grace"!

You are the best daughter and big sister that we could ask for!!
We LOVE you!
Mommy, Daddy and Claire

It's Good to "Bee" Three!!

I cannot believe Grace will be 3 tomorrow! Where have the last 3 years gone?!?

Here are some highlights/details from her Bee party :)


Invites

Favors

Treat bucket filled with a sweet Chex mix that was the hit of the party!

Cupcake Table

Banner

One of the kids tables. The yellow buckets are filled with Bit O Honey and flavored honey straws.

My Bee who finally stopped long enough for me to take her picture

My little Bee

Grace coming down the big slide.

Steve and Claire coming down the slide together.

Landed safe!

This is the first year that Grace has really understood her birthday and it has been so much fun!!

Supporting Our Community

The girls and I did our part in supporting the community by basically attacking the girl scout booth of cookies. All I can say is I have no willpower against these things. Neither does Claire!

Nor Ginger for that matter!