WWWWWWOOOOOOOOOOWWWWWWWWW!!!!!!!!!!!

You will not believe what I saw yesterday! It was the biggest guinea pig ever!!! My Mom didn't even know what it was! At first it FREAKED ME OUT, but once I realized it wasn't going to eat me alive, I warmed up to him. His name was Gray and he was at my school. Mom wanted me to post a video of us making friends. I was so excited! There is also a picture of me with my Papa - I am so happy to see him in the mornings. I get excited when we turn onto their street and can't get out of my carseat fast enough when I see him at the door waiting for me. I am not sure what I did to deserve such awesome grandparents, but I am surely blessed to have them! Last pic is of me at my Halloween party. Yes, I was eating another cupcake. They make me so happy. For some reason, I was really antsy for the rest of the day. I wonder why...

BEEEEEEautiful!

Well, today I get to wear my bee costume to school! Yes...my Nana and Papa found it and decided that I should be a bee. Mommy and Daddy said it fit well because it had a stinger just like my left hook! These are pictures from my morning with Nana and Papa before leaving for school. Isn't my Nana pretty? As you can also see...I found a way to be sure that I get cupcakes early in the morning - I just made it clear that I would NOT be taking any pictures unless I got one. Works every time! This crew is so into pictures...I think that I could get a million dollars if I played my cards right. Mom and Dad are supposed to be dressing up on Friday. Of course, I will be sure that pics go up of them too. Mom is trying to come up with something in the bug family, but Dad says that he is not wearing anything that puts him at risk because we will be in Krum and his fire buddies will all be there. I think he should be a stink bug. It fits! It should be fun to see what they come up with! I hope everyone has a fun and safe halloween. Be careful and listen carefully for a buzzzzzzzzzzzz....it could be me! Though I bite...not sting.

Good Morning All!

Happy Tuesday everyone! I wanted to check in today and give a shout out to my friend Arleen!!! Well...I guess she is my Mommy's friend too. She is starting her radiation today at 1:00pm. Chemo starts tomorrow at 8:30am. Please say some prayers for her. We have been praying and praying and God has answered a lot of prayers so far. Arleen is a strong lady and we know she will be just fine when this is all over! The doctors say that this is her final step in defeating her cancer, so we are all so proud of her!!! She has shown my Mommy and me that God hears our prayers and that He loves us very much. Get well soon Arleen! We'll see you soon - maybe a little thinned out in the hair department, but just as beautiful - I am sure!

Happy Monday to everyone! I hope you all had a great weekend. Ours was very busy but good! The weather has been so nice, so Mommy and I have been enjoying it together. We went to Town Lake to feed the ducks and I showed them who was boss. I tried to chase them into the lake, but my Mommy stopped me right before I could jump in - she is no fun sometimes! It is the week of Halloween and I am going to be dressing up as a bee. Everybody decided that it would fit well, since a bee has a stinger. I have been fussed at a couple times lately - evidently I am not supposed to cause physical harm if someone ticks me off. But, I am just setting my boundaries! And that boy at school tried to take my baby! Also...everyone is probably aware that this time of year my Mommy usually sticks me in a pumpkin and takes pictures. She did try and I let her know that I am over it. When she pulled out the M&Ms I did cooperate a little, but only briefly. We have posted a couple of those shots for your viewing pleasure! I also attached one from last year so you could marvel at how much I have grown!

PEEK A BOO!!!

Good Morning! And happy hump day! Yup...closer to the weekend than Monday. That is a beautiful thing! We hope that everyone is having a great week. I know that my Maw Maw is. She is visiting our Aunt Barb in Virginia. She gets to go to the American Indian Museum today...hope she says hi to my ancestors!!! I posted a picture from my afternoon with Mom on Sunday. This was right after our gelato. As you can see - ice cream makes me happy! Mom asked me to give everyone a heads up: We got a huge pumpkin that night! If you remember my pictures last year, then you know where she is going with that. Stay tuned...they are gonna be super cute! DUH!

What a weekend!!!

Man!!! It was a busy weekend! It was fun though. On Friday my Mommy, Kirsten, and my friend Lilly had a garage sale. They weren't very happy with it because there weren't very many buyers, but we did get to hang out! I posted a couple pics from that day. One is of me and my baby...I just love her so much! I really like to poke her in the eye and Mommy thinks it is funny when I throw her down on the ground when I get bored. But, she says that I am a good little Mommy because I hug her and give her kisses all the time too. The other picture from the garage sale is of my friend Lilly and her "make me an offer" sticker. Her Mommy and my Mommy were saying that they were going to price us to sell!!! As if there is enough money in the world! I thought it was so funny when people would come look through our stuff! On Saturday we woke up really early to meet Mommy at the finish line for her 5K. She did the Race for the Cure and she said it was really great to see me, Daddy, and Aunt Hope cheering her on at the finish line. I posted a picture of her, Tara, and Tosha for everyone to see. After the race it was right back to the garage sale to finish up! My Mommy went to our friend Paris's 14th birthday party to drop off a present because I needed a nap. She kept telling me that I was wearing her out at the garage sale. I was so sleepy and couldn't nap at the garage sale! What if I missed something?!?! That night Mommy and Daddy went on a date and I stayed with Aunt Hope and 2 of her friends. Sunday was a great day at church and lunch. I got my nap in that day - Mommy said I wouldn't miss it! Later that night we had some bonding time - just me and Mom. We got some gelato...YUM! We hope you all had great weekend too!

Just chillin'

So, my Mommy and Daddy have officially decided that I am what they keep calling "strong willed". I am not totally sure what it means, but I AM sure that it is probably the same thing as cute or beautiful or perfect in just about every way. I have noticed that I hear those words a lot. I went with my Mommy to a Southern Living party last night and for some reason we left early. My Mommy kept following me around and picking up the cookies that kept falling out of my bowl. She also kept saying sorry to all the nice, new ladies we met when I would grab their legs or yell at them. They were happy to talk back to me! My Nana keeps saying this "strong willed" word too, but my Papa just says "Yes" a lot. I like talking to him! Aunt Hope is pretty much the same. My Uncle Kevin just tells my Mommy that I am loud. I don't know what he is talking about! Loud? Not me! I am figuring out how to talk back to them now. I told my Nana "No night night" the other day and her and my Mommy thought it was just the funniest thing. I REALLY love the word "no". I like it so much that I say that to any and every question asked! So...I am doing pretty good these days! Living it up actually. My only current concern is that I keep hearing everyone plotting to take away my binky soon... They must be CRAZY if they think I am going to allow that!

These are just a couple of my new hobbies. Well...the potty isn't really a big deal to me currently, but my Mommy says I should start getting familiar with it - whatever that means. The trumpet is so much fun though! The neighbors LOVE when Daddy and I play it. Daddy says that he is no Motzart yet, but I am sure he is headed that direction. I am not sure if I enjoy playing the trumpet or dancing more...pics of my dancing skills are soon to come!

Cowgirl Gracie

A couple weeks ago my Mommy took me to meet up with some of my friends at a horse barn. She thought I would love the mini horses, but she should have known better! I really liked the big, black horse. I may be little on the outside, but I am big on the inside!!! I had a really good time playing with my friends - Macie, Landon, Bella, and Aubrey. Bella pulled me around on this wagon looking thing for a while and I thought that was awesome. Of course, my goofy Mommy had to make me dress accordingly...so I had this cute dress and cowgirl boots on. The boots were a little bit too big so I was irritated at moments, but I hung in there. My favorite part was when we got to swing after we visited with the baby horse...Mommy called it a colt. That Mommy knows everything!

And here I am after a long day of putting up with my Mommy and her friend Stafani. Stefani got this shot of me. Can you believe it? I can't just chill out without having these crazy people take pictures of me all the time. I guess I'll just have to deal with it...they are here to stay!

This is a picture of me taking part in one of my favorite past times - harrassing the dogs at my Nana and Papa's house. They love me so much...

Happy Tuesday!!!

Good Morning all!!! My Mommy and Daddy tell me that I have the most incredible friends and family members. Unfortunately, not all of them are close by and Mommy says that she hasn't been able to make everyone move yet. She also says that we don't get to visit with the people who do live close by enough because life is crazy. So...this is our attempt to fill everyone in on how life is treating us! I will make sure that they post pictures as frequently as possible - I am sure I will be featured the most! If I have learned anything in the 20 1/2 months that I have been here, it is that life is full of blessings! Sometimes there are these things that my Mommy calls "opportunities", but when the going gets tough, she says the tough get praying and things always seem to turn out OK! I hope that you enjoy reading along and catching up with us. Please don't hesitate to post back and fill us in on how you are doing. I would love to hear back from everyone and I know my Mom and Dad would too. We hope you all are well and enjoying this ride called life. So....here we go! Happy Blogging Everybody!!!