Happy Birthday to Mom!

This is the birthday cake that my girl picked out for me! Her Daddy took her to the ice cream cake shop and let her chose any cake she wanted. She said she liked this one because it had sprinkles and ribbon on it. Of course Daddy liked it.....ice cream cake is his all time favorite! It was delicious! Thanks Daddy and Grace Girl!

Here I am....the birthday girl! I turned 34 this year. Jason told Gracie that I was getting old and her response was, 'No! She is not old, my whole family is brand new!'. I like to think of myself as still being brand new. Jase likes to tease me about being older than Jason. Jackson on the other hand doesn't think it's so funny.

This last year had been a 'growing up' year for me. I have learned so much about myself and who I want to be. I have learned about what is important in my life and what is not. I have experienced true love and what true love is not. This past year, I have really learned what it means to be blessed. I figured out how to trust God and how to give my everything to Him! And I have been truly humbled to understand just how much He loves me. Minus a few bumps in the road...this has been the best year of my life. I am beyond thankful..... I have the BEST husband ever and three little hearts that live outside of my body! My prayer is that I continually grow in the years to come.

Gracie turns four!

Yesterday our little Gracie turned four years old. I can hardly believe that is even possible. She had a great birthday. She decided around bedtime on Saturday night that she could not wait another minute to open her presents. Jason and I were pleasantly surprised how patient she had been waiting to open gifts until her actual birthday. So Saturday night she opened her gifts. Then Sunday after church we had cake and ice cream. Then she spent all of Sunday afternoon playing with her new toys. Since she did not have a "party", tomorrow she is going to Girly Girl for her very first manicure and pedicure! I will be sure to post some pictures. Thanks for all of the Birthday Wishes!

Gracie's Birthday Party @ Home

Jason's Birthday

Gracie could hardly enjoy the birthday cake for looking for the cake. In this picture is she saying to her Daddy , "Daddy, I found the ice cream but I cannot find the cake.".

This year Jason wanted an ice-cream birthday cake. So...here it is. Gracie picked out the football and it was made with cookies and cream - Jason's all time favorite! It was yummy!

Happy Birthday to Jase!

Today is February 3rd and Jase is turning 10! I have been wondering all day....where has the time gone? I just seems like yesterday that he was just an adorable little boy and now he is a handsome young man. He has been and remains to be such a joy in my and his Dad's life. We are so blessed to call him our own - even if he is growing up way too fast! Happy Birthday Jase! We love you!

This is Jase with his Best Buddy - Jack. Jack is a friend that Jase met through school, baseball and Jack's mom and I are good friends. For Jase's birthday, all he wanted was for Jack to spend the night, go out to dinner, and then go to the movies to see Hotel for Dogs. So... that's exactly what we did! We all had a great time celebrating Jase's 10th birthday!

Jase is reading a birthday card that his best friend made for him. I think that is so neat - that Jack wanted to make his card instead of buy one. How special is that?

Jase has made his wish and now he is blowing out the candles. Wow - it's ten candles! He is not like Jackson, he keeps his wish a TOP SECRET! I guess that's the way it is supposed to be.

Jackson's Birthday Cake

Jackson is waiting for Daddy to bring the birthday cake. Can you tell he is SO excited? He could hardly wait! What a precious little boy!

Mommy, Daddy , Jase and Gracie are singing Happy Birthday to Jackson! He has come a long way. Do you remember Jackson's 3rd Birthday? He cried as we sang Happy Birthday. I guess he thought, "It's my party and I'll cry if I want to!". Ha! Ha!

Jackson made his wish - actually he said that he had several wishes, and now he's blowing out the candles. It turned out to be a great day! Our little family had so much fun celebrating Jack Jack's birthday!

Happy Birthday to Jackson!

Jackson wanted to go to Build-A-Bear this year for his birthday. Of course Gracie was all for it - Jase was not quite sure. He is getting to the age that "coolness" is an unspoken issue. He thought that he might be too old to participate. You will see in the pictures that he got over that very quickly. Once he saw what fun Jackson and Gracie were having, he decided to join in on the fun! Jackson chose a Siberian Husky for his animal. He and Daddy named him Spike. Gracie decided on a pink leopard that she named Raisen - all on her own. Jase just picked out some new clothes and shoes for Rocky, a Build-A-Bear that he got on his sixth birthday. The kiddos had so much fun stuffing, bathing, brushing and dressing their animals. It was a really fun afternoon for our family.