Hello friends and family! Eric and I welcomed our little girl, Grafton, into the world on January 9, 2009 and our baby boy, James, on December 2, 2010! We have just been blessed with our precious baby girl, Price, who was born August 28, 2012. We feel incredibly blessed and humbled, and we thank our gracious Lord above for all of our amazing family and friends. We hope this blog can give you a glimpse into our lives and a taste of how precious our children are. God is so so good, and we praise His Holy name.

Sunday, January 13, 2013

Grafton...my FOUR year old!!

Wow. Four years old. How in the world have I been hugging on this precious child for FOUR years already?!  I still think of the night I went into labor (our spaghetti dinner and National Championship playing on TV), the day I spent in the hospital thinking she would be here any minute, the not so easy delivery, and the gorgeous baby girl that I got to meet at 5:56 that Friday night. Wow, the time we have had with sweet Grafton has flown by.

I can honestly say that Grafton has the biggest heart of anyone I have ever met.  She is so so sweet and innocent; really loves everyone and sees the good in everything. She is so forgiving, so loving, and so passionate.  I love that she is such a cuddler, that she wants to take a nap with me every day and cuddle with Daddy every night. I love that she hugs on her brother allllll the time and plays with Price so much...such an affectionate little girl. She adores her cars and trains and airplanes, she likes to dress up like a princess, she is a HUGE book reader, and wants to play card games and board games every night. She is smart and remembers everything I tell her. She is spunky and stands up for herself....sometimes in not the best ways but I'm still proud of her for being a strong girl. She is stubborn and fiesty. She loves to talk and sing and dance. She loves to go to the airport and watch the airplanes take off and land, and she has a blast when we visit the fire station. Her favorite day of the week is Sunday because she absolutely loves going to church, but Monday is a close second because she has show-and-tell at school. She loves school and loves to learn- I'm thankful for that.

She asked me the other day if she could marry me and be with me forever. After I explained that she couldn't do that, she said she wanted to marry Daddy....AND me....AND DeeDee, James, and Price so that we would be together forever.  She obviously doesn't totally understand the marriage thing just yet but it still melted my heart that she has so much love in her little body.  God is going to do so much through her, I just know it! I can't wait to see what all He has in store for her this year and throughout her life. Thank you, Lord, for blessing us with such an amazing 4 year old...one who makes us laugh, fills our hearts with love, and brings joy to every single day!
Last night as a 3 year old...she said "Mommy! When I wake up I will be FOUR!"
 1st pic of her birthday! Daddy went to work a little late so he could see the birthday girl!
 Birthday picture
 And the hugging begins
 James really is her best friend
 My bubbly 4 year old
 Cupcakes for breakfast!
 Singing Happy Birthday
 Blowing out the candles
 Donuts before school...birthday tradition


 Price was happy to celebrated too!
 Dinner at Oby's



 Back home for presents and cake!!
 DeeDee surprised her with a castle cake!!
 She is such a good big sister




 Our family shot on her birthday!
 Present time!!! Cars!!!
 Math books, activity books, and reading books!
 Last pic of the day...it came full circle!

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