Happy Birthday Sweet Girl

Here are her stats:

Height: 41 1/2" (31%)

Weight: 40lbs (50%)

Funny Things You Say

•                You have been asking a lot of questions about mommy & daddy dating.  Like what we talked about on our dates and she wants specifics only from daddy.

•                When can I get married, I want to be a mommy.

•                Daddy I don't want to grow up because then I have to get my ears pierced.

•                You walk up to my stomach and say hi little baby! {side note: you have talked about having a baby sister at least once a week since my miscarriage.  You even pick out clothes.  You have also told people about your baby sister and then must explain that I am not pregnant she just talks about it ALOT.}

You LOVE

•                Everything princess

•                You love to watch Doc McStuffins, Sofia the First, and Jake and the Never Land Pirates

•                A year later you still love Jessie from Toy Story

•                Playing dress-up

•                You truly love all your stuffed animals.

•                kids.  You can go any were and make friends.  You truly thrive off friendships.

•                to draw and you are amazing.  I would be so surprised if your future does not include this amazing talent.

Just Like Mommy & Daddy

•                you like to tell daddy where to park

•                a little sassy:)

•                loving the Chiefs and anti-Ohio State

•                loves to wrestle

•                loves to draw

This is your last year before starting Kindergarten and we are trying to take in every minute and every special moment!  What a blessing these 5 years have been and we can't be any more grateful for God giving us this amazing little girl who is so sweet and such a blessing.

Football Love

While Mema was in town she got to attend her first TIU game in 10 years.  Long time and it was a good game to watch, although the game lasted FOREVER.  A kid got hurt really bad and they could not move him for sometime and then the ambulance took him off the field about 30 minutes later.  We spent most of the time watching the game from the van to keep Mr Nolan close to the PT chair.  We got a few fun pictures to share.

terrible selfie

nolan and gavin enjoying half time

waiting to run to daddy

10 years later married with 2 kid fun and crazy

the whole fam

loving some kid time

Outside Love

Like all kids mine want to be outside all the time.  So why not run to play in the leaves for a little bit.

checking the mail

loving sticks

plane!!!!

lots of leaves

Birthday Celebration

While Mema was visiting we decided to celebrate birthday's.  The birthday was everything Toy Story.

 Although I had a whole plan for an 

extravagant cake I made this one in 5 minutes.

We went super super easy this year.  

 Nolan got bullseye

 And decided he should ride him

 a plush woody

I was wanting one he could sleep with

 Mema found the perfect items

 even big boy under wear with Monsters Inc and Toy Story

 A big talking Jessie and Undies for Gracie

 I found this adorable suite case for $3 at a garage 

sale and I just happened to have $3 in change in 

the car.  It was meant to be.  Here Nolan is naming

all the characters on the suite case.

I was smart enough to have put a few things 

away that that I found at garage sales this summer.

Love Our Mema

Yes we love our Mema and when she comes to visit we eat up every minute we have with her.  Gracie is old enough she truly gets so sad knowing she won't see certain people for a long time and that they live far a way.  So the night before Mema was to arrive I told her who we were going to see the next day and was elated.  We made a big welcome sign for Mema when we picked her up.

On one of our days the kids got to make sugar cookies and they were loving helping with every part.  If Gracie did something Nolan wanted too!

 making

 decorating...

 eating

loving there mema

Boo Bash

This year for Halloween we very early picked out our costumes.  Gracie as Dorothy and Nolan as a tiger.  Gracie's little dress was a gift from a friend and we just added a touch of red.  We also found shoes at Goodwill that were perfect but wrong color.  I am sure I can fix that right??:)

Not often do we get any grandparents for these type of events but we got lucky that our town through a Boo Bash with games, hayrides, trick-or-treating, and the haunted house.  The guy at the haunted house tried to convince us a number of times the kids would be fine no big deal the will love it.  No way!  I sent Troy through and as the guy continued to convince us to just go and as Sheila walked away so did I.  We walked over for a game and Troy said no way for the kids or for me.  Funny that I was included in the who can handle it thought.  People are crazy.  Anyway enjoy the fun pics below.  Nolan is hilarious.

Before Pic

Just so you know I loved Wizard of Oz growing up and I remember watching it every year on tv around thanksgiving.  My Grandma gave me this piece when she passed and it's pretty special to me.  I thought that Gracie would love it as well and thankfully she has loved the movie.

 so funny and so cute.

I just added red ribbon and tulle 

under the skirt for something fun.

The shoes spray painted red and then glitter added.

 Nolan actually left the head on the whole time.

I was shocked!

Nolan was in shock the whole time of what was 

happening but very happy when we got to the car to have a sucker.