18 Months!!!

I had to share these pictures....it shows Gracy's personality off so well. She is just short a few days of being 18 months! I know everyone says how fast babies grow but seriously she has the motor skills of a three year old. I have to list some of my favorite things she is doing lately.

1. sticky crumb filled kisses, usually very generous with them especially if we are saying goodbye .

2. how she walks around the house with my purse and cell phone up to her ear jibber jabbering about something we all wish we could understand.

3. lately her new thing is to chew me out in her own Gracy language, very high pitched and sounds similar to an auctioneer person. And then feels bad for her outburst and repents with a hug.

4. she climbs everything! even pushes the chair up to the counter tops and tries to play in the sink!

5. LOVES books and everything her daddy does. Even the naughty things.

6. is obsessed with fixing things....she has her own personal screw driver and helps her dad fix the bedroom doors that regularly need attention.

7.loves makeup..... she sits on my lap every morning and we put on our faces together.

8. loves to pretend cook in her new kitchen set...although she cooks everything but food....mostly i find her own shoes sitting on the burners.

9. She is so sharp.....is totally concerned if she sees mommy crying or upset....she is right there patting my back or laying her head on me stroking my legs for comfort. (and it helps alot)

10. Still sleeps through the night! I can prob. count on one hand the bad nights we've had since she was born. I am so lucky to have a good little girl.

11. She has a hard time sharing Mom during nursery. I think being Nursery leader is going to help us both grow ...... hopefully sooner than later.

12. Her new best buddy is Nacho, they play and FIGHT.

13. She is doing so much better at the sharing concept.....and also the "fend for your self" concept.

14.Loves bath time and has such an imagination

15. She suddenly wont let me touch her hair.....so she looks like a wild amazon child, and she pretty much is. Thats how we love her.

16. Loves to wear my shoes and can maneuver around with them on pretty well.

17. adores her grandparents and Great Grandparents.

18.Loves movies......favorite is little mermaid and sings every song IN TUNE. I cant even do that.

19. is addicted to Ovaltine

20. picks out her own clothes..

My goals

I have put off my new years goal list because I honestly didn't think of it until the first day of 2010, And I really have been thinking hard of some new things I need to work on. Some may seem not so important...but Ive noticed that the little things help you conquer the bigger things.

First goal most important!
1.being a better Mom and Wife. Paying attention to my husband and making sure he is happy and is appreciated. Making sure Gracy is happy and healthy, Growing and learning as much much as I can teach her.
2.Read Gracy at least 2 books a day. and any in between.
3. Mop the floor at least 2-3 times a week. (in such a little house the floors get EXTRA dirty.)
4. make danny's lunches the night before.
5. Create fun visuals and new lesson material for my new nursery calling!
6. Get Gracy to make it through sacrament 3 weeks in row!
7. Plan a weekly dinner menu....
8.keep my art skills fresh. Weekly.
9.do something other than going to the movie for date night. Meaning I may have to take things into my own hands and be the date planner.
10. Going to the temple 2 a month instead of 1 a month.
11. Figure out what the heck is wrong with Danny's health. and FIX IT!
12. Tone up those saddle bags that have been hanging out.
13. dont over book my week so I can enjoy being home with my baby.
14. Less coke. (im not ready to completely deprive myself)
15.play more volleyball.
15. spend more time with our Neola family.

Gracy vs Nacho

I just wanted to post some of my favorite pictures from the last few months. Um this is my dad not yours mom ....... get away!!!! She personally told me this.

Gracy the cheeser. She is looking so grown up.....Im sure the ear to ear grin has something to do with the new bike she got Christmas eve.

This is what happens when Danny feeds the monster. Yogurt Facial. so soothing. For Gracy. Not for mom who has to clean it up.

Hey believe it or not Danny is cooking Breakfast! B. and Gravy yumm. Please dont look over the beautiful frilly apron danny is modeling. it really shows off his shape :)

Another cuddling moment. Notice there are no cuddle pictures with mom when dad is home. Gracy and I fight over who gets a hug first.

For the finale I had to post this video of Gracy and Nacho dukin` it out. They are so funny together. And NO i never let nacho on our blankets but this was to funny to watch. I am proud to say that Gracy stuck it out to the end and faught for her right to cuddle. Nacho did hold her own for a while, I actually thought she might win but no I think it might be the little bit of gardner\bingham blood mixture that has made Gracy quit the little fire cracker. Dont let the tears fool you. She had the whole thing planned out.

I am so thankful for my family. This year was a great and exciting year. Most of all I am blessed to have Danny work so hard for Gracy and I. We have done alot in 2009, Became Business owners, worked on our house ( alot ), We both were able to play some of our favorite sports for a season, got new church callings, most of all we learned so much about being parents, Believe me I still have alot to learn about playing the roll of Mommy, but I do know that I love it and have never been more excited and proud of my baby girl. She is hilarious. Just the other day I was upset and frustrated and she was being a stinker and out of no where she ran over to me and I picked her up.....she laid her little head on my shoulder and patted my back saying Mamma. It just made me cry harder. Those moments I wont forget. I love my life and everyone I am blessed to have in it :) Im excited to continue the happiness into 2010!

ITS GONE!!!!

Hey So I shopped the crap out of my hair......I know it was a spur of the moment type of thing and my camera charger is gone I have no idea where it is or i would post a real picture ......its sorda a mix between these two cuts.....and no I didnt expect to look like Natalie Imbruglia or shannon sossam but I do like it and its so nice to not have to worry about my hair as much lol :) Plus hair grows :) thanks t omy sister's encouraging phone calls I just did it. and I am so glad I did its like i Lost 10 pounds lol. :) Not sure if danny likes though. I think he is going along to get along type of thing. He just says I look like a completley different person . lol.

LONG TIME no see!

Yeah im a slacker.....i still have my halloween post up. .... its been a busy holiday season I guess. Anyway.....before I catch up I managed to throw together some family christmas cards and would love to send all of you one.... Leave me your address's please please, only if you want one... :) maybe Ill get my thanksgiving post up this week :)

Halloween 09

Halloween was so much fun this year, This is Gracy's Second Halloween but first to actually go trick-or-treating. She was so hilarious. Just cheesing it up the entire time. What a doll. She had been insisting on wearing her monkey outfit the entire week, and never got tired of it lol.

My dad got his weird mask out and it didn't even faze Gracy....she was just a little confused that Grandpa suddenly looked like that. lol.

Yup I got Danny to dress up......I think Hell must have froze over. :) He was a really good sport. I went as Jem and the rockers .......Gracy was the cutest little monkey ever and Danny.....of course was Elvis. :)

Gracy loves her cousin Luke....(second cousins) she just clung onto him every second she could. He is such a good little boy. Its so fun to see the family.

This picture makes me laugh.....its the fearless monkey escaping into the wild wilderness alone and unafraid :) lol. My favorite.

The Halloween pajama's.....she would throw a temper tantrum when i tried to take them off.....she sure likes them.....looks like we might be wearing them until christmas time.

She is starting to let me curl her hair latley .... its sooo cute for about 15 minutes lol.