Thursday, March 18, 2010

Annabelle's First Birthday!

We travelled up to Arlington this past saturday to celebrate litlle miss Annabelle's first birthday! I cannot believe it has been a WHOLE year! She is a great little girl... super sweet and super beautiful! I had so much fun with her; 1) because she loved on me and 2) because she got SOOOOOOOOO incredibly excited when I fed her baby Cheetos (the Gerber mild cheddar thing-ys... not real cheetos!... Duh!) ; )
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Annabelle,
Your Aunt T knows that you and Gracelee are going to the best of friends, just like your momma and me! It was so much fun to grow up with someone like your mommy, and see a LOT of her in you! You are so easy going and sweet as sugar! Thank you for sharing your day with us! You are an amazing child, and I love you!
Love,
Aunt T
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Now, of course Gracelee had to put on her best party dress!
Baby super model agencies eat your heart out!

Beautiful girl!
I love you sooooooooo much Grandma!

My love bug!
Ah, Family! Is there anything better?

A visit to Grammy's house

Momma and Daddy: Gracelee, do you want to eat dinner at Grammy's house today?
Gracelee: ReAlLy?!?!?!
That sounds like fun!
When are we leaving???
Yay! I love Grammy!
And sharing the phone with Aunt Amanda!!!

Pancakes, Anyone???





This is "More Please"

11 months old and 6 teeth open all new doors when it comes to food!
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She has taken a liking to home cooked food... which makes any momma's heart jump!!!
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I love that she loves PANCAKES!!!!!!!

Wednesday, March 10, 2010

No more monkeys Jumping on the Bed

Still a favorite of hers!

We sing it every night in the bath tub, she has the book, and now she does the "no-no" finger!

She is the best!

I Love Hugs!


New PJs that make me want to squeeze her more and more! Thank you grandma~
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Milestone: Slept 6 hours straight last night
Slept 5 hours straight night before last
Slept 7 hours straight 2 nights ago
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Let's hope it lasts!!!
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Although if it doesn't, who really cares????
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Her daddy and I agree that there is nothing sweeter in the mornings than her going back and forth between us giving us sloppy wet kisses!!
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She is the sweetest little thing in the world, and I would love to wake up at 4:00am EVERYDAY and thank GOD for that precious, little face!

Tuesday, March 9, 2010

Excuse me, dog... this is my bobo!

Notice the red knees from chasing the dog...
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Ummmm... and the really cute bunny PJs...
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I love her more than words can say.

Good Morning!!


Hello?!?!?!

Hello... daddy??? I think I need some apple juice.
Thanks!
Love.

Friday, March 5, 2010

Mommy, Can U open this lip gloss for me?

Pleeeeaaaasssseeee????

Thursday, March 4, 2010

The shirt says...

"Some Bunny Loves Me"
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She just has NO IDEA how much!

Can anyone even believe this was 6 months ago almost to the day?



Wednesday, March 3, 2010

Moo, Baa, La,La, La

Even through the hiccups! She is so smart!

11 Months old... Unbelieveable!

Gracelee and the Zoo that is our house

It is always something at the Sutherland House! We try to play as much as we can, and it is sometimes as crazy as a zoo!!! Here are just a few fun videos of life at the Sutherland Zoo!!

The Animal House

Taking Glow for a stroll

Walking with one hand

Riding in the basket

I love to watch her dance!

I just love to watch her! She "snaps" and dances to all kinds of music!

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It is just so much fun!!

Sunday, February 21, 2010

Guitar Lessons 101

Gracelee seems to be a musical child. What choice does she really have? I mean, the title of our family blog dictates that she will be musically inclined! With a singing mama and a guitar stud for a dad, little Gracelee is likely to be the next Taylor Swift.
Hey, a Momma can dream?!?!?!
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Well, even if she is singing in the church choir for the rest of her life, we will continue to support her and be so proud of her! God is the one she should be performing for anyway! Here is a little sneak peak at one of our many music sessions...
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Gracelee reading the music for daddy

Strumming along
And Kisses for daddy... thanking him for sharing!
Gracelee playing the chords

And Gracelee singing her little heart out!

Friday, February 19, 2010

Mooooo!

I love the definitive "Mooooo-wa"!!!

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Could she be any cuter?

Tuesday, February 16, 2010

Butterfly towel

I promise to get one with her wings spread and better quality! My phone did a great job of capturing those beautiful GREEN eyes, though!

Happy Valentine's Day

This as her last FIRST holiday... even though we do not celebrate it as one, I guess technically it was her 1st Valentine's Day.
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She made  this for us at school... she cracks me up with that crinkle- nose smile!!!
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My love bug!

10 month old pictures


Today, my love you are 10 1/2 months old... These pictures were taken on the actual day, and even since then you have grown!!!!! WE love you more and more every day! You are the most special gift we have EVER received from our gracious Lord!
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Brown Bear Brown Bear what do you see?










Reading with Grandma



Family time


Baby and Momma


Baby and Daddy

 The girl LOVES to read

 Sweet Baby!
New duckie Bath tub... so much fun!!!
And these were too funny not to share
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Silly Smile


And Sneeze

Nose

Pointing to her nose and hissing like a cat!

So precious~

Wednesday, February 10, 2010

Out.Of.Order

That's the way I feel these days. I am sorry for the lack of posts... really, I am. I have them ready... at home... and I will post them with there appropriate dates... I just have been tied up... our dear friend and momma of four at our school passed away on Sunday January 31st. The Memorial service was on this past Saturday... so I did not really feel like blogging... just spending time with my angel baby and my dear, sweet hubby.

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Anyway, today I had to post some pictures and video that I took with my phone (sorry for the bad quality, but this way I can post at work :) )

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These make me smile!




So... Baby Gracelee... does that even fit anymore... BABY???
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You are so big! I cannot believe how BIG!!!
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At 10 1/2 months, my angel, you are so cute! You play well with others, hiss like a cat, dance like crazy to your Mickey Mouse, crawl everywhere, point to your nose, say mama and dada, you try to say "clap", which is so cute because it comes out "ca... ca..." and your newest thing is walking with this walker!
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You have 4 teeth and you are working on your 1 year old molars and eye teeth at the same time... yikes! Thank goodness for chamomile drops and Tylenol!!!
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Bath time is still a favorite... you love your new pink duckie tub and all the songs we sing... 5 Little Ducks, Monkeys jumping on the Bed, and BINGO.
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You eat like a big girl, and you are working on eating "big girl" food, like bananas, noodles, beans, sweet potatoes, and meats that mommy and daddy cook... but just a small taste!
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You will never fully comprehend the amount of love I have for you... I cannot tell you enough how much I love you or how much you melt my heart when I look at you.
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When you do your hands like Mickey Mouse or clap your little hands and pretend to snap I almost can't control myself... I just want to attack you with Kisses!!!
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I miss you so much during the day... almost to the point of real physical pain, and I cannot wait to pick you up an see you smile that toothy grin when you see me!
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I love that you read your Dr. Seuss ABC book to your cabbage patch kid and that you want to read it over and over with mommy and you point to the words like you are reading along! I love that you like it when we get to the bee part and you let me tickle you a little bit on your tummy!
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I love that you think I am funny, and you laugh so hard you almost fall over!
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I love that when you see your daddy, you start dancing!
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I love that you cuddle his neck when he picks you up after getting home from work.
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I love it when I am brushing my teeth you get your brush and put it in your mouth to copy me!
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I love you. I love you. I love you.
You are so wonderful, so smart, so loving, so amazing, so beautiful, so... {tear}... so... special in every way and I cannot thank God enough for blessing us with you, my angel!