Dear Gracelee,
So the days seem to get shorter as time moves on... either that or we have so much to do and I want to spend every second imaginable with you, so naturally documenting moves to the back burner. There are so many pictures on this post that I am sure if I ever printed this Blog this post alone would take up 10 pages!
What can I say?!? I love taking pictures of you! I am pretty sure there is a picture of you every day!
You are growing up so fast and becoming such a young lady! Your manners are exceptional and you have a sparkle in your personality that assures me one day you are gonna be a force to reckon with!
I love that about you.
In fact...
I LOVE everything about you!
Amazing, beautiful, smart (exceedingly smart), kind, tender hearted, a pleaser... just a few of the words I would use to describe you!
Here we are... half way through 2012, and I cannot even imagine what else you can accomplish in the next 6 months! I know that starting you in school this year will prove to the world what kind of person you are! God has sincerely blessed us with you, angel face!
And know how proud we are of you... know how much we love you! Seriously, YOU are incredible in every way!
And now, my love... here are 88 pictures of this summer... starting backwards (thank you blogger) and moving aaaaallllllllllllll the way back to mid- MAY... YIKES!!!
oh well... it is like I said... you come first... the rest of this stays safely on the computer until I have/ make the time to organize it... Love you.
Momma
This was Grammy's retirement party at The Post Oak Grill
There were 10 adults and you...
NO ONE could believe how good you did! You sat there and had conversations and played your game and ate your dinner... for 5 hours! You were EXCEPTIONAL!!!
mmmmmm! My tiny dancer!
See... I told you you had a SPARKLE... : )
Happy Fourth of July 2012
So, for about 3 weeks, you have been asking to go to dance class... I don't know where you heard or saw it, but it intrigued you enough for me to sign you up! Although, you were a bit upset this day because they wouldn't let you start that day!
So we made you a calendar, a.k.a. sticker chart, and you have been counting down the days... precious angel!
Also, this summer, we have been doing our library days! We have been going with our besties the Kean family, and we all earned our trophies!
My LOVE, you now have 3!!!!!
You are so incredible!
gotta kiss the trophy!
Unscripted, not posed, pure excitement!
And thank you blogger, here is 4th of July again... who cares! LOOK AT THAT FACE!
Best Friends!
Going shopping with Cookie is always an adventure!
Every chance we get, we try to get Cookie to go shopping with us... why?!?!?
Because of moments like these...
Charming Charlie's is the BEST place for a little girl that likes to dress up! There are so many colors and all of the products are all at her level!
It doesn't matter what event has happened in the day, and this is my proof that you asked and asked and asked to be in dance class... You always want to be in your dance costume! EAT, SLEEP, AND PLAY!
Precious!
Your other favorite thing to dress up for is the movies!
This year was BRAVE... such a cute movie that we had to see it twice in theaters!
Here you are as Merida... the feisty, head strong, wonderful young lady!
Sugar Land got a minor league baseball team that started playing this year! We were privileged enough to get to go to a game, and I am hoping to go to many more! Our Minor league team is appropriately named the Skeeters... haha.
Anyway, our field has a Splash Pad, and a play ground, and a Carousel for the kids to play on during the game! we had a BLAST!!!!!
Aunt Banana came with us, and so did the Wallace Family and the Kean Family!
It was so fun!
Go Skeeters!
Another adventure we had was picking potatoes in PawPaw and Cookie's garden! They were so delicious!
Sweet Kenz!
HOOOOOLLLLLLDDDD on missy! You are already growing to fast! I don't need you being 16 just yet!
Another of our vacations was Gruene, TX where we stayed at Grammy's house and went to Schlitterbaun for 2 whole days! YIKES! That was an adventure! The Keans joined us there and we had so much fun!
These pictures will be in our house! Yay!!!
Now it is Happy Father's Day 2012
with Grandpa...
and Daddy... you told me that morning that Daddy's favorite color was green, so you had to wear your green dress! LOVE!
And with Pawpaw
We also celebrated daddy's 30th birthday! We tried to surprise him, but I think he figured it out! Oh well! It was still lots of fun! And we had all of our friends and most of our family to join us!
We did vacation bible school this year with Caleb and Lyla at Sugar Creek Baptist Church... It was soooooo much fun! I cannot wait to take you back next year because you learned so much!
We were definitely tired by the end of each day, plus you were taking a two week swim class.. my baby was in a zone!
And speaking of milestones, Uncle TJ turned 16!
16?!?!?
My little TJ... 16?!?!?
I swear, Gracelee, it was like a blink... maybe even a wink... that was over night that TJ was YOUR age, and now he is 16...
BUUUUUTTT... at least we can still have fun with him!
LOL!!!
Step on back! Gracelee is in da house!
My little drummer girl!
And my baby Adele!
And my sweet angel face that wants to sleep with ALLLLLLLLL of her babies!
And our first trip of the summer was to NOLA!!! Our first time there and man, I don't know about you, but I could go back there EVERY weekend! It was a blast! We went with Michael and Kristen and Uncle B and Auntie Ke and Kenzley... We got to walk everywhere, see some really cool history, and EAT SOME AMAZING food!
There is also a really cool Aquarium that we visited!
ahhhhhhhhhh!
And we got to feed the birdies in the parakeet exhibit...
a hug for the seahorse... your favorite!
Perfect place for a Frog Prince... my little Tiana!
My BEAUTIFUL baby girl! Ready to party in NOLA!!!
So exciting, baby girl! We have this St. Louis Cathedral in an ornament for our tree!
A ride on the trolley!
Uncle B with his baby cakes...
And through the summer we spent ample time with our friends having a great time!
Pawpaw also had a big birthday! We had a great Red, White, and Blue party for him! Cookie did such a great job, and it was so good to have the family together!
cousins ; )
Kenz
Cookie, YOU, and Pawpaw
mmmmm!
Besties!
And to start the summer, we received a new family member, Roses... Named by you! Thank you to Nini for the bunny who makes your day every day! YOU LOVE to sit on him, roll on him, pull him by the ears... and just LOVE on him!
And, so my sweet baby doll... while you grow, I watch. I pray. I enjoy. I try to capture every moment I can... because my heart nearly doubles in size every time you smile, or learn, or experience. YOU are my greatest accomplishment. I hope that you look back on these moments and can feel how much I love you as I type these words. I pray that you always know how much you mean to me and how proud I am of you. You are growing so fast, but it is so amazing to see that growth in you every day!
I know that it may be annoying to have a camera in your face every day... and truly, you handle it with such grace... And I hope one day you realize how much JOY you bring to the WHOLE family in just a little smile!
You complete every chapter of my life!
I document so as not to forget.... I ALWAYS want to see you as 3 years old!
I LOVE YOU with my whole heart and soul!
Sweet Gracelee
Love,
Momma
