Grace is 3 Years Old!!!

Our sweet little girl turned 3 years old today!!  Grace, the past 3 years, you have filled our hearts to the brim with love and joy!  Your smile and giggles are contagious.  You have a soft, sweet side that we see when you snuggle up with us in bed every single morning, and an energetic, loud side that we see when you and Nicholas play together sometimes.  You are most interested in playing with baby dolls and princesses right now.  You like to play school and circle time with your dolls as well as dress up and play house.  You also enjoy reading books, doing puzzles and building blocks with your brother Nicholas.  Actually, you love to do anything with Nicholas!  You admire him so much and are his side kick at all times at home.  You are also very nurturing to Henry, always seeming to be looking out for him and interested in taking care of him.  You love the outdoors, particularly swinging, riding bikes, or playing in your play house.  Your favorite books right now are Mother Goose Nursery Rhymes (you know lots...probably at least 20), your Fairy Tales Book (especially the stories of Red Riding Hood, Cinderella, The Three Little Pigs, and The Three Little Bears), and anything with Curious George.  You like to watch Barney and My Little Pony videos.  You enjoy music, singing and dancing but will get shy if asked to perform.  You are very talkative and outgoing at home but in public you are much more reserved and quiet.  You LOVE school and ask to go every day.  You are also really enjoying your gymnastics and dance classes right now.  You know all you capital letters, some of the sounds, and a few numbers.  You can tell us how to spell your name and what date your birthday is.  You are quite independent, regularly dressing yourself, washing yourself, and buckling your own car seat straps.  You are fully potty trained, both day and night, and are quite independent with that as well.  You are a great eater, though you still do love carbs!  Grace, thank you for all the love and joy you have given us these past three years!  You are an enormous blessing to us and we are so thankful for you!  May God bless you this year!

Henry 19 Months

Our little buddy is 19 months now!  He's been busy climbing and talking a lot this month!   He loves to climb on anything, even out of his crib already!!!  The new words he learned this month are "Umm" (says when you ask him a question, then follows it with an answer in baby talk), "wow" (says when he is impressed or excited about anything), "hot", "up", "all none" (says this to tell us he is all Done with a meal),  "cracker" (goes to the pantry and asks for this), "car", "teeth", "on" (says when he wants us to turn some sort of toy on for him), and "sure" (says this when you ask a question and the answer is yes).  He also likes to hold his pointer finger up and say "one more" when he wants another serving of something, or he will hold his finger up and jabber in baby talk right before he leaves the room as if to tell us he will be right back.  He likes to talk on play phones and usually says "Hi, umm, umm, bye!"  After meals he now spontaneously comes up and hugs me and says thank you.  He loves to push cars around on the floor or ride bikes outside while saying "beep beep."  He has learned the following body parts: eyes, ears, nose, mouth, teeth, tongue, tummy, arms, hands, legs, feet, head and hair.  He loves to be a helper to mommy and prefers to stay by my side through the day rather than play with his siblings or toys.  He loves to help set the table, throw away trash and empty the dishwasher.  He does like to imitate his brother and sister and gets upset if he can't do or have every single thing they do.  He continues to be a big snuggler and loves to be held and rocked in the rocking chair.  He is very attached to his paci and his blankie.  His smile continues to light up our lives daily!

Here are the kiddos welcoming in the Autumn season yesterday

Henry always laughs hysterically at whatever Nicholas and Grace laugh at

Our little buddy...loves smiling for the camera!

First Day of School

Nicholas and Grace started preschool last week.  They are both at our parish preschool this year.  So far, they are loving it!  Grace only goes 2 days a week but asks to go every day.  They both really like doing crafts and playing on the playground.  We pray they each have a great year!