Gracie Girl is SIX!

My Gracie Girl just turned SIX!! I have to be honest, I love the fact that she is getting older. It just gets more fun! She is such a sweetheart. I can't imagine life without my little helper. She is a total blessing to me. Constantly anticipating the needs of others, especially me.

She is still a momma's girl. Loves playing with make-up and her new hair styling salon. One of her favorite things to do is to take care of Reese:) She's quite the little mommy.

She is starting to learn to read and write stories. Her first one will debut here soon:) She's pretty good in math too:)

Gracie is passionate about everyone "walking the line," especially Piper:) We're working on being respectful and humble. Most of the time, she is pure joy!

For her birthday she wanted a ballerina party. So we did a Sugarplum Princess Ballet Party from the Nutcracker.

Here's the crew...
The cake

PipeyFirst we had a royal feast and then we were on to some ballet. We danced through the house

Jeremy was entertaining them while I got ready to the next activity
Bella Boo
After the ballet performance we went to make our own Palace of Sweets....Gracie and cousin Tristen.
Sippy and Anna Grace
Lucas and Jackson
Rhiannon
Ellie Bellie and Rachel in the background
Quite a palace

Then it was pinata time!
They did a great job. I think Jackson was the one to get a good whack and open it up

Waiting for the candy to fall
Then it was present time. Gracie was so grateful for each and every gift. And she has enjoyed them all!
Lastly, it was cake time!

Umm, we were singing to her:)

It was quite a par-tay!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY GRACIE GIRL!!!!!!

Balts Adoption Fundraiser

Friends,

Due to the likelihood of inclement weather tomorrow, we are going to need to postpone our movie night.

We would humbly ask you to prayerfully consider financially supporting Tim and Kim in their adoption of Ruth. If you feel led to donate, please contact Jeremy and Lindsay Gibson or Matt and Tracie Lucas.

Also, if you are interested, we will still be selling t-shirts. They are $20. The women's shirts are fitted. I will post a picture of it on my blog as soon as they are in.

And most importantly, please pray for the Balts!

Christmas Cards

We had our little Christmas photo shoot this past Sunday. My aunt Pam took these pics for us.

Little barn in our neck of the woods

Pipes is a ham
My man



My Three Girls:)


Probably my favorite of the day

Doing the wave:)





Reesee has the best smiles:)

Huge thank you to Aunt Pam!!! (And mom and La La for keeping us all in line:) )

Look Mom!

Gracie asked her Daddy a few weeks ago to teach her how to ride her bike without training wheels. He worked with her a couple of times and bam! She did it!

She was so proud to show me:)

Nice Job Gracie Girl!

The Hunt

We went on Saturday to search for our Christmas Tree.

We usually go to the mountains but we heard the pickins were slim this year, so we opted for a little farm 30 mins from our house. I grew up going here with my parents.

Here is the tree we picked. Well, the first tree we picked. We paid for it but when we came back to get it, it was gone. Bummer, it was a perfect one. So we ended up with a bigger one, but I forgot to take pictures of it in the field.
The animals were a hit too. They had cows, donkeys, and turkeys.