Catching up.....

So I know it hasn't been too long since my last post, but we have had a few things going on that I wanted to post about..

To start, Gracie had a field trip at the Hospital this

past week. She has been so excited and we had to mark off the calendar the past couple weeks so she could "countdown" and finally the BIG day arrived! It was a lot of fun, and really educational! They started off at the nursing home, where she was pretty much just interested in the fish aquarium. (go figure) Then we followed our pink lady tour guide to the Hospital where they went to the supply room, I was pushing Acen in the stroller so I had to lag behind a little and didn't really get to hear about it, but I am just guessing it's where they keep their supplies..Then to the ER desk where Gracie so proudly announced this is where her aunt Kalli works, then they got to go to the nursery where they saw a newborn baby! I was so amazed at how tiny they are, it made me realize how big Acen has really gotten! Then they showed them a hospital room and how the bed works. Then out to the life flight pad, then we went to the Lab and they told them that they can test your blood, urine, vomit, and poop for all sorts of fun things! (keep the lab in mind) Then to the gift shop, billing office, and then to the X ray, this is the scary part because they showed them an X ray of a child who swallowed a button, any bets on how many kids will swallow a button to get a picture like this one?! I can't believe Gracie hasn't done it yet! Then after the tour we went back over to the nursing home and they took the kids into a room that two ladies share, and just to see how excited these ladies were was so neat! Then the pink lady asked all the kids what their name is and what was their favorite part of the tour...Well while all the other kids were telling how they loved the baby, and the Xray, I asked Gracie what her favorite part was and...yep, she told me that the Lab was her favorite.. talking about all the cool things you can do with blood, poop, pee, and throw up!! (is she for real? I think she should have been a boy!) I told her to tell her 2nd favorite thing the gift shop! I had a good time and so did she!

Later on Shad took the kids for ice cream, and Gracie was so kind to share with her brother! He loved it! He would yell at her until she gave him more!

Today we went to spend the day with Sadie and Laney. We went to Gateway and took them to build a bear. Gracie hasn't been there since she was about 2 years old, so she was in a whole other world! She picked out a black lab that has a magnetic mouth so it can carry a baby pup. I was hoping she would pick something different that she doesn't have a bagillion of already, but of course she wanted another dog! It was her day anyways so I couldn't tell her no. I am glad she got the dog tho because she loves it or I should say her, who she has named Lolli pop. She picked her out a cute little sweater with warm ups, a leash, and flower elastics for her ears. We had such a fun day with Sadie and Laney, and we wished Kalli and the boys could have came too!

I love being able to take her to do fun things! I love having a little girl, even if she acts like a boy sometimes..well, most of the time! She is everything I ever hoped for in a daughter, I don't think I could handle a girly girl! She is a perfect balance for me! It seems like lately we have been so busy with just life that we needed a little fun outing! Thanks Sadie!!!