Mommy's Little Helper....

....not so much!

Frisco Eggstravaganza

Yesterday, Tom, Tommy, Grace and I met Chris, Chuck and Charlie at Pizza Hut Park so the kids could go Easter Egg Hunting.

It was really crowded and they had the fields marked off by age group. Thank goodness Tommy & Charlie still fall under the 2 and under group.

I figured since there were so many kids that Tommy wouldn't really get anything, but he ended up getting a basket and a half full (granted some of the stuff was animal crackers, Goldfish & Cheerios's - so that took up a lot of room). I made Tommy stop after a while, because we don't need that much stuff at home. Tommy even got the winning egg for the age group and won an Easter basket with a notebook, colored pens and candy.

Tom and Grace even managed to fill up her basket. She loved the Cheerios's and eggs.

Tommy playing a game before the egg hunt.

Someone was a little bored.

 Showing off his find.

Grace getting the good stuff.

Tommy went for ALL the candy.

The boys

The girls

The prize basket

Grace's 1 Year Pictures

We took Grace in for her 1 year photos the weekend after her birthday (March 10th), so her face had time to clear up from Hand, Foot & Mouth Disease.

She did a great job..

Cute picture of Tommy - he's growing up too fast!

At 1 Grace:

• butt scoots everywhere and just started crawling - but only a little before switching back to the butt method
• eats mostly table food - we still give her some fruit baby food - she's not as picky as Tommy was
• can say "BA-be," "Da-Da," "Bad-Bad-Bad," & "Ma-ma"
• drinks only whole milk now - no more formula for her
• loves to ride in her brother's red car
• enjoys opening cabinet doors and pulling stuff out
• knows to go to her highchair when we turn the lights on in the breakfast nook
• loves to swing
• loves her big brother - he can make her laugh like no one else can
• knows what "kisses" means
• gets a huge smile on her face when Tom or I pick her up from daycare
• loves to people watch when we go shopping

Grace's 1 Year Checkup

Last Thursday, Tom, Tommy and I took Grace in for her one year appointment.

Our poor baby still had an ear infection and had to get the normal shots that she definitely didn't like (there were 2). The doctor also gave us some stronger cough medicine that was supposed to help her get over her cough. :(

Here are the stats from the appointment:

• Weight - 24 lb. 15 oz. (93%)
• Height - 30 1/4 inches (82%)
• Head - 18 inches (68%)

Other than the ear infection - he said she is doing great!

Such a sweet, beautiful little girl!

Tommy NEVER sits still!

He's such a good big brother - comforting "his Gracie" before her shots.

Grace's 1st Birthday Party

We had Grace's birthday party on Saturday, March 3rd. She took a long nap - so she was fashionably late to her party. I decided to go with an "owl" theme, since I'm sure there will be plenty of princess themes in our future.

Mommy & Daddy with the birthday girl

Grammy & Grace

Swinging

Gramma & Grace

 Gampa & Grace

For the party, I got a lot of my food ideas from Pinterest - like the Mac N Cheese, Fruit Cones, Veggie Cups & Pizza Rolls. I feel like we had a lot of food, but thankfully we didn't have a lot of leftovers.

Fruit Cones

Pizza Rolls & Saucy Asian Meatballs

Mac N Cheese Cups

Strawberry Punch

No bake cookies - yum!

Grace wasn't 100% - due to the Hand, Foot & Mouth Disease, but she did a lot better than we expected. She was excited to see all her friends and family. One thing she didn't like - was her smash cake. She didn't even want to touch it! Tom and I were really surprised. I never thought I would get to save a fully intact smash cake from her tray.

Get that thing away from me daddy!

Tommy & Charlie patiently waiting for cake

Tom & Chuck hanging by the cake.

Later in the evening, we went into the front room to open presents. Let's just say that one of our kids was a little more excited about opening gifts - and it wasn't Grace! Tommy ended up opening all her gifts for her. She DID get excited when she saw all her new toys.

I don't want to open presents!

Just give me the toys. :)

Pointing out the features on her new stroller.

Playing with Kylee

Happy 1st Birthday sweet Grace!