Happy Birthday to my sweet Girl Grace!

Grace turned 6 years old today! It is a pretty exciting day. Yesterday she had some friends from school join her at a gymnastics gym for some fun play time. It was a fun group of girls. They were all so sweet and kind. Grandma Karen had to help me out because Cory had to be at Holden's last hockey game for the season. An unfortunate scheduling, but it went just fine with Karen's help. The girls had a lot of fun!

When I woke this morning to get the kids up, Grace was not in her bed. I peered downstairs and could see the glow of the television. Liv and I walked down and started singing Happy Birthday. Grace stopped me right away. She said, "MOM, you forgot to put a pull up on me last night!" I apologized and asked if her bed was all wet. "NOPE, dry. It was all dry! I got up and went potty in the morning." She had the most proud look on her face. She giggled and said "It must be because I turned 6! In the process of telling me, she took of her pj bottoms and undies (quicker than I have ever seen her move) just to prove it to me. It was a wonderful accomplishment! She has never had that happen since she was 3. Hopefully this is the start of something good. It would be wonderful not to have to buy pull-ups anymore!

She is so happy today. I loved watching her get off the bus and run up the driveway with her birthday crown on! So cute:)

The only bummer is that daddy is down sick. He woke up sick on Sunday morning and really has not gotten out of bed since. I took both Liv and him to the walk-in today. I was nervous Cory had influenza A. He was negative for all of that and probably has a virus that needs to run its course. Liv checked out fine too. She is sick too. She was so pathetic this morning especially. She just whined and moaned. She is on day 5 of her illness. Hopefully she will turn around soon. It is so sad to watch tiny ones cough and have a tough time breathing. Toodles has not been sleeping well either, but that did lead to a couple hours of her sleeping by my side, her tiny had wrapped around my neck. I love to feel her sweet breath hit my cheek.

So...with Cory down and out...that may leave me to take the kids to Chuck E Cheese for Grace's birthday!! UGH. Number 1...ick, it is Chuck E Cheese. Number 2...food is not too tasty. Number 3...I get all anxious just walking into the place, it is like I can see all the germs crawling on every surface! I am really trying to sway her into a fun picnic on the living room floor. So far she is not buying it!

Her favorite birthday cake...chocolate doughnuts!