Remembering...

On Thursday November 13, it would have been my Dads Birthday. It has been 3 years since he passed away, and we miss him badly. His birthday is always the hardest day for me to get through because I always remember he made such a big deal out of our birthdays. He didn't make it to see Gracie be born, but he was with me the whole time. I believe in "signs" and I prayed one night while I was pregnant with Gracie that I would know what she was going to be (I was going the next day and wasn't sure if they would be able to tell yet) Daddy told me in a dream that she was going to be a beautiful and perfect blue eyed blonde little girl and she was! She was born exactly one month before he had been gone for a year. I knew he was there with us that night! Next thing we knew Wiley was on his way and I thought it would be impossible to feel Daddy with us the way I did with Gracie. But I was wrong, Wiley was born at 11:13 (Daddys birthday is 11/13) I remember such a hard delivery (NO working epidural and a LONG labor) and when it was over I was so happy that my Daddy was a part of it again. I was so thankful! So here we are now, another little boy on the way, we're told it could be any minute and my contractions are getting worse, I go to the dr Tuesday morning. Wouldn't it be something if Gage Carson-Frank (after my Daddy) was really born on his Birthday! I know he would be so proud of his grandkids and we always talk about how they would be spoiled 100 times worse than they already are by my Mom, and they are pretty spoiled now! He was the best Daddy, and I know he would have been an even better Granddaddy! Something so neat to my Mom and I...every year at this time, right before his birthday, Mom has an azaela in her front yard that blooms, and it only has 1 bloom on it, its the same azaela every year. I think that is just so sweet....

Halloween

We had a very fun Halloween this year. First thing, Gracie and Wiley woke up to a Halloween surprise. Gracie got a Halloween Mr. Potato Head, Dora panties, a shirt with matching sunglasses from Gymboree and some Kit Kats. Wiley also got a Halloween Mr. Potato Head, a counting book about a Monkey, a new TN hat, and some Goldfish crackers. They loved it! We then made Halloween cookies when Nini got here. Halloween night we headed to The Lorenz house to go trick or treating. I stayed back and handed out candy while they walked around, which was fun because I got to see a lot of the kids from when I worked at LES. We had a great time!

Disney On Ice

Friday morning, Mom, Bobby and I took the kids to see Disney On Ice. Mom was originally going solo, but I couldn't miss it and I knew it would be the last time I would get to do anything with Gracie and Wiley before Gage was born. Wiley LOVED it, he liked the Monkeys and waved at them the whole time. Gracie was so into it we couldn't talk to her, she of course loved Minnie Mouse and got upset when it was time for intermission. I personally enjoyed my Dippin' Dots the best! Gracie talked NiNi (like it was hard) into getting her and Wiley a Mickey and Minnie souvenir. We had a fun morning, and we have already ordered tickets for the Circus that is coming in January!