Gracie turns the BIG #5

Today Gracie turns  5 years old, can you believe it 5?  Crazy how time goes by so very fast!  But here's to you Gracie Girl...you have always been our little drama queen

....you still are, but you are also so sweet (at times)

very funny

and always beautiful

Last weekend we went bowling with my family...whoa it was a good time.  The best was my mom....oh my word she brought her 1970 purple ball with SANI etched on it and her all white shoes-awesome, when she stepped up to the lane for her first throw she rared back and we all watched the ball fly off backwards- it was aesome!  Of course I don't know what was worse that or the fact that she beat me by 4 pins!

Before bowling we meet at McDonalds for some good eats.

The approach

waiting

SCORE

nice form Andy

waiting for a turn

Paw Paw the pro

Aunt Nancy got to stop by too.

This morning opening up her presents from Jon and me.

WE LOVE YOU GRACIE GIRL!!

This weekend The Chicago Earnharts are in town so we will celebrate with Jon's fam then.

You know you have a lot going on when....

...you almost leave your oldest daughter at school!  Yes, people I almost left Lexi at school last Thursday!  Here is a list of all my excusses:
1. We are getting ready to put our house on the market-tons of work.
2. I was leaving early b/c we were meeting someone to look at a piece of property after school that day.
3. She went to All Aboard (daycare) the day before on the bus.
4. She didn't come to my office after school like she was suppose to, she went to Cindy's.
5. The end of school is the busiest special ed testing time.
6. I am in an on-line class which has busy-work galore.
7. I have a cold.
The reality is, I ALMOST left her, so it does really count.  When I left my office I told Brenda, my secretary, bye headed to the car with directions, my homework print outs, and my purse, by the time I got to the car I thought to myself, "I feel like I am forgeting soemthing."  ANd then it hit me LEXI!!.  Since I was already at my car I just called Cindy and had her send Lexi out the door by her office while I drove around.  Not only did Lexi meet me there but so did Paula, Cindy , and Mrs. Swope, laughing hysterically mind you!  Then on Friday I received numerous e-mails and phone messeages reminding me to pick up my child.  Why oh why did I not just go back in to pick her up and keep it to myself?

Coming up....Gracie turns 5!