Grace's Birthday

I have not been able to add pictures to my blog since I had to get a new computer, I keep getting an error message, anyone know why? Today I tried adding them one at a time - and I could do that, but if I tried any more than 2 I'd get the error message again, so it was a slow process, but I really needed to get Grace's birthday posted (it was over a month ago...) Shameful sheepish look.

Grace turned 5 on January 18th, I've said before I don't care about my birthday's, but this one for Grace got me a little panic - y. She'll be going to school next year, how did this happen? (Yes you can tell she's my first, and that's just fine by me!)

We had a birthday party for Grace in the evening, she waited patiently all day. She HAD to pick her special outfit, which consisted of a plain long sleeve white shirt, her new levi's and a long white coat. Not what I would have picked, but she's got her own opinions! And I can't forget the shiny bright red sparkly shoes, they make the whole outfit!
Grace posing on the fireplace with her gifts.

I love this picture, she has no idea what was in it, but the smile is so sweet.

Daisy and Max helping.

Grace's Aunt Caitlin gave her 3 pairs of costume glasses, Grace loved them, she wears a pair every single day!

Grace wanted a horse birthday party - and she thought that we wouldn't want to eat hay or grass, so she wanted a carrot cake with grass on top. OK- I appreciate not having to eat a hay cake, and the grass was just green sprinkly things from the baking isle.

Grace got a puppy dog that walks and barks from Grandma Kate, an outfit and a new jacket from me and Mike, art supplies from the Hymas's, a DVD player and coat and a couple outfits from her Tyler Grandparents, and other stuff that I can't remember - she had a great birthday!

I also got to spotlight Grace in preschool for her birthday - here were the answers to the questions in her spotlight.

Favorite food - Mac'n'cheese and broccoli

Favorite TV show - Anything with puppies

Favorite Movie - Scooby Doo

Favorite Book - Green Egg's and Ham

Favorite Toy - Puppies, My little Ponies (she also loves littlest Pet Shop)

Favorite Song - I love to see the Temple

Favorite Scripture Story (I added this one, because she wanted it for the Favorite Book question.) - The Book of Mormon

Favorite Color - Black

Pets? - Diva the Sharpei

Favorite things to do with Mom and Dad - go to the zoo, get ice cream.

In January the preschool set a goal that the older kids learned their phone number of the next month, Grace learned it in one day and passed it off the next day. Her teachers Mrs. Palmer and Ms. Tia were so impressed! They told me the next goal was to learn her address and I said she already knows that - after that they are working on tieing shoes, and that's going to be a tough one. Grace doesn't even own a pair of tie shoes, so we went out and got some this weekend to start learning. I have no idea how to teach her...lol.

Grace is putting sounds together and reading small words. She can write all the capital letters, but has a hard time writing the lower case letters, she has the ability to do it, but doesn't like to.

Grace is smart, and funny. She says things that make me laugh all the time. I'm so glad I get to be her mom!