Parties, Picnics, and BEANS!

Okay, so maybe not in that order and not exactly all at the same time. Could get kind of messy! First off, I apologize to my loyal readers (yes, all four of you!) for not having updated sooner. However, to compensate this blog will be totally packed full of Gracie-style fun!

First order of business....Miss Amy's recipe for Crockpot Beans was an absolute hit with Gracie. While I can barely get this child to even sniff a bean, she inhaled an entire bowl of crockpot beans, served over white rice as Amy recommended. And while I doubt this dish will become part of a weekly rotation at our house, it is actually quite tasty and pretty simple. I can't begin to explain the taste, you'd have to try it for yourself. Photos below as proof that Gracie had a good time eating her crockpot beans!



Next up! This past Sunday, we attended Zoe, Emma, and Josh's birthday party right after church. Zoe and Emma are my cousin Celena's little girls, born a year apart to the day (and a few hours). Their birthday is April 17th, if I'm not mistake. Josh is my cousin Scottie's little boy, and Scottie is Celena's brother. His birthday is April 16th. Anyway, they had one big party for all three kids at Celena's house. Pictures below.


Gracie (left) and Birthday Girl Emma (right). Emma is three, she's actually only about eight months older than Gracie.

Josh (Birthday Boy), my Granny, and Addison (Josh's little sister)

Josh's Birthday Cake

Zoe and Emma's Birthday Cake.

Birthday Girl Zoe, getting ready to nose-dive into her cake!

Zoe and Emma

Josh

Upclose of Miss Gracie!

Mommy & Gracie

Gracie playing Stick the Mask on Spiderman

Tina & the Birthday Party

And then the final order of business - Brooke and I took Mason and Gracie to Pratt Park today, to have a picnic and play at the park. Our picnic ran a little longer so we didn't end up playing, and we almost got attacked by some ducks and geese but managed to survive the ordeal and make it safely home!

A seemingly harmless duck approaches our blanket

Gracie enjoying her picnic. We had some much food to choose from I don't think we ate it all!

More attack ducks

Gracie in her brand-new umbrella stroller!