Ummmm don't you want to just bite her?

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An Amazing Wedding and an Amazing Night With Friends!

Congratulations to Nick and Elizabeth!! I am so behind on my blogging!! We went to our one of our best friends weddings over Labor Day weekend! I was nervous to leave Gracie overnight because she was only 3 weeks old (OK I cried for the first 30 mins in the car until Jeff got me a Frosty if I stopped crying) but Grandmother Mary took great care of her and we headed off to DC for a night with our amazing friends! The ol' Kingsville crowd was all together again! We had so many pictures we had to do 2 SLIDESHOWS! There is one at the bottom too.

Elizabeth was one of the most beautiful brides I have ever seen in my life! She was absolutely glowing and when I watched Nick grinning from ear to ear when she came down the alter I sobbed!! They are just so cute together! We are so happy for them and so happy to have Elizabeth in our lives now too! She says "obvi" and already got Gracie a monogrammed gift (you know how I love my monograms)so we are like long lost sisters!

Speaking of the kingsville gang we got to see our dear friends Ann and Sam, Ann is due with their baby Nolan next month!! She was a trooper all night with all of us drinking! Matt also made it but we missed Kimmie as she is past the time of traveling! Gordon, Everson, and Teddy were also there and all we needed was THE LUAU to complete the Kingsville reunion! The night ended with me almost divorcing Jeff over a cheese steak, Teddy ripping his pants and scaring some of the family members, and the boys having a run-in with the DC police . . . all and all about right.

On a sadder note . . . Nicky had to leave for Iraq like 4 days after the wedding so please keep him in your prayers! I know how that goes as Jeff's schedule was similar and it is not fun but the time will fly by hopefully and then you get to honeymoon! (Can I go too?)

The Day The World Stopped . . . the Day Gracie Smiled!

So, I have sworn that my little genius came out of the womb smiling but was reassured by both pediatricians (yes, I switched once already) that what I was witnessing was gas. They said it wasn't until 5-6 weeks that she might start to show recognition of who we are and may smile in response. Well today our little one was in her swing and had enough and Jeff and I both went to go get her and she looked up at us, stopped crying, and smiled. We thought "well that is the cutest little gas bubble we ever saw" but then she did it again. We seriously just spent an hour sitting on the couch with her staring at her and grinning like idiots every time she smiled back. A mad man could have run through the house hurling Gucci and Louis Vuitton at my feet and I wouldn't have noticed! Do not worry though she still does a perfect pouty face with her lower lip quivering when she is unhappy, and the way Jeff reacts to it I am trying to trademark it for myself to use on him.

I accidentally erased the better video so we don't have huge smiles here but little ones. She was kind of over it at this point! We do have great pics though! Scroll to the bottom to stop music player to hear the video!

I am trying to catch up!! Pictures from Stike Fighter Ball!

So, thank goodness Jeff is actually home for a day!! I may actually get around to uploading and ordering pictures! These are a couple from the Strike Fighter Ball for the F-18 Super Hornet community 2 weeks ago. Yes, that would be 2 weeks after I had her, thank goodness Grandmother Mary came up to babysit and we went and had a great time even though it was hard leaving her for the first time. My 3rd glass of wine calmed my fears though! HA!

Happy Birthday My Gracie Girl!!

WOW . . . my little girl is one month old today! I don't know if the time has flown because I am mentally and physically exhausted or because everyday I wake up more in love then the day before. I write this with tears in my eyes because she is the greatest thing that has ever happened to both of us(and cooper too . . . he loves chewing pacifiers and diapers!) I really never thought I could love anything this much. Everyone told me what it would be like . . . and I believed them but really thought I would secretly begrudge her (hey i am a very selfish person sometimes) and miss my old body, my sleep, my alone time with Jeff and lets not forget my money! HA! Well . . . Jeff has been working 14 hour days all week, I haven't showered in 4 days (seriously), haven't talked to any of my girlfriends on the phone in 2 weeks, and still can't look at my stomach without sighing, and haven't slept more then 2 hours at a time (growth spurts suck!) and I have cried 2 times in two days but I am happier than I ever dreamed.

So to all my girlfriends expecting in the next couple of months . . . it has taken me 3 hours to write this one paragraph as I have been summoned by the princess every 5 minutes it really is "a love you can not describe" as Kacee said. She is right . . . I can't describe it . . . and I can't wait for you to experience it. Life is good. Happy One Month Birthday My Amazing Grace!