Pumpkin Carving and Mini Photo Shoot

One of my favorite pictures!

I just love taking pictures of Gracie even though at time she does not sit still and it takes and a lot of work but in the end the pictures come out perfect and are the cutest!

The other night we had a Pumpkin Carving party with friends and below are the pumpkins that we created! Gracie loves Minnie Mouse and so I thought it would be neat to carve a Minnie pumpkin!! I tried my hardest to get a picture of Gracie with her hand inside the pumpkin but no such luck! She refused because it was slimy and gross:)

Tonight we are going to the Lake City mall for a Trick or treat in the mall!! Pictures to come from that and our churches Trunk or Treat on Sunday night!!

If your happy and you know it Clap your hands!





If your Sad and you know it Wipe your eyes!



Stephen carved the Fish/cross and I carved the Minnie

I can't predict the future, I can't change the past, I just have the present moment, I must treat it as my last, I must exercise compassion, help the fallen to their feet, be a friend to the friendless, make an empty life complete, I may not have another chance, on bended knee to pray, and I thank God with humble heart, for giving me the day.

Love, Kim

Gracie.... the Little Diva:)

We recently visited my mom and went to the Hillsborough County Fair because Yancey was showing a Steer.... While we were there Gracie showed "Tank" the steer in the PeeWee Showmanship and won a little trophy. We also entered her in Miss Harvest Queen baby pageant and she won QUEEN and won Sportswear in her age group.

Gracie loves pageants and it shows.... She also LOVES the stage and actually refused to get off of it... She is our little Ham!! We love her dearly!! She is growing and getting into everything and climbing on any and everything too!!

Last night it was the cutest thing... Stephen was baptizing a little boy and was saying some opening scripture before he baptized him, Gracie shouts out "AMEN"!! Then continued to say Amen when Stephen proceeded to pray! I was asked if we taught her that and honestly No! Children pick up the way you talk and also the way you do things and because we teach Gracie to pray before her meals shes learned to say Amen:) Precious Girl!

Here are some pictures from our adventure at Mamaw Ray's House, and the Pageant!

 ENJOY:)

In Him,
Kim



Miss Harvest Queen 13-23 months Division





Emma: "I love your Dress" Gracie: "Oh, Thank you"



Sportswear WINNER!



















Gracie and her BFF Princess Emma



The Pumpkin Patch

I just love this time of the year! The weather startes to get a little cooler, the leaves change, we get to ready for Winter which brings my most favorite: Christmas!!

My mom came to visit this past weekend and we had so much fun! I love to see Gracie's reaction when her grandparents come up to visit! She only gets to see them once and month and sometimes not even that and when they stop by to visit its special!!

Gracie adores my mom! She spoils her rotten with the gifts, and sweets she bakes and brings!! Her favorite is Ice cream sandwiches, and reeses cups! Gracie also fell in love with her water bottle which was Mamaw's "Baba"!!

Gracie is growing up so much! She amazes me with the things she learns! She can sing the "I love you" song and counts to 10! She can even say her alphabet too! Just the other day I found her pretending to pour her bottle into a pretend cup and mix up her pretend food in a bowl.. The funniest thing is that she follows what her "dog" sister Bella does! They have the best time running around the house chasing eachother, and Gracie loves to feed her everything! Just the other night we gave Bella some food off our plate, and Gracie crawled over and pretended to lick her bowl!! hehe!!

Fall= Pumpkins=Pumpkin Patches!! We visited one this Sat and had a blast!! We went through a corn maize, and Gracie rode the cow train, we saw animals, and took LOTS of pictures!!! Gracie also had her first haircut- a trim so that her hair would grow out!!

Enjoy the pictures!

Until Next Time,

Kim