a wise man in the family...

griffin was thrilled when he found out he was

going to be a wise man in the 1st grade Christmas play!

 nana went to work making him a beautiful costume,

and griffin helped decorate his fancy collar!

getting ready for the big performance...

i sneaked back to snap his picture before he walked out!

 with his camel that he led to the stage...

he was very serious during his walk to the stage! 

 i had a hard time getting many pictures of him on stage...

yea!!  all done and they did a great job!

griffin with caleb, one of the other wise men!

griffin and his friend, will

after the performance, we went to his classroom to visit!

granny and papa dave with the wise man!

with nana (poppy had just left)

 mommy and daddy were so proud of him!

celebrating three years...

on collier's actual birthday we went to one of her favorite places...

...the mall!

 she LOVES to ride the carousel!

 her friend, nathan, was there to make it even more fun!

 later that day we all went to California Pizza Kitchen

for a fun birthday dinner!

 a HUGE brownie sundae to celebrate...

 her favorite present that we got her is a baby doll that "drinks" a bottle and takes a paci (you know it's reminded me of the good ol' days of her actually sleeping when she had the paci :)

 my sweet girl.

she is my little sidekick...attached to me at all times.

she would rather help me cook, put on my make up, etc.

than go play with her toys.

but, she takes such care of her baby dolls.

i have been amazed at how God has given

her such a nurturing spirit.

she not only takes great care of her baby dolls,

but she also tries to take care of our family...

...sometimes the boys appreciate it :)

when she really wants their attention she'll say, "grittin davis!"

don't know where she learned the "use the full name" trick :)

she is very tall...the 80th percentile, and

her feet are extremely long (size 11) but very skinny--

makes it a little difficult to find shoes that fit well.

she has a strong spirit and always wants her way,

and we have had many sleeping showdowns

since the paci left the building.

she loves pink and any kind of art project.

she is so very loving and affectionate, and

she is capable of melting my heart in an instant.

 

here's a few pics we took of her a couple months ago...

happy birthday, princess!
i love you so!!!

collier's adopt-a-baby party!!!

our sweet girl celebrated her 3rd birthday on november 29,

and there was no doubt we had to include her

LOVE of babies in her celebration, so we had an

adopt-a-baby party at an adorable little doll shop...

it started with a "glitter ceremony" where she got

to sprinkle each of her sweet guests with glitter...

next, they each put on little doctor coats...

...and we walked to the "nursery"

each of the little girls got to pick out a baby from the nursery...

and the birthday girl brought it out to them...

collier was very proud of her new addition!

after they each had a baby we all sat on the rug

and they each gave their babies a "dr. check up"

they listened to their babies' hearts, measured them,

took their temperatures, etc...

then they brought their babies to the stage

to sing them a lullaby...

collier chose "Jesus loves me"

and it was absolutely precious to watch them

sing to their little babies!

then they each came up and i wrote the name

they chose for their baby on a little birth certificate

and we took their picture with their baby

in an adorable pink chair!

then the girls played around in the store for a little while...

then, they put their babies in their little strollers

(i asked them to bring them)

and we walked to get ice cream!

collier loved picking out her toppings...

her daddy helped her load it up!

the male relatives, who went elsewhere during

the baby doll portion of the party,

joined us for ice cream!!

collier loves her nana!!

aunt nanette and elise

it was a joy for me to see my sweet girl have such a special day...

with her love for babies and all things sweet,

i think it was the perfect party for her!