The Connor Family | Nicole, Michael, Grace & Jack

Grandma was able to come spend her birthday weekend with Jack and Grace.  Grace just like me loves birthdays and birthday parties!! Grace decided we would have an Elmo Party with pink cupcakes and balloons. Both Grace and Jack were getting over their colds but we still managed to have a blast with lots of playtime and eating cupcakes with pink whip. (Grace’s word for icing)  She had Jack laughing up a storm this weekend and he would just get so excited!  It was hilarious! Here are few pics from the party and weekend.  Sorry Mom, but I had to put up some of these funny ones!

We did take Grace to one of her favorite places while she was sick for some fresh air. KinderFarm!  She absolutely loves it there especially the pigs.  That is all she wants to see!  After an afternoon at the farm, we gave her and Jack a bath. Grace insisted that Jack join her today so we thought we would give it a try.  Jack ended up getting too excited and kicked/splashed lots of water on Grace which she wasn’t too excited for. So, we will wait on that one again until another day!  

Poor Jack and Grace have been terribly sick over the past few weeks.  I think today they have finally recovered!  Yeah!  Little Grace has had a terrible sinus infection, fever, and her first headaches.  I have never seen her so sick where she just wanted to be held for periods of time and watch Dora.  Jack also had croup cough which lasted for about 5 days but his cold cleared up pretty quickly!  It is just so tough to try to keep one healthy while the other one is so sick.  We visited out pediatrician about 5 times this month. We spent a lot of time recovering with some rest, painting,  soup, popsicles, and ice cream!  Here is a funny pic of Grace looking at her tongue while she eats her popsicle to see if it changes colors.

Here is another funny pic of Grace watching Dora with her backpack on her head relaxing in Jack’s chair.  

We started off August with Daddy’s Birthday!  The kids, Dad and I all went to DC to celebrate. We went to the Natural History and Air and Space museum. Grace and Dad even rode the Merry-Go-Round on the Mall. Grace really enjoyed the dinosaurs, rocket ships, planes, and bugs at the museum. We then had yummy Caramel Cake when we came home from the day with Diego Party Decorations that Grace had picked out. We surprised Daddy with a great Foot and leg massager.   It was a really wonderful day!

That weekend, Uncle Ro came to visit all of us. Grace, Mike, and Uncle Ro went kayaking at Quiet Waters Park which Grace just loved. We were so happy that she stayed in the boat and just helped Daddy row. The kids just loved spending time with Uncle Ro. He was so wonderful with the two of them and is welcome anytime!

Here are a few pics from the weekend:

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