Sleep Adventures

Gracen fell out of her bed, and was STILL sleeping.

Asleep in her swimsuit.
When I tucked her in, I had told Gracen that we would play in the sprinkler the next day. Apparently she must have been really excited, because when we checked on the kids before we went to bed...we found her like this...anticipating the next day. Blake and I were cracking up...she is a very entertaining sleeper.

I Mean Really...

...does this look comfortable to you? I think I'm gonna start a whole section on this blog that features Gracen's wild sleep habits. Did I mention that 2 weeks ago, we woke up at 3:00 in the morning to her screaming. It was the type of scary cry that sounded like she was in trouble. Blake got up and went to her room, but she wasn't there. She was standing with the front door wide open...in the middle of the night...crying! I'm so glad I didn't see it. I would have really freaked out. Hearing about it was bad enough. Praise God she was okay. She claims she was looking for her water. I think she was sleep walking and woke up when the cold air hit her. That's another thing, it was really cold that night. Poor baby, standing there confused, scared, and shivering. Since then Blake has been putting a chair up against both doors.

I could go on and on with sleep stories on Gracen...so stop me now. Okay, one more...one morning Blake got up really early, like at 5:00 for men's bible study. He was getting ready, and went into our rather big walk-in closet. He saw some movement out of the corner of his eye...and there is Gracen laying in the closet with her blankie...no idea how long she had been in a pitch dark closet...freaky.

More Strange Sightings

Blake checked on her and she was asleep on the floor...what a nut!
That's the night light shining...sorry about that.
Does this look comfortable to you?

Strange Sightings

Gracen is not quite used to sleeping in a big girl bed yet. This is how we have found her on a few occasions. Can you imagine sleeping on your feet? And apparently, her chair is more appealing then her bed??

Big Changes

Isn't it so cute and girly??
Blake's next project: paint the dresser green
Gracen walking into her room...she was so excited
So proud!
Our Little Princess
Someone else really liked it too!
First Night in her bed

(I'm a little late posting this blog...this actually took place almost 3 weeks ago)

So, we finally made the transition with Gracen to a big girl bed. I know what you're thinking...isn't she like 5 now, and way overdue?? Well, in a word-Yes! Gracen will be 3 1/2 in October. We are totally aware that this is later then most kids move out of their cribs...but you know the saying "If it ain't broke, don't fix it". Here's the deal, we own 2 cribs. Since Aiden was just 13 months when Gracen was born, we bought a second crib on Craigslist. Gracen LOVED her crib...probably way more then other kids. And she never tried to get out of it until a week before we moved her to a bed. So we thought, what's the harm? Well, with a new baby coming at the end of the year, we need that 2nd crib...and Gracen started climbing out of her crib. I bought this bed off of Craigslist and Blake painted it white. She was so excited watching the process and knowing that it was HER bed. It was really cute. We set it all up and surprised her with it. I loved it...it was such a neat time for her. It was something she didn't have to share with Grier or Aiden...it was her day. Gracen really needs that. She is already showing classic "middle child" traits. So Blake and I have been really trying to be intentional and have special time with her. She is so fun and definitely our imaginative child. She's constantly making up stories and songs. I can't wait to see what comes of all that. And then there is our very black and white eldest child, who is so annoyed with Gracen's antics and just thinks she is a liar. He is not our imaginative child. :) How are there so many combinations in our children?? I'm reminded of how God has made each of us so different and unique.

Bad Case of Bed Head

Wow! This is some impressive bed head...obtained naturally during an afternoon nap. We are still uncertain what she dreamt about.