Last week, Granddaddy and Spiffer kept Helen Grace for us one night, and John and I went to see Memphis, the musical, with the Hudsons. We had a delicious dinner at Itta Bena and danced and sang our way through the show. When we got home, my mom had the cutest story from putting HG to bed that night. She was laying next to her in the bed, and when HG turned her back to Spiffer, my mom started scratching her back. HG rolled over to face her and said, “I’m twying to sweep, Siffer!” Well, excuse me!
Helen Grace and I were sitting on the couch, and John sat down next to us. Helen Grace squealed, “We’re a family!”
When I was putting her down for a nap, I put my head on her shoulder. Now, she will often pat her shoulder and ask, “Mommy, want head on my shoulder?”
HG requested sketti for dinner, and as I sat it down in front of her, she exclaimed, “I love you!!!” and blew me a kiss.
Helen Grace has fallen in love with those Pillsbury sugar cookies, especially the ghost ones for Halloween. She asked for one the other day, but we had already eaten them all (heehee, you just can’t stop yourself!) so we headed for Kroger. We struck out on the Pillsbury ones, but we found some other ones with sprinkles that seemed to satisfy her cookie need. When we got in the car, I gave her one and then let her hold the box on her lap. As we drove home, she held one cute little finger in the air asked, “Just one cookie, Mommy.” When I reminded her that she had already had one cookie, you could see the wheels turning in her head. She quickly popped up one more little finger, and she changed her request- “Just two cookies, Mommy.”
This Kroger trip was hilarious for another reason too. On the way there, I started playing a mp3 of the Hosanna song that she sings at school. She FLIPPED OUT when she heard it! She was so excited that she didn’t let go of my phone throughout our entire trip. “Again, Mommy!,” she said. “This is my song. I sing it with my friends at school.” I’m sure we made quite the scene at Kroger, jamming out to a kids praise and worship song and stalking cookies like mad women!
Getting her Gracie Bleu fix last weekend
She took a nap in my bed this week, and after an hour, she woke up, crying uncontrollably. She wiggled and whined her way down to the end of the bed, slid off onto the floor, curled up into a ball, and went back to sleep. ????
We were sitting at dinner the other night, and out of nowhere, she says, “Oh, shaw!” Peggy has been trying to teach her this Irish expression for months, and HG was so proud to put it to use. Now she can’t get enough of it. Lots of ‘shaw’ around our house!
Today was flu shot day. I’ve been trying to get her prepared for it for weeks, talking about how Caillou got the flu and was so sick and how shots hurt at first but keep you well. The deal was that we would both get our flu shots today (HG at her pediatrician and me at Walgreens). She was calm the whole way to her doctor and mostly in the waiting room, but when she saw a nurse, she lost it. We finally got it done though, and she calmed right down. I think the BandAid made it better. She showed it off proudly like a battle scar for the rest of the day. I treated her to an ‘upcake’ at L’Oven, and she was very excited! She then changed her mind about going with me to get mine, so after lunch, Granddaddy and Spiffer entertained her at Walgreens during my turn. 
Hugs, kisses, and cuddles for Granddaddy
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So sweet! I want to meet your little one!!!
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