The Bockus Family

Wednesday, January 13, 2010

Ring around the Rosey!

I just had to share this CUTE video of Gracie! Enjoy!:)

My LiL Dancer!

Wednesday, December 30, 2009

The BIG SECRET is finally out!

Can you guess what it is?

This cute pic says it all!

That's right, Gracie will soon be a Big sister! Woo Hoo! We have decided we have waited long enough and are ready for our world to be turned upside down one more time. lol.

We are excited to announce baby #2 is on his/her way! Doris is 12 weeks (3months) pregnant. So come this July, we will welcome a brand new baby to our family. Gracie is already pumped about being a BIG sister. She is already telling us she is going to feed it, put it in the carrier, and take her/him to the park. What a sweet girl! Gracie is constantly patting mommy's tummy and asking when the baby is coming out? She even told her daddy to be careful and not jump on mommy's tummy because there is a baby in there! What a smart cookie. She will definitely be mommy's little helper!

The BIG day is July 12, but there is a fairly good chance this baby will come a couple of weeks early if mommy has blood pressure problems at the end of the pregnancy again. The doctor says there is absolutely nothing we can do to prevent this from happening. The body is going to react to the baby how it wants to. And since Doris's mom had blood pressure issues with all 3 of her pregnancies, her chances are much higher. Boo! So we are keeping our fingers crossed that he/she does not come too early so they can be as healthy as possible! Please keep us in your prayers. We will keep everyone posted.

We feel extremely blessed and can't wait to meet this new little person!

Sunday, December 13, 2009

Gracie has breakfast with Santa!

We got up early this Saturday morning to head down for our 2nd annual chicken and Santa at Chick-fil-a, and chickens there were a plenty (a.k.a Gracie, Isaac, and Emma)! All three toddlers screamed and held on to their mommies for dear life. Gracie wouldn't even look over the booth at Santa because there was a big cow. So we decided to warm them up by eating breakfast close to Santa so they could watch the other kids sit on Santa's lap. Finally after eating breakfast, getting a balloon, and playing on the awesome playscape together, they decided to give Santa a try. Two out of three toddlers decided the big guy in the red suit was not too scary as long as their mommies stayed close by. They pretty much have a love-hate relationship with Santa at this point. Oh well! Maybe next year they will love this jolly ol St. Nick.

I'm sitting here for my mommy, but I don't like it!

Get me out of here!

Saturday, November 21, 2009

San Diego Vacation

Recently, we attended Andy and Caroline's wedding in San Diego. It was absolutely beautiful. Congrats to the happy couple! We are happy for you both. Gracie decided to make friends with the band and then danced the night away with the entire Bockus family at the reception. I think she danced for 2 hours straight. Her Uncle Henry and Uncle Bruce even showed her a few awesome moves on the dance floor. What a hoot! I'm sure someone caught it on camera, just not mommy or daddy. Stay tuned for some wedding pics!

We had so much fun visiting all the sites San Diego had to offer. We decided to take Gracie to the aquarium, world famous zoo, and La Jolla beach. What a wonderful vacation! Gracie had a ton of fun and keeps asking to go back.

A cute story from the zoo. We were taking the bus tour and as we were passing the wolf den there were some new baby wolves howling. Gracie decided to join in the singing and let out a wout - wu -wooooooo. The whole bus cracked up and she turned into shy girl.

Here are a few pics to enjoy.

Beautiful San Diego at sunset

Mommy and Gracie enjoying the beach

Gracie playing in the ocean!

Shark Bite at the aquarium?

Huge Star Fish

Now that's a scary snake!

One cool panda bear

Gracie loved this elephant!

Look daddy, a zebra!

Cheese!

Giraffe

Loved petting the goat!

I want to ride the baby elephant, daddy!

Tuckered out after a fun filled day at the zoo!

Thursday, November 12, 2009

Happy Halloween!

We had one awesome Halloween weekend! Gracie was all about celebrating it. She had a party at school, daddy's work, and then one at her Aunt Jessica's house! She even went trick or treating around our neighborhood. She would walk up to the door and say trick or treat , get her candy, and then say thank you as she was leaving. What a sweet girl! Daddy and I were very impressed with her manners. I guess she really does learn a few things from watching Dora on television. She definitely looked like a PRO!

Can you guess who Gracie was this year?

She made one CUTE Minnie Mouse!

You want me to do what??

This pic says it all.:)
Samantha (ladybug), Emma (Abby Cadabby), Isaac (football), Taylor (fairy), Gracie (minnie)
Party at Aunt Jessica's House

Busting through the streamers!

Daddy and his lil Minnie Mouse

Happy Halloween!

Trick or Treat

Can't get any cuter than this!

Monday, October 26, 2009

Gracie loves to sing her ABC's!

Gracie has been singing her ABC's lately. So I have been trying to catch her in action. Easier said than done with a 2 year old who gets distracted all the time. Here are a couple of cute videos of her singing. We have a great family laugh every time we watch them. Enjoy!

Someone wrote on the door. Oh yeah, it was me! :) Priceless!

Darn Cocoa likes cupcakes too!

Enough ABC's for me!

On a different note, Nana came for a visit recently which Gracie loved! They always have a great time together.

Gracie thinks she has one awesome Nana. Especially when she got to paint her fingernails shocking pink! Nana was a great sport about it. She even told Gracie she did a great job and acted like her nails were beautiful. :) So sweet!

Sunday, October 11, 2009

Pumpkins, Pumpkins, we love Pumpkins......

Austin is having some great Fall weather this week. So we decided to have some family fun at a nearby pumpkin patch. It was a beautiful day and we are so glad we went. Gracie had the best time!