tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7210459090551197412024-02-18T20:33:49.486-08:00Welcome to the Adventures of Gracie and Luke!* memories blogged by mommy *Jennifer Uribehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16200510882601965998noreply@blogger.comBlogger597125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-721045909055119741.post-64872118665712095292017-09-05T07:55:00.001-07:002017-09-05T08:00:10.486-07:00Happy 10th Birthday!
There's nothing better than bringing cupcakes and having free dress on your 10th birthday! These two were so excited that they kept reminding me to make certain to wake them up by banging the pots and pans. I did it and it was awesome!
Pre-birthday celebrations included lunch at the Spaghetti Factory with Nana! Lucas got his garlic shrimp fettuccine and Gracie got spaghetti with Jennifer Uribehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16200510882601965998noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-721045909055119741.post-51135584481040253442017-07-26T09:40:00.002-07:002017-07-26T09:40:18.218-07:00Almost 10Jennifer Uribehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16200510882601965998noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-721045909055119741.post-27927225454058070682014-07-07T13:18:00.001-07:002014-07-07T13:18:22.505-07:00Lucas loves chess and soccerWho knew Lukie would love two things that seem so different!
Jennifer Uribehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16200510882601965998noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-721045909055119741.post-28939094048547925812014-07-07T13:08:00.003-07:002014-07-07T13:08:52.744-07:00Gracie and gymnasticsGracie has found her passion: gymnastics.
Jennifer Uribehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16200510882601965998noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-721045909055119741.post-16806843635240764602014-06-15T18:47:00.001-07:002014-06-15T18:50:33.395-07:00Father's Day is for
Father's Day is for Daddy to teach his girl how to take care of her wheels.
Jennifer Uribehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16200510882601965998noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-721045909055119741.post-1319785288261590832014-06-04T19:57:00.000-07:002014-06-04T20:02:56.280-07:00Kindergarten Graduation Take 2Finally, we are done with Kindergarten! These two are officially first graders, and boy, are they ready!
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We have been learning a huge lesson about fairness and how life is not fair. Gracie earned a medal for citizenship and Lucas earned two medals, one for academic excellence and one for leadership. Gracie is having a hard time because Lucas is so confident Jennifer Uribehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16200510882601965998noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-721045909055119741.post-12490134349259385242014-04-20T21:05:00.001-07:002014-04-20T21:05:23.691-07:00Happy Easter 2014!
We celebrated Easter 2014 at Aunt Bec's house. Of course, we took our annual picture (minus Nathan and Emmy who were at Knott's Berry Farm).
Left to right: Hailey, Brandon, Bianca, Gracie, and LucasJennifer Uribehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16200510882601965998noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-721045909055119741.post-47333631837644982052014-02-09T15:18:00.001-08:002014-02-09T15:28:22.909-08:00100th Day of School 2014
This year, Gracie and Lukie's Kindergarten teacher is super high achieving. She doesn't mess around. She has high expectations, and she let us know from the beginning that our 100th Day of School project what have to be big. It would have to be awesome.
From time to time, she would send reminders to us, gently nudging us to get to work. Gracie and Lucas weren't sure what they wanted to make, Jennifer Uribehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16200510882601965998noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-721045909055119741.post-10006107203763397542014-01-04T13:57:00.001-08:002014-01-04T14:57:36.881-08:00Kicked out of karate
Gracie and Lukie have been taking karate for the last five months. It's been a really great thing for them, they've been learning about self-discipline and focus and following directions. Gracie has slowly been gaining confidence and Lucas has been working on following directions and keeping focused on the task at hand.
Lucas has so much energy that he sometimes forgets what he supposed to be Jennifer Uribehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16200510882601965998noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-721045909055119741.post-20645481253015834672013-11-12T16:12:00.001-08:002013-11-12T16:12:40.241-08:00Glasses for twoOther than her eyes, Gracie does not resemble me one bit. And to be honest, her eye color is very much her Daddy's so even those don't look like me. One thing we both have in common is that we are now both the proud owners of glasses.
Apparently, we both read a lot.Jennifer Uribehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16200510882601965998noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-721045909055119741.post-73517243645606381662013-11-12T15:54:00.001-08:002013-11-12T15:55:28.197-08:00Mommy and TwinjasJennifer Uribehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16200510882601965998noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-721045909055119741.post-16827721009057231662013-11-12T15:53:00.001-08:002013-11-12T15:53:20.461-08:00Rock and RollFrom the back seat of the car, I hear the singing of church songs. Then, all of a sudden, Lucas stops singing. "I'm not singing these songs any more. I only sing rock and roll."
Got it, Lukie! Jennifer Uribehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16200510882601965998noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-721045909055119741.post-21041537466709246312013-10-31T15:57:00.000-07:002013-11-12T15:58:10.628-08:00Halloween 2013
Ninja and Ariel at your service!
Jennifer Uribehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16200510882601965998noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-721045909055119741.post-38760934043400983712013-10-26T16:17:00.000-07:002013-11-12T16:20:09.121-08:00Ferris wheels aren't for sissies
They looked like this for the majority of the ride.
Jennifer Uribehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16200510882601965998noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-721045909055119741.post-78109913932634119972013-10-19T16:04:00.000-07:002013-11-12T16:07:39.753-08:00Step Out Walk for Diabetes 2013
What a day this was! The day was cool and calm and Gracie walked four whole miles with Mom. I am so proud of Gracie for walking the entire way and not complaining one bit!
There were so many fun things to see at the diabetic walk including Star Wars characters. Mommy walk for the first time in several years and raised $375 all by herself. Daddy was proud of all of us for working so hard Jennifer Uribehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16200510882601965998noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-721045909055119741.post-27269996650356523882013-09-04T21:18:00.002-07:002013-09-04T21:18:48.532-07:00All.Day.Long!
Gracie: "Mommy, I'm just so excited!"
Me: "Why, Gracie-Lu?"
Gracie (bouncing up and down): "Because tomorrow, I turn 6!"
Me: "That's right! Tonight is your last night being 5!"
Gracie: "And tomorrow, I get to wear a crown because I'm turning 6 and
you are going to bring a cake to school for my friends, and Mrs. Averion
is going to make you kiss my cheek and freeze so Jennifer Uribehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16200510882601965998noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-721045909055119741.post-45699914045735147752013-09-02T19:27:00.001-07:002013-09-04T21:19:44.618-07:00Yogurt with Mom
My children don't like ice cream. They would rather have ICEEs or frozen yogurt. Their favorite frozen yogurt is at Menchie's. They will beg to go.
Yesterday, Daddy went to a party and they convinced me to take them. We had so much fun! The hardest part is letting them be independent with making their own yogurt. There are so many things that can go wrong with toppings and frozen yogurt. So Jennifer Uribehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16200510882601965998noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-721045909055119741.post-57568435459533906582013-08-12T19:23:00.001-07:002013-08-12T19:23:33.287-07:00Kindergarten Take TwoToday was Gracie and Lucas' first day of kindergarten at their new school. New uniforms, new shoes, new backpacks, knew everything! They are so excited to learn new things and get better at the things they already know.
Jennifer Uribehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16200510882601965998noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-721045909055119741.post-17586685932747192582013-07-06T14:15:00.001-07:002013-07-06T14:15:30.053-07:00A day at the parkDaddy and Lukie at the park.
Jennifer Uribehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16200510882601965998noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-721045909055119741.post-40348183719400280772013-06-29T09:50:00.000-07:002013-07-06T10:00:12.240-07:00Pirates at the Beach
Today, we drove to Long Beach and met Nana and Uncle Jimmy for breakfast. We ate at a restaurant called the Black Bear Diner and the food was huge!
Uncle Jimmy and Daddy
After breakfast, we drove to Belmont Pier and discovered pirates everywhere. It was Pirate Invasion 2013 and there were jumpies, cannons, and all kinds of craziness.
More than Lukie's feet got wet.
Gracie and Lucas Jennifer Uribehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16200510882601965998noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-721045909055119741.post-30240497711798638752013-04-15T10:33:00.000-07:002013-07-06T10:34:33.528-07:00Our First Trip to Disneyland!Thanks to Mommy's friend from college, we got to go to Disneyland! We did not tell Gracie and Lucas until this morning that we were going to Disneyland. They went to bed and thought they were going to school. But, when we woke them up, we surprised them with the news that we were going to Disneyland. Mommy made them both new hats for the day (it was chilly in the Jennifer Uribehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16200510882601965998noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-721045909055119741.post-88514650130511141792013-03-02T10:15:00.000-08:002013-07-06T10:22:01.290-07:00Gracie -3 Lukie -1!
Today was the big day! Lucas and Gracie started t-ball. They were very excited for today. We surprised them by having donuts for breakfast. While we were driving Lucas all of a sudden let out a strange sound and said "Mommy, look!" when I turned around, I discovered that Lucas's tooth had fallen out. Finally, after a long time of waiting, Lukie's first tooth has fallen out!
Look! LukieJennifer Uribehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16200510882601965998noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-721045909055119741.post-57037440581202195192013-03-01T14:19:00.000-08:002013-07-07T14:24:04.654-07:00Lucas - Star of the Week - 2013Lucas was sick the entire week he was scheduled to be Star of the Week. He stayed home with Daddy and Abue Rosi. He simply wasn't feeling well. Luckily, Mrs. Flores rescheduled his Star of the Week for March 1. Lukie helped me to design his poster, but he wasn't as picky as Gracie was
Lukie's favorite things include:
Spaghetti and Meatballs
The Chicago Bears
Swimming&Jennifer Uribehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16200510882601965998noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-721045909055119741.post-70584178697855367402013-02-01T14:11:00.000-08:002013-07-07T14:19:02.557-07:00Gracie - Star of the Week - 2013At Gracie and Lukie's school, each Kindergartner gets to be Star of the Week. They create a poster of their favorite things, pictures of them at different ages, and then they get to present it to the class and lead the class in the recitation of the months of the year, days of the week, and the dates on the calendar.
February 1 was Gracie's big day. She worked with me to go through Jennifer Uribehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16200510882601965998noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-721045909055119741.post-4680886640171800172013-01-10T14:02:00.000-08:002013-01-11T14:03:16.321-08:00Gracie - 3, Lukie - 0
In August, Gracie and Lukie met the dentist for the very first time. He was very nice and patient with them. They had lots of fun and they think the dentist is a nice man with dolphins on his walls. He told us then that Gracie was getting ready to start losing teeth. Two of them would need to be pulled because she had an extra baby tooth that was crowding the others, Jennifer Uribehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16200510882601965998noreply@blogger.com0