Goodness! It's been awhile...

So MUCH has been happening in the Wheat Household, hence lack of posting! And we would LOVE to catch you up!

Our favorite Jonathan got a Promotion at Work! Wh08p! We are so proud of him!!! With that promotion came a move to Fort Worth! And we are SO excited to be in Cow Town! :) However, we were also sad to leave some of the sweetest neighbors ever! Shout out to the Thompsons & Bowers! We will miss you guys!

Fourth of July was a whirlwind for us! Instead of the typical cookout and fireworks, we were hauling all of our stuff into storage! But we did enjoy some family time over the weekend! :) But, like any mommy I made time for a few snapshots of Gracie in her 4th of July outfit! Thank you GranGran for taking them! 

So if you haven't figured it out yet, this Momma LOVES Ruffles! :)

Close up on the Swheat Pea! ;)

And I have to give a shout out to the medical professionals here in DFW!!! Truly Phenominal!!! We love our Pediatrician!!! It took 2 years for our past pediatricians to get Grace the specialists she needs, and Dr. Davis got it in ONE Visit!! Major LOVE to Cook Childrens!!! And Yes! I will be baking his office cupcakes! 8)

So Grace has a few MAJOR appointments coming up! And if ya'll could be in prayer for the Dr.'s we'll be seeing that would be AMAZING!!! Please pray for wisdom, discernment, and guidance... I know our God is healer, and that with him anything is possible! In the next few months we'll be meeting with a neurologist and a G.I. tract specialist. If ya'll could also pray for the therapist(s) we are about to start meeting with that would be SUCH a Blessing also! We are trying to get started in a few intensive therapy programs in the private sector. Which essentially take up our lives for the next year, but will truly help Grace recover from her infant illness. A BIG thank you to all of our family and friends who have been keeping our sweet little girl in your prayers. It means more to us than you know!

On a lighter note, we FINALLY invested in a jogging stroller! Since I couldn't decide on a gym haha! And it is the best buy I have made in AGES!!! Grace and I truly enjoy our morning run! She cries EVERY time our run is over and it's time to head home, I am pretty sure this little girl would live outside if she had a say in it! 8) Also, what an arm workout!!! Who knew?!?!

Grace Post-Run! Her eyes are SO Blue outside!

Grace LOVES the Jogging Stroller!
Don't worry folks I am only an arm away and the Brakes are on! LOL!

I can't wait to post some new photos  of our new place!!! I will definitely keep ya'll updated!!! We are VERY excited about this new chapter in our lives! 

Hugs & Blessings!!!

Easter Weekend! :)

Easter for us was a whirlwind of events!!! We had a Birthday Party for AnaBella, an Egg Hunt, Girlie Cousin Pictures, & Grace's Easter Pictures!!! :) We truly enjoyed all the quality family time we had!

AnaBella's Third Birthday!

The Birthday Girl AnaBella!

The Birthday Banner

Her Minnie Mouse Cake her Mommy Made

The Birthday Cake her Gigi Bought

Three Generations of Awesome Gals!

Love Them!!

Cousins!

Besos!

That Balloon was TOO Cute!

Time to Sing Happy Birthday!

Blowing Out the Candles! :)

Presents!!! :)

Opening her present from Jonathan, Grace, and I! :)

She LOVED her Twinkle Toes!

Playing with the Present my Parents got her 8)

Precious Family Photo!

LOVE LOVE LOVE!

Girlie Cousin Pictures!

Cousins & Friends!

Clapping & Laughing!

Sweet Smile!!!

Easter Outfit Pictures!

Grace's Easter Outfit!

Standing up pretty!

Love that Baby Girl!

Ahhh!!! She is our little everything! :)

Egg Hunt! 140 Eggs!

Josiah and Elijah hunting Eggs!

Look at him go!

Handsome Boys!

Mommy and Daddy helping him on his first hunt!

That Cast didn't slow him down! lol

Cute! Cute!

Gigi and Bella were a great team, they had loads of eggs! :)

SO Presh!

Elena and Gracie! Love this pic!

Bella!

He is growing up TOO fast!

The Peaden Kids!

The Flores Kids! LOL

Sammy & Elena!

Grace & I hunting some Eggs!

Aunt Kristen & Mommy helping her fill her basket!

LOVE this photo!

Her FIRST Egg! :)

Love her!

Sweet girl!

Ahhh! What a FUN filled Weekend! I love you Familia and look forward to many more Holidays together! We are all VERY Blessed! :)

A 'lil Minnie Mouse Party Decor!

  The Banner

Part of the Banner hanging at the Party! :)

The Banner took the MOST time... Now if you have a Cricut or something similar, this should take you no time at all, but if you're like me and don't.... Get ready to put in some hours lol! I printed off A mickey mouse head online to use as my template and then traced it on to an old cereal box. After cutting it out I traced it onto some black felt. Cutting out all the felt is what took the MOST time, so cozy up next to your hubby and use your womanly wiles to talk him into helping you. :) I promise this really helps speed things up haha! 

Then after I had all the heads cut out I used some Iron On Letters for the wording! After ample cooling time, go ahead and cut little slits through the ears for hanging purposes. And then last but not least, whip up some little bows for each of those darling minnie mouse heads! :) All done! :)

Now hindsight is 20/20, so here are some little tips that I would have done differently if I were to make another one. Apparently Iron-On letters are RIDICULOUSLY expensive, and that costed me WAY more than I originally wanted to spend. So here is another route you may want to try if you are wanting to be a little more cost effective. Instead of felt use black cardstock, and this probably wayyyy easier to cut anyways lol (ps if you have the Cricut, this is a GREAT time to use it). Instead of iron-on letters use some punch out letters from your local teacher tools store. You can just hotglue them onto the cardstock. I still think this route would be just as cute and SO much cheaper than the felt, but if you just LOVE the fabric look than by all means jump right on in! :)

The Banner shortly after Completion!

I hope this helps with a banner idea at your next Mickey/Minnie Birthday Party! :)

THE Ears! 

The Birthday Girl rocking those Ears! :)

The Minnie Mouse ears took no time at all!!! 

What you need:

A Sheet of Foam (from your local craft store)

Hot Glue & Gun

Black Headband

Black Felt

Wired Pink Ribbon

Cut four circles out of the foam that are just a smidge smaller than the size you would like for the ears. You tell how technical this is because I just used a cup from the kitchen to trace my circles lol! :) The next part is where you are going to have to eyeball it a bit. Line up two of your circles across from eachother on the felt and then sick your headband in the middle. Now trace a "figure eight" from this, leaving enough slack for them to wrap around the headband in the middle. Also leave a little room around the foam for gluing the opposing pieces of felt together; then cut out another pair. After both have been cut go ahead and glue the foam together, two circles per ear. And then glue the two foam pairs to the two pieces of identical felt cut outs. Now all you have to do is glue the middle part of the felt to the headband and adjoin the the ears together. Do this for both ears and you have some Mickey Mouse ears!!! To make them Minnie, toss on a Bow!!! :) Sorry I didn't have pictures to follow this up, but you can always shoot me some questions if you have them! :)

My 'lil Cutie modeling THE Ears too! :)

I hope my little ears find their way into your next Mickey/Minnie party! :) If you wanna have a lot of fun make enough for all your guests, I am sure you could get a TON of cute and hilarious pics! :)

Happy Crafting!!!