***DISCLAIMER***
Today's post is being written by Simon, not Grace because...today is her birthday. Part of her birthday present is getting to take some time to herself which means no blogging and only light kid duty (well as light as it can be around here). I am sure if you were to take to your social medium of choice to join me in wishing her happy birthday she would love it.
I tried to enlist the kids' help as well but as you can see from take #15:
...there must have been a miscommunication somewhere.
I'll spare you the whisper video and the one where they just yell (more).
As Grace documented here, her birthday 5 years ago was also the day we were engaged, which means two things:
1. I am always reminded today of how lucky I am she said yes
and
2. It set the birthday present standards bar pretty high
In terms of number one-I really am lucky that 30 years a few decades some years ago Grace was born and fate decided to bring us together. As the loyal readers know Grace is funny, witty and a dedicated mom (understatement of the year). What some of you know and many may not is that real life Grace blows blog Grace out of the water.
Regarding number two--tune in tomorrow where (maybe) you can find out how she spent her day.
Please join me, Julia, Bash, and Theo in sing-yelling...."HAPPY BIRTHDAY to you...."
Ahhh, I am sure her heart just swelled seeing this! Happy day of birth, Grace Patton!
ReplyDeleteHappy Birthday Grace! Have a wonderful day!!
ReplyDeleteHappy Birthday Grace!
ReplyDeleteHappy birthday, Grace!!! What a sweet post :)
ReplyDeleteHappy Birthday, Grace!!!
ReplyDeleteHappy birthday! What a sweet tribute.
ReplyDeleteHappy Birthday Grace!
ReplyDeleteEnjoy your "light" kid duties, Grace-- happy happy birthday!
ReplyDeleteHappy Birthday Grace!! Hope you have a wonderful day.
ReplyDeleteHappy Birthday, lovely Grace!!!
ReplyDeleteHappy Birthday Grace!!!
ReplyDeleteYAAAH! Grace, Happy 30th Birthday! I I just turned 30 earlier this month! I hope you get a chance to relax and basically not change any diapers!
ReplyDeleteAwwwww HAPPY BIRTHDAAAAAAY!!!!!
ReplyDeleteHappy birthday! Thanks for the update, Simon! Grace, enjoy your day, you deserve it!!
ReplyDeleteHappy, happy birthday dear Grace.
ReplyDeleteHappy birthday, Grace! Hope you have a lovely day.
ReplyDeleteI'm thinking both real-life Simon and blog Simon are pretty awesome too!!! Happy, happy, happy birthday Geace!!
ReplyDeleteAs am I!! Happy birthday Grace! :) x
DeleteYay, we have the same birthday! And what's funny is that I was also engaged 5 years ago...I thought it would be on my birthday (that same Friday night you blogged about!) but he threw me for a loop and made me wait 5 more days. That guy.
ReplyDeleteHappy birthday!
Happy Birthday Grace, I hope it's filled with all the fun, love, and family you can take!
ReplyDeleteHappy birthday Grace! And Simon WELL said!
ReplyDeleteSo sweet! Happy Birthday Grace!
ReplyDeleteHappy Birthday, Grace!
ReplyDeleteVery sweet post-- Happy Birthday, Grace! You deserve a day as fabulous as you are!
ReplyDeleteHope you have a wonderful birthday Grace!!!
ReplyDeleteWell this is simply the most darling thing ever. Happy Birthday, Grace! And, Well done, Simon- hats off to you!
ReplyDeleteAdorable. HAPPY BIRTHDAY!
ReplyDeleteHey, it's my son's birthday too! Although he is ever so slightly younger (3 today). Such a coincidence could only mean that I need to shirk my lurking status to say-
ReplyDeleteHappy Birthday!
Happy Birthday Grace!
ReplyDeleteLooks like the Simon is spoiling you & the minions are 'behaving'.
:)
HAPPY BIRTHDAY GRACE!!!! I hope it's wonderful! (You definitely deserve it!!) I can't wait to hear how you spent it :)
ReplyDeleteP.S. Simon this is wonderful and that video is hilarious. All the people in my office are wondering what in the world I was just laughing at. Now they think I'm crazy.
Happy birfday, dear Grace!
ReplyDeleteOh, sweet Grace, happy birthday! Welcome to the big and beautiful club of 30 :) Hope you have a wonderful day!
ReplyDeleteHap-hap-happy birthday!!!!
ReplyDeleteway to go!! Simon,that was sooo great of you. I agree...real life Grace is amazing. happiest wishes! Andrew says,"Kick the Tires, and Light the Fires!" :)
ReplyDelete"Can you tell her you love her?" Silence. "Happy Birthday Dear Mommy." So cute. I will be laughing all morning.
ReplyDeletelove that video, kudos to you simon! Happy Birthday Grace!!!
ReplyDeleteHey! We share a birthday. So happy birthday to us and happy feast of St. James the Greater! God bless you, Grace Patton!
ReplyDeletehappy birthday, grace!! this is the sweetest post! good job, simon!
ReplyDeleteHappy, happy birthday, Grace! Hope you have a fantastic day!
ReplyDeleteThe video is absolutely adorable! Happy, Happy Birthday, Grace! I hope you have an amazing, wonderful and relaxing day!
ReplyDeleteHappy birthday, Grace! ENJOY YOUR DAY "OFF"!!! And awesome post, Simon! The video is priceless. :-)
ReplyDelete~Allie
This was really sweet! Happy birthday, Grace!
ReplyDeleteHappy Birthday, Grace!!
ReplyDeleteHappy birthday Grace!! Enjoy your light-kid duties and free time! Hope it's a wonderful day!
ReplyDeleteHappy Birthday Grace! Have a fantastic day. You deserve it!!
ReplyDeleteOh what a nice husband! Hope you have a wonderful birthday Grace and blessed year ahead!
ReplyDeleteDear Grace,
ReplyDeleteWishing you a birthday that involves no pantry picassos, no blow out diapers, fewer toddler tantrums and all the things that make life worth living. You are a bright spot in my day and I hope that the joy you put in the lives of others comes back to you ten fold!
Hugs
Heather
I love that Simon wrote this. Happy birthday, Grace!
ReplyDeleteHappy birthday, Grace! I hope you enjoy your day off :) and great post, Simon!
ReplyDeleteHappy birthday, Grace! I hope you have a lovely, fun, relaxing day.
ReplyDeleteHappy birthday!!
ReplyDeleteHappy Birthday!! I hope you enjoy your day!
ReplyDeleteHappy birthday, Grace!! I didn't believe it when I turned 30, but my 30s have blown my 20s right out of the water.
ReplyDeleteEnjoy your day!
awwww happy birthday!!! that is the sweetest thing!
ReplyDeleteYay for birthdays! Hopefully you get to enjoy some vino..or drink of your choice..HAPPY BIRTHDAY!
ReplyDeleteHappy Birthday Grace! You have the best husband and the cutest kids ever! That video is priceless!
ReplyDeleteHappy Birthday, Grace!!!! I hope you have a great day and really did only have to do light kid duty. You have the sweetest family.
ReplyDeleteHappy Birthday sweet lady! Mine is Monday! We are birthday week buds!
ReplyDeleteToo sweet! Happy Birthday!
ReplyDeleteBirthday greetings. May you have an uneventful ,relaxing day.
ReplyDeleteHappy Day! I hope it's wonderful!
ReplyDeleteThis post is so sweet, and the video is too cute! Happy Birthday!
ReplyDeleteAhhhhhhhh...Happy Birthdaaaaaaaay!!!!!
ReplyDeleteHappy birthday! I hope you have a wonderful and restful day. We're living the dream, Grace. We're living the dream! Bomb diapers and all.
ReplyDeleteHappy birthday Grace! Both you and Simon are hilarious.
ReplyDeleteTake care.
HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO YOU!!!!!!!!!!! (I'm sing-yelling it at you) :)
ReplyDeleteAwesome! Happy Birthday!!!!!
ReplyDeleteHave a great day Grace! Thanks for making the blog world a happier place!
ReplyDeleteThis is soooo great! Happy Birthday, Grace! Hope you enjoy your day on "light duty"!!!
ReplyDeleteHappy birthday to one of the best!
ReplyDeleteHappy Birthday!
ReplyDeleteHappy Birthday Grace!!! Hope you have a great day because you deserve it. Thanks for making all of our days brighter!
ReplyDeleteSweetest thing ever. My hubby needs to take notes. Happy Birthday, Grace!
ReplyDeleteHappy, happy birthday! I'm sure it'll be a beautiful day :). Thanks for all the chuckles and laughs!
ReplyDeleteHappy birthday Grace! I hope you get to let loose, cut a rug and enjoy a cocktail or two :) or just sleep. Whichever you would enjoy most!
ReplyDeleteHow flippin sweet. Happy Birthday!
ReplyDeleteWhat a great post! Happy Birthday Grace!
ReplyDeleteHappy birthday, Grace!!
ReplyDeletehttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l0t3M0G4Hiw
ReplyDeleteHappy Birthday!
SO CUTE! Happy Birthday!!
ReplyDeleteAwwwwwwwww, you guys are such a sweet couple! Happy birthday Grace! May this year be filled with lots of happiness, never-ending naptimes and diet soda. Thanks for the difference you make in so many lives. With love from the other side of the world xoxo
ReplyDeleteHappy birthday, Grace! Real-life you must be pretty darn awesome, since your blog persona is absolutely great.
ReplyDeleteHappy Birthday!!! So glad your hubby hijacked the blog for the day!!!
ReplyDeleteHappy Birthday!
ReplyDeleteHappy Birthday Grace! I hope you have a fantastic birthday full of relaxation and fun! The kids are adorable in that video.. so full of spunk! I can only imagine how much they make you laugh on a daily basis :)
ReplyDeleteHappy Birthday!!!
ReplyDeleteI am a new-ish follower. Love your stories and good humor :). Happy birthday!
ReplyDeleteHappy birthday Grace! I love your blog and am very happy you were born! :)
ReplyDeleteHappiest birthday dear Grace! You are one of the funniest human beings I've never met! So glad you keep this hilarious blog, so I can have a daily treat to look forward to reading. You da best girl!:)
ReplyDeleteComing out of lurkedom to say...
ReplyDeleteHappy, Happy Birthday Grace!!! Hope it was great and can't wait to hear all about it!
Simon, you're too sweet taking over Grace's blog to wish her a happy b-day!
Happy birthday, Grace!! We're all so glad you were born :-)
ReplyDeleteHappy birthday! Hope you aren't at Costco...
ReplyDeleteHappy Birthday Grace! July birthdays are awesome! my son, my husband and his twin and Mrs. Patton :)
ReplyDeletelove ff your blog. and when I tell my hubs about Julia or Sebastian or Theo -- he knows what I am talking about. "oh the camp...from St. Louis, right?" that's how much I read your blog.
happy bday again.
It's your birthday but YOU, my dear, are the gift! Thank you for graciously [Grace-shushly?] sharing your life with us - even when we accidentally act like crazy-stalker-people.
ReplyDelete[And yes. I'm waiting in the Costco parking lot with balloons and a cake.] <3
Happy birthday, Grace! Welcome to the 30s!
ReplyDeletehappy birthday, Grace!! (:
ReplyDeleteYES! can't wait for tomorrow's post !!!!!
ReplyDeleteHappy Birthday! time for yourself, priceless!
ReplyDeleteHappy Birthday pretty lady!
ReplyDeleteHope you got a nap or some quiet time in a corner somewhere!
(ever notice how the punishments we deal our children are the very things that we wish upon ourselves? quiet time... nap... sitting in an area by yourself being ignored by everyone else)
That video - awesome. Can you tell her you love her....
ReplyDeleteHappy Birthday, Grace - and in case it wasn't said WE LOVE YOU! :)
Happy Birthday, to one of my favorite bloggers!
ReplyDeleteHappy Birthday, Grace!!! I wake up thinking about what wonderful blog entry might come from you each day. Is that creepy? I think it is but whatever...so glad you write!! Hope your day is great!
ReplyDeleteHappy Birthday, Grace! Your column routinely makes me laugh and reminds me that I am not alone in this crazy, stay-at-home mom world. I'm just not funny enough or motivated enough to write about it every day! Cheers!
ReplyDeleteHappy birthday, Grace! I love your blog! Hope you have a great day!
ReplyDeleteHappy Birthday Grace!! Thanks for lightening up our days from your corner of the blogosphere :)
ReplyDeleteHappy birthday Grace!
ReplyDeleteHappy birthday, Grace! Hope your day is happy and as relaxing as it can be! Love this post from Simon and love your sweet family. Best wishes for a wonderful day!
ReplyDeleteNice work, Simon! Happy birthday Grace! I hope your 2nd 29th birthday year is filled with less sh** than your last. Literally and figuratively.
ReplyDeleteHappy Birthday, Grace!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
ReplyDeleteI love this post. And I love this blog. Happy Birthday!
ReplyDeleteHappiest of Birthdays to you!! I hope you spoil yourself by indulging in a Wendy's Frosty all to yourself that you don't have to clean up after (unless you spill on yourself, then you're on your own) and paid for by a card from your very own purse!
ReplyDeleteHappy Birthday, Grace!!!!
ReplyDeleteHappy Birthday, to one of the very best bloggers out there!!
ReplyDeleteWhat a great post! Happy birthday, Grace!
ReplyDeleteHave a fantastic, wonderful birthday!!!
ReplyDeleteLove it. Happy Birthday Grace!
ReplyDeleteoh silly grace, writing happy birthday posts to herself.
ReplyDeleteKIDDING. this may be the cutest f-ing (can I type that around here? I know kids are involved) post ever. you found a keeper!
What a good husband :)
ReplyDeleteHappy, happy birthday, Grace!
Happy Birthday Grace! and Good Job to Simon and the Birthday Krewe!
ReplyDeleteHappy Birthday!
ReplyDeleteHappy birthday dear Grace!!! This post was so incredibly cute and sweet. Just wanted to say I love your blog the most.
ReplyDeleteso stinken adorable! hope you got the bday you deserve!
ReplyDeleteHappy Birthday Grace! That video is priceless and one I hope you enjoyed after having, hopefully, some much deserved "Me" time.
ReplyDeleteHappy Birthday, Grace!
ReplyDeleteHappy Birthday to you! Happy Birthday to you! Happy Birthday dearest Grace, Happy Birthday to you! I hope you got to spend the day chilling out and relaxing my friend. You deserve every happiness. May the coming year be more wonderful than the past 30 combined!! Hugs from VA!!
ReplyDeleteYour kids have a sweet side! ;-) I knew they did...sometimes not shown-off as much...
ReplyDeleteHappy birthday! I hope you had time for yourself, lucky you have a pretty awesome husband.
Happy Birthday! Love the video :)
ReplyDeleteHappy Birthday, Grace! Thanks for writing my favorite blog. :)
ReplyDeleteHappy Birthday Grace! Sweet Simon!! I hope you had some major you time and some wine. Or tequila. Whichever.
ReplyDeleteI knew it! I had a feeling she was actually a good mom ;)
ReplyDeleteHappy Birthday, Grace! Much love!
Happy birthday! Thank you for being who and how you are and also blogging about it! You bring people so much joy! Hopefully at least some of it is finding its way back to you as well! Let the glasses clink!
ReplyDeleteAwwwww. Sweetest post ever! I'm sure real-life Grace blows blog Grace out of the water -- but I think both are amazing, and I love reading about your wonderful life. Happy birthday! :)
ReplyDeleteHAPPY BIRTHDAY!!!
ReplyDeleteHappy birthday, Grace! Thank you for being honest about your struggles, and adding that much authenticity to the Wonderful World of the Web.
ReplyDeleteHappy Birthday to you! You have a pretty great hubby and I think he should do a frequent Simon update and tell us more about how real-life Grace is much cooler than blog Grace. Cause seriously, you must be pretty damn cool if your level is higher. Anywho, hope you had a great day! You deserve it and more xoxo
ReplyDeleteHappy Birthday to you Grace, my first read, funniest and most genuine blog read.. HAve really enjoyed reading here the last couple months, and finding new blogs, and recieving quirky comment responses.
ReplyDeleteToo cute. Happy birthday!
ReplyDeleteThat video seems like a pretty excellent bday present, with Theo squeaks and all! Happy Birthday!
ReplyDeleteAdorable. Happy birthday Grace!
ReplyDeleteAhhhhh. What a sweet birthday present from Simon, especially since lining the kids up and getting them to stay there and look happy probably wasn't that easy. Thanks for making the time to write your blog, I save reading it for the times when I am feeling discouraged because I always come away feeling better for having laughed.
ReplyDeleteHappy birthday! And how awesome is that you get to relax from blogging duties and bring in an understudy for the day.
ReplyDeleteHey, July 25 is my birthday, too! Happy Birthday!
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