Grace is eight!

Gracie is very excited about turning eight tomorrow. As we were walking out of school today she was singing and dancing to a song she made up about tomorrow being her birthday. Grace is a happy kid who likes to sing, dance, play and just enjoy life. She's been a good kid since day one when she came out and immediately fell asleep, which is what a good baby should do. I had to call the nursery at the hospital in a panic because she was gone for over six hours her first night. They told me she was just as happy as could be and they didn't want to bring her back. I told them that the kid needed to eat, happy or not! The nurses told me she was voted "cutest baby in the nursery." She is cute and she's smart, so she has it all. Her only fault is I think she has inherited my laziness. Her motto: "Do what you can to get by and make people happy while doing it." We are kind of kindred spirits, Gracie and I. I'm so glad I get to be her mom and that I get to see her grow up into such a great girl.

Gracie's first day home from the hospital. She was jaundice so she had to lay in the sunlight a lot. She is laying on "blankie" which she still has and is quite dependent on.

Always such a happy baby.


First year portrait

The many poses of Grace. She's practicing for her career as a superstar.