Finding Gracie in Vietnam

[...] grab for it immediately. She was much nicer when we went to Nanny's house. She shared like a big girl and even let Reilly ride Trigger. Grace got tired of my multiple attempts to get the cute [...]

[...] I took this photo last spring right after I got my "big girl" camera. I love the light and shadows and how Grace is really soaking up the sun. Check out [...]

[...] I can't believe that Grace is three years old. She is such a big girl now. It amazes me to watch her, I often have trouble remembering a baby!! Her birthday was on [...]

Today I turned 39 for the third time. Today I am feeling all 39 + 2 years. Grace has given me a series of near heart attacks this weekend. Her climbin [...]

[...] and we had her party on Saturday. This year she was all about birthday. She started singing Happy Birthday to Me a couple of weeks before her birthday. And she always put great emphasis on the " [...]

[...] that I was taking her picture before church. She giggled and giggled. I think it is a cute picture with Ellie lounging on the chair in the background. [...]

[...] big girl and even let Reilly ride Trigger. Grace got tired of my multiple attempts to get the cute picture on the horse. [...]

[...] her old walker when we got it out for Brody. All these baby toys seem so great to her! Grace loves cinnamon biscuits (cinnamon rolls). [...]

[...] him. My mother got this card for her birthday six weeks ago. It plays the Chicken Dance and Grace loves to carry it around with her. I wonder what will happen when it quits playing? [...]

[...] is just one of those kids you love being around. At one point during the day Grace asked my friend Karen to play some music. Karen asked her what kind of music she liked. She immediately said " [...]

[...] a while but I would guess she is between 30-35 lbs. Just before Christmas we went to visit my friend Karen and her daughter Reilly. Reilly's daddy stopped in for about 10 minutes at lunch to pick up [...]

[...] going on lately. But first here are some photos from Aunt Rachels's visit which was so fun. Aunt Rachel, her daughter Pat and son Dan were wonderful houseguests. We had a great visit and on Friday we [...]

[...] that. I think an A is out of the question, please pray I can keep my B. The fun news is that my Aunt Rachel will be here for a visit tomorrow! She is my 92 year old aunt from Chicago and I absolutely [...]

[...] how fortunate I am to be the mother of an extraordinary little girl. Here's Grace holding her referral photo on the third anniversary of her referral. [...]

Yesterday was the third anniversary of Grace's referral. Last year we started a family tradition. We celebrate the day with a trip to the pumpkin patc [...]

[...] , sit on the porch with her and do pretty much whatever she asked. Grace and Dan Aunt Rachel and Pat Ellie, Tyler, and Grace Working on potty training and she is doing a good job. Occasional accidents [...]