Our Picture of Grace with Santa

Lily's Birthday

You can't tell Grace anything ahead of time because she can't wait. So we didn't tell her about Lily's birthday party until the day before. When she woke Saturday morning, she was ready to go. The party was a lot of fun, and Grace ate ice cream cake.

That night she spent the first night away from her new home. Grandma Char watched her overnight so we could attend a Christmas party. They made cookies and she played with new toys. I don't think she complained at all.

Pudding Helps

Grace was sad when Grandma and Grandpa left. Chocolate pudding eased her sadness.

Making Cookies

Grandma and Grandpa came to visit us a few days after we returned home from their house. Grace loves having the company. It gave Dan and me a chance to do a little X-mas shopping. During one of our outings Grace stayed home and starting missing us...making cookies was the answer.

The Singing Angel

Today we visited with Santa and Rudolph in downtown Mooresville. A professional photography studio took free digital pictures with Santa. We're still waiting for the photos because we know they'll be excellent. But most will be of her gabbing to Santa...she really had a lot to tell him.

I want to play cornmeal!

I got the bright idea of filling a pan with cornmeal and letting Grace dig in. She loves her sand box so much that this seemed a good substitute. It is very messy...but lots of hours of fun.

Grandmother Maggie's House

I've always loved visiting my grandmother's house. Now Grace and Parker get to visit. It makes me so happy.

Thanksgiving at Grandma and Grandpa's

We went to Georgia for Thanksgiving and stayed the weekend. We had our usual, large dinner and Grace entertained us all. Sandra's X-mas ornaments will never recover.

Queen Bed

Grace likes to watch cartoons in our bed. This time she was queen over her dolly kingdom.

Indoor Slide

Day on the Lake

Today we were invited for a boat ride with Papa and Grandma Char. The weather was mild and sunny with temperatures in the high 70's. The lake wasn't very crowded, so we rode for awhile. Then we stopped and sat in the sun and ate snacks. By the end, Grace was getting tired, and decided to lay down...for about 20 seconds.

Mr. Hoppy

Leafy

Dan raked some leaves into a pile for Grace to jump in. She didn't want to jump by herself, so Dan had to jump with her. Here it was 70+ degrees and sunny today.

Tree Hugger

Sunday we went to the Renaissance festival in Huntersville. It was cloudy, cold and muddy. All things Grace doesn't mind. She wasn't that interested in the sights, but she just wanted to ride rides. Of course, these we had to pay extra for these.

The Pokey Little Puppy's First Halloween

On Halloween we braved the anticipated rain and went to Birkdale Village to trick or treat. The stores gave out candy. Grace was her always pokey self, sitting down in each store to eat her candy. We then came back and went to a few houses in our neighborhood. She ate candy until she had a tummy ache. The next day, she started eating candy again.

Earlier in the day, we carved our pumpkins we got at the pumpkin patch a few weeks earlier.