Happy Birthday to our Big 2 Year Old! We love you so much!
2 Year photo shoot a little early :)
Here is Grace's journal post for her birthday. As I read it, I forgot to write about shoes - this girl LOVES shoes - I discovered the other night that she can try on shoes for an hour and until I had to take her somewhere. Such a girlie girl!
Happy Birthday to our
precious girl! I can’t believe that you
are two and have almost been home with us for a year! It was gone by so fast! After waiting for years, thinking about you,
what you would look like, what your personality would be… You have been with us for 11 months – I know
I said that but WOW! We can’t imagine
life without you anymore! You have
blessed our lives beyond measure and we would ask for you to join our family a
thousand times over! We LOVE being your
forever family and we thank God all the time for your birthmother and
birthfather for bringing you into this world.
We thank Him for the officials in China who gave us the OK so long ago
to adopt and who matched you to our specific family! We know that God knew you so long before you
were born and that He planned you to be a part of this family. He knit you together in the womb with a
special plan and purpose in mind and we are so thankful that includes us!
GraceLin, you are such a
strong and sweet little girl. You have
really transformed from a baby into a little girl with definite understanding
of what you want and don’t want. You are
so happy when you get what you want. J On the
other hand, when you REALLY wanted something and didn’t get it, you will scream
at the top of your lungs for probably 2 minutes. You are amazing us with how smart you are,
how quickly you catch on to things and want to join in everything. You love baby dolls, changing diapers,
pushing them in the stroller and cuddling them.
You also are very diligent in working on things like puzzles, train
tracks and legos, and coloring. It makes
you so happy when you really master something.
You also love to sing and dance and now ask for specific songs that you
like.
For your birthday, we had
big plans for a party on Saturday since your big day was a Thursday. That morning of your birthday, your big
brother Parker ended up in the hospital for appendicitis. We are still planning the celebration soon! You got a new baby doll from Mimi and Popi,
which you love, so Mommy & Daddy added a stroller for you to take your baby
around. We also got you some toy hair
products because you love to comb your dolls hair with your fingers.
You and your cousin, Ella
Pearce, share a birthday and she just turned 6.
You seem to be asking for Ella almost every day. You say 'Ewa' and
when I ask if you are saying Ella, you just nod your head.
For your birthday we had several celebrations. We went to visit Grandpa and Nanannette. We celebrated with Ribs and Ice cream. :) You loved both!!
For your birthday we had several celebrations. We went to visit Grandpa and Nanannette. We celebrated with Ribs and Ice cream. :) You loved both!!
We had pizza with Ella Claire - her birthday is two days after yours:
Then we went to the zoo with the Pearce's to celebrate you and Ella:
