Grace is 3!!!

Our baby is 3!  She would say "I'm not a baby I'm a BIG girl!"  And she's right.  She is a big girl with an even bigger personality.  She is always smiling and laughing and running.

Grace is in her very first year of preschool.  She goes to Mt. Zion UMC and has Ms. Emilie and Ms. Kay.  Most importantly she is in the same class as her BFF Cadence.  Yes, they call each other their BFF.  She is doing great at school, her teacher is always telling me how "capable" Grace is.  I noticed the other day she can swing.  All by herself.  I think it took Jake 6 years to figure it out.  Not Grace, she doesn't want to be left behind.  She wants to do everything her big brother and sister do!

Grace is finally turning that magic age.  3 is when everything starts.  You can do ballet, swimming, gymnastics.  Can't wait to sign her up!  But she already started karate!  Yes, watch out world she is armed with a wicked front kick!  I will post some videos, it's hilarious.

Grace loves to do puzzles too!  I bought her a 24 piece puzzle and a 48 piece one for Julianna.  I walked away to make lunch.  Next thing I know she is bringing me the 48 piece puzzle fully assembled.  Now she has to sleep with her puzzles and do each one before she closes her eyes.  At least she is really good at the puzzles and is super fast.

It's hard to say what Grace is like.  I try to write a little bit about who they are every time a birthday comes around.  Grace is just Grace.  She is fearless (yes she has had a dislocated elbow, broken foot, and most recently fell off the couch but was shockingly fine).  She is LOUD, everything she says is a yell.  I guess she needs to be heard, but geez I might go deaf!  She is always happy, for the most part. Not saying she doesn't have her moments but she can go all day and keep smiling until she falls asleep.  Basically she is just fun.  Look how much fun she had here at a store while I was trying stuff on.

Grace was adamant this year.  She wanted a Frozen Party with Elsa.  Yes the same party she had with Julianna last year.  But she wanted HER friends to be there.  So this year, Frozen party was all about Grace.  And she loved every minute!  They watched for Elsa from the windows and Grace practically attacked her when she came in.  But Elsa was wonderful and the girls (and 3 boys) had the best time!

She did face painting, dancing, singing, parachute play, magic and even made balloon animals.  Elsa is amazing.  And to see this huge smile made my day!  It doesn't get much better than that.

Such a fun day and Nana, Papa Chuck, Grandma and & Poppy were all there!  She had such a great time.  She is already talking about her Elsa party next year!

Happy Birthday Gracie Grace!  You are one in a million and we love you to pieces!