Happy 7th Birthday Grace!

I cannot believe that my baby is 7 already! Man, does time fly! Actually, in my head when I think of her, I think of her as being about 4, but that was 3 years ago! Grace is such an amazing girl and I am so blessed to be her mom. She is so helpful and thoughtful and always tries her best to do things perfectly (which may be a bit of a detriment sometimes...).

She loves to cook. She's great at making egg burritos (or scrambled eggs) and quesadillas.

It has been such a blessing to me to have her home this summer at the end of this pregnancy. She has been so helpful! As just one example, a few weeks ago after a crazy morning of swimming lessons we got home for lunch and everyone was tired and cranky. Ben was especially cranky and wanted a peanut butter sandwich, then didn't and just kept crying and whining and pulling at my leg as I was trying to make it. I finally just lost it and started to cry and excused myself to my room to compose myself where I continued to cry hard for the next 30 minutes. A while later Grace came into my room and told me that she had finished making his sandwich, had gotten him to eat it, and had put him down for his nap! And made lunch for herself and Ruby! What an angel Grace is! She patted my back for comfort and made me feel better. Gosh, I love that girl! She is usually up for helping her siblings with whatever they need or reading to them. She is quite patient and is learning how to be quite mature for her age. She isn't perfect, but she's trying really hard to be the best that she can be.

I gave her a little birthday interview for a peek into her, from her point of view:

What is your favorite thing to do?  Go to Great Wolf Lodge

What do you do really well?  swim

What do you want to be when you grow up? A dancer

What’s your favorite food?  Grace’s Chicken (Italian Crockpot Chicken)

Who do you love to spend time with? Mom and Daddy

What makes you laugh?  2 things: 1 – when someone tickles me 2 – when my sister and brother laugh

What’s the best time of day?  Midday because I get to watch TV and do whatever I want except scream (can you tell what Ben's nap times have been like at our house lately?! This pregnant mama needs a midday nap too! Haha!)

What are you afraid of?  Tarantulas, of course!

Who is your best friend?  Kendall, Samantha and Sarah

What do you like to do with your family?  Go on adventures, like see old buildings - history adventures like when we were in London

What do you love to learn about?  History, it’s my favorite thing!

Where do you like to go? Really fun waterparks

What is your favorite color?  I have 4 – turquoise, mint, aqua and hot pink

What is your favorite book?  Auntie Claus

If you had one wish, what would it be?  A really pretty house that I’ve always wanted. My room is going to be pink. My car is going to be pink. The rugs are aqua. The counters and shelves are mint. My fridge and lamps are golden and so are the light switches and the piano. I will have a turquoise fireplace. All the walls, except the bedrooms, will be mint. The bedrooms will be turquoise. Couches will be pink. I’m going to have fabric curtains that will be pink also. The banister and stairs and floor will be turquoise. (oh man, don’t die) The kitchen floor will be turquoise marble. And counter tops will be turquoise marble too. And I’ll have a chandelier that would be pink. The picture frames will be pink, and so is the clock. The bar stools will also be pink.  That’s mostly it.

What would you buy if you had $1,000? Pokemon cards, some pretty flower seeds, some candy that really like, some really pretty clothes that I really like, some really pretty shoes, that’s all.

What is your favorite song?  All of Taylor Swift’s songs.

What do you hope you can do before your next birthday? Go to the beach

What is your favorite pet? All baby animals except the ones that bite and are stinky

What is your favorite flower? A lily and a rose, pink ones

What is your favorite water slide? Tornado at Great Wolf Lodge

We all love Grace so much and are so happy to have her in our family!!