Looking back...

Miss Grace turned 3 this past weekend and I will admit I shed couple tears that my baby is so grown up. Will this happen every year? I have a feeling that the answer is yes. Pat finds it so funny because we see it happening daily so I am not sure why the exact birthday is so sad for me.

Looking back on this year, I see so many changes in Gracie. She has always been very good at expressing her feelings but this past year the "I love you's" and "you are my best friend" comments were a constant fixture in our household. She is very loving to all of her family and friends.

She spent a lot more one on one time with her grandparents this year and that was wonderful. It gave Pat and I the one on one time we needed in our relationship and it gave them bonding time. She loves going to both grandparents' houses for sleepovers!

She learned her colors, how to spell her name, and so many songs it is hard to count! She loves to sing and will sit in her room for hours singing and reading. She is very independent and great at playing by herself.

She went to her first movie in the theater and did great! She has went to 3 now and loves to go. Her favorite movies are anything with Clifford the Red Dog and she loves The Princess and the Frog.

She loves going to daycare and playing with her friends. Our car rides home are filled with stories of what happened in her day and who she played with. Socially, she loves playing with other children and is very much looking forward to getting a brother/sister to play with!

Grace got rid of her pacifier, moved to a big girl bed, moved from diapers to the potty, and started riding a bike all this year. She definitely finally transitioned out of her "baby"stage into a little girl and she does it so well! Everything is on her time line and if we just step back and let it happen, she takes to change so well! Even her general look has changed from pigtails to a cute bob that makes her look so grown up!

Gracie we love you so much and you bring so much joy to our family! This year is going to bring big changes with a new baby on the way and with you growing every day! I can't wait to see what this year has in store for us!!!