She's six!

I can't believe it! Gracie turned 6 last Wednesday. I just got some birthday pictures from Grandpa today so I'll try to post some soon. Here she is with Vanessa's dog, Callaway.

This is Grace's cousin, Maxx Pope. (The one with the ice on his pitching arm.) Remember his name. He's a brilliant pitcher!

With Grandma and Grandpa on her big day. (Or maybe the day after..)

Two beautiful girls! Gracie with cousin Brynn. Brynn turned 1 two weeks before Grace turned 6. Grace thinks of herself as Brynn's big sister! (Cousin Eva's too!)

Fun at the amusument park.

Gracie and her friend, Ruthie at the amusement park last Thursday.


The Frog Hopper seemed to be their favorite ride. Gracie bounced all over her chair as it bounced it's way down. Ruthie loved it too!

Ruthie is in the second chair, Gracie in the 4th.

The news we were waiting for!

Great news! Everything is fine with Gracie's heart! We didn't get to talk directly to the cardiologist but the news came in that all is fine! I can breathe again.

Good news and bad news...

The good news (from the dentist today) was Gracie has a loose tooth! She has waited for over a year to hear this news! She is SO excited, as you can see...




The bad news is she has her first cavity!

(It'll be a few days before we get any results from the cardiologist.)

Hey, where did we go?

Days when the rains came...Down in the hollow...Playin' a new game..
Laughing and a running, hey, hey...Skipping and a jumping
In the misty morning fog with. Our hearts a thumpin' and you
My brown eyed girl...You, my brown eyed girl.
Van Morrison


The trip to the cardiologist today wasn't as routine as we expected. The EKG looked a little funny and he decided to monitor her heartbeat for 24 hours. That's about all I can tell you for now. My brain stopped receiving information early in the explanation. We'll know something soon. Leo says not to worry. He has always been much stronger than I. Gracie is the champion here and doesn't worry about a thing...well, except how she's going to go to the bathroom with this thing on. So far so good.

A few pictures from 2007.

The love of our lives!

The beginning! Now what do I do? I suppose I could tell you a little about Gracie and how she went from this, to this in a little under 6 years. But I think you all know that story.

Gracie's middle name should have been "fun" or "silly" because that describes her very well.