Grace as an 8 year old January 2011

The post I never posted about Grace being 8. I actually wrote it last spring but it was left as a draft.

My baby Grace turned 8 in January. (I know, I'm hopelessly behind in blogging. I think I will just have to give up on the idea of catching up. But, I want to write this out so i don't forget any more.) She chose to have a friend go out for the night with us for her birthday. We went to McDougals and then ice skating. The girls had a blast. They really did well ice skating. It made me nervous because I was afraid someone was going to fall and hit their head. They used the push things for a little bit but pretty much did it on their own. They were really wet by the end of the night though from falling so many times. They didn't want to leave but Eric and I had aching ankles so we finally persuaded them to leave.

Here are some things about Grace as an 8 year old.....

*She wants her hair to be as long as Rapunzel in "Tangled".

*She is still very sweet to others and aware of the feelings of those around her.

*She is a very good reader but doesn't want to read for fun.

*She enjoyed playing softball for the first time this year.

*She is really tall.

*She loves hot dogs.

*She loves cereal (Cinnamon Toast Crunch, Coco Pebbles, anything sweet).

*She eats a whole lot more than when she was little!

*She loves spending the night as a friends' house.

*She was in the jump rope club at Hunter's Bend.

*She still plays with her doll house but uses little animals instead of people.

*She loves stuffed animals.

*She loves to swim and go to the river with Eric.

*She wants to sleep with Lyla every night now.

*She can be very strong willed but after she calms down she always apologizes for throwing a fit.

*She tells me she doesn't want to grow up and I tell her I don't want her to either.

*She still says "Sweet dreams. I don't know how much I love you because I love you so much and I love you" when I kiss her goodnight. But she says it so fast she runs all the words together and you can't tell what she's saying anymore.

*She always wants to know what we're going to be doing. She likes keeping a calendar on the fridge of events coming up.

*She still likes to wear skirts and dresses but not nearly as much as when she was smaller.

*She loves to watch movies at night with all of the lights turned off.

*She loves having friends over and going to friends' houses.

*She asks me for hugs all the time and says "I just feel like I want a hug."

*She's super sweet and I wish she'd stay 8 years old forever!