She was the most beautiful baby, so tiny, and she fit so well into my arms, perfectly into my life.
On most days I can push away the reality that my children are growing up before my eyes, but when along comes a milestone, my heart aches.
At five, I felt that she was out of babyhood and into childhood.
At 10, she hit the double digits, oh my heart.
At 12, she's a BIG girl.
At 13, and now a teenager.
Last night was her 8th grade promotion ceremony. Her big brother Ethan had his last year, so I did feel desensitized a bit, it was the same ol' thing but with a new set of kids. Rich and I clapped and clapped for all the children, but when we saw our Gracie-girl, we smiled big and shook our heads and felt heart-big, proud of her. The prettiest girl in the room.
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| our girl in the backseat, on the way to school for her special night |
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| receiving her certificate |
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| singing next to her best friend, Jenna, in the school chorus |
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| with her papa |
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| with her mama |
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| I only make cakes for celebrations now. This one was for last night's "after graduation" celebration. It's a Duncan Hines cake mix (carrot), with homemade coconut-cream cheese icing, and sprinkled with toasted coconut. |
take it all
one day at a time
and enjoy the journey
Kristi Bartlett
Glad I found you. I have to comment under my husband's name, because he has a Google Account. :)
ReplyDeleteCongratulations to Grace!
ReplyDeleteAw, what a sweet girlie you have there. And I love her name ;-)
ReplyDeleteSo glad you linked to your new blog for I shall enjoy visiting you here as well.
~Cinnamon
Congratulations to Grace. She is beautiful!
ReplyDeleteThanks for sharing your new blog. I, too, have been blogging on this site. Feel free to visit!
Yaaaaaay! Glad you came over. Looking forward to more chats across the fence!
ReplyDeleteOh my yes she is very pretty!!! These ceremonies are always bitter sweet. They grow up so fast!!
ReplyDeleteCongratulations to your sweet daughter! Graduations are always cause to celebrate - as are cakes!
ReplyDeleteI found your blog through another and I wanted to say hello. I have 3 daughters and 1 son (all grown now). The time does go by too quickly.
Anyway, nice to meet you!
Congratulations to Grace! She is beautiful, inside and out.
ReplyDeleteI'm so glad you have found a new home! I love it.
So glad you switched. I've been reading your blog for years but was frankly too lazy to sign up with Zanga in order to post a comment.
ReplyDeleteSo glad you came over! :) It seems so many people have moved over to wordpress...I was feeling a bit lonely.
ReplyDeleteWow, I can't believe how grown up Grace is. Such a pretty girl..she looks so much like you.
The rainbow on the post below is beautiful!
Happy Weekend. XxOo
Love to Grace!
ReplyDeleteHi! This is Pondering from Xanga. I stopped blogging a long time ago, but have been reading your blog which I enjoy very much - without commenting. Any time I tried to log in to Xanga to comment McCafe Security (or whatever it's called) would tell me Xanga was not a trusted site! Grace is beautiful, congrats to her!
ReplyDeleteShe's so pretty!
ReplyDeleteThanks for letting me know your new address!
ReplyDeleteIt has been awesome to watch her grow into a beautiful young woman through the years. You must be so proud and congrats to Grace! Lynn
ReplyDeleteCongratulations to Grace, and the proud parents for passing another milestone.
ReplyDeleteI am pleased, though not surprised since I've been reading you awhile, to see that she wore a decent dress with a modest cut, unlike many I saw at my son's awards ceremonies. Especially if going up on a stage I don't know why some girls feel the need to wear skirts that show their whole chest, leg or more. Kudos to Grace for being a fine young lady, just like her Mama.