Gracie Girl

I kidnapped this girl from school yesterday. I knew after lunch there was not much going on and figured we could spend some quality time together doing whatever suited her fancy. I had visions of us getting our nails done, maybe a big ice cream sundae, or Barnes and Noble browsing for books while drinking some decaf Starbucks. I picked her up and said we can do whatever you want. Pick anything! You know what she said? I just want to go home, play with Jack, watch a movie with you, and play Mario Cart. So, that is exactly what we did. We rolled the windows down, sang out loud to all the songs that came on the radio, and I even let her stick her head out the sunroof when we got in our neighborhood. Once you pull into our entrance, it takes a good 5 minutes to get back to our house. Lots of time for wind blowing through the hair and singing at the top of your lungs. We live on a golf course and pass about 5 holes before our house. As we were passing hole 8, and Grace was exclaiming something along the lines of, "I am the QUEEN of the trees, and I say GROW!!", four men turned to look at us as they were about to tee off. I'm sure we looked hilarious, and at first I thought they would be a little annoyed we were ruining the quiet that MUST come with golf. Instead they waved and laughed. I love how Grace is just who she is, and proud of it. I find myself not so uptight when we are together and letting loose more.

So Grace and I spent the afternoon at home, just chilling and playing some intense games of Mario Cart while Jack snoozed next to us. It was just what the doctor ordered for Grace....and mommy. Love this girl to the moon and back.