January 24, 2008

Yesterday was so much fun. It was a mother/daughter kind of day. First of all we went bowling for the first time. Some of the Moms Club members went to Rainbow lanes. Grace was very anxious at first. The heavy balls and the loud noises from them landing on the lanes was overwhelming for her. For the first few times I held the ball and she just put her hands on mine. It wasn't long before she wanted to try it herself and thunk! down went the ball. The gutter gaurds were up and she ended up doing amazingly well for the first time! She really enjoyed it. Then we went and had lunch with Michelle, Sara and Seth. They just moved to the area from Wilmington. Grace and Sara really hit it off! We look forward to getting to know them better. Then Grace and I went to Target and she used her 5 dollar allowance for the week to buy a princess sticker book. She was so fun to watch as she made her choice. She looked over all the various choices and then picked the one she liked best. It is so hard as a mom to just stand back and let her make her own choices, and this was just with a sticker book! What will it be like to watch her make more important choices?! I am starting to realize the importance of guiding her in the right ways so that she will choose wisely. Thanks Mom if you are reading this!!!! Then we went to pick out a belt, as her skirt was falling off of her little waist. Of course she wanted the most sparkly one there was to offer. She ended up with a pink one that has a sparkly heart buckle. Then we went and had a snack. She picked a chocolate chip cookie and apple juice. I enjoyed simply being with her all day. Daddy had baby Emily at home with him, and she slept,ate, played for a few minutes, slept, ate and repeated this until bedtime at 7:00 and slept until 7:30 this morning. She likes to sleep as much as her mommy does!