Reflections of Grace
During Grace’s Birthday month I’m going to post some reflections of my spunky little firecracker!
June 7, 2005
I can’t believe my baby is now 3 years old. Everyday I seem to enjoy her more. I think that’s because she’s getting a little easier to handle. Though she tries my patience and pushes limits many, many times each day, it’s less that it was a year ago. And the things she does is so cute, I can’t help but smile at my little “Hunny face.” That’s what she calls me and anyone else she’s loving on. She used to call me “Hunny” which I know she picked up from me, but I don’t know how or when she added the “Hunny face” to it. It’s simply darling though.
Grace is now a star in the making. She’s officially joined this family of singers with her love of the Sound of Music. While on our three and a half week trip up the east coast she was first introduced to that movie classic. I don’t know what it is about the movie, but young children love it. Chris first fell in live with the movie at age two. Well, Grace just loves the “Good Bye” song and can sing it very well. She does the “coo coo’s” and “I fit, I foat…” as well as Kurt’s high pitch “goodbye.” We have the CD and she always asks for that song when we’re driving in the car. Just today when she was walking up the stairs to change into her princess dress for the umteenth time, she sang “goodbye” and waved her little hand above the railing. “Look, mommy look,” she said not wanting me to miss her performance. Then tonight when we were playing Cherades ( Timmy’s favorite family game) she pretended to be DASH by running around and then dressed in her Snow White gown, she layed on the floor waiting to be kissed by Prince Charming aka mommy. When it was time for bed I started to sing the “goodbye” song and when I came to the end she said, “That’s my part” and we sang together, “The sun has gone to bed and so must I.” I stared down at Grace who had closed her eyes and was pretending to sleep. I knew she was waiting for me to carry her to bed…just like in the movie.
Ahhhh….moments like these. What a great way to end a day filled with constant correcting, redirecting, discipline, more correction and reminders and yelling and frustration and stress ahhhh….the perfect end to a not so perfect day.
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Beautiful girl and beautiful memories too. My little girl (who is taller than I am now!) Is also a blonie while I’m dark.
May 14th, 2008 at 10:38 amHer face is looks a lot like you! She is adorable. I have two sons. Cindi
May 14th, 2008 at 6:52 pmWhat a cutie! My granddaughter will be four next month and that doesn’t seem possible either.
May 14th, 2008 at 6:56 pmGina, she is too precious!!!
May 15th, 2008 at 5:15 pmWell Gina, your Grace is adorable, and I know you treasure every minute with her. I hate to say this, but she’ll be grown before you know it - and those times where she pushes you to the limit will be long forgotten.
Your writing about “Hunny Face” reminds me of how my “little” girl, now 27, used to call my mother her “Funny Face.” I have no idea where that came from, but they both loved it.
Grace’s love for The Sound of Music brought a smile to my face, because some of us big kids love it, too - and have most of the lines memorized! I can just see her playing with you on the Goodnight song. She might also like The Music Man, another of my favorites. “Oh, the Wells Fargo wagon is a comin’ down the street . . .”
May 15th, 2008 at 9:10 pmMemories are truly treasured when they are of our children. Grace is adorable. She does look mischevious though.
May 16th, 2008 at 11:20 amI don’t have a daughter but when my youngest was that age he loved to hug. Just run up and grab me and give me a hug. He is know 19, a little under 6ft. and about 260 and still will run up behind me, grab me and give me a bone crunching hug. But I wouldn’t trade it for anything else.