WOOHOO! Gracie turned TWO!

Our little pumpkin turned two. I can't believe she has been a part of our lives for two years already. What an amazing two years it has been!
Grace, you are:

27 pounds (25th percentile) and 35 inches tall (75th percentile).
Wearing 2T in clothes for length but need an 18 month in the waist. You wear a 7 or 8 shoe.
Super into books, coloring books, and sticker books. You think you can read and make up words while you read your books.
Such a big helper. You LOVE to help put away groceries, throw away trash, bring us things from the other room, etc...
Still a pretty finicky eater. You like to eat a few bites and then move on to the next activity.
Singing "Twinkle, Twinkle", "Jesus Loves Me," and "The Itsy Bitsy Spider" by yourself pretty well.
Not a big "fit thrower" but when you do it is hard not to laugh at the drama.
Starting to develop quite the imagination. At dinner with Brooke the other night, you two decided you were going to the grocery store. You even buckled your seat belt and told Brooke, "I hafta get my bags now!"
Counting to 20 but skipping 14 and 16.
Talking so much that sometimes I miss the drooling phase. But only sometimes.
Trying to brush your teeth by yourself but mostly just chew on the brush and drool.
Sporting three new teeth. 
Trying to potty train, but we are still taking it slow.
Showing a very compassionate side to your personality. When I hurt my back last week you kept asking "Mama, what happened? You hurt chur back? It's okay mama." We even caught you holding your back and telling us your back hurt. So cute.
Super sensitive and hate for us to poke fun of you or repeat something cute you say.  

My favorite things you say:
"Mama, read Bible tells so, pweese." You call your Bible "Bible-tells-so" like it's one long word. Love it.
"It sure is!"
"Bye guys, see ya wait-er!"
"C'mere daddy, give Gwacie a hug!"
You call Santa, Santa Closet. Oh my, I will be said when you say it the right way.

You love to go visit Papa at work and watch Sesame Street on Youtube with him. 

You also love to say, "Papa, scwatch my back. Pweeeeese."

Happy Birthday, sweet pumpkin. We could not have asked God for a better fit for our family. We hope you always know how much you are loved and cherished and prayed for. We consider ourselves the luckiest parents to have you as our little girl. Have an awesome year three!