Gracelyn turns 7!!

My princess has turned 7!! Her birthday is April 6th so this is a little past due... but I am playing catch up.

I really can't believe 7 years ago Marty and I brought our baby girl home from the hospital. Life has changed so much since then.

Gracie had her first playdate. Her friend Brianna came over for the morning on her birthday.

So here is what Miss Gracelyn has accomplished in the seventh year of her life:

• Graduated Kindergarten. She had a nice service at St. John church and got to up front and get a certificate.
• Passed Level 2 swimming lessons, which means she can swim across the entire pool without assistance.
• Passing Level 2 meant she could do the rock-climbing wall at the RWF's water-park! She did great!
• She loves to swim. Loves the water in the pool and at the Sohre cabin.
• Can read!!!  She learned so much in kindergarten. She said good-bye to the SuperKids kindergarten curriculum.
• Vacation bible school at Gloria Dei.
• Finished her first year of dance and had a big recital in May 2013.
• Rides her bike like crazy!
• Learned the monkey bars at school and at the neighbors.
• Loves Mac 'n cheese, peanut butter and jelly sandwiches, apples and oranges.
• Still LOVES her blanket and can't sleep without it.
• Learned kick-ball in school.
• Friends at school are Annabelle and Brianna.  Very much likes riding the bus with Will. Has a friend on the bus named Gracie!
• Started 1st grade. Mrs. Rogotzke is her teacher. She is a wonderful student. Getting mostly A's and just a few B's. Loves Phy Ed. Loves science. Enjoys learning to read and can read books already. Can to math, count money, tell time, starting to learn fractions.
• Never lost her cloth-pin in school and always gets a prize for filling up her prize sticker chart in school.
• Played little Lions Soccer at school in the fall and basketball in the winter.
• Started her second year of dance.
• Loves playing outside in the snow. 
• Got to go to DISNEY WORLD!!! Uncle Kevin and Auntie Jana's wedding was in Florida in Feb 2014.  At the end of the the looong wonderful day at Disney world when we were riding the ferry back to the parking lot she says to me "Mom it wasn't a dream was it?  We really went to Disney World?"  Ahhh such a sweet moment, my heart melted. Priceless!!!
• Got to ride a plane and feel the ocean water.
• Welcomed home her 3rd brother Isaiah. She loves him so. She wants to hold him quite often. Enjoys sitting on the couch and hold him. Loves to hold him "like Mom". Which means standing up holding the baby upright. She is soo cute.
• Loves playing with all her cousins.
• Enjoys playing with Barbies and her dollhouse. Loves stuffed animals. Panda bear is probably her favorite. 
• Gracie is still best friends with her brother Zach!  They play so well with each other (and fight well with each other!!) Tries to play and help Jared, except Jared generally doesn't want the help and doesn't play so well yet with others.