Another Day With Gracie

August 18, 2007 Gracie has been the talk of our family and friends and yesterday Stephanie Kupferschmid and Jennifer England gave Gracie and us an Open House party at Forsyth Park. We were greeted by many people who are special in our lives. Gracie was such a good girl during the 3 hour party. She took a 30 minute nap at 8:15pm and got a second wind after waking up. The party started at 6:00pm and was to end at 9:00pm. There were decorations of ladybug balloons and red and black styrofoam ladybugs. Two large sheet cakes decorated with a tree and ladybugs and water and lemonade was to be had for all to eat and drink. The tables were draped with pink and green table clothes just like the colors in Gracie’s room. Everything looked great. The night went very fast and it was hard to speak to everyone. So we apologize to anyone who we did not get a chance to speak to but appreciate you coming to meet the new addition to our family. Logan had a blast. He was surrounded by many of his friends and was able to run, run, run…. He deserves it since he was so good during our adventure in Vietnam and had little chance to be a kid. The gifts were abundant and so thoughtful. We have not had a chance to open them since we would like to do it as a family. It is trying to get us all together but hope to do it some time today. Logan also received gifts from some considerate family and friends. He has been so wonderful during this transition in our family. He shows no jealousy toward Gracie and seems grateful she is in our lives. One evening when he was ready to say his prayers with Jeff he stated that his prayers were answered and he did not need to pray. Jeff immediately explained that there are many other people who need his prayers and he should continue to pray. We too believe our prayers have been answered and want to thank everyone who also prayed for us during this period in our lives. Gracie still seems to be adjusting well in her new family. She brings us joy everyday and is a very happy baby. She is learning everyday and shows us why we took the long journey to add her to our family.