She's Now 4!

Gracie has had an eventful week! Her classmate from Woodmont Baptist, Cole, came over with his mother for an afternoon playdate on Wednesday. This is one of Gracie's buddies, the same one who helped her so sweetly at the school Christmas program. During the bell songs he not only took care of his part but made sure that Gracie knew each time when her turn was coming up. He could very well be Gracie's guardian angel. They played for a little while inside and then they headed outside where they rode in her jeep and then Cole enjoyed our sandbox while I pushed Gracie in the swing. One of our goals for Gracie is to help her learn to talk to her peers. She often either plays quietly or just converses with the adults around her. We know that some of this is developmental.

Thursday we had our families come over for a small birthday gathering. The grandparents bought her a Wii and a bunch of precious clothes. As she opened her boxes of clothes, she pulled out one cotton t-shirt and said, " Oh this is a good thumb-sucking shirt!" Gracie judges the quality of clothes based on how soft they will feel when she rubs them against her cheek while she sucks her thumb at bedtime. As usual, she blew out candles on two cakes, the one for the crowd and a personal pink cake topped with a fairy and pixy dust.

Friday, I took Gracie to Oak Hill before therapy to watch my students perform some of the Field Day events. She was a celebrity there for sure! The students adore her.