....and through the woods to Grandmother's house we go!! Took all of the kids for a visit with Grandma yesterday. They spent the night last night and we will go back and get them tonight. All is eerily quiet on the home front. We called them last night and they are having a fun time!
This is Gracie's firt time spending any time at all away from Tom or I. She has been with one or the other of us for the past year. She was a bit apprehensive about it yesterday morning before we went to Grandmas. She said, "Will you come back and find me". In the spring we took the kids to the zoo. Before going to the zoo we explained to Isaac and Gracie how very important it is to stay very close to Mommy and Daddy at the zoo because there will be a lot of people there and we don't want them to get lost. We explained that "lost" means that there are so many people that if they get too far away we will not be able to see them because of all the other people. Gracie then said "I was lost in China.....you not come and find me" :( We had a long conversation about this, but since that conversation she has thought of her time in China in this way. She thinks that she was lost and we found her on the day we met her in China. So, the statement that she gave me yesterday morning before going to Grandma's house, "Will you come back and find me" is coming from this idea. Tom and I have been extremely conscientious with Gracie and her adjustment to her new life with us. She is doing just wonderful!! She has developed a very secure attachment to us. After a year at home we feel Gracie is ready for this next step... a visit to Grandma's with all of her siblings. What fun!! :)
We talked to them all on the phone last night and they were having a grand time!! Gracie was all excited that they were all going to sleep together on Grandma's floor. ;) Jacob was extremely excited that he was going to be able to help Grandma makes eggs this morning. Hmmm? wonder how that went. ;) Jacob really enjoys helping in the kitchen.
Gotta scoot for now. I have a dental appointment shortly.......fun way to spend my day alone at home huh? HA!
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