While we were at CIY Grace stayed with Grammy & Papa (my parents). This was very difficult for me! It was the longest I have ever left her. The night before we left I was laying in bed still thinking about just packing her bag for Papa's house into my van and taking her along. But I knew this wouldn't work and I was just going to have to get through it. One of the things I did was wrap a little surprise for her along with a note for her to open each day we were gone. Little did I know just how hard it would be. Our phones were on roam in Carbondale so I had to borrow a phone from another youth sponsor to call, giving me one chancea day to talk to her. Two of the days she was sleeping and I didn't get to talk to her. Mom put her down for a nap at 3:00 p.m. and she slept till the next morning at 5:30 am!! She must of been REALLY worn out from all the fun she was having.
She got to ride a horse (My brother & his girlfriend have horses). Grammy said she was VERY brave and even wanted to lead it around. She also helped make my dad's birthday cake and made cookie bars a "surprise" for us. Grace loves to cook. She opened her gifts inlcuding a play camera, bracelets, a coloring book and crayons, a gluestick (she really love to glue!), & princess book with cd. Her Nana came to visit and brought her "num nums." (a happy meal) But her favorite thing might have been the playhouse my parents bought her and surprised her with. She loved "her" house. It was over 90 degrees but she still played in it a lot. Check out all her adventures in picture format above. (My mom is the talented person who does all of the fun collages)