Thursday - Another Good Day!!!

Thursday was another good day for Gracie.  She got to daycare to find two monarch caterpillars, each in a jar of their own.  One full size and the other just a baby.  The kids are having a great time watching them and I think it will be great for Gracie to see it turn into a butterfly!

Gracie played with her daycare buddies and they went swimming in the kiddie pool, but Gracie decided she did not want to put her swimsuit on and join them.  Then the sprinkler was brought out, suddenly a swimsuit wasn't a bad idea at all and Gracie had a blast running through the sprinkler. 

Gracie took a very short nap at daycare and I could tell she was a little more emotional in the evening, but she still did really well.  Just as we were about to leave daycare, she turned, bumped into the one year old, knocked him down accidentally and then fell herself.  She adores this little boy and I think the whole thing just scared her -- she cried and cried and cried.  The one year old was fine, didn't even shed a tear, but Gracie cried enough for both of them. 

Gracie ate a good supper and then wanted to go outside.  Jeff, Gracie, and I went outside for a short walk, but she decided she wanted to "race" daddy instead.  So Gracie and daddy played for awhile as I cheered them on.  Then it was time for Jeff to mow the lawn, so I put Gracie in the stroller and we went for a long walk.  She was such a good girl.  When we came in the house, she took just about every toy out of her toy box and then listened and danced to music.  She also helped me pick up all those toys.  She is so good about helping pick up toys. 

Gracie fell asleep very quickly, but in the wee hours of the morning became very restless.  At one point her big pink stuffed elephant was on top of her and she was sleeping away.  When she awoke this morning, her first request to Jeff was "Wanna See Mama"!  She was in a good mood and as we headed out to the garage to go to daycare she was very helpful.  She pushed the button to open the garage door, then made a dash outside.  She gave me a big "you can't catch me" smile as she bolted down the sidewalk.  Once I caught her and she got her laugh in, she was happy to get in the car to go to daycare.

Have a great weekend.

Lisa