Sunday -- Too Much Fun For One Day

Gracie woke up at 5:40 a.m. this morning, but I coaxed her to stay in bed and snuggle til 6:30 a.m. Truthfully, she's a snuggler and it doesn't take much convincing. Our morning was rushed as we left at 10:00 a.m. for the Johnsburg Jamboree and 150th celebration. Just prior to our departure, Gracie tripped over daddy's foot and fell on the driveway. She mostly caught herself with her hands, but hit her nose and lip. She now has a fat lip and her nose bled everywhere.

Much like yesterday Gracie let us know that she did not need a morning nap, nor did she sleep in the car on the way there. So by the time we arrived, she was tired. We waited about an hour for the parade to start and Gracie really didn't enjoy it. She was tired and the sirens were too loud. So everytime they would run the sirens she would cry. I ended up walking away from the parade with her for awhile. She did enjoy the Llamas -probably didn't hurt that I started reciting her book "Llama, Llama, Red Pajama" that she likes so much. She became more hot and tired as the afternoon continued, but there was too much activity to fall asleep. Finally about 3 p.m. we put her in the van with a cold bottle of Gatorade and took her for a drive. She fell asleep immediately and slept for 40 minutes. That did her wonders.

After that we returned to the festival and visited. She still looked tired but had more pep. Gracie loved the polka music and danced with daddy for quite awhile while mommy was off visiting with friends and relatives she hadn't seen for a long time.

Gracie started to pep up a little when we stopped at my uncle's house for a bit and wanted to snuggle with Auntie Mary. Matter-of-fact when it was time to leave, she wanted to stay with Auntie Mary. Gracie was a good girl all the way home and was very happy to be home. Matter-of-fact, she was all smiles to roam the house in her jammies. It took her two seconds to fall asleep. I'm hoping that she doesn't have a night terror. We usually see those on days where she doesn't get enough sleep.

Have a great week.

Love,
Lisa, Jeff, and Gracie