Celebrating the Small Things

Since Grace is one of the greatest little "small things" that I know, I thought I'd celebrate some of her accomplishments of the past little while. They are many...prepare to be amazed.

First of all, I would like to bring your attention to her zip-lining skills. Notice the form: arms straight, legs tucked gracefully up towards chest, head erect. Flawless. You can't teach that folks. You just can't.

And then there's her decorating abilities. Grace managed to almost single-handedly decorate the bottom of our Christmas tree whilst Spencer and I waged war against the *popcorn we were trying to string together. And she only broke three ornaments!

We're planning on hiring her out next year.

*Notice there is no popcorn on the tree. No doubt you can guess who won the above-mentioned war.

And then there was...the race. Grace participated in her first "Toddler Turkey Trot" on Thanksgiving and furthered the family legacy by finishing...dead last. But honestly, take a look at the above picture. Do you see all that hand-holding and carrying going on? I mean, really.

Just look at that---the flair and finesse of a champion. Grace has learned quickly that, no matter how far back you are in the standings, you still get a medal and a cookie. That's victory in my book, folks. Victory.
She and Spencer have also been practicing their dance moves. With our luck, they'll be winning us an Ipad in no time.

Grace's mad kite-flying skills have already been well-documented on this blog, but I couldn't help but include another photo.

And last, but not least, every once and a while even I have a moment of pure brilliance. Look at those Christmas sweaters. Award-winning Christmas sweaters, that is.

As always, the Bardsleys are in it to win it.

Bye