Catching Up: Happy Birthday Grace!

I am WAAAY behind on blogging so the next few posts I will be playing catch-up. Last month we made a very long (that's an understatement) trip to Utah and Oregon to celebrate Christmas with each of our families. We left on December 18th and arrived just in time for the Petersen Family Christmas Party 24 hours later, which will be blogged about in a later post. We were able to celebrate Grace's 2nd birthday on December 20th while in Utah at Justin's parent's house. Great Grandma and Grandpa Nessen were able to come and help celebrate, as well as Justin's Aunt Patti, Uncle Dirk and their kids. Grace opened some presents, we sang to her and ate cake and ice cream

Grandma Nessen helping Grace open a present from Great Grandma and Grandpa Nessen. She wasn't really into opening presents that night, so this was the only shot I got. I'm pretty sure I opened the rest of them for her without her evening noticing.
The cake I picked up at Sam's Club as we were passing through Ogden the day before.

I love this picture of her trying to blow out her candle. She ended up needing a little help from Daddy.

Later that night Aunt Jessie gave Grace a pedicure. Too Cute!

We can't believe our sweet little baby is already 2 years old. It's been the best two years of our lives. We are grateful and humbled everyday for the opportunity we have to be her parents. I hope someday she will understand the special blessing she is in our lives and how much we wished and prayed her here. She is the sunshine and happiness that brightens our days and has filled the empty spaces in our family and home. We love you Grace!