Nine

The Nine Most Important Things About Gracie

 1.  She cares about people in such a sweet way.

2.  She loves to play basketball with her friends.

3.  Gracie can craft for an entire day and not be bored.

4.  She cares whether or not people love Jesus.

5.  Gracie is curious about how the world works, and asks questions to make you prove things.

6.  She's really good at "reading" people and knows how to be helpful when it's needed.

7.  She's a good swimmer.

8.  Gracie wants to be a vet when she grows up.

9.  She doesn't care if she does what is not popular, or if she might get laughed at.  

This was one of the most laid back parties we've had to date.  It's nice to have older kids who don't need all the entertainment.  We had Mrs. Burns (our art teacher) come for an art lesson with paint and canvas, then homemade ice cream, and swimming in the pool afterwards.  I made them get out of the pool around 9:15 p.m. and then they played basketball and Sardines, and more basketball.  Here was the cheering section.

The last friend and her dad left around 10:45 p.m., and a good friend stopped by to see the kids (I was hoping they would still be in the water so they could give her a big wet hug, but she came too late!).  It was a wonderful relaxing evening.  Beautiful weather.  And a fun party!