She's two.

I thought I'd give Grace something to do while I was cooking dinner the other night. "Aha!" I thought, "I'll keep her busy with a bowl of ice!" Smiling at my brilliance, I got out two bowls and filled the pink one with ice. She climbed up onto her stool and watched me carefully as I instructed, "Look, Grace, you can pick a piece of ice and put it in the blue bowl!" I ceremoniously dropped the first piece into the bowl with a clang.

Grace sat there a moment and then casually picked up the entire pink bowl, dumped all the ice at once into the blue bowl, and climbed down, walking out of the kitchen.

Here's to me thinking of a great idea about 7 months too late in her development.
Here's to Grace creatively solving new challenges everyday.
Here's to Grace thinking for herself.
Here's to Grace on her second birthday. May God continue to bless us with Grace's charm and wisdom.