Happy Birthday, Gracie Mei!

Today is Grace's eighth birthday.  We have been counting down the days for weeks.  We woke up this morning full of excitement.   Then it hit, Grace's stomach starting hurting.  She said she felt okay and wanted to go to school.  Even though I knew better I let her.  A few hours later I got the call that she had thrown up.  Another Braxton down.  Everyone except Nicholas has had some version of this virus.  But poor Grace sick on her birthday.  Since picking her up from school she has had a few good hours but mostly wants to just lay down.  I promised her tomorrow we would have a spectacular day if she felt better.  We would pretend tomorrow is her birthday.  She doesn't even feel like blowing out her candles and having cake tonight.  So let's pray that tomorrow is a better day.

                                     Grace before she started feeling bad.

          The awesome cake that Zachary made that we will enjoy tomorrow.