*hearing the news that Bethany's baby, Alice Bay, was born on Monday!
*seeing pictures of her on Tuesday
*doing a letter book with Gracie and seeing her excitement when she writes them correctly
*watching Gracie draw
*seeing Madelyn walk around in dress-up shoes, carrying Gracie's laptop and a baby
*Gracie's excitement over catching a cricket for her bug cage and her naming it Crick Jimmy Cricket
*Gracie: "The reason I'm scratching is because I'm cleaning my bones." Me: "What?"