Gracie Turns 3

We were glad to be in Perth to witness and celebrate our grand-daughter Gracie turning 3. She was quick to understand this transition and was able to demonstrate her knowledge of basic arithmetic and what it meant to become 3 “fingeratively”.

Gracie, the little princess of the house has her soft spot, but it is her more steely character that is manifestly more evident. Any moment when we felt that she needed a helping hand, it was resolutely rejected with her assertive voice of “I will do it myself!”. A little tough fellow indeed!

With countless gnomes in Gnomesville, WA.

At Harwood Cottage, Quindalup, WA.

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Gracie adores the brother. A good case to illustrate this is who has the final say in which cartoon movie to watch. It's amazing to watch how the siblings come to a decision of which cartoon movie to watch just before bedtime. Almost 7 out of 10 times, little sister chose to forego her normal preferred cartoon movie in favour of the brother's choice! I could only say that the little sister loves to do what big brother decides to do, at least for now!

Tender moment between brother and sister.

Of course, it is not peace among siblings all the times. There are times of dispute. We caught one such moment just before brunch in one restaurant. In the midst of tension, little sister somehow found a way to defuse the chaos. She exclaimed, "Work it out!". Obviously, mom's formula to solve disputes came to mind. She is tough but is level-headed as well:)!

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This little gem's love for food is equally obvious just likes her steely character. As I see it, she does not chomp her food but takes her time to savour it. Sometimes it takes much longer than usual!

A splendidly well captured moment of Gracie with her brother Nathan,
Grandpa and Grandma at the historic barn of Harwood Cottage.