My 2 Girls
Hi Sweeties!
Libby here again to bring you today’s little bit of Sweet Shoppe bliss. You know, having a new baby, a lot of times the older kids get overlooked. I’ll admit that I usually post about Chloe because my life seems to revolve around her right now, but I have to take a minute and brag about my older daughter Gracie.
Gracie is 14 and chooses to live with her dad in another state so that she can go to high school with the friends she grew up with. To say I miss her like crazy is the understatement of the year. Sure, we talk on the phone all the time, and Skype & texting make it easy for us to stay connected. It’s not the same as getting to wrap my arms around her. I still feel like I’m a part of her everyday life, but I miss not seeing her every day. Well, last week, she came here to spend 6 weeks with us, and I can already tell you, it’s gonna be HARD to let her go!
I don’t even know where to begin in bragging about my girl. She’s one of the most polite young ladies you’ll ever meet, she’s so compassionate, and she just got her report card for the 2nd semester where she received straight A’s. She plays french horn in the marching band and will be a part of the Colorguard again in the fall. On top of all that, she’s one of the greatest big sisters I’ve ever seen.
When we found out last year that we were expecting a little surprise bundle of joy, I was afraid of how Gracie would take it. She’s been my baby her whole life, and I wasn’t sure how she would feel about sharing me (especially since she couldn’t be here all the time). I was worried for nothing. She dotes on little Chloe as if it were her own child. She’s so great about helping to change diapers or feed Chloe when I’m working, and honestly, Chloe LOVES the attention from her big sister. It’s just amazing to me to watch the bond between these 2 grow, even with 14 years and 300 miles separating them.
So, all in all, I’m pretty blessed, and I just needed to brag on her a little bit.
Here’s a photo we had taken back in March when she was here for Spring Break. This was right in the middle of Chloe’s most colicky, sleepless nights. So don’t mind the complete look of sleep-deprivation on my face. LOL
Juli Fish said...
on June 5th, 2012 at 7:47 am
Libby – what a beautiful post and what a lucky mama you are. Two beautiful daughters and a teenager that you don’t want to kill….that is a true, true blessing!
Heidi said...
on June 5th, 2012 at 8:34 am
Wow LIbby, you are super blessed to have a daughter like that! Not to mention how drop.dead.gorgeous she is!!!! You should be very proud and I hope she knows how special she is. It is the inside that REALLY counts. WTG!!!!! 😀 😀 😀
Laura W said...
on June 5th, 2012 at 8:38 am
she is SOOOOOOOOO beautiful, libby. how amazing that you have two sweet little ladies in your life.
Alisa said...
on June 5th, 2012 at 8:39 am
Awwwww Gracie you’re so beautiful. Congrats on your straight As and keep it up!!!!!!!
Nikki Epperson said...
on June 5th, 2012 at 8:52 am
awwww, Gracie!!! You’re so so beautiful and Chloe is LUCKY to have a big sister with her priorities straight! I hope you’re having a blast with your Mom!!!! ♥
Kim said...
on June 5th, 2012 at 8:53 am
Libby ~ you have every reason to be proud!!! Straight A’s and a model citizen!!! Not every parent can say that!!!! Gracie (and Chloe) is gorgeous!!! Congrats on being the proud momma of such an amazing girl!!!
Kresta Littleton said...
on June 5th, 2012 at 9:06 am
Libby, she is really beautiful and she sounds like an amazing daughter. You certainly ARE blessed!
scrap2day said...
on June 5th, 2012 at 9:07 am
Of course you are one proud mama and want to brag about her. She sounds like an awesome young lady and we need to hear more about teenagers who do add so much good to our world. It will be exciting to hear about the wonderful things she does in the future.
heathergw said...
on June 5th, 2012 at 9:08 am
Gracie, you are such a beautiful girl, we are all so proud of you!!! You’re a girl after my own heart, I did colorguard in highschool too and it was so much fun!!! Congrasts on the straight As. I can’t wait to hear how your summer with mama and Chloe is, I’m sure it will be hard for you to leave them, just as hard as it is for you mama, <3
Brie said...
on June 5th, 2012 at 9:08 am
Such a sweet post!! Looks like Chloe has an awesome big sister to look up to <3
Crystal said...
on June 5th, 2012 at 9:09 am
What an Amazing big sister! You should be proud!
Marla said...
on June 5th, 2012 at 9:12 am
I am almost 14 years older than my youngest sister. That little girl is my best friend and I have a feeling Gracie and Chloe may be just like that in the future. It’s the best relationship.
Kellie said...
on June 5th, 2012 at 9:20 am
What a gorgeous photo! Be sure and take LOTS AND LOTS more this summer, Libby!!
WtG Gracie making straight A’s! Have a blast this summer!
Laurie said...
on June 5th, 2012 at 9:36 am
Aww, what a sweet beautiful photo of all three of you! Chloe is so lucky to have a wonderful big sister.
Gracie is beauuuuuuuutiful! And smart! Oh just you wait, the boys will be knockin on the door and keeping your phone busy! Get the baseball bat ready 😉 …. love her smile!
Kimberly Morris said...
on June 5th, 2012 at 9:44 am
Goodness Gracie is pretty girl! That’s so sweet how she dotes on Chloe, what a good big Sister!!
celeste said...
on June 5th, 2012 at 9:45 am
you are so lucky to have gracie! i always said that having a teenager around would have made those first months easier! i’d even take her now – she could whip those boys of mine into shape i’d bet!
i love the photo of the three of you – gracie is beautiful!
Kristin said...
on June 5th, 2012 at 9:46 am
Look at you all! Absolutely gorgeous! You’d better be proud of that Gracie-girl! She seems to be most beautiful both inside and out!
Tanyia said...
on June 5th, 2012 at 9:52 am
I am so happy for you, I love hearing a mama appreciate her girls. Your daughter is just so beautiful and looks so much like you! You are lucky that she is such a big help, what a sweet girl she must be!
Keely said...
on June 5th, 2012 at 10:01 am
As the mom of a lovely 14 year old myself, I’m thrilled to see such a sweet post. These girls get looked over a lot. Gracie is beautiful and sounds like a wonderful person. Have a great summer together.
Joana said...
on June 5th, 2012 at 10:02 am
Gracie is so beautiful! What a precious treasure she is!
NatalieKW said...
on June 5th, 2012 at 10:04 am
Gracie is so pretty! That must be soooo hard to live apart! I hope you have a wonderful six weeks together!
Tracyfish said...
on June 5th, 2012 at 11:22 am
Chloe is so lucky to have such a great big sister! And I can’t believe how much Gracie has grown up since I started seeing you post layouts of her here at SSD. You’re a pretty lucky mom to have two awesome daughters 🙂
Holly Ann said...
on June 5th, 2012 at 11:41 am
She’s gorgeous!! I love love love that picture of you guys. You really are blessed to have 2 beautiful daughters and such a lovely young lady. I love hearing the updates on how Gracie is doing in the forum.
It’s crazy how the older ones just take so naturally to the little ones. My 2 step-daughters are 13 and 11 and then we have Kennedy who is 15 months. So it’s nice to have the extra hands when they are around.
Chloe is so lucky to have such an awesome big sister like Gracie.
rebecca (mamabee) said...
on June 5th, 2012 at 12:16 pm
Chloe is sure one lucky girl to have a sister like you!!
Kendall said...
on June 5th, 2012 at 12:38 pm
What a gorgeous, wonderful girl you are, Gracie! I’m sure your mom is over the moon proud of you and that little Chloe feels like the luckiest girl in the world to have such a sweet, caring big sister! 🙂
Brook said...
on June 5th, 2012 at 12:45 pm
Gracie sure sounds like the best big sister little Chloe could ask for. She seems to have great character, the kind that makes you beautiful from the inside out. 🙂
Rúbia said...
on June 5th, 2012 at 12:48 pm
You know what? This remember me my younger sister.
Everything changed when she was born. Of course! But changes were for better and better.
I bet that Gracie, as this sweet girl that you’re talking about, feels the same. 🙂 And I bet they’ll be best friends! I know how much I love my sister. She will be forever MY baby! 🙂
Beautiful girls you have, Libby! They’re lucky to have you! 🙂
(don’t forget to tell to Gracie that my english is horrible! LOL)
Majda (pomi) said...
on June 5th, 2012 at 12:54 pm
When I read about a teenage girl like Gracie I always wish my two daughters would be like that when they grow up a bit. Great post Libby and Gracie is such a beautiful beautiful girl!
Taracotta7 said...
on June 5th, 2012 at 1:35 pm
Oh LIbby! She is GORGEOUS!!!!!!!!!!! Sounds like you have been blessed! I hope you two have a ton of fun for the several weeks you have her! Sounds like you are off to a great start! 🙂
Kate (cardinalskate) said...
on June 5th, 2012 at 2:17 pm
Gracie, good for you for being such a great young woman! Good grades, the marching bad, and a good big sister?! Watch out world, Gracie’s coming!
Julie Billingsley said...
on June 5th, 2012 at 2:43 pm
Libby, it is so wonderful to see how proud you are of both of your daughters. I can promise that Chloe will sooo look up to Gracie. My sister and I are 15 years apart, with no siblings in the middle either. I am the younger sister, and I always idolized my older sister. As I grew up, my sister was the most important person to me and I wanted to be just like her. Since my sister was married to a man in the Navy, she lived away from me for many years. But we stayed close as I grew up because we visited each other as often as we could and wrote letters. Now with the internet, Gracie and Chloe will be able to be there for each other all the time. I know most people thing a big age gap is strange, but I thought it was awesome. All the best to your beautiful girls,
Julie
lorie said...
on June 5th, 2012 at 6:19 pm
Congratulations on your beautiful girls Libby! What an awesome young lady Gracie is. Your pride in her is certainly justified. Enjoy your time together. 🙂
Angie said...
on June 5th, 2012 at 7:51 pm
totally beautiful Libby and what an awesome big sister Chole has in G 🙂
Stephanie said...
on June 5th, 2012 at 10:33 pm
What an amazing older daughter you have! Your little one is lucky to have such a wonderful big sister as an example!
Mye said...
on June 6th, 2012 at 2:31 am
She’s a beauty! You did well raising a good daughter, Libby and I am sure her little sister will be very proud of her. 🙂
mrshobbes said...
on June 6th, 2012 at 3:44 am
Oh you are SO blessed, Libby–what a gorgeous young woman you have! I love hearing about how much Gracie loves Chloe, those are the sweetest stories! Chloe is so so lucky to have your Gracie as inspiration for being an awesome girl 🙂
MaryinAZ said...
on June 6th, 2012 at 1:02 pm
Gracie is doing amazing with her new baby sister! The age difference will get smaller and smaller as they grow older. We just took a trip with DH’s younger brother by 11 years – it was awesome! Congrats to Gracie on her grades and how she is handing everything – what a good big sister!
Lena Gardner said...
on June 6th, 2012 at 7:10 pm
I know you’ll enjoy every moment with Gracie this summer! What a lovely set of girls you have there. Gracie is beautiful, and so is Chloe! Nathan and Parker have 7 years between them and were playing like best friends today 🙂
Mari said...
on June 7th, 2012 at 9:24 pm
I can tell you that my sister and I are 14 years apart and never lived in the same home and we are very close now that we are both adults. Its pretty enjoyable actually to have such an age difference. You have two very beautiful girls! Enjoy your time together.