Say Cheese Grace

Poor Grace... Mommy has been taking tons of pictures since she came home. Fortunately for me mommy didn't have her super duper camera when I was born. But I was the reason she upgraded and has become so Good!





These two black and whites were taken by Aunt Lori, we just love them. That is the only way mommy can be in a picture, thanks Aunt Lori!








Grace, a little bit of advice, mommy will not give up. It is best that you just grin and literately bare it.





If not, she will continue to set up shoots to get just the right shot.






It really isn't all that bad, I must say we are two of the cutest kids around.








Here are some of mommy's latest and greatest of Miss Grace.







I think mommy has come a LONG way since she first started out. Don't believe me, go back and check some of the old post! She got her camera just over a year ago and what a difference.


I told mommy that she should start branching out to give Grace and I a break from all the photo shoots, there might be someone else interested in having their picture taken. If you like what my mommy does, shoot her an email, she would love to hear what others think! chris_downs2@hotmail.com

Don't worry Grandpa Downs, she isn't quitting her day job, she loves working with you and doing taxes!

I hope you all enjoy all the hard work Grace and I put in to these pictures. It is rough being superstars!

A Star Is Born

I would like to introduce the world to my Baby Sister Grace Lorraine. She was born June 24th, 20 months exactly from when I made my first appearance!

She weighed 7 lbs, 11 ounces, born at 10:11 pm. Even though this is my blog I will let Grace tell her side of the story from here. After all mommy says Caring is Sharing!

Narrated by Grace:

So I over heard mommy saying how cool it would be if I was born on the 24th because my Big Brother Chase was born on the 24th, 20 months ago. I wonder what Big Brother Chase looks like, I have heard him talking baby talk to me in mommy's belly. So I thought, why wait till Friday to be induced and go ahead and come on out! That would be pretty cool.

So I kicked things in gear as soon as mommy put Chase down for bed that night. Chase told me to not give too many details so that way everyone will be surprised when the show comes out. Lets just say I wanted to make sure I arrived on that day and didn't waist anytime!!

This is mommy's Dr Desouza, she was the first person I saw! Then I got to meet my mommy and daddy, wow they are so happy to see me. I think mommy looks fantastic for just going through the ordeal I just put her through. But just like my Big Brother, I look just like Daddy. Sorry mom all the work and none of the glory. Good think my Daddy and Chase are so handsome.

On the way out of the house I could hear my cousins Kai and Mya asking mommy if Baby Grace was going to come out and play! I was so excited to meet them and play with them, it was nice to put faces to the voices.

Wow I have tons of Grandparents! Here is my Grandpa and Grandma Downs

Grandad Mickey

Aunt Hazel

They released us so fast from the hospital that I got to meet my Nana and Papa Rider at home.

Aunt Patricia and Uncle Scott were there to say hello.



Then my Great Grandparents came to see me too.

That is a lot of Grandparents to spoil me, and I love them all already. I am the first girl on Daddy's side of the family, and I am the second on mommy's.

Mya says I am her BFF, I can't wait to have tea parties and play dress up at Grandma Downs house.

I am so happy to finally be here with my lovely family. Chase says that we are going to share a new blog called http://www.chaseandgrace.com/ It isn't up just yet so stay here until he lets mommy make the move. You can still get updated here. He said that it would be too much for mommy to update two blogs and Grandpa Downs would fire her for not working and only doing the blog! So stay tuned for more updates and the offical change over.