There’s nothing like a visit from Grace’s friend Isabella (or a “visabella”) to make the weekend complete. Grace started the weekend hanging out at her old hangout, Madison Square Park, doing her best Janis Joplin impression:
But a surprise visit from Isabella changed everything - here we see Grace, a budding hostess, making sure that her guest is comfortable with a cold drink:
For entertainment, Grace and Isabella teamed up to convince Isabella’s Mom to read an old party favorite “One fish, two fish, red fish, blue fish” - to mix it up a bit, Grace and Isabella decided that every time Isabella’s Mom said “wump” they would have to chug from their sip cups.
After 5 months of waiting and wondering, Grace’s parents got the official word that Grace will have a little sister sometime in January. Here is Grace reacting to the news:
Unfortunately, as far as names go, Grace’s parents are undecided and could use a little assistance from the Fuchster faithful. To remind you which names are already taken, Grace wanted to following pictures posted:
In addition to Grace’s name, we thought it would be helpful to remind you of some of the other names that are taken. Here’s a shot of Grace’s cousin Anna, her Aunt Anne and her Uncle Aaron (there does seem to be a letter “a” theme going on):
And we just got word while preparing this posting that Grace has a new cousin: Bernadette - the daughter of her Uncle Mike and Aunt Emily. As you can see, Grace had a similar reaction to this piece of news:
So, with our extended family growing at an exponential rate, we have to decide and stake our claim to a name quickly. We could always honor the old Catholic tradition of naming the baby after the Saint who’s feast day is the same day as her birth - but with our luck, we’d get stuck with the feast of St. Dorcas. Imagine that - Dorcas Fuchs. I think we’ll need to ponder on this one a bit:
