After three very long weeks and what amounted to a miracle of healing, I got to go home. These pictures were taken shortly after I got home from the hospital. I was a little drugged up at this point, having had some major painkillers for several weeks.

Because I had been through so much, I wasn't allowed out of the house for a while. The first time I got to go out was for a Fourth of July party at the Botka's house.Thank you all very, very much for praying for me. God has truly worked a miracle in my little heart, and I am very happy to be alive today. Mommy and Daddy want me to be sure to say thank you to all of those who prayed, visited, called, wrote, and thought of us while I was in the hospital. I'll be sure to bug daddy to put some more pictures of me up really soon. The last set of really cute pictures is the start of my modeling career (no kidding).

Love,

Grace

There are some other old pictures up that you might enjoy:

This is my corner of the web, and I'm going to show you LOTS of pictures of me. You can click on the links, or you can just use the arrows if you want to look at all of the pictures. First up are the early pictures. These are from my first week of life!

Those are ok, but I get cuter as I get older. The first two months have lots of great pictures.

I continued to grow, and I learned how to smile, which makes great pictures!

There's so much to show you! First up is the November '99 Update followed by Grace's Modeling Career Debut! (No kidding) Plus Bonus Pictures from Grandpa. Enjoy! - Joel

Mommy and Daddy wanted everyone to see the new, Thanksgiving 1999 set of pictures, since it's been a while since there have been any new pictures up. So, check out these new pictures!