It's hard for me to believe that our sweet little Pacie is five years old. She truly is a joy to have in our home and we feel so blessed that she is ours! Pacie was born on July 9, 2003 at 8:14 pm. She had a lot of black hair, which we loved! She weighed in at 8 lbs, 4 oz and was 21 inches long. (Our biggest baby to date) She was an easy baby right from the start! Parker was thrilled to have a new baby sister and even though she was only 17 months old, the bond that they now share and cultivate started right when Pacie was born. As soon as she found her fingers, two of them were in her mouth until she turned 4. She'd only suck on them when she was going to sleep or in the car. I thought she'd be going to school doing it, but she decided to stop sucking and start biting her nails instead. Pacie got super chubby! More than any of our kids have. We loved it though. Here are a few pictures of our Little Nissers in her early years. And a tribute from her biggest fans....her family. We love you, Pacie!
Right after Pacie was born, Parker came in to see her new sister. Blessing day, and first pictures with Parker. (She was about 6 weeks old.)
At Tyler and Ashlee's wedding, second birthday and at around age 1. I love her smile and her little chubby cheeks!
5 Things Scott loves about Pacie
1. She's beautiful.
2. She is sweet.
3. She is smart.
4. She is kind.
5. She is loving.
5 Things Parker loves about Pacie
1. She shares her toys.
2. She wakes me up most days.
3. She is nice to me.
4. She makes me laugh.
5. She is my best friend and always talks to me.
5 Things I love about Pacie
1. Her sense of humor. Pacie is one of the wittiest children I know. She comes up with the funniest sayings and is always cracking us all up.
2. Her tenderness. She is super tender...almost to much so sometimes. If she is in trouble, a look sends her over the edge.
3. Her wink. She will say something and then add a wink-for good measure. Usually there is a head nod too, just to emphasize the point.
4. Her early bird nature. Mostly because I don't understand how she (or anyone for that matter) can wake up early and in a good mood every day.
5. Her spirit. When the nurse placed Pacie in my arms for the first time, I can truly say that our spirits connected and I felt what an amazing little person she is. She is wise beyond her years with things of a spiritual nature.
We LOVE YOU, Pacie and are so glad that you are ours, forever! Happy 5th birthday, our darling girl!
The next generation of Taft racers.....Landon! He is already obsessed with bikes, loves to be on them and just wants to be sitting on the bikes, helping daddy work on the bikes, anything to do with it, he LOVES it! It will be fun (really scary) when he's old enough 
