The goal this year was “no tears”, according to dad, however, we weren’t even out of the parking lot before those started so we failed straight out of the gate. I do remember working pretty hard last year for Gracie’s smile, but this year she felt safest only in her mama’s arms and no one else’s and we rolled with it and chalked it up to memory making. (I often tell the story of the year in my childhood where there are no photos of my face because anytime a camera came out, I would look down and hide my face and now it’s just funny and part of who I was and am.)