HAPPY BIRTHDAY GRACE !

[admin]

Born August 4, 4:03 PM

6 lbs, 11 oz

Mom and Baby doing great!

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[junior1]

CONGRATS John and Nora

[polarisjoe]

Congrats to the new parents. Now the gray hair and hair loss really starts. But there is nothing better. Good luck.

[lookin4snow]

Congratulations!! Awesome.

[spartanfan]

How wonderful, Congratulations!

[frnash]

Hooray!
Congratulations to the proud parents, and to the little one as well!
Y'all be well, and have a safe trip back to da nort' woods, just as soon as you're able.

[catcrazy]

Thats awsome we are so happy for u guys so many years of JOY to come CONGRATS!

[lofsfire]

Congratulations! John and Nora

When my current youngest son was born my oldest was three and was looking in the window at the nursery and another 8 year old little girl walk by, stop and asked, my son, if that was his new brother? He of course said yes. To which the little girl said, "YOUR IN FOR ONE WILD ADVENTURE!"

And I have to say it is a GREAT ADVENTURE!

[M4me]

<font color="119911">Congratulations! I just keep thinking about how much your life&#40;s&#41; has changed in the last 5 years alone and I look forward to looking in on many more years.
Thanks for all you do to make us all feel welcome and thanks for sharing with all of us.

God Bless.</font>

[sledhd1]

A moment to never forget as it joy that only you can and others who had the magic of birth can feel

[dhealy8]

Congratulations John and Nora!!

[mrsjac95]

Ohhhhhhhh Congratulations John and Nora! Welcome to the world and a really big family Baby Grace!

Beautiful name by the way!

GOD BLESS YOU ALL!

REV IT UPx3!

Jul

[skylar]

Congratulations!!! She is beautiful!

[canon]

WOW..almost a 7 pounder!... Im going to see how this whole
thing goes for the 2 of ya and might consider pulling the
trigger and ordering one up in a year or so..

Congratulations, she is beautiful..

M

[pkzochow]

Congratulations John and Nora, she is definitely beautiful!

[intowishin]

Congrats Nora and John. What a beautiful little one. Now the sleepless nights can begin. So John, when is the new &#34;pink&#34; 120 going to be ordered?

[isitwinteryet]

Congrats to both of you and let the fun times begin

[jim]

congratulations to mom and dad, she&#39;ll soon have more hair than her dad, lol, it already looks like she got more than i doo!!!don&#39;t blink-they grow up so fast

[Firecatguy]

congratulation to the new parents

[mrs_bob]

Congratulations Nora and John! She&#39;s adorable! Remember, no matter Grace&#39;s age, she will always be your &#34;little&#34; girl!

[chad66]

Congrat&#39;s to the D family!

Chad@M&amp;M

[lovetoride]

Yippee! How exciting - enjoy every minute - it goes way too fast. Congratulations!!!

[gostman07]

Congrats John and Nora! Cherish every moment. She is beautiful.

[scott_b]

Congrats!!!

[m8man]

congrats, take one last nap guys!!

m8man

[jeepbob47]

congratulations, she is beautiful

[yamahachick]

<font size="+2"><font color="ff0000">WHOO HOO WELCOME BABY GRACE!!</font></font>

Congrats JD n Nora!!

Serena

[racerx]

Welcome Grace to this world!!! Congratulations John &amp; Nora! What a beautiful addition to your lives.

[yamahauler]

Great Pics...thanks for sharing you exciting times with us.

Congrats to the both of you--she is beautiful!

When I brought our daughter home, our dog just sat and stared and had the look in her eye of what is that in your arms and when can I take it&#39;s place...lol. You&#39;ll have to make sure to have a camera ready for the introduction.

Nate

[yamahauler]

Great Pics...thanks for sharing your exciting times with us.

Congrats to the both of you--she is beautiful!

When I brought our daughter home, our dog just sat and stared and had the look in her eye of what is that in your arms and when can I take it&#39;s place...lol. You&#39;ll have to make sure to have a camera ready for the introduction.

Nate

[harski]

Congrats John and Nora! She looks great! My wife and I had our first in January. Just in case you&#39;re wondering how many diapers they use in the first 6 months, it&#39;s almost 1,300. My wife is keeping track just for the fun of it! YIKES!

Harski

[bigvin]

<font size="+2">Congratulations John and Nora!</font>

<font color="0000ff">HAPPY Birthday Grace!</font>

<font color="0000ff">That right there is Awesome!</font>

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[scoop]

Congratulations John and Nora! She is a cutie! I am so happy for you two.

[pippy_b]

Congrats John and Nora. You daughter shares the same birthday as me! Fun Stuff!

[mezz]

Congratulations to you both! Oh what a feeling! Remembering when my daughters were born &amp; grabbing your finger like that tugs at my heart strings. It is the first priceless moment you feel. I&#39;ll bet you feel like your floating in 4&#39; of white gold right now. Have a Safe trip back home.-Mezz

[ash_lake_ryan]

Congrats!!
It is soooo fun teaching them new things as they grow in this big and crazy world.

[dgr_calumet]

Congratulations John and Nora!

She is beautiful!

[ibendwire]

Congradulations John and Nora.

[jakester]

CONGRATS John and Nora!! She&#39;s beautiful! Had to put my special glasses on cause you guys are 3Dee now. Jake

[doospunk]

congrats John and Nora

[6mile]

Congratulations John and Nora

[tcbe1]

Congratulations, She&#39;s a keeper! Enjoy, they grow up fast.

[Lorali779]

Congrats to you both!!!http://www.johndee.com/discuss/clipart/happy.gif

[brapmaster]

Glad everyone is doing well. Congrats Nora and John, and Grace of course!!!!

Cal

[94indy500efi]

Congratulations John and Nora!!

[mrsskidoo]

Congrats John and Nora! What a beautiful baby!

[nytro_rtx]

congrats John &amp; Nora!! a new &amp; exiting chapter of your lives is beginning.
nytro

[i4csnow]

John &amp; Nora, your lives together will for ever change. Congratulations and get some rest... especially now.

Safe travels back to MI,

Dan O

[canoepaddler]

Congratulations John &amp; Nora. New babies are so special.

Dave &amp; Rosanne &#40;3 month new grandparents&#41;

[scott_l]

congrats John and Nora.....the young-in looks good in a winter hat http://www.johndee.com/discuss/clipart/happy.gif

[admin]

Thanks Everyone!

Nora and I feel so lucky and are thrilled to have little Gracie come into our lives.

We also feel fortunate to have so many people that care for us like you all do. We look forward to sharing a lifetime of stories with you all.

-John

[melissa5876]

Congratulations! Grace is beautiful.

[1blue99srx600]

Congrats, John and Nora!!!

[nutt2butt]

CONGRATS GUYS!!! SHE IS ABSOLUTLEY PRECIOUS!!! http://www.johndee.com/discuss/clipart/happy.gif

[choc_lab]

Congratulations John and Nora!

[karenlg91783]

Woo Hoo, Yeah!!! Conratulations and God Bless!!
Happy Birth Day Grace!

[radsrh]

Congratulations John and Nora a Day you will never forget.

[mikes99ss]

I have chills just looking at the picture because it reminded me of when we had our daughter. who oddly enough is also named grace. congrats!!

[dew69]

Congratulations Nora and John!!!
The journals just became even more interesting.

[dcfroe]

Congrats John and Nora!

Being an empty nester let me tell you they grow up fast. Enjoy the next few years, they will give you lots of great memories!

And the weekly journal should get pretty interesting as well.

[zrjes]

Congrats, I love the little Yooper Gnome hat!

Stack

[booondocker]

Feel&#39;n the love...been there and can&#39;t get enough.

Just spotted the puddle on the floor John....looks like what was left of your hearts.

And so it goes....

[switch07]

Congrats to you both on your wonderful new baby. Welcome to parenthood. Safe travels home.

[f74me]

Welcome and Happy Birthday sweet Grace! Congratulations Mommy &amp; Daddy! Bless your beautiful family and thank you for sharing your most precious day with us all.

[einne]

congrats to the new addition to the family John and Nora. she is beautiful

[caged_beagle]

That is so awesome! CONGRATULATIONS! Wishing you many, many years of happy parenting.

[letsgosledn]

Congrats John and Nora. My little girls are now 22 and 19 and still melt my heart the same as that very first day. Enjoy!

[skidoolis]

Dad I scratched your car $1000.00 Dad I;m getting married $10.000 Holding your newborn baby.. priceless congrates John and Nora and welconme to the world Gracie its all yours

[swanker]

Congratulations Mom and Dad!! God bless you and your new daughter Grace.

swanker

[squat]

How do ya like that? A new SledChick! WAY TO GO!

[favoritos]

Dang it. You guys bring more tears.

We are so happy for the two of you.

The long wait is over and now the real fun begins.

Congratulations.

[keweenaw_cvb]

Congratulations from all of us at Keweenaw Trails Services!!!

[fire126]

Congratulations, It looks like it time to build a bigger cabin. Now the real fun begins mom and dad

[brad_2001]

Congrats John and Nora

Bradzoo and Kelly

[freezinbevr]

Congratulations John &amp; Nora!!! Enjoy every step of the way, she will be more fun every day.

Take it all in, Grace will be riding sled before you know it!

God Bless.

[mikey]

Congratulations

Wanted to add mine to the pile even being a rare poster on the forum.

again Congratulations and have a Happy and Healthy baby.

mikey

[technologic]

SAAWEEEEEET!!!! Congrats John and Nora!<font color="ff0000">•</font><font color="ff0000">•</font><font color="ff0000">•</font><font color="ff0000">•</font>

Thanks for sharing your celebration with us!!!

[dooski]

Congratulations !

It gets more fun every day.

I think I have somthing in my eye.

[rocky367]

Congratulations John and Nora! Now the fun begins, and enjoy them while they are small, they sure grow quick.

[fjr4me]

Congratulations John and Nora!!!

What a beautiful girl you have there.

God bless Grace and her Mom &amp; Dad.

Thanks for sharing your great day with us.

[techsledder]

Congratulations!

[snake73]

Congratulations! John &amp; Nora

From N. IL....&#40;Trout Creek,MI&#41;

[handiman]

Congrats to the entire Dee family!!!

You&#39;re both very blessed to have such a beautiful addition to the family. Now the grandparents can get to work on the well deserved spoiling!

Just curious.
What was her length?

[handiman]

Where can we send our presents to the new parents &amp; baby?

I have no idea where I&#39;ll get some &#39;Think Snow!!!&#39; diapers, but they&#39;ve gotta be out there somewhere.

[ragsled]

Congratulations John and Nora,

Welcome baby Grace!

[samc]

Congrats - John and Nora

[jwilder]

Congratulations! She is beautiful!

[snowangel03]

John &amp; Nora,

Congrats to the both of you! Words cannot explain how happy I am for the both of you. I can&#39;t believe that two people that most of us on here have never met before can bring out so many emotions in all of us! Grace is absolutely beautiful and a wonderful name too!!

You are starting the most wonderful journey of your lives!

By the way - I love the pink hat - how adorable!!!

[jack_in_ct]

Congratulations!
Welcome to the wonderful world of being parents! I&#39;m not being sarcastic - I do mean wonderful.
Grace is going to grow up with two great parents in paradise.

[jmpsly]

Congrats John and Nora, just had my 4 grandbabies 2 to 10 up for a week,cost me a fortune and tore the house up but I wouldn&#39;t have it any other way. Kids make life beautiful.
John P

[classic_chic]

John &amp; Nora - Congratulations on Baby Grace! She&#39;s a beautiful Jr Sled Chick! http://www.johndee.com/discuss/clipart/happy.gif

[yamahopper]

Congratulations, welcome Grace Dee

[98panther]

Wonderful, Congratulations.

[admin]

We were able to bring her &#34;home&#34; from the hospital today and all is well. Nora is a natural with the motherly duties and I will follow her lead to fill in with the fatherly duties.

We have a few more pics to share with you all before I try and get some shut-eye &#40;yea right!&#41;.

-John

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[skylar]

Yeaaa!!! Think Snow blanky!

Good luck with trying to get some shut eye! LOL.

[sledjunkie25]

Congrats John and Nora what a little sweetie! Judging from that last picture I think she looks like a future ski-doo rider eh? lol http://www.johndee.com/discuss/clipart/happy.gif

[sledhead]

Congrats John and Nora she is so cute!!

[m8man]

I love the think snow logo... Gotta start em young but John come on, not even a week old and little Grace is part way through orientation??? You guys rock..

On the serious side enjoy every waking second, as I&#39;m sure you guys will, but each day is a gift.. No matter if some nights are quick and some long, you can always be thankfull for what you have in your little girl...

The Keweenaw wishes you three, safe travels back, and many great times at home..

I would say good luck but you guys won&#39;t need it.

When you guys get home take a look at your eyes in the photo&#39;s you can really see the love and joy!!

wowowowoow!

m8man

[sled_solutions]

Congrats John and Nora!! She is beautiful!

[snogirl]

What a lucky, lucky baby, to have parents like you and to be able to grow up in an awesome environment. She is beautiful and you are very blessed. Thank you for sharing your most wonderful experience!

[scottiking]

Congrats!!! What a cutie!
Better get her a &#34;Cat&#34; Onesey!
Scottiking OUT

[cmharcou]

Congratulations! Life will never be the same as you knew it! I got 2 and 1 more on the way. Each year I still make my snowmobile trips but the mileage keeps getting less and less a year. But I wouldn&#39;t change a thing! You&#39;ll love being parents!

[kristianne]

Congratulations on a beautiful little girl!! The pictures brought tears to my eyes &#40;yes, again Nora!&#41; you look so happy and are so very blessed.

While I will miss you this year Nora, things worked out perfectly for you, and it couldn&#39;t have happened for a better person.

Have a safe trip back to the U.P.!

[favoritos]

Dang it. You guys did it again. Something in the eye.

Such a special part of life to cherish and share.

John, you look like the proud papa, or is it the &#34;Think Snow&#34; logo?

J/K, can not even begin to imagine how great you two are feeling. It has been a long wait.

[shuju]

My grandmother&#39;s name was Grace, and I never had a chance to use that beautiful name &#40;I raised five sons!&#41;.

Welcome to the world, Baby Grace!

Congratulations, John and Nora. May Grace bring you joy always.

[skidoocraz]

She is beautiful! Congratulations, my best to the Dee Family!

[technologic]

Nice choice of blankets! Praying for the two of you. Beautiful little girl.

I am also praying for the girl who had to give her up! Tough thing for her to do.

[brapmaster]

Wow!!! Beautiful!!! Has the smile come off of your faces for a micro-second yet John? I doubt it. You guys are going to make great parents. And what a great place to be a kid... in da yoop!

Cal

[carole]

Congratulations on the new arrival and she is absolutely beautiful.

[skidoodood]

Congratulations to all. So, I was just wondering....In pic #4 where she&#39;s holding Nora&#39;s finger, you think she&#39;s dreaming about holding onto the bars of her dad&#39;s M8 while sidehilling with a big smile on her face?????

[loomy58]

Congrats!!!

[russholio]

Hey John and Nora, congratulations from Russ and Lorna!

[animalnut]

What a sweet little angel!!! Congratulations John and Nora, best of luck to you and your family!! Now your life is complete!!

[toadster920]

CONGRATULATIONS JOHN AND NORA!! She is beautiful!! Take lots of pictures because you will be amazed at how much they change in a couple, three days.

L8R
Todd
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[rjgoniea]

sheesh, stay away from the site for a while because not much is going on, and that&#39;s when all the excitement happens.http://www.johndee.com/discuss/clipart/happy.gif Congrats!

My wife and I were where you are now almost 2 years ago. Lily turns 2 tomorrow, but we did not get her till October. Yes, they grow up fast, but it sure doesn&#39;t feel like it early on! Early on, our daughter would sleep almost all day and then decide to cry when we wanted to sleep. If you are like I was then, that cry will cut right into your brain. It took me a while to figure out how to cope. It will get better!http://www.johndee.com/discuss/clipart/happy.gif Of course, now our pride and joy is taking her diaper off in bed...and doing what comes naturally after that, so I&#39;m not sure where the improvement is.http://www.johndee.com/discuss/clipart/happy.gif

Again, congrats and best of luck!

[pfd_crew]

Mr and Mrs D.
congratulations on the new addition to your family!!!!

[foxrvrcat]

Congrats to you both. That is one lucky little girl. I&#39;m sure it will be a while before your feet touch the ground.

Also, I don&#39;t know if you caught the &#34;House for Sale in Bergland&#34; post but Josh from the Hoop is moving and they are expecting! Your future son-in-law could be on the way.

Again, my sincerest congratulations and best wishes &#40;for some sleep&#41;.

[mark_e_hastings]

Congratulations to the Dee familys new arivial....

[debrajean]

Congratulations John &amp; Nora! Grace is just beautiful and what a great name! What a wonderful family! Enjoy!

[maddog24]

Congrats!!

[big_bill]

CONGRATULATIONS JOHN AND NORA! Your lives have changed in ways only parents know! Time flies, so cherish every moment! So happy for the five of you!

[sledforever]

Just wanted to extend my congratulations out to the three of you, and &#34;HAPPY BIRTHDAY GRACE&#34;.
The Dee&#39;s circle is now complete.

I to will soon know the happiness that your family has been blessed with as my wife and I are expecting our first within a week can&#39;t wait for that magical moment.

[snowtiger]

Congrats John &amp; Nora!!

[catgirl]

Congratulations, John and Nora! She is beautiful!