18-Year-Old Opens A Time Capsule Made By Her Parents And Relatives On Her 1st Birthday 

As for Gracie, this whole experience of receiving so much love from this time capsule, and all the people who have shared it, has been such a positive and encouraging experience, her mom said.

As mentioned before, Gracie had absolutely no idea her family had made her the capsule. “On her birthday, she only had a few of her choir friends come over. I (her mom) had the time capsule waiting on the kitchen island for her when she got home. Gracie asked me why there was a cooler on the island."

It was very special for the whole family and there were moments when many of them were in tears, especially when Gracie was reading letters from her great-grandparents and great-great aunts who have since passed. “Gracie’s favorite things were pictures of her grandparents, jewelry, and, savings bonds and cash. She said she felt that there were so many people that cared about her that she didn’t even know. I asked her what she wishes we would have included in the box but didn’t, and she said predictions on what we thought she’d be like at 18, would have been fun.”

Magazines from back when she was born.

A letter from her belated great-grandpa.