Happy Birthday, Addie!

Okay, I'm three days late, but better late than never! I still cannot believe Addie is THREE YEARS OLD! I also cannot believe that I am the lucky one who gets to be her mommy. Um, excuse me, her "mom." Hehe. She is everything I could have ever hoped for in a child. She is sweet, strong-willed, extremely intelligent, loving...I could go on forever. I am so very proud to call her mine. Her teachers comment all the time on how smart she is. Of course, we know that, but it's still always nice to hear someone trained in early childhood education compliment you on your child :)

Probably the thing I am most proud of lately is how very well she has adjusted to Landon being here. She is the best big sister! I am sure jealousy will rear its ugly head when he starts getting into her things, but for now, she is nothing but loving. She always wants him near and wants to kiss him and love on him. She also wants to give him a "checkup" every day with her new doctor kit :) I know there will be moments between them when they think they hate each other, but I just pray that this love is always there.

Addie is on a little "princess" kick lately. She wants to wear a dress every day and gets upset to have to put shoes on because she wants to "show off [her] pink piggies!" I told her yesterday that she had to wear her tennis shoes or her flower shoes (a little pair of mary janes) and she said, "But I want to be a princess!" Wow. Then when she was getting dressed, she said, "Ooh, I am going to be so beautiful!" She has also started really paying attention to jewelry. She pointed out my earrings and said, "Your earrings are so pretty! Who gave those to you?" I told her that daddy gave them to me and she replied, "Oh, Holland bought me some earrings." She doesn't even have her ears pierced (nor will she, for a while...)! Then this morning she asked me about my necklace and if she could "borrow" it. Look out boys! High maintenance girly girl on the way ;)

Although, another great thing about Addie is that she is just as rough-and-tumble as she is girly. She is practically fearless (except for bugs) and bounces off the walls (sometimes literally) with the best of the boys. She continues to be a "protector" at school and stands up to all the "bullies." She's just precious. I love her more than I ever thought possible!!

Here are some stats. At three years old, Addie:
* weighs 27.5 pounds (10th percentile)
* is 35 1/2 inches tall (10-25th percentile)
* can carry on a full conversation with us
* knows all of her numbers and letters
* can count to 20 in English and 10 in Spanish
* knows her colors in Spanish
* knows most letters' sounds
* says "pink and white" are her favorite colors
* says her favorite movie is The Little Mermaid II (but she just calls it "the one with Ariel's daughter!")
* says her favorite tv show is "Mickey Mouse Clubhouse"
* says her best friends are Emma and Holland
* says her favorite toys are her new doctor kit, her shopping cart (for a year and a half running!), and Candy Land
* loves to be outside swinging and climbing
* is the cutest girl in the world!!!



We celebrated Addie's birthday at Nana & Papa's house, where a lot of the family was there celebrating Mother's Day. Two for one ;) As you can see, Addie had a blast! I'm not sure that she was ever still for a minute.

(birthday presents from Mommy & Daddy first thing in the morning)

New tricycle from Mimi & PawPaw. I missed getting a picture of it, but she insisted on putting fried chicken in the basket and driving around.

She passed out about 5:00 that afternoon and woke up for a few minutes before bedtime, but only long enough to open the presents she wasn't still enough to open earlier in the day :)

We love this little girl so much it hurts! We are having so much fun watching her grow up, even if we wish it would slow down just a little :)