3rd Birthday Party

We had so much fun celebrating Scarlett's 3rd birthday! We rented a huge bounce house and slide for her, and we had so much fun playing and playing all day long.  Family, food, presents, cake, and beautiful weather....it was the perfect day! 

She wanted a Hello Kitty strawberry cake. 

I didn't really want to get strawberry, 

but since it was her birthday and not mine, I gave in.

It turned out to be very delicious!

Everyone had fun bouncing and sliding, even my Grandma!! We got some really funny pictures of some of us shooting down the slide.  Hilarious!!

Chris!

My Mom!

Chris's Mom!

The Birthday Girl!

London!

Me!

My sis and Lily!

 

Needless to say, by the end of the day, we were all exhausted!! Scarlett keeps asking, Is my birthday over?? And when I say yes, she says, Am I still three?

I took this one a few days before her birthday. 

I love it because I can still see "baby" in her when she's sleeping. 

There's probably nothing better than watching your baby sleeping soundly.

Happy 3rd Birthday sweet baby girl!!

3 Years Old

My sweet Scarlett, you are now three years old! I can so clearly remember the day you were born, and it was such a wonderful and joyous day for me. I remember when I was pregnant, I never could really even imagine what you would look like, but when I first saw your face it was as if I had known you my whole life.

And now, three very short years later, you are still my joy and my greatest blessing. You talk nonstop all day long. You are so inquisitive! The way you speak for your age is amazing to us. You are incredibly loving and curious. Some of  your favorite things are singing, dancing, dressing up, playing mommy to your dolls, playing doctor, swinging, and coloring. You are mommy's little shadow. I love being with you all day just playing at home or out running errands with you. You go to preschool two times a week, and you love your two teachers and your friends there. You love Jesus, and we love praying to Him with you every day.

We love so much watching you grow and learn. Happy Birthday sweet angel! Mommy and Daddy love you more than words could ever describe!

Weekend Fun!

We had a great weekend, busy as always, celebrating Lily's 2nd birthday and spending time with family.

On Friday night I watched all the girls while my sister and her husband went out for the evening. These are three of the best little girls in the whole world. They are so good and so easy. We had dinner, swam, played in the sand, played in the sprinkler, ate ice cream, and then I threw them all in the bathtub so London and Lily would be ready to go when Mandy and Jeff came to pick them up.

Saturday we all met at my Lily's house for her birthday party! Mandy chose a luau theme which was so cute! Lily wore a little grass skirt and everything. It was adorable! One problem...I did not get my camera out one time! (This is mainly because I hate my camera and must get a digital SLR soon before my awful little point-and shoot provokes me to stab myself.)

I did use my cell to take some of the kids going down the slide into the little pool. It was quite a hoot!

Here goes London, sunglasses and all!

Scarlett's turn! (Notice the funny take of Uncle Jeff below!) Sometimes, she scared me going down that slide! She would go completely under the water and one time she even when down head first on her stomach! She's a little daredevil.

Even Jaxon, my cousin Sarah's little boy who's about 4 months away from being two, went down!

Scarlett did not get a nap that day, and it was one long day! When we finally got home, gave her a bath, and put her to bed, it was after 8:00 which is past her normal bedtime when she does nap. So she was exhausted. She fell asleep in her room with all the lights on when she was waiting for me to come read to her.Yes, she still gets pacis when she sleeps; if you would like to come over and take them away from her, please, be my guest.

And if Friday and Saturday weren't busy enough, Sunday, everyone came over to our house, and the girls broke in the new toy Aunt Pebbles brought for Scarlett. It's an indoor jump-o-line. The pictures of the girls as little blurs are perfect, because that's what happens when they get in it. They run around and jump like crazy!!

Whew! What a weekend!