Carla's 3rd Birthday Celebration

Our sweet baby girl is 3 years old!  Thinking back over the last year, there have been so many milestones, changes, and fun times.  Here's what's going on in her world:

• Her imagination has exploded and it is a hoot to listen to her play with her dolls and toys.  She does more independent play and instead of me and Frank having to "talk her friends" she does the talking for them. For example, when she had pink eye there was lots of talk amongst her dolls if everyone's eyes are ok and if they need to play the "eye drop game," as we call it.  
• She loves, loves, loves to draw spending long stretches of time drawing things like people with eyes and legs, spiders, swings, bridges.  She holds her pencil perfectly with her right hand and will be completely focused on her drawing.
• At the playground we are amazed at how well she can climb everything without any help and she runs laps around the track.
• Other favorites things are doing puzzles, playing dolls, playing doctor, playing bear hunt, swinging, baking, reading books, making up stories.  Her favorite things to watch are Daniel Tiger's Neighborhood, Dora the Explorer, Sesame Street, and Frozen.
• Favorite things to eat - Cereal, macaroni and cheese, just about any and all fruit especially raspberries, hummus and carrots, spaghetti, pizza, yogurt.  She says her favorite vegetable is broccoli but doesn't enjoy eating it when offered.  
• She's still a super sleeper going to bed around 8pm, waking up at 7am, with a nap from 2-4pm.
• She has a kind heart and if someone is hurt, sad, or sick she wants to comfort them.  
• She actually does pretty well with sharing things with other people and taking turns.
• She can count, knows her letters, rhymes (with actual words and making up silly words).
• She is potty trained!  
• She definitely has her own style!  Frank and I gave up the battle of clothes and are just happy she's wearing anything.  Some days she wears pajamas to school and a dress to bed.  She enjoys wearing non-matching socks.
• She became a BIG SISTER!  This really has been one of the most fun things to watch as their relationship grows.  She is fiercely protective of him.  If he cries she dotes on him, brings him toys, and sings "Hush Little Baby."  He is her biggest fan and she eats up his adornment by repeatedly doing the same things over and over again as he laughs hysterically.

Her 3rd birthday was a big celebration and we partied the whole month of April.  When I asked her what she wanted for her birthday she said, "Pink puppies, fairies, and bouncing."  When I asked her what flavor she wanted her cake she said, "Pink cake!" with a look in her eyes saying, "Duh!  Pink is a flavor!"  So that is what she got!

On her actual birthday she was served her birthday pancakes and we jumped at Jumpoline.

3 Years BIG!

She celebrated at her school and, of course, needed fancy cupcakes.

And then there was party day!

With how wonderful everything turned out, it's hard to even remember the first party being canceled due to Frank having the flu and and this party being jeopardized with her developing a fever the prior afternoon and me getting knocked out with a migraine the night before.  It's a miracle that this party happened and I have to give extra special recognition to Frank, my sister and her boyfriend, and my mom for stepping up to get everything done.

Carla's Official 3 Year Measurements:

Weight: 30 lbs (50%)

Height: 37.25 in (50%)