Happy #3 Madi!

Our little girl is 3!  I wanted to post some baby pics so you could see how she's grown, but I don't know how to pull the pictures out of the external hard drive thingy.  Maybe Joe will add some later.  

Top 10 things we love about Madison:

10.  Her cute, cute girly voice.

9.  How she just talks to talk.

8.  She plays with Logan so well.

7.  She's girly--likes girl colors, etc.  But she might prefer to do "boy" things--play with cars, dinosaurs, etc.

6.  She's athletic.  It's fun to watch her run and throw and kick balls.  As long as she doesn't fall.

5.  She's kind of a klutz.  The day after her 2nd b-day she pulled a chair on top of her finger and actually cut off the tip.  A plastic surgeon sewed it back on.  The day after we bought our dining rm. table she knocked a chair over and broke the back of the chair off.  Yesterday she fell out of the chair while eating. I could go on and on.

4.  She loves to share.  Especially snacks that she's not supposed to be getting into.

3.  She gives the best hugs.

2.  She says the darndest things.  For ex.  Joe's brother came this weekend. She talked to him the whole way home from the airport.  Later, as they were playing outside, she looked at him and asked who he was.  After he answered she said, "Hmm.  I've never seen you before."

1.  She's my girl.  I love my little boys, and they are so fun.  But girls are just so loveable. Fun to dress up.  Fun to do hair.  Many people have commented on how cute and sweet she is.  We are thankful for this beautiful little girl, and look forward to watching her blossom into the intelligent, thoughtful women she will become.  

.5   Her hair.  Did you know: The nurse couldn't get her to breath after she was born... they finally sucked out the culprit-- A HUGE hair ball!  I wish I had hair like hers.  She definitely gets it from Joe.

The difference between 2 and 3:

• potty-trained (technically she got potty-trained the day before she turned 2.  But it did take a while to go #2)
  
• dresses self
• talks very well
• height, of course
• no more bangs
• better at playing with others
• knows colors, shapes, numbers, letters
• can finally ride the trike she got for her last birthday
• helps with chores
• no longer the youngest, and all that implies
• a myriad of other accomplishments and changes

Here is how her day went: 

We woke her up early (yes, crazy, but dad had to go to work and we didn't want to wait all day to open

 presents!) to sing happy b-day and open presents.  Grant got her chapstick, Logan got her a set of toy Disney princesses.  Joe and I gave her a bookshelf (the one I painted) and 101 Dalmatians DVD.  She requested breakfast burritos and juice for breakfast.

Grandpa, Rene, and Brent came from PA to say hello.  We played at the playground for a while, then Rene gave her Brown Bear, Brown Bear What Do  You See?  and coordinating brown bear.  Grandpa gave her a sand bucket and 2 John Deer toy tractors (he's a farmer) and took us to Chucky Cheese for lunch.  It's nice to be close enough to family that they can drive down for a few hours to celebrate birthdays.  Unfortunately, I forgot to take the camera to Chucky Cheese.

For dinner Madison wanted hotdogs, chips, baked beans, green beans, and lemonade.  It was a beautiful day and we ate out on our patio.  She wanted an angel food cake with strawberries and whipped cream for dinner.  YUM!  

Then, right as the kids were getting ready for bed, a package arrived from Lola and Buelo (Joe's parents).  Madison ended the day with a cute outfit, lots of makeup, jewelry, and a tiara.