Three? When did THIS happen?

Sweet Girl, Sweet Girl, What do YOU see?

"I see a THREE year old looking at me."


Three year old, Three year old, what do YOU see?

Look carefully at the book she is hugging...

"I see a BROWN BEAR looking at me!!"

Our sweet, "baby", Valiant celebrated her 3rd birthday this past weekend with her favorite book of ALL TIME - Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What do you See? (artwork by Eric Carle). We used the book to center her little party around, and it was so sweet to her delight!! She is our little diva and sweet pixie in one. We are SO blessed to have her!

She loved her cupcakes (name blanked out there below):

It was magical to see her try and blow out her candle sitting in her Pop's lap:

And it was fun to use the colors of all the animals in every place we could - from table cloths, to black utensils, white napkins, colored cups, etc. We also enjoyed figuring out snacks and drinks that matched up some too!

The red bird flew away somehow lol!!

Goldfish and Brown Bears with honey

Yellow Duck Punch

All the colors....

Jello in the shapes/colors of the red bird, green frog, purple cat, and yellow duck

We had such amazing tiny friends over (Lovely asked "Why are all the kids so little?" - She thought the party would have her aged friends..haha!)

The moms of all the above kids believe it or not! We all graduated high school together!

Earlier in the week, we had a  Co-Birthday playdate with our next door neighbor, who also had his birthday this month. More friends could come to that too:

Dearest Valiant - we love you, adore you, and learn from you. You teach us to laugh, and patience (haha!). You are molding us into being better people in trying to be better parents to you. We love you and are so grateful for you. Your smile is our whole world. God Bless you!!!

I see a three year old looking at me....

Happy Birthday Sweetheart!