Three!

Can you believe it has been three years already since that scary day in March!

Our little peanut has come so far.

She is

. . . just over 25 lbs (still a peanut but a long way from the 1 lb 12 oz she started out at)

. . . a constant talker/singer

. . . can count to 14

. . . knows all of her ABCs and can identify about half of the letters

. . . knows her shapes and colors

. . . loves to color, paint, and play with playdooh

. . . would rather read books then watch TV

. . . loves chicken and hot sauce!

. . . is a cuddler

. . . likes to help in the kitchen

A Barnyard Bash!

Brie has been very excited for her 3rd Birthday party. All she has talked about for the past week is how there was going to be cake, balloons and of course singing happy birthday!


Well, she had a great time today. Yesterday she helped decorate the cupcakes and the cake and today she got to eat them. She loved the marshmallows and the chocolate cake.

Here she is after singing happy birthday to herself and then attempting to blow out the candles.

She had a great time riding her horse, wearing her farmer hat and boots, and of course bouncing in her moonbounce. She was a bit overwhelmed when all of the kids were in the moonbounce, but had a great time watching the other kids.

Brie opened the first few presents, but once she found a tea set and some pots and pans she was sold. She spent the rest of the day playing with them. She cooked mac and cheese, soup and chili for everyone and could not be bothered to open the rest of her presents. Later she played with her new dolls, playdooh and new vanity that the other kids opened for her.

Of course getting a smiling birthday picture was not easy. But this one is pretty cute and fitting!

Bounce, Bounce, Bounce

Lately Jenna has been taking the girls to a bouncy place and they love it. After looking into renting a bouncy house for Brie's birthday party it was almost the same price to buy one so of course we are now the proud owners of a bouncy house complete with a ball pit.

As you can see the girls love it. We have it in our basement and I am working on getting the room downstairs ready for the party. It needs a little TLC because we pulled all of the gross paneling off the walls when we had the dumpsters here when we first moved in.

I am sure once the room is ready it will provide hours of entertainment!

Snow removal

Brie loves to help daddy shovel the side walks
Especially after they are already clean and there is no risk of getting snow in your boots

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It is even better to but the snow back on the sidewalk, so daddy has to shovel again!

Love Bug

Lately Brie has been talking about how much she is loved and how much she loves other people. The first thing she said this morning was " Hi Mommy, I love you" and climbed into bed with me. She has gotten to be very snuggly lately. Before she goes to bed everynight she lists all of the people that she loves. It is so cute.

The dreeded corner

Recently Marcus and I have been discussing at what age we started to put Brie in the corner. We cannot recall the exact age, but know that Sophie is getting close to it. She has been developing quite an attitude lately and will laugh when you say no. So about a week ago she spent a little time in the corner.

She didn't cry or even try to get out. She just stood there until I told her she could come out.

Brie had to join in the fun and stand in the corner as well. I guess she was doing it in support of her little sister!

Toe socks

I recently picked these up for Brie at the local shoe store. She loves them!