Our 3 year old

Our sweet girl is now 3 years old.  It snuck up on us with everything else going on right now, but it came.  We spent her actual birthday with just the four of us and hit up the Dallas Aquarium.  I've always wanted to go there and since our days are numbered up here, I thought it was the perfect chance.  We had a lot of fun and Mady really enjoyed it.  Amid all the animals we saw, her favorite ones were the duckies!

This past weekend we threw her a birthday party at the park.  Of course it was a Frozen party!  Saying this is her favorite movie is an understatement.  She knows the words to all the songs and is memorizing lines from the movie.  She would watch this movie everyday, several times a day,  if she could.  Our family came in town and all her friends were there, so we had a great time.  I'm so glad we had a reason to get them all together before we leave.  She had a blast!

The weeks leading up to her birthday, she was insistent that she wanted a cupcake and cake for her birthday, so that's what she got!

It's Olaf! Thanks Kindel for the idea!

Owen had a blast too ;)

Pin the nose on Olaf game:

She refused to wear a blindfold, and you can't say no to the birthday girl

 Even adults got in on action!

Cousins ending the day with some sno-cones

What a difference a year makes!  When she turned two she was still a baby to me.  Now, I look at her and see a little girl.  She is loving, silly, outgoing, and strong-willed.  I never imagined this when she was a one year old and constantly clinging to me, but she will talk to anybody, and loves to meet new people.  She will talk your ear off, and her vocabulary grows everyday.  

She loves princesses, jewelry, and playing outside on her tricycle, or bike, because she doesn't like when I call it a tricycle, haha.  She is also getting really good at puzzles.  She is putting together 48 piece puzzles now, and we worked on a 96 piece puzzle together the other day and she surprised me with how well she was doing.  She still loves her books, and of course her baby brother.  My heart overflows watching her with him.  She will play with him on the playmat, and talk to him, and help him with his tummy time and holding things in his hand.  Mady gives him big hugs everyday, and at first Owen would push away and start crying, but now he has gotten use to it and just takes it.  I think he loves it now :)

Our girl has big changes ahead of her and we are trying to prepare her as much as we can.  She has always done way better than I think she will with change.  From potty training, to moving to a big girl room, to having a baby brother.  She has handled them beautifully, and I pray this will be the same. 

Mady, we love you so much and feel so fortunate to be chosen as your parents.  Watching you grow is such a privilege and I can't wait to see what this year has in store!

3 Months

Time flies, and little O is 3 months old now.   No doctor appointment this month but he has been healthy, and still our little chunk.  He is starting to fit into some 6 month clothing and the 3 month are getting a bit snug.  So unlike Mady, who started wearing 3 month clothing when she hit 3 months.  He's getting stronger by the day and has really good head control.  He still hasn't done much rolling over again since that one day, but he did do it once today out of nowhere.  He looked so shocked that he did it, haha.

He is a water baby and LOVES his bath.  It may just be his favorite part of the day.  He can be screaming and crying but when he hears that water turn on, he calms down and gets so excited.  In the bath he will kick and splash like crazy.  So, so cute.  He is also a fan of singing.  More and more lately, he will fall asleep to us singing, or if he's up he will just smile and watch as you sing to him.  He doesn't seem to mind that singing is not one of my many talents ;)

He is sort of settling into a schedule.  When we're home he will take two short naps in the morning, a longer nap in the afternoon, and then another short nap in the evening.  He then is in bed for the night around 8.  He was sleeping great at night and only waking up once, but he's had a regression and has started waking up 2-3 times again.  I'm hoping this is a phase that ends soon!

He took his first road trip this week as we headed to New Braunfels to start (and end as it turns out) house hunting.  Considering his car seat is not his favorite place to be, he did great.  We were constantly on the move while we were there and the kids were such troopers.

Our sweet girl turns 3 next week, and I cannot believe it.  Between the move and planning a party, time is flying.  With just a a little over 3 weeks left until the move, we are trying to keep up with all the moving parts while also enjoying our last weeks here.

My little helper

She loves holding her little brother and taking a picture

Why are we doing this again Mom?

First time in the Bumbo!

First road trip!

Exhausted from our house hunting

What's a road trip without Frozen on the iPad