Happy 3rd Birthday

Has it really been three years? It's hard to believe we now have a 3 year old and soon-to-be 1 year old! Last night we had family over to the house to celebrate Helaina's birthday...fruit, cake, and ice cream...quite possibly Helaina's favorite food groups! There were no shortage of birthday balloons (another Helaina favorite) and beautiful gifts for the birthday girl. She's also received several cards and gifts in the mail, and since we've been working on name recognition, she looks through the mail daily for anything that begins with "H". Tonight she has plans to have a slumber party at her Seedy and Teta's house. Quite the birthday week for our little girl.

Classic...feeding her brother frosting

She wanted to keep her birthday money in her Dora purse and use it for the "rides" this summer


And I thought blueberry pancakes were a good idea for a birthday breakfast
Happy Birthday to our sweet Helaina girl! You have had the same strong, independent personality since the day you were born. You've always been social, rarely shy, and greet every person that you see with a smile and hello. Your memory is impeccable. You love to read, sing, dance, and swim. You can write most of the letters in your name and you have great interest in learning new things. To our surprise, you've shown very little jealousy to your brother and have become a great helper around the house. Personally, I love your sense of humor...a quality I'm sure you inherited from your father. And you're stubborn, a quality your father likes to say that you inherited from me. That's up for debate. The past three years have been the best of our lives. A true blessing to be your mom and your dad. We love you princess!