Our Big 3-Year Old

Kaitlyn has been counting down for her birthday ever since Zach had his back in October. Well, the big day has finally arrived. She was so ready for it! She went with Daddy last night to pick up her cake... he said she hugged it when she saw it. She woke this morning all excited that she was finally 3...

As you can see, she's totally into the princess thing...

Her smile couldn't get any bigger...

She loved being sung to... this girl doesn't have a shy bone in her body!

Kaitlyn and her naps

Kaitlyn has always been a great sleeper. You could set your clock by her since her earliest days. A couple times in the past few months, she's made efforts to drop her naps... which usually lasts about 2 weeks, then she's back into them. Well, she in another one of those cycles. The other day we came home from errands, had lunch, then Zach went down for a nap. Kaitlyn insisted that she did not want to nap, but that she wanted to watch some TV on her chair with Dolly, and her pillow and blanket. You can probably guess she was asleep within just a few minutes... and she slept there in the chair for 2 hours. I didn't have the heart to move her. But I did get a picture!

Zach walking

Okay, here's the promised video...

First Steps - Finally!

Finally! Zach has taken off! We were at Abby's playing, and he took his first step walking to her. Of course, we MAJORLY cheered him on. Then he turned around and came back to me, laughing the whole time! We played this back and forth game for about half an hour, and he was laughing and enjoying every minute of it. By the time he quit, he was up to about 10 steps. Obviously, he's been able to do this for a while, now, but has finally just decided he was ready. Oh, I am so ready! He's getting so HEAVY! I just hope he remembers tomorrow what he did today! Guess this is when I say goodbye to the last signs of my baby boy... toddlerhood has officially arrived!

Katilyn's 1st 3rd Birthday Party

Kaitlyn's birthday isn't until the 21st, but we had a small early celebration since Rick's folks were here. Many of you have heard me tell how she has been looking forward to this birthday ever since Zach had his back in October. She was SO happy that her birthday was finally here (or close enough) that when we sang to her, she actually almost cried!! (Could be because the singing was so bad - Marcos, please don't kick us out of the choir!)

Kaitlyn and Zach got Minnie and Mickey toys, and both really enjoy them.

Kaitlyn LOVED the pink cake I made for her.

Big smiles from the birthday girl!