Happy 3rd Birthday Alayna!

Happy 3rd Birthday to Alayna! We are so blessed to have this little girl in our lives! She's captured our hearts. What is Alayna up to as she turns 3? Well - I'll put a few things here and as I think of more I can add them to the blog later.

- We have her doctor appt the beginning of March to find out exactly how big she is, but she's starting to move into 3T clothes. Some 2T shirts are to small and pants are getting short.

- She's been potty trained for a long while 8-10 mos or so ...however accidents still happen. I must say though since we've moved I notice they are not really happening anymore (knock on wood!) She used to have them all the time - not full out accidents, but just not getting there on time. Well - that still leads to changing underwear, more laundry, etc. Just not needed! So - thankfully that has taken a turn for the better! Night time though is still a battle. Since we've moved we have started taking her before we go to bed and if she gets that break she has been dry in the morning when she wakes up 3 out of 4 times. So - we will keep up with it and see where it goes!

- LOVES the color blue

- yet to have a haircut (but that will change soon) It's getting pretty snarly at the ends way too often

- enjoys wearing "comfy" clothes more than dresses - however is coming around to it more

- does enjoy a little bit of "girly" fun - painting finger and toe nails, sponge curlers in her hair, twirling when wearing a dress, etc

- she can get sassy though. Sometimes thinks she needs to get the last word in. A bit strong willed perhaps? We are currently working on breaking this (hopefully it doesn't take all of year 3...or worse yet years 3-18)

- recognizes letters A and G (Alayna and Grant) and can spell her name

- LOVES LOVES LOVES to sing - especially Daddy's favorite song - Knee Deep (Zach Brown Band). Other songs commonly being sung: Mary Had A Baby, B-I-B-L-E, Jesus Loves the Little Children

- is a VERY good big sister - she is great with Landon. When he was really little and would start to cry she would run out of the room, I'd ask where she was going and she'd say "I'm getting Wandon's (Landon's) nuk fo him cuz he's cwying" :) It always helped. Then when he started drooling she started running for burp rags...never did she go for the one that was sitting on the arm of the couch...nope - she went all out and got a new one each time it was needed :) What a girl!

Well - on to some birth-day pictures:

It's the Best Day Ever....Now that I'm 3 - I get to have GUM!!!!!

.....AND SILLY PUTTY!!!!!!
(they kept telling me when I was 3 I would get to have all these things...so glad it came true)

AND a tent! I also got a headband, some counting cards and my card was a Tinker Bell book

Mommy made me pancakes for breakfast and I ate them on my birthday plate. Then I remembered one other thing I've been told I get to do when I'm 3. "Mommy, I get to go to preschool" She said - sorry honey you have to wait til after summer. MAN!!!!

Grant had preschool today and Mommy had Coffee Break, so I went to Little Lambs. It was a fun day.

Daddy came home from work on my birthday sorta sick - so we had to have cake pops without him that night. 3 candles for me!

It was a great day!