Kelly Turns 3!!!

Wow. Kelly turned 3 on June 9th! As Nikki reminded me, it seems like yesterday that I was laying exhausted with this screaming little bundle of joy in my arms. There are certain sayings that you've heard all your life that, now that I am a parent, ring truer & truer than ever. The one that I say to myself a lot or outload to whoever is listening to me these days is, "they grow up soooo fast!" God that sounds so trivial to say when we hear it said by everyone so much, but I cannot tell you how that hits me to my core now. My friend Jen has another one that also is so true, and at the same time a good reminder to cherish the time you have. I think it goes, "the days are long, but the years are short..."

So, in the spirit of making the most of our time together and the celebration of life's little milestones, namely Kelly's 3rd b'day, we threw a huge party!!! Complete with a bunch of Kelly's friends, bubbles, chalk drawing, a big giant bounce house (a.k.a. "jumpy"), pizza, chips, juice boxes, and a Thomas the Tank Engine cake. I started telling her about her party a week or two before, and every day she would ask me more details about it. She was soooo excited! She had an absolute ball. She played and laughed and seemed to really enjoy every moment. We did too. She is still talking about it, asking when are her friends coming back? and where is the jumpy? can she have more Thomas cake? Are we having another party? I tell her....maybe for her next birthday...or maybe just whenever we feel like it again...or maybe...this weekend at Nana & Papa's! Oh yes, the celebration continues! Ok, maybe without the jumpy though! :-)

There were so many great photos from the party - here are just a few!

Not just a Thomas cake, but one with a real live moving Thomas on it! Cool!!

Making some big wishes for my sweet girl!

She couldn't wait to get her hands on it...

....or her MOUTH!

I went inside to get the plates and utensils and heard the crowd roar with laughter... I knew what had just happened! Yep...faceplant right into the corner of the cake. Hey, who needs utensils!

Kelly and Katie

Kelly holding her own with the "big boys" in the jumpy

Kelly holding court (and playing babies) in the jumpy

That's our grown-up girl!