Rylee's birthday weekend was a fun filled weekend with her friend party on Saturday and then Sunday was her family party. The girls sang at church first and then we went to the restaurant of Rylee's choice...McDonalds. We invited the whole family and everyone showed for this gourmet meal, even Oma! We ate, the kids played, and then headed to our house for cake, ice cream, and presents of course!
This time I made a funfetti cake, no blue cupcakes.
What a cutie at 3!
Happy Birthday to me! I am a big girls who is 3!
Yummy cake!
Abbie, Rylee, and their cousins
Now, bring on the presents...
Look at Abbie hovering close to see if Rylee needs help opening her gifts. She's a magnificent big sister!
Dress-up skirt and a trunk full of clothes!
Minnie is one of Rylee's favorite things right now. She had picked Minnie's house and dress-up out of a catalog weeks before her birthday.
Rylee is also very much into puppies right now. She loves them and when asked says she wants a puppy for her gift. Meanwhile, she loves on Sissy a lot. So much in fact that Sissy probably wouldn't mind some of the love being redirected to a stuffed puppy. The puppy Rylee got for her birthday is one that is sick and Rylee will act as the vet making it better. Her gifts for her birthday were perfect. She loves puppies, she has talked about Minnie since our Disneyland trip, and she loves to play dress-up so these toys will bring hours of fun!
Here are Rylee's answers to some of the routine questions I ask at each age. Some of them I didn't ask her, I just knew.
Favorite Color: Blue
Favorite Toy: Minnie
Favorite Food: Pie (apple)
Favorite Drink: Chocolate Milk
Favorite Restaurant: McDonalds
Favorite Movie: Higgly Town Heros (although she calls them the Weeble Wobbles)
Favorite Cartoon: Mickey Mouse Clubhouse
Favorite Book: Any search and find books
Favorite Thing to Play Right Now: House or Teacher with Abbie as the teacher
What is your favorite thing to do with mom? Play Candyland
What is your favorite thing to do with dad? Swing me (Jeremy is a big jungle gym for the girls and they love it when he swings them, throws them, etc)
What is your favorite thing to do with Abbie? Play house
Rylee,
This year it seems like we have seen so much growth and change in you. You started the year just barely talking and now you are jabbering constantly. You talk while you eat, while you play, while we drive, all the time. If you aren't talking and telling me, "Mom, you're bugging me" then you are singing Row, Row Your Boat or your ABCs or any of the songs from church. The fun part of your conversations is that you talk like you are 5, not 3. What you say always brings a smile to our faces. You apologize for lots of things like, "Sorry I didn't drink all my juice." or "Sorry I told you I didn't like these pants, Sorry Mommy!" One of my favorite things is when you are headed to swimming or dance lesson and you come running back and say, "Mommy, I forgot to give you a hug and a smooch." How can that not warm everybody's heart?
You also are so smart and are able to sing your ABCs, count to 10, know all your colors, and are able to recognize all of the pictures on the learning to read flashcards. Abbie is working hard at having you read since she constantly is having you do her 1st grade sight word flashcards or is reading you her stories. You are much more of a mover than Abbie was at this age. You don't really like to sit and color or do crafts, instead you prefer to be up and moving and doing rather than sitting. You play with toys a lot and you have a great imagination. Even when Abbie is at school you sit and talk to the babies or toys and make up stories about what is going and the conversations they are having.
This year you did swimming lessons yourself (even though you were supposed to be 3) and you started tap dance lessons. You seem to be fearless and are willing to try anything, especially if Abbie is doing it too. You have no fear of water and will jump in repeatedly on your own. We have to be careful when we take you swimming because you will jump in even when we aren't watching so we always have to be on our toes. At dance class we have to wait one hour while Abbie does jazz and ballet and you like it so much that you are always asking if it is time for you to dance. I am happy that we have found some things that you enjoy and you are excelling at them as well.
Rylee, thank you for your curiosity, your determination, and your sense of humor. You are an individual and you make me smile everyday. Your carefree spirit is so refreshing and a good reminder to all of us! Happy 3rd Birthday! I love you so much!
Love,
Mom
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