three.

♥

happy birthday baby girl!!!! 

you are three today. 

a little about my baby...

you are a complete mommy's girl and i LOVE it. 

you are a typical child number three...independent, go with the flow, live in the car, receiver of the hand-me-downs...

you are potty trained and have been for quite sometime now. 

you are obsessed with babies. you already have a deep love for your cousin who is yet to enter this world. 

your favorite foods for the moment...sammich (pb&j), cereal in a bag, chicken nuggets, gogurt, anything with sugar as the main ingredient

you sleep in a big girl bed, as of two weeks ago. i know, we were a little late on that one.  

speaking of big girl bed, i don't think you realize you can get out by yourself. i am so okay with that.

you have a love/hate relationship with bandaids. you beg for one and then peel it off as soon as it makes contact with your skin. 

you pick your scabs all the time. daddy may have threatened to put your arm in a cast at one point cause you wouldn't stop. 

you love to sing and dance all day long. currently it's to anything from the movie frozen. 

you would live in your elsa costume if we let you. 

you love to be carried, everywhere. 

when you ride in a shopping cart you always have to sit sideways with your feet hanging off the side of the cart. 

you love your dates to starbucks with grandma and always order chocolate milk in a box with a petite vanilla scone. 

you get embarrassed easily. 

you love me to hold your feet. 

my favorite riley phrase..."i love you so much mommy..."

you sleep with your blankie, sheepy, kitty cat, and shrek baby every night.  

naps are a hit and miss these days. 

you have this thing where you have to know what our schedule is for the entire day. you ask, "what are we doing mommy, what are we doing next, what are we doing next..." until we reach bedtime. 

you love "Jesus music" and request your favorite artists by name. 

you love Jesus and are very much aware that He watches everything you do, including your meltdowns, which you agree make Him very sad. 

when you are being disciplined you shout at the the top of your lungs, "i wanna be a good girl!!". we know you do baby girl, but it doesn't get you off the hook.

oh riley i love you so much. i am finding it very hard to accept the fact that you are three. just remember that you will always be mama's baby. you are a joy, a complete gift from above and i treasure you with all my heart♥

singing her heart out..."let it go"