Kate has been excited about her birthday for months! She's been preparing by learning how to hold up three fingers instead of two, telling everyone that she was going to be "free" in "Maach" (said with a little Boston accent), and finally learning the actual date of the thirteenth (that she says in the cutest little way). I have also been prepping myself, trying to come to terms with the fact that my baby girl is no longer a baby, but really is turning into a little girl!!!
I am constantly amazed by how smart our daughter is! We recently bought a Brain Quest workbook that was pre-k level (age 4-5) and Kate knows 98% of what's in it! She loves working on it and when we do, we both sit at the kitchen table proud as peacocks...Kate because she knows that she knows this stuff, and me because I love seeing the excitement she gets from learning! She LOVES to read and will often grab a book to "read" to Cole. I have mentioned before that she has most books memorized, but she also makes up new stories to tell him...it's super cute!
Speaking of Cole, Kate is an amazing big sister! There have been moments of jealously when she has acted out and hit him or thrown something at him, but it is actually rare that she does something mean to him. She constantly tells me how much she loves him and she is always trying to make him laugh :0)
On to the birthday pictures...
Yup, definitely a little girl :0)
Look at those pearly whites!
CAKE!!!
I had it all planned to bake the cake in tin cans...and have three little cakes (3 cakes for 3 years). Well, my attempt at that failed miserably...luckily the cake mix was on sale! I didn't want to load the kiddos back in the car for a one item trip to the store, so I made brownies instead and frosted them then stacked them like layers of cake...it worked out well, especially since Kate only wanted to eat the strawberries anyway :0)
Kate was really excited to blow out her candles and "make wishes!"
Happy 3rd Birthday Kate! You are one amazing girl!
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