I'm His Mommy!

The canker worms are back- Lily Kate is thrilled to get to play with her "favorite animal."

He thinks I'm his Mommy!

She is such a nurturer!  Always caring for all of God's creation!

20 Questions

I saw this idea on Pinterest and thought it was such a great idea.

Source: reavespartyofthree.blogspot.com via Tracie on Pinterest

Here is Lily Kate answering her 20 questions :)

Favorite Outfit & Special K :)

Birthday Girl

Each year on her birthday eve, I write a letter to my daughter letting her know all the ways we love her and special facts about her from this year:

Lily Kate,

You are turning 4 today, it is so hard to believe!  You are growing up so quickly.  You are such a big helper- you enjoy helping in the kitchen, doing your chore (picking up Reese's stray food and putting it back in his bowl) and helping Mommy do dishes.

 You always have a song on your heart- whether it's And Jesus Grew or a made up tune- you love music.  You got to take art classes and gymnastics this year and you excelled at both of them.  You are a great big sister- you try to include Aubrey when you play and try to set a good example for her.

 You have a great sense of humor and love making others laugh- you use silly faces, witty comebacks and just being goofy.  You have a hunger for learning- you love reading library books, learning Bible stories and we just started working on writing letters (you already recognize many of them, but have asked to learn to write) and rhyming.

You still love Star Blankie but you have stopped sleeping with rain sounds.  You definitely have a sweet tooth- your favorites are ice cream, brownies, cake, cookies and M&Ms (okay so you like all sweets).  You are very sweet natured and you are always looking out for others.  You love your newest cousins- Mercy and Chloe, you always ask to pray for Unca & Rachie, and you gave away all the money from your piggy bank to help the people in other countries who don't have any money.

You take really good care of your baby dolls and stuffed animals- you love to play "mommy."  Your favorite movies are Tangled, Lady & the Tramp, and Cinderella.  you chose a princess theme for your birthday party this year and chose to share your party with Reese since he didn't have one (which greatly limited the guest list).

You bring so much joy to our lives.  I'm so thankful God gave us you!

We love you,

Mommy & Daddy

Lil

This post just makes me smile- much like the precious child I'm posting about.  

She brings such joy to our lives.

Lily Kate helped us out by dressing herself:

 Socks with sandals, t-shirt over long sleeve t-shirt, shorts over pants.  

She must get her fashion sense from me!

The only kind of mustache for princesses- a fudgesicle one!

Party Time

Does this hat look too big?

Cheesin'!

Say Cheese!

My phone photo storage was full again, so I had to make room for more precious memories.  Here are some from the past month and a half:

um bo beam (how Aubrey says Bumbo Seat) - still popular

Party Time!

AJ's favorite past time

SMOOTHIES!

Too Cool for School

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FONDUE!

My Sweet Valentines!

Loving her baby

Fudge Pup's new hairdo

At the Mall- 3 going on 13!!

Can't wait for Daddy to get home!

Canvasing the Neighborhood

I have always enjoyed painting, but I don't do it often enough.  

This time I had an excuse:  Two precious nieces!!  

So I borrowed their bedspread for a week and set to work.  Here is the finished product:

Their Nursery Bedding

Here are a few others I have done this year:

A canvas I made for a dear friend's little girl

Pottery Barn Coco Dot Bedding

Canvas for Lily Kate's Big Girl Room

Her Bedding (and her tiny little self)

I really enjoy doing it, and after I made Chloe & Mercy's, Stephen said I should start a business.  I don't know if I'm quite ready to set up an Etsy page :),  but if you have a need, let me know. If you aren't sold on buying one from a store, I'd be happy to try to make something cute and customized for you for a good price.

Daddy Daughter Date

On their way to Storytime with Daddy at the Library- Yep, I married a good one!

I'm Going to Disney World!

A typical 3 year old, Lily Kate is really into crazy about princesses.  So it was an easy decision for us to plan a trip to Disney World this spring.

Poofing her Belle gown on the heat vent 

Trying on her Tangled Build-A-Bear Wig

Silly Snow White

Tink with the flowers Daddy brought her!

I overheard Lily Kate telling Aubrey all about Disney World at breakfast the other day.  I ran to get the camera, but I missed the sweetest "unscripted" portion.  Regardless- here is the video I captured :)

The Little Gymnast

This spring we signed Lily Kate up for a gymnastics class at The Little Gym.  We go on Fridays and she is loving it!  Here are some pictures from her first two weeks.

The second week she was the only student!  She loved the extra one-on-one attention!

Here's a short video I made:

Daddy's Girl

When Stephen was little, his mom took him to a well child check.  Before the doctors appointment she reassured him that he wasn't going to have to get any shots.  When they got to the visit they were told about a change in the immunization schedule and Stephen was going to need some shots.  Since she felt so bad, his mom told him if he was brave for the shots she would take him to pick out a toy.  He did well and she took him to pick out "any toy he wanted."  He chose a puzzle.  

Lily Kate has been working on filling up her Good Behavior Chart for a few months.  Once she filled the chart she could pick out any prize she wanted.  She talked about a Tangled or a Snow White dress-up dress.  She put the final star on the chart tonight.  Her prize: a $5 Rapunzel doll from Target.    

She's her Daddy's Girl