3 Years Old

It's hard to believe that you are three years old Grace. I never knew time could fly so fast. You are such a blessing in our life. Mommy and Daddy love you so much. You make us laugh more then anyone ever, you challenge us more then we though possible, and you inspire us to be better.

A few things about Grace Kathryn at 3!
-This year you learned to sleep in a big girl bed and from night one you slept better in your big girl bed then you ever did in your crib
-You still usually get up at least once a night
-The month before Max was born you were potty trained
-You speak complex sentences and often sound much older then you are
-Your favorite toy hands down is Disney Magic Clips! You have every princess except for Elsa.
-You love to watch Disney Collector on youtube it is your strange obsession
-Your favorite food is noodles and sauce close second is tacos
-You are still a great traveler and this year you traveled to OuterBanks (car), Disney World (car), Valpo (flew), Myrtle Beach (car), and Michigan (flew)
-You learned to draw a "funny face"
-You know most of your letters, all your colors, all your shapes, can count to 30, and can make a g
-You have taken on the role of big sister really well. You love Max so much and try so hard to take such good care of him. You are extremely sensitive to his feelings.
-You feel things very deeply. You are sympathetic to others. This has also caused some pretty extensive temper tantrums this year but we are so proud of how you have worked through them!
-You had your third set of ear tubes
-You love to dance and like to do "tie laces" or ballet
-You are afraid of men with beards...when we ask you why you tell us "because they don't have necks."
-You have two imaginary friends Halie and Ellie. Ellis is sometimes a baby in your belly. Halie lives at pinkies house (we don't know who pinkie is). You also say that Halie is your sister.
-You love going to church, talking too, and singing about Jesus. You tell others all the time that Jesus loves them and you do too. You belt out all sorts of worship songs in the car and know most of the words better then I do.
-There are very few things that you mis pronounce but the things that you do say wrong are too cute to correct. For the longest time a restronaut meant restaurant, Mother Goose Club is Clubaleszsclub
-This spring and summer you have to wear a dress every day.
-You are very very girly but hate having your hair up
-You run most places you go
-When you fall you rarely cry, your very tough
-Your birthday party was a pool party and that day you learned to swim back and forth underwater between us

I know there are a million more things I want to remember about this last year. You are such a joyful, silly, passionate, determined, sassy, faithful, kindhearted little girl.