Lauren turned 3 on 9/4. We always celebrate over Labor Day weekend with family and friends but gave her one present on her actual birthday. I wrapped it up in lots of different boxes and was expecting to get more of a reaction from her, she just kept opening without a peep.
one of my favorites! She loves books with Caldecott's on them!
We spent the morning eating chocolate chip PB banana pancakes and being silly
Over Labor Day, Yorkville always has a festival and 5K we participate in. Here is our "before" shot (Amanda, Kyle, Tami, Me, and Erin)
Kyle and Amanda have a little competition each year to see who can be faster. Amanda gets closer to beating him each year, maybe next year. But...she was the first female to cross the finish line and got a trophy.
Miles enjoyed himself too. See Erin's medal too? We are going to sweep the board next year!
Our "after" shot, check out those medals and trophy!
Lauren's party was later that day. She had a pinata at her fiesta party last year. No one was able to crack it open so it came out this year too. Lauren wanted to bust it with her princess baseball bat.
We brought out a massive stick instead!
Our friend, Megan, makes cakes. Lauren had a bubblegum themed birthday. As a joke, I told her she couldn't have gum until she was 3 so she would quit asking for it at daycare. She completely obsessed about it and told everyone she could have it when she was 3.
singing Happy Birthday to herself
Here are some of the best present reactions from her
she told Grandma she wanted cracker jack for birthday after reading about it in an Arthur and Violet book. My mom couldn't find it at the store when she was there and had to order a CASE!! We saved a few and brought the rest to our friend, Frankie's, baseball themed birthday party the following weekend.
3 year old stats:
33 lbs
37 inches
