the day after...

This girl has been spoiled like crazy the last 2 days. I hope she doesn't think her birthday will be a 3 day event every year.

My boy

I've been so impressed by Stetson lately and want to remember this. 2 or 3 months ago, Stetson started trying to read and sound out words more. I think he started in the first place because of his love of books, which is why I'm a believer in reading to your kids from infancy. Well in the last few weeks, his reading has really taken off. We got him a bunch of sight word books for Christmas and he can read almost all of them. They have little activites in the back where you fill in the blank in a sentence and he picked up on that a lot better than I thought he would.
Well the reason I'm doing this post is because Stetson made this "List" tonight right before Kandace's bday party and I thought it was so neat. The first list says sleep, brursh teeth, play, eat breakfast, then last is do what dad says. His spelling isn't correct, but I LOVE how he tried to spell it out phoenetically. I just am like any mom and think my son is great and want to remember this.
I've been telling Michael over and over that I think he's at such a great age/phase. He listens to me so good at home, he is so inquisitive, happy, eager and just excited about life. Plus he's mellow enough to put up with Kandace somewhat. He's very patient when I'm doing something and can't help him right away, he helps me with Janelle a lot by fetching the wipes and other stuff and I'm just so proud of him for the good boy he is.

Kandace's birthday part I

Kandace turnss 3 tomorrow, but most of my fam has bball games tomorrow night so they came over for tacos and fruit pizza tonight. Kandace LOVED all of her presents. Todd, Emily & fam got her Dora PJS, dad got her a $ and a rapunzel story book that Kandace had spotted at Red Apple weeks ago and Mike & Rachel got her a bunch of princess stuff which was THE perfect present for this girl.

After everyone left, Michael and I got ready for round 2 of the birthday insanity by making 2 pans of lasagna for tomorrow night. And as if I wasn't already in over my head, Kandace is having 2 friends over tomorrow for a princess party. WHAT?? I know. It all seemed like a way better idea months ago when I thought this up, but we love all our family and don't want anyone left out.

My girl Kandace. So much to say. I have to begin by saying that there's nothing I love more than hugs from this girl. When I need one I just put my arms out and she climbs up in my arms, puts her arms around my neck and gives me a good squeeze.

Kandace is a lot different than Stetson was. She is girly girl through and through and keeps us smiling (and worrying a little) at her gestures, mannerisms and girl talk.

At 3 years Kandace...

*loves fruit. Still. she prefers it over most anything.

*loves to be read to.

*love anything and everything princess

*loves to watch Dora

*loves to go to the library, take the books off the shelves and stack them

*loves to tease her brother

*LOVES her baby sister Janelle. Just the sigh of Janelle can change Kandace's disposition

*loves playing at gma Dorothy's

Thank you Kandace for coming into our lives. You are our little angel and we love you.