And so it goes...

Makenna is now officially a 3 and a half year old. And don't worry- she LOVES saying it! A girlfriend of mine (Ms. Kristine) took this picture at her daughter's 3rd birthday party. Not only is it basically the cutest picture EVER, but it just so happens that Natalie's birthday is Makenna's half birthday! And weird maybe...but they weighed exactly the same at birth too! And Kristine- Bennett's half birthday is in April...get to work!! :)

I am being honest when I say- I did not know she'd have lollipops to match Mak's suit. Total coincidence!

Things our daughter is doing at this point:
-She loves saying, "Thanks, Mom--you're the best!" I mean, who wouldn't want to hear that?!
-She'll make one syllable words into two syllables. Example, "That was fu-un!!" I'm not sure where
she gets th-at!
-I'm always so incredibly impressed with her memory...it's absolutely insane! She talks about a year ago 4th of July, or when she saw Santa, or when she went to WOF with Gma Marsha...crazy things that I would never, ever think of!
-She's really into using bigger vocabulary. Intersting, hilarious, lovely. She talks about "last night ago" as in past tense. She's unsure of how long a day ago was, or a week ago, much less a month or a year ago. :)
-She still has great manners, she's respectful, and is very polite. I really love her kind heart.
-Yep! Her lisp is still in full effect. We better get her "shecked" out. (checked)
-Oh Lord..help us with the pretend phase! Everything, everytime...it's all about some fake scenario. She'll make a "campfire" with all of her hanging clothes and then she uses her hangers to "roast the marshmellows!" Smart one, that girl. Quite creative, but man- it's a you-know-what to clean up!
-We're in big girl panties at night! She's had a dry pull-up in the morning now for weeks! I sure hope that sticks around- wahoo!
-She's all girl. We hadn't painted her nails before a birthday party and she asked to stop and buy some polish! Wow- what have I created?!
-She says that she has a brother AND A sister?! What?!?!?! Not sure where that'll take us.
-She's pretty good with understanding measurement. She'll say things like "That'll be 5 dollars!" or "I weigh 32 pounds!" or "Let's leave in 5 minutes." or "Does school start at 9:00?" Maybe her math skills won't be my math skillls. :)
-And with all these really good things, there are a few bad too. Maybe the terrible 2's come on really strong at 3.5?! Or maybe it's because Bennett wants what she has, she wants what he has, ya-da-ya-da... The little cat fights that she starts, I could live without. Fo sho.