Lindsay's 3rd Birthday Celebration

The birthday girl making a wish before blowing out the candles...must be a good wish with that smile...hope it comes true!!


Some of our wonderful guests...the Collins Family...we love them!!

Waiting for her guests to arrive.

All she wanted was to look like a princess...we succeeded.


This is how Kendal was the majority of the party...she certainly had a bee in her bonnet.

A princess cake for the princess.


A couple family photos.

Lindsay and Megan

Lindsay and Kevin

Happy 3rd Birthday Lindsay!!!!

We love you little girl...Happy Birthday!!!

Kendal...being Kendal!

Kendal doing what she does best...looking cute and reading books...don't you just want to smooch her!!

Pajammin fun!

Of course we continue to love our matching pjs...on this particular occassion Lindsay grabbed her sister and said "Mom...take our picture"...you didn't have to twist my arm.

Beach Day

We got to spend some time at the beach/bay this week with Auntie Whitt, Auntie Debbie, Teta Tini, Zack and Ky...it was fun and the water was sooooo refreshing. All was well until the police came (yes, the police) and told us the beach we were on was not a beach for swimming...just for boaters...so we had to pack up and go (thank goodness it was close to naptime anyway)...such a perfect little beach it was...now we'll just have to find another! We sure loved hanging out together though!!

On a side note...Kendal's pacifier strategically stayed in place to minimize the consumption of sand and salt water...it worked!!

The Almost 3 Year Old Ham

Lindsay is keeping us on our toes as usual. She has decided she no longer needs to nap...so she "rests" which usually results in a nap but occasionally can lead to building forts out of pillows (see below) and putting stickers all over the wall next to her bed. Like her father, she is definitely a night owl...the other night I peeked into her room at 10:15 and she said "come on in mom, sit right here"...as she patted a spot next to her on the bed.
She loves to stand on her highchair and announce how big she is, to which I always state she is never allowed to get that big!
Lately Lindsay has also told me I am being ridiculous...WHAT!?!?...that's not okay!!
But we do enjoy our little girl's sense of humor and hope it continues to blossom as she grows!

Proud to be an American!!!

Happy Fourth of July! We hope you have a wondeful day. We are looking forward to spending some time at the beach earlier tomorrow...then we're off to my stepsister Katie's wedding in the evening...though we will exit in time to get home and watch fireworks with Lindsay. At the bottom of this post are some pictures from the fourth in 2008...fun to see the difference a year makes!