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These two are like peas in a pod!
And GJ gave Samantha her favorite gift – a new mermaid purse full of treasures like a Little Mermaid key chain with key, sunglasses, chap stick (yay!), and a mini iPhone, iPad, and “pooter”! She even had to take them to her party with her..
The phone, iPad, and computer were actually for her baby dolls but she’s been using them to get a lot of important work done!
Love her and GJ too!
We celebrated Samantha’s 3rd party last weekend with a party at the place where she does dance. It wasn’t just any party though, it was a mermaid party!
The whole thing was about as cute as it gets. The girls in tutus, the Little Mermaid music playing on the piano, Samantha twirling and twirling and twirling! It was all of my little girl dreams…ummm, I mean Samantha’s little girl dreams come true! 🙂
All of her favorite people came…
Including 9 other little girls and a few big brothers who proved to be very well behaved and helpful, especially with the parachute!
The girls danced and galloped and skipped and jumped and hopped and walked on their tippy toes!
I had one very happy little birthday girl!
Especially when it was time for cake!
Happy birthday Samantha!!
What a perfect way to celebrate our sweet 3 year old!!
We love you Samantha!
Oh, yes, the birthday celebrations continue! You only turn 3 once after all! 💗 On Tuesday, Samantha took treats to school to celebrate in class!
And what cute Little Mermaid cookies they were!
Se had a great day at school, got a birthday crown, and enjoyed the cookies! Mrs. Betsy sent me this picture…
Have you ever seen a happier 3 year old?! Being 3 is awesome!
Samantha sure did have a happy day on Saturday – her 3rd birthday – and the celebrations continued all weekend long! The day stared with lots of balloons and a pink doughnut with candles…
She even got to go to Maxwell’s basketball game! ha!
She got to pick lunch (Chick-Fil-A) and we all enjoyed her fantastic mermaid cake!
That night there were presents including lots of new pjs and a car seat of her baby doll!
and maybe a little more cake for the birthday girl! 🙂
The next day everyone got to go to Disney on Ice to continue the celebrations! I think it was a hit…especially the popcorn, cotton candy, and sno-cones they got to have!
Samantha was cracking me up during the show. When the witch from Snow White came out Samantha said “Why is her grandma so mad??”. When the skaters would spin she’d say “Whoa! He’s getting dizzy!” When Ariel and Sebastian came out without Flounder she was VERY concerned and I probably heard “Where IS FLOUNDER?!” about 10 times! Frozen was definitely her favorite part but, again, she was very concerned that Sven was not there! She also kept saying that she thought we were going to be skating…ha! Maybe another time baby girl!
A wonderful celebration for a wonderful 3 year old!
See you tomorrow!
Samantha is a THREE year old! As she will clearly tell you, she is not a baby. She is a big girl! The sweetest, most precious, precocious, friendly big girl! She keeps us on our toes, makes us laugh, and also makes us want to pull our hair out. 😉 Oh, I love her so.
From this precious baby girl (born on her due date at 1:04pm)…
To this happy one year old….
To this perfectly perfect two year old….
To this lively three year old!
Oh, how boring our lives would be without this ray of sunshine! She loves her baby dolls, her brothers (though she clearly knows her power and will refuse their hugs just to make them mad! ha!), her momma (clear favorite here! it’s wonderful and exhausting), her Baa-Baa, her bed, and mermaids! She’s a great sleeper, a good eater, and a happy kid. She loves going to school to play with her buddies but I think her favorite days are dance and gymnastics days! She’s athletic and coordinated and has no problem keeping up with her big brothers. We still call her Toots, or Tootie, or Baby, or Squishy…or Samantha. She says breakiful for breakable and pooter for computer. She’s flat out ADORABLE.
This one has an opinion! Oh yes! She is strong-willed but also sugar sweet. Personality coming out of her ears! Life is going to be an adventure with this one.
A few questions for my favorite THREE year old:
Favorite book: Under the Sea
Favorite movie: The Little Mermaid
Favorite color: Purple
Favorite restaurant: Mexico Lindo
Favorite food: Quesadillas and chicken nuggets
Favorite drink: mMilkshake at Chick-Fil-A!
Favorite friend: Evie Cate and John
Favorite toy: Baby dolls
Favorite animal: Unicorns – mommy and baby unicorns!
Favorite dessert: Cookies
Goodness gracious, I love this girl. Thank goodness she brought so much sunshine and all things pink into our lives THREE years ago!
Happy birthday sweet Samantha! It’s going to be a wonderful year!!
We love you!