She's THREE, she's THREE!!!!!!!!

What happened to the last three years? I mean, really, where did our baby go? Ainsley turned three today, February 18th. I was looking at the pictures we took today and I'm just so surprised, especially comparing them to her birthday last year. She is such a KID lately, saying the funniest things. And doing amazing things too - two nights ago she copied MOM when Dan wrote and now can write it herself. It's awesome to watch her do it, and to listen to her try to "read" words. (reading Costco receipt...) "Dad, does that say Costco?" It's so cool to be going through this with her like we did with Hayley.

Anyway, we had a Barbie Princess party today - she wanted it all pink & purple and was it ever! We hung decorations on the walls that made it look like a palace - her face when she saw it this morning was absolutely priceless. I made a fun Barbie cake - it was a little tricky but it really came out pretty cool and she loved it...and it actually tasted good. :) She has been enjoying dress-up a lot lately, and she got several outfits in her size - those were a huge hit! She spent most of the afternoon & evening putting them on and changing them and dancing around flapping her fairy wings....she was so cute! (pictures below of course). The Tinkerbell outfit from Auntie M and Uncle Allen was a big hit - she was a crack-up prancing around with that and waving her fairy wand. What a little girly-girl she is.

It's hard to believe she is now 3 years old. No more baby. No more toddler. Time to buy a "big-girl" bed. Learning to write. Independent and creative and silly and lovable and strong-willed. She is a handful but such a joy! Happy 3rd Birthday Ainsley!!! And now some pictures.....