1/2/12

HAPPY 3rd BIRTHDAY TO THE MOST AMAZING 3 YEAR OLD I KNOW!!

Today, Olivia Rose turns 3 years old. It is SO hard to believe. I remember that day like it was yesterday, I cannot believe it was 3 years ago already. She is so smart, so fun and so entertaining. She makes us laugh, drives us crazy and melts our heart, over and over again, all day long. She's becoming such an amazing big sister and she learns and grows by leaps and bounds, seemingly daily. I can't believe it's time to start looking at pre-school's and thinking about stuff like that. 3 years ago I was meeting the most amazing person I had ever met to date, and now she just amazes us every day.

As far as present day, we had an amazing day celebrating our little Diva. I went running into their room as soon as I heard them stirring to give her lots of "HAPPY BIRTHDAY's" and kisses. She was smiling ear to ear, like she really understood how exciting it is. We had some breakfast, then Christian dropped Amelia off at "daycare" so we could spend the day with Olivia. It worked out nice, both of us getting our Holiday off today :)

After we were all dressed and ready to go, we were off to the Mall of America. We had some leftover ride points from the last few visits, and she actually went on a TON of rides. I was so excited that she finally tried some of them out, and she just laughed and had the time of her life. It was great! Next up, we took her to the Disney Store to pick out a gift - of course, she bee-lined it right to the plush Ariel doll. Then, I asked her what she wanted for lunch, and she immediately said she wanted Pizza...so, pizza it was. She never used to like pizza, but she can't get enough of it now!

Finally, our adventure was over. She passed out before we even hit the highway home. I ran into Target quick on our way home to order her Cake for the party this weekend, and grab a little cake for her to have later tonight.

After a little nap, we were off again. We picked up Amelia, and met my Dad and stepmom for dinner. They can't make it to her party this weekend, so they wanted to come down to spend some time with her, and give her some presents. The girls were pretty exhausted, and clearly not feeling too hot, so they didn't eat much and were pretty lethargic through dinner. They perked up once we got home, and it was time for presents, singing and cake! My Dad got her a Ladybug tent and the girls had the time of their life playing in it. They were hilarious.

Finally, the two little girls passed out. Hopefully for the night, but I'm not holding my breath! We are now the official owners of a 3 year old, I'm still in shock!