A Princess Turns 3

We wrapped up the holidays by celebrating Kendall's third birthday on January 6th.  We had a great dinner with Gram and Dude the night before her birthday, followed by a party at Playwerx on the big day.  We also celebrated again a week later when we visited California Adventure and had lunch with a handful of princesses.

Dinner with Family:

A new Snow White dress for the big trip to meet the princesses!

Birthday Party:

Playing with new presents!

California Adventure:

 

The neatest balloon animal (I mean princess) that I've ever seen!

Hard to believe that Kendall is now three, but it's also very obvious that she's left babyhood behind, and has now become a full-flegged little kid.  She'll choose to watch Spongebob Squarepants over Sesame Street, and she's discovered the world of princesses.

She is still one of the sweetest, most loving little girls that you'll ever meet, and her teachers at school often tell us how compassionate she is towards other kids in her class.  As any three year old, she's now pushing the envelope and questioning things in any way that she can.  On the flip side, she is learning new things as fast as she can.  We've been working recently to introduce her to the world of letters and reading, and she's working to make sure that we never leave home without our patience and whatever baby or other possession that she might have mentioned once an hour before we left the house.

She has a great vocabulary, and can express her needs and wants.  I'm constantly amazed with her memory, as she remembers songs that have been sung at school long after she learned them.  She's also got great problem solving skills, and loves puzzles and games.

She wants to do most things on her own, but sometimes still needs a bit of assistance when it comes to some tasks.  She's been potty trained for about 6 months now, and has recently started to get up on her own at night to use the bathroom.  We just need to get her to wake up enough to get her pants back on and get back in bed on her own!

Many days I'd love to freeze time, but I also love watching her grow.  She's changed so much in the past year, and I can't wait to see what the next year brings!