Happy 3rd Birthday, Ava!

I realized last night that I posted Ava's birthday pictures on Facebook, but I forgot to do a birthday post on the blog. Whoops!

Happy birthday to my sweet, beautiful, amazing little girl. You've changed our lives completely and I can't imagine life without you. Where has time gone? I can't believe you are already 3 years old! I remember the day you were born like it was yesterday. You have turned into such a character, full of love, you wear your heart on your sleeve and never hide your emotions (I wonder who you get this from? Lol). You have a flare for the dramatic, love to sing and dance, and love to play dress-up. You host the best tea parties, adore sweets and treats, and you love to tell us that you love us:) Lately you have become very shy around strangers, but I am hoping that passes soon. You finally (mercifully!) decided to start pooping in the potty instead of in your panties and you are completely potty trained now--no accidents for 10 days now! We are so proud of you and we love you so much! Happy birthday, Avie-bug!

(All she wanted for her birthday was a Care Bears cake, which no stores make and I wasn't about to attempt on my own, lol. So $5 in quarters later I managed to come up with plenty of duplicate bears, but they looked great on top of a cake. She loved it!)