Happy Birthday Baby Girl!

Our spunky, sassy, sweet, bossy, crazy, grumpy, happy little girl turned 3. It's hard for me to even think about really. The day of her birth and bringing her home from the hospital are moments that are still so fresh in my mind. Her little personality shined through from the instant she decided when she wanted to be born (she was scheduled to be born via cesarean the day after her actual birthday, but she had her own plans, obviously). She's filled a spot in our family that was definitely made for her and continues to exude so much personality that we're afraid, at times, that she might just explode.

She's too smart for her own good sometimes. She's definitely our defiant child. She cares a whole lot less about getting into trouble than her brother does. She's a sweetheart when she wants to be and a diva at others. She loves taking baths. She loves her brother. She loves villains (her favorites include Randal from Monster's Inc. and Shen from Kung Fu Panda II). She loves the park, the beach, sushi, noodles and anything that's salty and crunchy.

She's the perfect for our little family and we love her to pieces!

Thanks to amazing grandparents and aunts and uncles Lia got lots and lots of birthday presents. I didn't realize how difficult getting presents for her would be with her birthday so close to Christmas. She got her beloved Jesse and Bullseye doll, new clothes, accessories for her dolls and lots of other things that if I start to name I'm sure I'll mix up with Christmas presents. For lunch she picked happy meals and for dinner she of course picked sushi. She had a wonderful and went to bed sweet and happy and three!