Peighton's 3rd Birthday

Cannot believe my little girl is 3 today... that this morning at 1148 three years ago she finally made her appearance... it was a difficult labor but I wouldn't trade her for the world :) I am amazed how much of a person she has become in just three years... she is definitely her own unique, individual self... with great spunk and enthusiasm. And I am also pleased to say that she is potty trained, woohoo! We passed that benchmark and I was so worried she'd be leaving for school still wearing diapers, ha! Peighton has known all week long that her birthday was coming soon... she received a few birthday cards earlier in the week as well as a singing teddy bear from Brandon (which i have heard over and over and over, but i know she loves it so because it came from daddy). We also took mini cupcakes to her class yesterday in honor of her birthday... she was very excited to share them with her friends. But I loved how she came down the stairs this morning and into my room with no idea that the day had finally arrived... today was her birthday and when i told her she acted surprised... but then she saw her presents sitting on the table and the excitement grew. So of course, we could not wait any longer the presents must be opened! I've learned that a birthday after Christmas has its downside... she gets so much for Christmas it becomes hard to find the right things for her birthday only a month later. Plus, she is getting older and is becoming more particular in what she plays with... and she keeps her toys longer- they are growing with her. She received a Princess Ariel crown to go with her dress, a numbers matching game, four princess books, a DVD, a grandma and brother doll to go with her dollhouse (she was very excited about this becomes she has her own "Mimi" now)... plus some stickers and dry erase markers to go with her most wanted present thus far- an art easel. She insists on doing art daily and she especially loves to "color" on dry erase boards... so now she has her own space to do it all! We also received several phone calls from her favorite people... she loves when she can talk on the phone :) She has said for several weeks now that she wanted a pink cake... so this afternoon she helped me make her pink birthday cake with sprinkles of course. It was very tasty too... she loves to bake! All in all, I think Miss Peighton had a fabulous birthday well suited for a wonderful three year old :)