Little Gymnast

I signed Valerie up for a gymnastics class for the month of May. Thanks to Groupon I was able to sign her up for really cheap. Unfortunately the deal was only for one month, so it was short-lived, but it was fun while it lasted! She really enjoyed it, and especially loved doing it with her cousin Hailey.

She looked like a little pro doing her wall handstands!







Valerie and Hailey were a little timid on the first day, so here they are sitting far away from everyone else....holding hands! It was so cute!

Tinkerbell Party

For Valerie's 3rd birthday she wanted a Tinkerbell party. A couple days before the party, I took her to get her first hair cut. She sat in the chair perfectly still and smiled at herself in the mirror the whole time. She looked so little and cute in the big chair!




The party was girls only and we invited only little girls her age. We started the party by letting the girls paint their nails, put on tinkerbell rings and stick-on earrings, and apply pixie dust (body glitter). They all loved the "pixie dust" and ended up pretty sparkly. :)


The party guests all came dressed as fairies in pretty wings and tutus. They were all so adorable!


We had a fairy wand hunt outside and here they are with their wands!


Having fun jumping!!


Opening presents


The tinkerbell cake


Getting a birthday hug!


This was my first time throwing a girl-themed party, so it was a lot of fun. I learned it's not a good idea to have any party games where the girls get "out" such as Captain Hook Hot Potato. Everytime one of them got out, they were on the verge of tears. Girls are much more sensitive than boys! :)
Thanks to all our little fairy friends who came and celebrated with us!

VALERIE'S 3!

Our beautiful baby girl turned 3 last week! She's growing up too fast!! Valerie is becoming a little more girly. She loves to paint her nails, wear tutus, and sing songs. She is also becoming more and more independent. She wants to get herself dressed, brush her own teeth, buckle herself in her car seat, you name it. She wants to do EVERYTHING by herself. It is fun watching her personality blossom. My mother-in-law described Valerie perfectly: "When she was good, she was very, very good. But when she was bad, she was horrid." :) One minute she can be the sweetest thing you've ever seen, and the next minute- WATCH OUT. When she is having a good day, she likes to follow me around the house and say, "I being a good girl mommy. I being a very good girl." We love our princess Valerie!
A good friend of mine did a photo shoot of her and I LOVED all the pictures, so I wanted to share them.


















































































































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