Reagan is THREE!

 

Honestly, I will greatly miss Reagan being two. She has been the most delightful two-year-old ever known! But, alas, she turned three!
We had a party for her on Sunday night, and then spent today opening her presents from Mom and Dad and grandparents. It was a ton of fun.
Here is some of the Sunday fun:

 All of her party food was pink, of course.

 Including the traditional elephant cake, made by mom.

 "Thanks, Great Grandpa."

 Ready to blow out the candle.

 Unwrapping gifts.

 The picture taking fail of blowing out the candle.

And this morning:

 Princess dress up clothes

Getting help unwrapping gifts from her brother early in the morning, before Daddy went to work. Brothers are great!
We got a gift back in October of a play kitchen. We got a little distracted, and didn't try to assemble it before the weekend before her birthday, and found that there were no instructions included, and none available on the internet. We emailed everyone we could think of, and I had three emails in my inbox on Monday morning with instructions of how to put the kitchen together. So, the kitchen did not come until later the night of her birthday, which was totally okay with her. She was delighted to get it!

 Playing with it while being dressed as Belle, because of course we have to do that!

Anyway, it's quite the detailed kitchen.

Things I want to remember about Reagan when she turned 3:
1. She is such a GIRL! She tells me several times a day that her favorite colors are pink and purple. She loves anything princess and girl.
2. She loves to sing. Every night before bed, she sings me several songs, usually, "Incy Wincy Spider," "Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star," and "I am a Child of God" to name a few.
3. She LOVES her brother, and protects him just as much as he protects her. She is fiercely loyal to him.
4. She loves to say prayers, and sometimes forgets whether she should "bless the food" or not. Often, she asks me during the prayer. And there are often addendums after her prayers, because she forgets to say certain things.
5. She is SO BIG. She is pretty much Davis's age. Just ask her. She can do ANYTHING by herself!

Happy Birthday, Daddy!

Chris had a great birthday this year, especially because at the time of his birthday, he had a job! He was hired by Bonneville School District 93, working at Rocky Mountain Middle School, teaching Special Education in a contained classroom. He went to work after Thanksgiving, because, having been a teacher before, he knew that there was no way that he could just waltz in starting in January without knowing how the classroom was run and expect things to go well. His principal thought that he should be payed, which he was of course, not opposed to. His pay was moved up to November 27th, which means our benefits start this week, and paychecks start next week! Hallelujah!
Anyway, for his birthday, when he got done with school, he opened some presents, with help from Davis and Reagan. Then we took the kids to dinner at Grandpa's BBQ here in town, which, I must say, was fabulous!
We are so lucky to have such a great daddy and husband!

Running shoes, of course!