Happy Birthday Kate!

Kate is 3 today. How I love this little girl! I wanted her so badly and was thrilled when she was born. She is pretty much my constant companion. She frustrates me and makes me laugh every single day with her off the wall antics. But mostly, I love her a ton. We have called her "Crazy Kate" a lot the past few years, but today she loses that nickname. She is just Kate. Fantastic, wonderful, cute Kate. She has a great sense of humor for a 3 yr old. I love how she knows what she wants so well. I love how she reads books to her vacuum, asks to be naked in the grocery store, is always naked from 3-7 pm, suddenly sings "If You're Happy and You Know It" in random locations and time, asks me to carry her down/up the stairs, does something mischievous and then asks me if it's funny, always knows where her Elmo is, runs screaming with laughter around the couch when she needs her diaper changed, and always says "Four o' clock!" whenever anyone asks what time it is. I could list so much! I especially love that she always says, "I want you" and "I miss you" to me when I tuck her in bed at night.

I can't imagine our family without her. I feel so blessed to be her mom and love watching her learn and grow everyday. Sometimes I wish I could freeze time and she could stay my trusty little sidekick forever.

In her Elmo shirt that she found on a clearance rack at Target and had to have. I didn't see it, but suddenly she was frantically saying, "Mom! Pink shirt. Elmo. Need that!" over and over again. Of course I was thrilled with her using that many words and I had get it for her. It is in her top three favorites of shirts along with monkey shirt and the dog shirt.