Happy Birthday Auburn!

Our little girl is 3!!!  So, her birthday was in September while we were in Indonesia.  We, as in Simon and me, decided that her birthday would be in October when we returned.  Crazy, I know, but how do you explain to a three year old that they don't get to open presents or eat cake on their birthday?  So, we planned it for the weekend that we returned.  Honestly, she didn't know the difference.  I figure later on in life she will figure it out, but hopefully she won't care.  We still did all the birthday stuff, just on a different day.  Plus she was in Indonesia, how cool is that?  We didn't do a big fancy party, maybe one day we will.  We had French toast for breakfast and her favorite tortellini with broccoli for dinner, went to the park and just had a day all for her.  She wanted a pink chocolate cake.  

She was really excited about the candles and when we started singing to her.

Conley enjoyed the cake as well!

                                     

showing off her new Hello Kitty shirt and her kitchen.  

I really can't believe my little girl is already three.  She loves Hello Kitty, reading books, her baby, bubbles, animals, Sesame Street, puzzles, stickers and all things princesses.  She has know the letters for awhile now and loves reading her preschool books.  She recognizes numbers up to 100 and can count to over ten, but how far depends on the day and language.  She can write some of her letters and loves playing the "what letter does this word start with" game. She is definitely in the "why" stage.  She is avoiding speaking Spanish right now, but Simon still speaks to her.  I hope that this will change.  She has always been my big helper, she sets the table, helps fold and put away laundry, swiffers the floor, and cleans up her toys.  She always has to be the one to pick out a diaper for Conley.  She also loves picking out her and Conley's clothes everyday.  Her favorite color is currently purple, but pink is a close second.  She is so loving and mothering.  She reads books to Conley and tries to teach him the alphabet and new words, which is pretty adorable.  She remembers everything, I mean everything you say and can usually repeat verbatim weeks later.  She will still let us snuggle with her sometimes, which we love.  We just love you our little Auby Aubs!!!  You make us so happy and I can't believe that you are already three!