Lucy is THREE!

Today is Lucy's third Birthday! I can't believe how fast three years has gone! It really seems as if she went from being a baby to a 3 year old overnight! We had a great day celebrating with family - and Lucy, as always, loved playing with her cousins. This year she requested a Babar birthday party, which I loved, BUT it is so hard to find "Babar" things nowadays! So, I bought a few vintage Babar books, Grandma Rapp found one at a garage sale and Nana Jacoby found a few old Babar figurines in the basement (from my Arby's kids meal back in the early 90's). It was a group effort, but the decorations turned out very cute and the cakes I made tasted great too (whew!) Lucy was showered with all types of fun presents, but the "big" present from us was a BIG GIRL bike! We had tied a Care Bear balloon to the bike, and when I brought it in the room all she could see was the balloon, so she started walking towards the balloon (without taking her eyes off it) - she was standing right in front of the bike - but didn't even notice it! It was so funny! Finally, once we pointed out that the balloon was tied to a BIKE she eagerly jumped on! We are so blessed to have her in our life and can't even remember what it was like before we had her - okay maybe it was a lot quieter, but a whole lot LESS fun! She brings us so much joy!

And I'll leave you with a few from Lucy's 3 year pics....

You know how people say three is the new two? Yeah, this should explain that.