Okay, so this is quite late, but I can’t believe my baby turned three years old!  Time sure goes by fast.  Rylee had a great birthday and is so proud to be growing up. Here are some things I think are great about Rylee:

• She has the most beautiful smile. She is constantly smiling with that big smile and those big beautiful eyes.  Her smile is absolutely contagious.
• When she isn’t smiling, Rylee is doing a 180 and is completely grumpy and scowly. Not that I like this side of her, but I think it is cute how extreme her moods seem to be.
• Rylee loves to cuddle - she loves everything about cuddling. She gives lots of hugs and kisses and always wants to snuggle with someone while she is sleeping.
• She LOVES to cook. She is always asking is she can make something. Any time anyone is in the kitchen cooking she quickly grabs her stepstool and climbs on up to help. She can crack an egg perfectly (has been doing that for a while), can scoop and pack a cup of flour, and even remembers what ingredients go in homemade bread and pizza dough. Her favorite things to make are cookies and pizza (go figure).
• Rylee is tough.  Maybe it’s because of her painful first year, but she can withstand a lot. Of course she has her moments, but when she’s not just looking for attention she is one tough little chick.
• Rylee loves music, just like her big sister. She loves to dance and sing and is constantly performing for all of us.
• For some reason, whenever Rylee sees her grandpa she goes up and slaps him on the butt. I have no idea where this came from, but it is pretty funny. She can wack him pretty hard.
• Rylee loves everyone. She is nice to everyone and is constantly telling me about all of the people she loves. I think this is genuinely a special gift of hers.

I love my little Rylee and am so proud to be her mother. She makes me happy every day and reminds me to be happy and to remember the reason we are all here.

Here are some clips of her 3 birthday parties (one with friends, one with our little family, and one with Craig’s fam):

HAPPY BIRTHDAY RYLEE!

(Sorry to be so late!)