Rhylan the KID!!!

Sunday morning she woke up to birthday decorations!

After church, we had a little family party. We ate cheese pizza and watermelon on princess plates! She also opened her presents. Her Grammy C, Papa and Markee (Riley's family) were able to come celebrate with us! That may have been Rhylan's favorite gift:) --Thanks for coming, we loved spending the weekend with you.
Her Auntie Markee got her this little hamster. It runs around on the floor. She loves it and has named him...Talmer?

She was such a big girl and knew just what to do with the presents.

And her big surprise present was a scooter "que-ter" Here is her reaction when she opened her eyes and saw her dream present right in front of her. She tried this out in the store over 2 months ago and has dreamed, asked, wished, for one ever since:)

DID YOU SEE HER SPECIAL OUTFIT?
I made this birthday skirt and matching 3 shirt. She got to wear it to church.

She is a pro and extra safe in her new Dora helmet!

She got a lot of fun things. We have already tried out all the board games! Gone on a walk to try out the scooter, she wore her princess shoes for hours, chased a hamster, listened to her "DVD's" tried out all her dresses for her magnet doll "paper doll," and read lots of princess books.
Then later we did the cake (see previous post for a cake pic.)



Yep Rhylan has passed the baby years, said good-bye to the toddler times and has moved on to being a big KID!! Am I old enough to have a 3 year old? WOW, it is weird to think that I have spent the last 3 years not working out of my home, not going to school, but being a full-time, stay at home, mother (I LOVE IT!)

Rhylan's 3 year stats:

Weight: just under 27 lb--10th percentile (meaning 90% of kids her age weigh more than that!)
Height: just over 35 in--5th percentile (95% of kids her age are taller than her!)

I guess she takes after me. We are a little small. The doctor wasn't concerned with her weight or height at all!! I was so relieved. At her 2 year check up the other Dr. was kind of mad at me for Rhylan's low weight.
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I had a little interview with the Birthday Girl to help you get to know her a little bit... and for our blog book! I answered all the questions first, with what I figured was the correct answer. Many did not match up. But as you probably know, little girls are very unpredictable and often change their mind. I consider my answers the correct ones but hers are the funny ones! (my answers are in the parentheses)

Rhylan, what is your favorite:
Toy? doll house (princesses)
Movie? Madagascar, Jungle Book (Dora Saves the Mermaids)
Color? blue & green & purple (pink)
Song? Single Ladies (Single Ladies)
Friend? Mary & Weesa (Mary and Louisa)
Place to go? park (pet store)
Animal? Lion..RRRAAARRRR!! (cat or giraffe)
Princess? Cinderelly & Sleep'n Blewty (Cinderella)
Snack? carrots (crackers and cheese)
Drink? Lemonade! (juice box)
Letter? R! (r)
Breakfast? Cereal (cereal)
Favorite thing to do with Mommy? play (cook)
Favorite thing to do with Daddy? play (play)
Favorite thing to do with Gracin? play with his toys (take a bath)
Favorite way to help mom? clean up all the bottles (unload the dishwasher--silverware)
What do you do when you are thirsty? "tell daddy drink a water"
What do you do when you are tired? "I have to go to bed"

What to you like better?
Popsicle or ice cream? --ice cream
PB&J or Tuna sandwich? --tuna
Juice or milk?-- juice
Play in the pool or snow? --snow
Be hot or cold? -- hot
Banana or apple? Banana
TV or movies? TV
Cats or dogs?-- Cats and dogs!
Pet store or park?--ZOO!-----This one made me laugh:)

We sure love this big girl. She is so special and is a very important part of our happy family. We love her funny personality. We love her crazy monkey like abilities (climbing.) We love her little round face, her little girl attitude, her sweet voice, her beautiful songs, pretty much every little thing about his girl makes us happy. WE LOVE YOU RHYLAN.

Happy Birthday Munchkin!!!!!!