Happy Birthday Hillary

Yesterday was Hillary's 3rd birthday. It's hard to believe it's been three years already. Sometimes I look at her and can't believe she's that old. Part of it is how little she seems. The other two kids got some height genes from their dad - but poor Hillary got the short end of the stick from both of us. All the cute 3t capri's her grandma sent her are the perfect length pants(as you'll see in the pictures below.) But she somehow more than makes up for it in cuteness.

These and the yellow pants in all the other pictures are the capri's Grandma sent her.

She decided after months of walking around the mall with her hands over her ears for protection that she wanted to get her ears pierced. So that's what she got for her birthday. We went to a place that could do both ears at once and she picked out cute little pink stones. When they did it she made one shocked face and as we all waited for the screams and wailing to begin - she surprised us and instead said "Pretty" and was overjoyed. Even the ladies at the store were impressed. Now she looks just adorable and can't wait until she can change them.

Pre-pierce excitement.

Showing some nervousness although it didn't last too long.

Post-piercing excitement.

She's at that perfect age where every present she opened was "just what she wanted" and her "favorite thing ever". Even the new underpants I got her. She got tons of new clothes and tried a lot of them on until I finally told her to stop because it was bed time.

She got some princess legos from Grandma and Grandpa that she just LOVES. I can't tell if it's because they are princess or because they are all hers and not Connors so she doesn't have to let him touch them. He helped her build the little house and some people and a dog last night. When it was time to clean them up, Connor wanted to put the things in the box still assembled but Hillary insisted on taking them all apart. I think it was mostly that Connor didn't want to that made her insist - but she spent a while taking every single lego apart before it went into the box.

Overall I think it was a really great day for her. We are going to the zoo on Saturday and celebrating her birthday there too so it should be a fun day.

Happy Birthday Hillary - we love you.