Charley turns 3!!

Charley turned 3 in July. This year we decided to have a family celebration since her cousins from Texas were going to be in town. It was kind of nice not having to plan and prepare a huge party. I think we will do a family party every other year to keep things low key. Charley started the day off with donuts with Dad and Bergen. She wanted a pink donut with sprinkles so he took her to get one. They then went over to the pet store to get a fish! Spencer let her pick one out and she chose a red betta fish. Afterward they came home and she opened presents from her Grandma and Grandpa Ellingson who gave her money and Gramma B and Bart who gave her a little toy piano. She loved both! Her and Bergen still fight over the piano and I will catch Charley playing the music and then dancing around and singing.. it's pretty cute. With her $10 she got, we went to Target and she chose a Curious George jack-in-the-box and a play dough set. She plays with both just about every day! We then went to the splash pad for most of the day until her cousins arrived that night.
That night we had homemade pizzas, opened more presents and then had a brownie layer cake with strawberries. Spencer and I got her a Daniel Tiger figurine set and a balance bike. Her cousin Rebecca made her this most amazing princess dress with a crown an cape! It is really amazing how she made it and Charley loves it! She wears it so much and twirls and dances around in it. It was fun to see her open it and get so excited about a real princess dress!

Happy Birthday to this amazing 3 year old! I love Charley so much and am so grateful for her sweet spirit. She is fun, always happy, loving, obedient, energetic and caring. I love seeing her little personality shine through. She is such a good sister, the best sleeper and very curious. She loves the water, playground, and reading books. She wakes up happy asking for breakfast every morning and usually goes to bed without a fuss (after some milk). We love this girl so much!!