On June 20, our baby girl turned three! It's hard to believe it's been three years already, however, I can't remember my life without her. The time has gone so quickly and I know I've said it a million times, but we fall more in love with her each day. Three is such a fun age! She's learning the world around her so quickly. Her personality is such a joy. Her questions are so insightful. And like they say, kids say the darndest things!
If you ask Lauren what she's going to do when she's three, her answer is: go to preschool and eat peanuts! One of those has happened...she has started preschool. Bright Horizons offers full-time preschool and Lauren has our favorite teacher, Mrs. Ginny. So far, she loves it! Her days are packed with fun and learning. Last week, they were studying Australia. She can even find Australia on the globe! Wow! Preschool is opening a whole new world for her and she's soaking it up! (The peanut thing hasn't happened yet, although she said tonight she'd like an english muffin with peanut butter for breakfast, so we'll see if she decide to be adventurous tomorrow.)
Lauren's favorite things right now:
Twirly dresses. If a dress isn't twirly enough, she won't wear it.
Twirling everywhere. Everywhere we go...home, in a restaurant, in a parking lot, at a store, she is twirling. She's actually very good at it. Must be a natural dancer! She's just started her first ballet class and she loves it. I'm hoping to find her a tap class in the fall.
Princesses!! She's obsessed with dressing like her favorite princesses. Mostly she chooses to be Cinderella, but Belle is a strong contender for second place. She also loves to play with her princess dolls. She'll spend hours creating storylines about the princesses and their princes.
Prince Charming & Cinderella! Good thing Justin is so willing to be Prince Charming...I'm not sure who Cinderella would dance with if he wasn't. If you ask him, I'm sure he wouldn't think it's too far of a stretch for him. She says that she loves Prince Charming with all of her heart. So sweet! We're starting to plan a trip to Disney World so she can see Prince Charming in real life.
Mary Poppins & Bert. Ask her and she'll tell you Bert's her best friend. (It may be because her daddy also plays a great Bert! Ask Justin to see his Step In Time Dance!) She's obsessed with the movie and it's the only one she'll ever choose when we go on long car trips. She knows all the words to all of the songs.
Noodles with Butter. Lauren's favorite food and if given the choice, she would eat them everyday. Corn on the cob, asparagus, bread and butter, fruit snacks, and mixed up cereal (regular cheerios with a few chocolate cheerios thrown in for good measure) all come in a close second.
Her Daddy. She LOVES her Daddy! Definitely a Daddy's girl. Wherever he is, she wants to be-- like a little shadow. She's very particular about what he is doing...she doesn't want him to play golf or go to work because she doesn't like him to go places without her. She also doesn't want him to wrestle pigs or waterski with no hands (she doesn't want her daddy to get hurt). She has told us many times that she wants to marry her Daddy. So cute! We'll see if she still feels that way when she's 13!
Lauren is really tall for her age. She's 37 1/2 inches and is taller than many of the kids in her class. She weighed 32 lbs at her check up. She's perfectly healthy! We couldn't ask for anything more.
We had beautiful weather for Lauren's birthday (which also happened to be father's day). We enjoyed a Mickey Mouse themed birthday party at the Splash pad and then hosted our guests for dinner at our home after. It was a wonderful day and Lauren loved it!
The day before Lauren's birthday, we had a fabulous lunch at American Girl Store for Elise's birthday! What a riot!! Lunch was delicious and Lauren was in complete awe of the store and all of the accessories for her doll. Nonny and Boppa gave Lauren an American Girl doll for her birthday and Lauren named her Lolly.
Happy Birthday baby girl!
Thanks for checking in on us.
Until next time--
We managed to make it to Crivitz for a few days before I had to go back to work. Although the weather wasn't as warm as we would have liked, we still had a great time! Luke loved his first trip and can't wait to go back. Lauren loved fishing off the dock, throwing rocks in the water, and of course, we all enjoyed dinner at our favorites...Renee's and Schaffer's! 
