~the cake~

Of course, it's pink!

Thanks mom, for baking it. =)

She didn't want to blow out the candles...

... she wanted Corbin to. =)

Grandpa, Corbin aka Bubba, Grandma Howard and Marley

~fun stuff~

Who remembers when Colt would say "my daughter is not going to be a princess?" This birthday was fun because he picked out her toys... you'll see... (I did the clothes, with an acception of the sparkly pants that he swore our girl would never wear. They aren't that bad, though. =)

Dad picked out her dress up dress.

Daddy and his non-princess... ya right.

This is her princess cd player. It's a fake one, by the way, but still plays music. She calls it her purse.

Dad picked out her necklaces, too.

(By the way, that shirt she is wearing is a 3t!)

Oh ya, dad picked out the tiara that came with a ring and clip on earings!

Grandma and Grandpa Howard gave her lip gloss. She's so excited!

This is her My Little Pony puzzle book from her Bubba.

Grandma and Grandpa Howard also gave her a Strawberry Shortcake doll (above) and a little purse with nail polishes. She was excited about that one, too!

Thanks for the gifts!!!

~clothes~

Marley loves clothes, too, which is helpful when it comes to birthday shopping. Though her little body is sized so differently (shirts - 3t, pants 24mth/2t, dresses 4t... it's all very strange) that when we find clothes that fit we feel pretty lucky. Imagine our excitement to find clothes at great discounts, yea!!! I'm glad she's girly and gets excited for new clothes. In the last picture she is even laying out her new outfits.

~pink shoes~

So if you know anything about Marley it would be a) she LOVES pink and b) she LOVES shoes. When we found pink shoes for her we had to get them. (It's not like she didn't have any before ;) She was with us when we bought them but she hasn't been able to see them... going on 2 weeks now. She was so happy to finally open them. This was the first present she got to open right before we took her to dinner. Grandma Pam watched Emma while the rest of us went to El Parrell, Marleys favorite Mexican eatery. =)

Marley turns 3!!!

My darling little girl turns three!! Marley is only about a week old in this picture, I can't believe how quick these past years have come and gone. We've had our ups and downs with this girl, but I sure do love her... plus I've learned how to avoid some of those "downs" (see any of my Marley-ism posts =) haha. She is a sweet girl and I love her so much, she adds so much joy and fun to our family unit. I love her so much. Happy birthday, sweetie!!!

Kindergarten!

We LOVE kindergarten!!! I especially love it because it gives me a schedule to stick by. We've got a time table so that urges me to actually get things done. School gives me motivation!!! =) Corbin was so happy to go. Colt took these pictures because I didn't want to be "that mom" who followed her child to school on the first day. To my surprise EVERY mom held a camera and was following their kids into school. I even saw a few DADS following with camcorders - go figure. Colt took Corbin in, I was worried I'd cry. I was happy that I didn't, though kindergarten is just an extended preschool. I'm sure next year will be a different story, right sisters?? ;)

This is now week two of school and CJ still loves it. He's excited because today his class gets to go to the library. We love books!! He is so smart and loves school, this makes me happy.

Emma's newborn pictures

When Leslie was here a couple of weeks ago she took newborn pictures of Emma. For my family and friends that don't check her blog regularly click here to see the photos. I can't believe that was two weeks ago. She's changed already!

Thanks again Les for taking these pics. I absolutely LOVE them!!! You did a good job. Thank you a million times over!!!