Kaitlyn is Three!

Somehow my little baby girl turned three years old today. I'm not sure how this day could have come so quickly. But if you ask her how old she is, she dutifully holds up three little fingers and proudly states that she is "frwee." So I guess it must be true.

Last night, we made cupcakes for her preschool birthday celebration. For someone who doesn't really enjoy baking (cooking, yes--baking, no), I had fun making these festive little things. Thanks, Pillsbury, for packaging the icing and sprinkles together. Brilliant! :)

Kaitlyn loves cupcakes. When she got up this morning, I asked her if she wanted some special birthday eggs for breakfast--a rarity on preschool mornings when we're usually rushing to get out the door. She politely said, "No, I'll just have a cupcake." (by the way, she did not get a cupcake for breakfast!)

In Kaitlyn's preschool class, the kids get to wear a special "birthday cape" on their special day. She'd been watching other kids wear it throughout the year and was excited about finally getting her turn.

Enjoying a cupcake in class...

...and enjoying another one at home. Since her official birthday party (and cake) is on Saturday, we just had a mini-celebration at home after dinner. I put three candles in a cupcake and let her blow them out.

And she got to open gifts...with a curious little brother watching her every move.

Ethan was pretty content with the leftover packaging.

One of her presents was a tent/tunnel contraption. She had a blast crawling through the tunnel and hiding in the tent before bed. And when I'm ready to put it away, it collapses flat and takes up very little space--a must for our house!

The birthday festivities will continue this weekend, so I'll post pictures of that in a few days. And hopefully I'll find some time to blog soon about our New Jersey trip and other fun things. But until then, Happy Birthday Sweet Kaitlyn!!!!!