Happy Third Birthday to Baylie!

Ever since Jalen's birthday two months ago, Baylie has been anxiously awaiting her birthday. Last month she went to the party of a friend and decided that she wanted to have "games and bubbles." She also wanted a tea party.

So on Thursday, Baylie washed all her tea dishes.

Then we had a tea party with all her Music Maker friends (I don't include a picture of them because I don't like to post pictures of other people's children without their permission.)

The kids pinned lips and crowns on the prince and princess (as opposed to a tail on the donkey). (Thanks Alicia, they looked great.) And then we had bubbles - lots of bubbles.

On Friday, we also went to the zoo and the library. I'm actually just throwing in these photos because I can't even handle the cuteness of these kids.

Today, Saturday, was her actual birthday. She woke us up at the crack of dawn to open her presents. As she told her Grammy, "hundreds and hundreds of presents."

It was actually kind of ridiculous. I didn't realize how many presents she had. (Thanks to all of you who were so generous to her.) After every present, she would say "Oh, my gosh! Look!" At one point, she opened a gift that was wrapped in David's shoe box and all excited she said, "Look! Daddy's shoes!"

And this is Baylie sobbing because there aren't any more presents to open. Poor neglected girl.

But later, she went on a treasure hunt and found her last present.

I shocked myself and made a successful Barbie cake. The Barbie is a ballerina and only cost $5. Baylie was so excited about her ballerina. The cake isn't as awesome as what Aunt Shanelle would have made, but for those of you who know me, this is an amazing accomplishment.

To cap off the day, we watched BYU decisively defeat Gonzaga in the NCAA tournament. It was a great day from sunrise to way past sunset.

I love this little girl more than I ever thought possible. She brings me so much joy and watching her grow is pure pleasure.