Happy Number 3!

Belle turned 3 on Wednesday. We had a little family party for her on Saturday afternoon. Steve and I bought this little pool for her and the girls had a blast! We had homemade ice cream, homemade rootbeer, hamburgers, hotdogs, and melon. Belle has been asking me for weeks if she was "3" yet, and finally I could say "yes". Here are a few funny phrases she has said and facts about her:

-"Can I hit Whitney?"

-"I am going to run away from home. Okay, I'll just walk away. Okay, no running away or walking away."

-As she drops a hexagon-shaped cracker: "Mom, could you give me my pentagon, please?"

-She gets extremely car-sick (within 10 minutes) and recently was able to take her off prescription medicine and use dramamine to take care of it.

-She loves Barbie's, ponies, dress-up, and babies

-As she shuts the door before Whitney is able to walk in the house: "No more Whitney's."

-She loves to be held like a baby in a blanket

-She hates to be thrown up in the air

-She talks a lot, but she hardly talks in church and most people don't realize how "chatty" she is

-Every time I tell her something, she responds, "oh"

Open House

We decided to go the Open House at the Oquirrh Mountain Temple. They allowed strollers, which was awesome. Our double stroller fit through almost all the door ways. Anyhow, Whitney loved the temple and especially the chandeliers. It was a great teaching experience to explain the different rooms, ordinances, and just experiencing the beauty inside. She said that one of her favorite things was the self-playing piano. Unfortunately, that wasn't in the temple, but the reception area at the end. I think Belle's and Abby's favorite thing was the sugar cookie at the end.

I really didn't want my picture taken because I'm still carrying a bit of baby weight (my excuse for now), but it's not often that we have the opportunity of all of us being in the picture... I'm usually holding the camera.