Claire is 3!

Our little girl is 3 years old.  Hard to believe it is possible!  I still remember thinking she was going to be a boy.  (probably because we had Luke)  When she was born and the doctor told us it was a girl, we said "What? Really?"! 

It is sooooo much fun having a girl.  She laughs like a girl and is shy like a girl!  She is also very carefree.  We call her our playful one.  She likes to wear long skirts like mom.  She plays that she has to go to work at the office or hosptial like dad.  She wants to tuck her shirt in or play bad guy like Luke!  She wants to mother John.  We tell her she is a little lady and how ladies should act.  We tell her that Luke is there to help protect her just like mom and dad.  She loves it and does very well accepting help from Luke.  She is learning to submit to her parents and a little to her brother, but we are also teaching her to respect her brothers.  She understands so much it is kind of scary!

We had her birthday party on the 18th.  Her birthday is the 22nd, but the 18th worked best.  We let her pick dinner.  We had mac-n-cheese (store bought, powder cheese kind), Cheez-it crackers and raisins.  Seth brought her flowers which she went crazy over!  We got her a Josephina doll and the boys got her some purple finger nail polish.

We love our girlie, but not prissy, sweet, playful, carefree, bright, shining and gentle little lady!