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happy birthday, sweet girl


Today is Evangeline’s 3rd birthday. It seems so crazy to me that I have had a daughter for 3 years. And though I can see her dramatic attitude taking shape, I absolutely love having another girl in the house. 
young girl in yellow dress in yellow flowers
I wanted to take her to a field of yellow flowers to take some birthday pictures. We were on a time crunch and she was more interested in the flowers than taking pictures. But I did get a few that I’m in love with. I think I need to enlarge a picture or two. I couldn’t get over how pretty this little place was. We plan to go back very soon to get a few more shots when we’re not feeling so rushed.
young girl in yellow dress in yellow flowers
young girl in yellow dress in yellow flowers
young girl in yellow dress in yellow flowers
young girl in yellow dress in yellow flowers
Sometimes I feel bad about not doing anything big or exciting for the kids’ birthdays. I would love to dream up a perfectly themed party. But our lives are already so full right now. That just doesn’t work for us at this point in life. But in the meantime, I try to do little special things to let them know they are loved. 
For Evangeline, that meant adding some color to the day. Last night I blew up 36(!!) balloons to fill up the living room floor and surprise her when she woke up. 12 for each year of life. I planned to video her reaction when she first saw the balloons but she and Kingston were awake before I even woke up—way too early! 
evangeline birthday balloons
I also made a colorful cake for her. And all I have is this phone snap that looks way overexposed on the laptop.
fun birthday cake ideas
 
So after our traditional birthday trip to Mcdonald’s (and the worker was so kind to give Evangeline her meal for free when she heard it was her birthday!) we headed home to eat cake. And wouldn’t you know it? She fell asleep right before we got home. (Probably because she was up at the crack of dawn…but what do I know?!)
birthday nap
She was not a pleasant birthday girl when she woke up–it’s her party and she’ll cry if she wants to.
But the sparkler candles that I bought her, that wouldn’t blow out too easily, put a smile on her face. And cake. She is so my child. Nothing puts a smile on my face quite like dessert. 
birthday girl
birthday girl
birthday girl
birthday girl
birthday photography
I love this girl and her love for all things colorful. Her insistence on wearing a dress…every single day. Her obsession with “Frozen.” Her requests for an “Elsa braid” or “Anna braid” every day. I love the fact that every time she notices my growing belly, she starts referring to the baby as “baby Elsa.” Her giggles. Her love for her mommy and her friendship with her best friend, Legacy. I love that you can see how caring she is when she talks to Desmond and tries to give him bites of food. And that even though it drives me crazy, that she’s strong willed and determined. I love everything about her. I keep selfishly praying that we will be blessed with another baby girl. Because nothing would make me happier than giving her a baby sister, a built in best friend.
birthday girl and mommy

 

birthday girl and daddy

That’s all the sappiness for now!
Happy 3rd birthday, sweet baby girl!

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little birthday girl


My little Cinco de Mayo baby turned 2 years old today! We celebrated yesterday by taking a trip to the City Garden with the kids. It was one of my favorite family outings we’ve ever had. I will share as soon as I can figure out how to not post a super insane amount of pictures!

We didn’t do much today as far as celebrating goes, but we did make sure to sing to her and eat cupcakes…which is all you really need at 2 years old. It’s hard to believe that these two years have gone by so quickly. People say things like that all the time…but it’s so true. 

birthday girl

I took some first birthday pictures of Evangeline last year with this same flower crown. She still has a sweet little face–but now that face is surrounded by quite a bit more hair.

waiting for cake

This girl is a singer. Constantly. Especially at bedtime–sometimes staying awake for an hour or more in her crib, singing loudly. ABC’s, Let it Go, Twinkle Twinkle Little Star, Everything is Awesome–you name it. And she always ends every song by clapping and saying “yay! You did it!”  Wait a few years and we’ll see how this little Roberts family band is coming along.

She also loves books (The Monster at the End of This Book and Pete the Cat books are her current favorites.) She can count to 10 (sometimes needing a little help), sing her ABC’s, and usually gets her colors right–pink is her favorite! 

She loves bows in her hair, pretty dresses, shoes, nail polish, hearts, and flowers. With all the boys in our family, I’ve worked hard to make sure she appreciates all the girly things in life. 

birthday girl ideas

 

bitthday cake
birthday cupcake

 

She is also a pro at blowing out candles–much to our surprise. I made her blow out the candles 4 times tonight and I still wasn’t quick enough.

blowing out candles

She’s quick to give hugs and kisses if someone is crying and also quick to say sorry if she did something wrong. And let’s be honest–when you have multiple siblings, there’s going to be a lot of toy snatching and “sowwy’s” to be heard.

birthday girl cupcake with sprinkles

 

cute little girl eating cupcake

Even two years after giving birth to a girl, I still have moments where I think/say “I can’t believe I get to have a daughter!” 
As her personality develops, it’s very obvious that she’s the baby sister to 3 brothers (**note how she goes head first for that cupcake!!) 

But make no mistake–she is very much a girly girl. And sometimes a diva. This morning she insisted on wearing her swimming suit instead of the outfit I picked out. And I let her. But that’s only because she looked super adorable in her swimming suit!

messy birthday girl

I love our little “miss” and I’m thankful for these 2 years that we’ve been able to watch her grow.
Happy birthday Evangeline 🙂