Adeline at 3

I've got to give a little report of our sweet Adeline at the age of 3.  She's growing up and we are loving her at this stage.  She can be a little stinker sometimes, but man, she's so cute and is starting to say the cutest things.  She has a smile that lights up any room, and her giggle is so contagious.  This girl brings us so much joy!

• She loves anything related to the movie, "Frozen."  
• Thus, her favorite color is blue.  She loves all shades of blue, but ice blue (or Elsa blue) is her favorite.    
• She is a fabulous eater.  She loves all the healthy food I make and usually eats all her meals.  She does love her sweets, but they don't ever replace real food.  I think that's why she's had the healthiest year of her life thus far.  She's definitely gotten sick a few times, but not every month (like she did her first 2 years of life).  
• She LOVES music.  She would way rather play on my phone and choose/play songs than watch TV.  She loves to sing and dance while the music plays.  She was given a music machine for her birthday and she is in heaven when we connect iTunes to the machine.  She chooses whatever song she wants and then sings her little soul out.
• While she's not crazy about TV, if she ever does choose something to watch, it's almost always, "Daniel Tiger's Neighborhood."
• She has developed a love for coloring.  Over the past couple of months, her coloring has improved immensely.  
• She has absolutely fallen in love with all of the animals.  This past year she has grown and developed and has become capable to really play with and love the animals as her heart desires.  She could not get enough of our baby puppies and begged to get them out every day so she could play with them.  She played with them outside, she held them on the couch while she watched TV, and she even took them in the car while we went various places.  She also loves the big dogs too and will NEVER turn down an opportunity to ride a horse.  Now that the baby calves are being born, she wants to go see them too.  

• Her playful imagination has been way fun to watch.  She plays with Evie constantly and they are always make believing.  They love to play with their stuffed animals, Shopkins, LOL dolls/pets, babies, and Barbies.  
• Speaking of Evie, Adeline misses Evie so much when she's at school.  These two have really become such great friends and play together throughout the day.  Adeline is always anxious to pick Evie up and get her back home.  
• That being said, Adeline and I love getting that one-on-one time together while Evie is at preschool.  Adeline is my little helper and best friend.  We run errands together, have plenty of lunch dates, get pedicures sometimes, and usually just play and read stories at home.  It's precious time for us!  
• This girl loves to go to the mall.  She loves to shop, play in the play places, and go to her most favorite shop . . . Bath & Body Works.  This kid loves her some good-smelling hand sanitizer, lotion, and bath bombs.  
• Her girlie side is ALL girl.  She loves clothes, accessories, doing her hair, playing with makeup, dressing up, and smelling good!  
• She is a screamer.  If she gets frustrated, she screams and cries.  We're working on this one and trying to help her find words ("Mom, will you help me with this?) instead of scream and cry.  She also screams in excitement.  That screaming is much more tolerable.  :)
• She is a tease!  She loves to play little tricks on us just to get a silly reaction.  
• She's becoming more independent.  She still loves to have one of us in sight, but she's getting braver and trying things on her own.  She'll go to her gymnastics class and participate, she's attending her church class without a parent now, and she'll run off to play with other kids.  She always checks back often for a hug or a kiss, but then she'll run back off to do whatever she's doing.  
• She is a curious.  She's always discovering things and trying to figure them out.  Often times, she pulls and prods at things until they break.  She breaks and/or ruins a lot of stuff . . . simply by pushing things past the limit they are intended.  
• She totally enjoys the reaction she gets from saying "naughty" words.  She'll say stupid, dumb, etc. . . . just because she knows we all react to it (Evie is the one who mostly reacts to it and CANNOT believe she is not following rules).  She pushes her limits and eventually ends up in timeout and is completely upset by this consequence.  
• She has always loved her daddy, but lately she has REALLY loved spending one-on-one time with him and "survives" just fine when I'm not alone.  She loves to be his buddy when he goes to the farm, she cannot wait for him to get home from work, she usually calls him during his workday to tell him she misses him and loves him, and she looks forward to daddy-daughter dates.  
• She loves to exercise with me.  She is seriously so sad if I get my workout in before she wakes up.  She loves the music, she loves to move, and she loves to lay on me and add weight to my lifts.  She's my little workout buddy.  I love it!
• Adeline is thoughtful.  If one of us are not with her, she'll think of us and what she can do for us.  She draws us pictures, she leaves surprises under our pillows, or she'll make sure to pick up an extra sucker/treat for her sister to give to her.  It's pretty darn sweet.
• She is still so cuddly.  She loves to cuddle and still asks to be held often. 

This sweet pea is full of love, mischief, and giggles.  We can't help but hug and kiss her all-the-day-long.  She is a ray of light in our lives.  We are blessed that she is part of our beautiful family!