Peyton {Three Years}

Our Junebug is a big 3 year-old! I just cannot believe it because it feels like just yesterday that I was waking Ben up to tell him it was time to go to the hospital to have our first baby.

Peyton is an incredibly sweet but sassy little girl! She continues to be very social and prefers to have company while playing, eating, going potty, washing her hands...you get the picture :)
We have been working on her gaining a little more independence!

I thought this would be a great year to begin the tradition of a "Birthday Interview"!

Ben took off work for her actual birthday and we planned a fun Friday outing for our big girl. First, we went for a donut at DD. Little did we know, it was National Donut Day so most of our breakfast was free! Can we please arrange this every year? Of course, Peyton chose the pink donut with sprinkles!

Next, we went to Build-A-Bear to create a special 'Sassy Bear'-Peyton put her best friend Sassy inside so it will always be with her!

Since we go to the mall maybe twice a year, Peyton found it a real treat to ride up and down the escalator...again and again. Who can say no to the birthday girl? Definitely not her Daddy, who also got to ride the train with her.

For dinner, we wound up at Tmac (because, really... all Peyton wanted was a cupcake) where we enjoyed dining on the patio and singing Happy Birthday to our Junebug.

Our Sweet P,
It is so hard to believe that 3 years have passed since you came into our world, forever changing it. You are kind and gentle but oh so strong willed. You are quite a challenge to Mommy and Daddy every single day, but we know without a doubt that you were meant to be a leader. We do everything we can not to break your will as we guide you along this great path. You are an amazing big sister and you adore Eliza. You show great concern for her, and people in general. You love being out and about (really since Day 1!) and we can't go anywhere without you making a friend. You mean the world to us!
Love, Mommy & Daddy