Abby's Birthday

At last I am getting to Abby's birthday. Okay so it was over a month ago - I'm pregnant with number 3 so I think I deserve a break :)

We celebrated the weekend after AJ's party. We had family and friends for a small party over a lunch time. Abby picked the party foods - Hotdogs, jam sandwiches, cream cheese sandwiches, crisps, chocolate. I decided that we should also have sausages and some grown up sandwiches as well as some fruit. She picked the paper plates and other tableware, red and some ladybirds (red has become her favourite colour). We decided that instead of having a big cake we would do cupcakes which you will see in the pictures. After the food the kids enjoyed playing and Abby opened her gifts (again we kept a few back for her actual birthday). It was a fun day and we had good weather so the kids spent some time in the garden. She really enjoyed her day.

So what is 3 year old Abby up to:
She communicates beautifully, almost too well
She can count up to about 40 but can get to 100 with a few prompts
She loves books and colouring and does a great job at tracing over letters, numbers, shapes, etc.
She loves being in the garden and taking walks. Loves to try and help with the gardening.
Sill loves parks and the beach
Wants to ride the Ferris wheel at Aberdeen fun beach
Loves baking and cooking
Loves crafting about anything I can think of to do
Loves to spend time with her family
Is great at sharing
Can dress and undress herself from the waste down
Eats well and a wide variety of foods
Favourite CD's Steven Curtis Chapman - Beauty will rise and Cindy Lauper - Seven deadly sins
Loves all things Dora and Diego
Watches on TV - Something Special, Me Too and I can cook
Only movies she has seen Mary Poppins and Ice Age
Has an amazing memory
Has a great knowledge of the beginning of the Bible - Adam and Eve through to Jacob. We are in the midst of Joseph at the moment.
Has a basic understanding of death/heaven
Loves to make AJ laugh
Is a wonderful helper
Usually sleeps great at night and still enjoys a quiet time every day
Has just informed us she wants to be a Doctor!
Has become little Miss Independent, wanting to do everything for herself
Is quite skilled in using a knife as well as her fork
Has good manners, most of the time
Loves singing
Can be trusted to amuse herself without getting into trouble
This list is endless so I will have to stop there. Needless to say we are SO PROUD of our girl and her achievements.

Abigail Faith:

Birth

One Year

Two Years

Big THREE
Party time. Enjoying the food

The Cupcakes - they are supposed to look like ice-cream cones.

Small cake so we could blow out the candles and have a cake fountain (like a small roman candle firework)
Blow....
AJ's reaction when she thought she wasn't getting a cupcake

That's better

Great faces...


Opening presents

Dora fairy dress up

Her first costume

Balloon fights (only boys)

If only I knew you could propagate them in this way!

Relaxing at the end of the day