3 years old!

Our girl is 3, though I'm not sure how that happened. We lose time the way I lose bobby pins or mates to socks. How has it gone so quickly? Not that first difficult year of growing pains and getting to know each other, but this past year? *snap* Like that. In lieu of a long, mushy post about this delightful, energetic, funny, strong-willed and adventurous girl, I'll settle for a list. Here goes:

Rockin' the eighties look at our favorite grocery store.

Nicknames: Vivi, Snugs, Viv (mostly from men)

Age: 3

Favorite color: (Elsa) blue

Favorite animal: "baby doggy" 

Favorite book: Many. Push comes to shove, Monster Needs A Costume and the one about dinosaurs saying goodnight

Favorite show: Daniel Tiger's Neighborhood

Favorite movie: Frozen

Favorite song: Let It Go or Shake It Off

Favorite food: soup (or chocolate…like mother, like daughter)

First day of spring! 

Favorite drink: chocolate milk when she's allowed, otherwise milk

Favorite breakfast food: Nancy's cinnamon raisin bagels or homemade waffles

Favorite snack: kids' Clif bars

Favorite outfit: dresses and her Elsa dress complete with hoop skirt, when she can get away with it

Favorite game: Red Shoe Runaround (Eisinger original, folks.) Frozen matching game (Thanks, Maxie!)

Favorite toy: Baby

Best friend: Oh, you know. Kids at school, other friends, or the random kid she met that day on the playground. Extrovert.

Favorite thing to do: Be outside

Favorite thing to do outside: Walk to the playground at the end of the street

What do you like to take with you to bed at night? Books, Baby, a snack, hair bows…

Where is your favorite place to go? The library or the park. 

Birthday doughnut action

Favorite restaurant? Do preschoolers have favorite restaurants? Nancy's, I guess…

What did you do on your birthday? Started the day with a sprinkle doughnut at Nord's Bakery, went to school and had treats there, then had a special dinner at home and played at the playground, opened gifts and had a visit from Mimi and Pop Pop. 

Favorite quotes from Vivi: 

"Mommy, can I blow out the candle?"

"No honey, leave it lit. Mommy wants it that way."

"Weeeelll, it's not YOUR birthday."

"It's not yours either!"

"How much do you love Mommy?"

"Umm….2 hours!"

"What did we do today, Vivi? Did we go to the doctor?"

"Uh huh. And that doctor not crazy."

"Crazy? Why would you think she'd be crazy?"

"I don't know!"

"Someday I get big hands too."

"And what will you do when you get big hands?"

"Um, cook with Mommy-Daddy. And hold my baby stister." 

"I slept in Mommy-Daddy, Vivi's bed last night."

"No honey, you slept in Mommy-Daddy's bed." 

Vivi-girl, you're the best kid I ever could've imagined. You challenge me daily to become the best version of myself I possibly can be, and your daddy too. We are lucky to have you as our daughter.