Harlen, You Are 3.

THREE! 3 years old!

Harlen, you had the BEST birthday and the best birthday party. You had tons and tons of fun. On your birthday you asked to go to school "the gym", so we went there in the morning with friends. Then in the afternoon, all 4 of us celebrated at Shenaniganz. You played your little heart out and bowled for the first time. You were great and you loved it! 2 days later we had your party at Pump It Up. All your friends came and got to celebrate with you. You stuck to the huge slide most of the time and didn't bother really jumping on anything else, but it was so worth it. You did it probably 100 times. We had the best time watching you have fun. 
At 3 years old you are...
- potty trained, except for pull-ups at night
- wearing size 4-5t shirts and size 4-5t pants
- in a size 9 shoe
- still taking a nap for about an hour and a half a day
- in preschool one day a week
- loving being a big sister
- a great helper
- starting to become a social butterfly
- you love pretzels, chocolate, pizza, carrots, apples, nutella, blueberries, sausage, and chicken
- you are into princess things
- your favorite movie right now would be Toy Story or Curious George
- your favorite book is Green Eggs and Ham
- you still sleep with your precious lovey
- you don't like having your hair washed, brushed or styled
- you love your nails being painted
- you love playing "dollies" and playing with puzzles
- you are loving school and do so great about being dropped off
- you love to be cuddled, held, and rocked
- your favorite places to go are Chuck E Cheese, the gym, the mall to ride the carousel, and Monster Yogurt
- you are growing up so fast. You amaze us everyday with something you have learned, or ask us about, or remember from months ago.

We love every bit of you. You surprised us with how well you transitioned into your role of being a big sister. You really are the SWEETEST big sister any little brother could ask for. In fact, the only thing you get in trouble for, regarding Oakley, is that you want to hug and kiss him a little too much and sometimes forget how tiny he is. But I'll take that any day. Thank you for being you, Harlen Violet. Never did I think having a 3 year old would be this much fun, much energy, much challenging, much exciting and exhausting, but you are the perfect little 3 year old. 
LOVE YOU, H!!! (Oh, and you recently have asked us to stop calling you H, "Just Harwen. I'm Harwen.")

You will always be our baby girl.