My Julia is 3.

This past Thursday, my Julia turned 3 years old.

She's still my Julia, but she's just a little bit older.
It's kind of hard to think about how fast time goes. Remember when she used to have this little haircut?:

Evan's parents came to visit us for a week and were able to celebrate Julia's birthday with us. Jana made an Edible Pink Baby out of marshmallow fondant for the top of Julia's birthday cake.

We had some friends over to celebrate the day before her birthday. There was out door playing and lots of bubbles.
We grilled out hamburgers and hotdogs.


And played a lovely game of pin the tail on the donkey. One of the kids informed me they hadn't played that game in YEARS!!
When it was time to open gifts, Julia was shy but polite. She played with her hair in between presents.
One of her favorite gifts was a new pet. A fish she promptly named Fink. She is most proud to have her own pet.
We sang Happy Birthday to her and she shyly enjoyed the song.
But, she needed my help when it came time to blow out the candles.
On the her actual birthday, Julia opened up presents from us and her Nina and Papa. We got her a t-ball set.

And a very big present that Elisabeth helped me pick out and bring home...
A pirate ship playhouse. She LOVED it!!! I found it at a garage sale in perfect condition.

We then spent the day in Denver at the Aquarium which was loads of fun for the girls. It was a lovely birthday and Julia was so happy to turn 3...because now she can finally chew gum just like Elisabeth. :)