I have a 3 year old!!!

Yup..that's right. Ivy turned 3 last week, and I am still in denial. How on earth did this happen!? It really hit me the other day when she asked me to "text" her friends to see if they wanted to come have a tea party. It made me laugh so hard. She has gotten so big, and has matured quite a bit. I think that 3 is going to be one of my favorite ages. She is getting better at playing by herself, potty trained, fewer and fewer meltdowns, and is "seriously hilarious"...which is also one of her fav new phrases! I am going to make a goal of writing down the things she says, bc I am telling you, this girl is as sassy as they come!

So we had a little bbq/swim party for her while we were in az with my fam and her two best buddies. it was lots of fun! Then on her actual b-day, had another swim party with her little buddies in baltimore. The morning of her b-day she woke up with a swollen face. She had apparently gotten sun poisoning from the beach the day before. It was so sad, but i couldn't stop laughing every time I looked at her. She looked like a completely different little girl. She looked so chubby, something that has never been, and her eyes were tiny and her nose was puffy. Good thing it went away in 2 days bc I was really missin my little ivy girl:(

Here are some random pics from both of her parties, and some of my favorite pics of her growing up. READY!?








my mom insisted on getting a pic of all of the grandkids together...plan failed.
nate and kip got ivy her own bar of soap...she is completely obsessed.



WARNING! You may want to stop right here:)


last 3 years...





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