Indie Marie turns 3...

Our little girl is not so little anymore...

Indie turned 3 on March 19th and I honestly can't believe it has already been three years since she joined our family. We celebrated with our closest family and friends.

The Decor: A throw back to Hello Kitty...

The Menu: A smorgasbord of cakes, cupcakes and ice cream...

I've been working with Indie for the last few months on blowing out candles but she is just too mesmerized with the heat from the flame to want to blow out the fire. She gets close enough to feel the heat and then accidentally blows out the candle with her breath. Hey, whatever works, right?!

I love these pictures, Tony even caught the smoke...

Cousin Beck...

Eden and Eliza...

The birthday girl with grandma Smith...

Indie recently learned how to hold up two fingers, one on each hand, when we asked her how old she was. Now we go and throw another year in there, so here she is holding up two and one...kind of. We'll keep working on that.

Opening her gifts...

The guests...

The loot...

We were grateful to have so many people there to celebrate with us. Indie was spoiled as usual so thank you to everyone.

We are beyond blessed to have Indie in our family. She brings a special spirit into our lives and into our home. Anyone that meets her can attest to that. She is an incredible girl and I couldn't be more proud or honored to be her mother.

I love you Boozer.

1st day of pre-school...

Indie had her first day of pre-school on March 17th, St. Patrick's Day. She is in a program called "young 3" at a local elementary where she will finish out the school year with other kids that just turned 3 years old. School will be held twice a week for an hour and a half. I think this will be a perfect transition for her into longer class time next fall.

Here is our big girl, dressed in green and ready for her big day, back pack and all.

She had a small meltdown about 5 minutes before we walked out the door. I hadn't scheduled out our day very well and she had missed her nap so I thought we were hosed.

Once we got to the school she calmed right down. She headed into class and never looked back. I had to hold back the tears. I am so proud of Indie.

Her teacher is adorable and said she did great.

All that schooling makes a girl thirsty.

Sorry for the picture overload but I thought they were all so darling.

All tuckered out on the way home.

Due to spring break, vacation and sickness, Indie missed a few weeks so tomorrow will be her second day. I am really excited for this next step, and I think Indie will continue to grow and learn during this new adventure.