Happy 3rd Birthday Josephine Rose

On July 30th our Josie turned 3. Its so true that time truly flies when you have young children. It seems like such a short time ago that she came into our lives. Then we blinked and now she's 3, going on 13, I might add! I posted a while back about her little personality and the joy the little stinker brings into our lives. A few comments we hear on a regular basis about Jojo are: "I can't believe how light her hair is." (she had very dark hair when she was an infant) or "Look at those big, beautiful, blue eyes!" and one of our favorites, "She is an independent little thing, isn't she?" To which we can only agree.
I love this girl more than I could ever put into words, and secretly love that she prefers me above all others! Thank you, Holy God, for blessing our family with this child, and all the lessons you're teaching us through her. Help us to raise her in a way that glorifies you.


In keeping with the tradition of writing the number of favorites according to ages, I'll share three of Josie's favorite sentences at this stage in her life. I can only assume they are her favorites since she she says them several times a day:
1. "I can do it myself!"
2. "I can't be happy right now."
3. "I'm not little, I'm big."

Party Time!

Everyone came together to help our little lady bug celebrate her 3rd birthday. This poor child was chomping at the bits for months, wondering when her "birfday" was coming. We began telling her in July, so then when she found out it was July but not her birthday yet, she was a little confused as to why she was still having to wait! But I think she'd agree that it was worth the wait. Of course we were so blessed with the generosity of our family and friends, as they gave to our sweet girl. Thank you, to all those who came to celebrate this precious life and especially thank you, to Papa and Grandma for hosting yet another pool party at your house!

Time for Presents