How could my baby be turning 3 already? I know it cannot be true!
She and I made this birthday countdown for the fridge during General Conference (to keep her busy). And every morning we take off a link. She is so excited! I am too. But sad. But happy. Happy she's ours. And happy with the little person she is. 
Lots of birthday fun to come...
Monday was so gorgeous and we spent most of it playing outside. When Jorg got home from work, Rebecca had this idea that she wanted to lay on the grass. And she didn't want to do it alone. But daddy was doing some work on his laptop and mom was making dinner! So the smart one put on her cutest face and softly asked us PLEASE?
...and here you have the result.
Neither of us could say no. So we all sat on the grass and looked at the clouds. And played tickle torture. And listened to the birds chirp. And forgot all about what it was that we were doing before that was so important.
This gorgeous "twirling dress"!
On Saturday Jorg wanted to do some research at the Family History Library.
So we all went!
As I was taking pictures, I noticed the first pictures on our memory stick were from last year...in the same spot...almost to the day (1 day off). I guess we'll have to make a tradition to go the weekend after Conference.
She's still "star struck" by the princesses :)
We two girls entertained ourselves quite nicely while Jorg was studying.
We played at the little pioneer kitchen set-up in the JS Memorial Building,
Watched the Joseph Smith movie, until the mob scence...she was very concerned...and I thought better of her young age. She is still 2! At least for a few more precious weeks...sigh...
Enjoyed the sunshine,
Did lots of running and climbing and jumping!
and ate lunch at a table with a view!
It was just one of those perfect Saturdays!
Okay, so Rebecca knocked over her full glass of water at lunch,
ran away from me in the courtyard, and I had to chase her around and around that log cabin twice to catch her, Jorg didn't have much luck with his research, and the leftover Raviolli spilled all over the stroller.
So...maybe not perfect...but regardless...it was a lovely day
We like it!
What a fun evening!
My parents had us all over for dinner and an egg hunt for FHE.
The big kids had the traditional hunt in the yard. It was cold, muddy, and crazy!
My dad hid the eggs in the weirdest places.
Joeler ended up finding the biggest jack pot, but we all got some of the money love.
My mom laughed that none of us ate any of the candy that was in the eggs. We just dumped it out looking for the mula.
Then the little princess bunnies got their chance to hunt for eggs (candy only)!
Rebecca is carrying a vintage Easter basket. Wow!
I decided we need to start saving up for a piano. Jorg plays by ear and he's really good.
What an awesome Easter!
Yah, Rebecca and I are probably the best artists in the world!...the mice will play!
and Jorg was able to call us a lot. He was taking care of business in Germany.
with Mimi!
We loved it!
thanks for playing with us, Emily and Natalie!
the Smith's invited us to see, "How to Train Your Dragon"!
"Will you draw a picture of grandpa?"
It was a nice day and we took Rebecca by wagon to get ice cream.
Steph was there too and made us some amazing breakfast burritos.
My two SIL's made these awesome collages for their blogs and I stole them! Thanks, girls!
Met the star of the show: the MOUSE in, "If you give a mouse a cookie". She had been wanting to pet his fur during the play and was thrilled to see him standing outside after the show.
Looks like Uncle Laner was entertaining her too.
these were taken last year by Steph.
I mentioned before that potty training this princess has not been a walk in the park.
And it has been working (most of the time) for about a month.
Dear Rebecca,
Sometimes I don't know what to do with you! You are almost 3 now. And you know your mind. And you know that you want to pick the scab off your nose every day! You've had the same scab for 2 months (okay, 1 month...I exaggerated...). Every day we put on oils and bandages, and every day you pick it all off! And there is a crater in the bridge of your nose that is not going to heal any time soon! My mom said I did the same thing when I was little. And I don't have a scar. So hopefully your perfect little body will still heal itself, even without help from you!
We started a system that if you don't pick it first thing in the morning, you get chocolate milk. So that has at least worked for the past few mornings. You cute little 'stinka'!
Love,
your "kitty cat" momma
We went to a BYU basketball game with my parents last week. She LOVED it. Sat through the whole game with no problem. Every few minutes she would ask, "Where did the tiger go?" And we would look for Cosmo Cougar on the floor. She loved the cheerleaders and the band. And the basketball? Well, not much. There was too much else going on... But basketball games are all about the entertainment, right? She's like her mom. I always loved going to the games with my daddy. And I rarely watched the actual game.
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