Daryn is 3!

Ahhh! My little Tiny is 3!! I can't believe it! It feels like she's been two for so long, I was so used to it! Her birthday was on Monday, but we decided to cap off a very busy weekend after their shows with a family party on Sunday before Joy left. So she really got two days of birthday. 

She woke up early, very excited and helped me make breakfast.

Daddy came home from his church meetings and brought her flowers!

I had to get busy making a cake.

Daryn wanted "a strawberry birthday cake with zoo animals on it" so that is what she got! It may not be the prettiest, but it was delicious!

Matchies for church.

After church, Meagan, Joy, and Stuart's family came over for dinner/dessert. It was party time! This little sweetheart was pretty spoiled. 

I think her new Little Giraffe blankey was definitely the hit of the day. Her old one badly needed to be replaced and she loves her new one just as much!

Maddie was feeling a little cantankerous; luckily, she had a Gigi to hold her when she wasn't sleeping.

Reagan loved helping Daryn test all the presents and only got a little jealous.

Trying on her new Anna dress up dress!

Time for cake! I was going to write Daryn, but the D was too big so I settled for her initials instead. I didn't worry too much, because she can't read. 

And then I think she only had about one bite of cake. Too much excitement! 

The next day was the big 3! We got already and picked Reagan up from preschool

and went straight to the zoo!

We met up with all of Daryn's Utah cousins who came to celebrate; so fun! Daryn was thrilled to be running around. We caught a bird show right at the beginning which was lots of fun.

Even Maddie was excited for her first zoo trip!

We got to see the brand new lion cubs! They're behind the girls in this picture but you can't really see them.

Brown bear, brown bear.

And elephants!

And of course they got completely soaked playing with this thing.

Yummy birthday treats!

Since it was a special occasion, the girls got to ride the carousel AND the train.

We had a wonderful time and before we knew it, it was time to leave to go to the girls' gymnastics classes. 

Of course this happened on the way up to Ogden. Too much fun for on little girl!

After gymnastics we had dinner at Chick-fil-a and Lance was able to get bunches of smiles out of the little one. So sweet! (I think he was singing Pink to her...)

It was the perfect birthday for a little 3 year old. 

Some things about Daryn at 3:

~She was 28 lbs (25th %) and 35 in (5th %) at her doctors appointment and totally rocked her shots with just a whimper. 

~She loves bothering her older sister and thinks it's hilarious.

~She almost always wants the opposite of whatever Reagan wants.

~She does not have much of a sweet tooth, but tries to avoid eating her veggies now too.

~She loves "doing art" but ends up being pretty destructive.

~She is a great sleeper and still naps 2 hours most days, plus 11-12 hours at night.

~She wears mostly 2T tops and 3T bottoms.

~She is very healthy, hopefully no medical procedures in the near future.

~She is very good with her colostomy bag and never pulls on it.

~She is very silly and goofy and never wants to listen to what Lance and I tell her. She thinks it's funny when she gets in trouble. 

Some questions I asked Daryn:

1. What is your favorite color? Purple

2. What is your favorite toy? Purple water gun

3. What is your favorite fruit? Strawberry

4. What is your favorite tv show or movie? Tumbleleaf

5. What is your favorite thing to eat for lunch? Peanut butter sandwich and peanut butter sandwich with jelly and peanut butter sandwich with honey. 

6. What is your favorite game? Pop the bubble

7. What is your favorite snack? Blueberries (you would think that would be her favorite fruit then...)

8. What is your favorite animal? Zebra

9. What is your favorite song? Army of Helaman 

10. What is your favorite book? My piggy book that I got from the doctor

11. Who is your best friend? Grace

12. What is your favorite thing to do with Mom or Dad? Build with legos!

13. What is your favorite thing to do outside? Play in the pool with our swimsuits on

14. What is your favorite drink? Water 

15. What is your favorite holiday? Going to Grace's house (???)

16. What do you like to take to bed with you at night? My animals

17. What is your favorite thing to eat for breakfast? Food, pasta (hmm)

18. What is something Mommy always says ? That we have to go to bedtime

19. What do you want to be when you grow up? A puffer fish

Most of her answers made no sense and certainly weren't what I would have said about her, but we love our silly girl so much. Happy birthday, darling!

A day of performances

The weekend before Memorial Day was huge for our girls! Saturday was packed full of their shows. 

First Reagan had her final soccer game (thank heavens). She played hard and was thrilled to get a trophy at the end of the season!

After that we had to go straight up to Ogden for the girls' gymnastics shows, Elite Olympics!

Daryn was up first. 

She marched at the very front because she was the littlest :).

She had a floor routine and a beam routine, and she killed it.

I won't mention who was in charge of videoing it while I took pictures but accidentally just took pictures too (ahem... Lance). I got over it.

Ta-da!

She was SO excited to get her medal after!

We had a few minutes to kill before Reagan's show started, so I told Daryn to run around and she took me very literally. 

Next up:

Reagan's class has been working so hard on their routines. Reagan was nervous but she did great! I'm so proud of how hard she practiced!

Floor:

Bar (her best skill in general, I think):

Waiting for her turn on beam:

She absolutely smashed it on beam; I was so proud of her! Not a single mistake.

Daryn was having a hard time focusing during Reagan's show. Yes, that's her in Maddie's carseat. No, Maddie was not in there at the time.

So proud of my little gymnasts!! And love Reagan's awesome coach, who is very patient with her. The girls are very happy with their medals and have them hanging in their room. 

After the girls we done, we hurried home and grabbed some pizzas and Reagan jumped in the bath. We had to get her all ready for her dance recital back in Ogden that night!

I did her hair in a tight pony with curls, but I didn't take any pictures beforehand because their wasn't time, and I din't realize they would have taken her dress off when we picked her up at intermission.

Anyway, she had a ballet dance and a tap dance and she did so so good. She focused and didn't get distracted and remembered all the parts. We were so proud of her!!

We were so lucky to have Joy there that weekend to join in the fun. And by fun, I mean chaos.

It was the most exhausting day ever, but we made it though and Lance and I were so happy to see the fruits of our girls' labors. I can't believe all they accomplish! So lucky to call them ours.