My how you've grown

Aunt Mary Beth gave Dorothy Jane this durable birthday hat that she can wear each year!

Dorothy's 3rd Birthday Party

Making the cake

Friends in the park...

Concern over the wind and the flames

Dorothy had a slice of cake

And a "decorate-your-own cupcake"

Jump!

After the party

Making my party sign

Happy 3rd birthday, Dorothy Jane!

And to my birthday buddy, Uncle Patrick, who turns thirty-something today.

Ages 3+

Maybe Candyland should wait until tomorrow

Decorating balloons

Play doh cupcake

Storm has passed, all is well

Playing during the rain and wind

Calm before the storm

Snooze

Pit stop on Evacuation Road (#Irma)

Rosy cheeks

Same glasses, same kid

Love-Love

You're invited

The Sunday Funnies

I close Dorothy's bedroom door at night until she says "red light", then I leave it cracked at the suggested width.  As she often does, Dorothy was pretending to be a baby, so just before I left the room I asked, "Do babies say 'red light' or 'gaa gaa goo goo'?"  She said in a high pitch, "They say wed wight in their wittle voice."

With our tacos for dinner I gave Dorothy a spoonful of refried beans; she tasted it, set the spoon down, and declared, "This is not tasty peanut butter."

Dorothy is in her dinosaur stage; she referred to her gummy vitamin shape as a "t'rex-a-saurus" (pronounce the "Tt" sound, not the letter).  Also, it's a "vitamint".

Playing outside:  "I am going to use this watering can and dump out the water to make the flowers happen."

We visited a friend's house to swim.  Dorothy walked into the backyard and saw the many pool noodles and floats in the pool; then she ran back to me, yelling excitedly, "Mama, this pool has all the things!"

Dorothy:  "More cucumber."**
Mom:  "You want MORE cucumber?!"**
Dorothy:  "I want to eat more cucumber until we run out of some cucumber."

"What can you do for me?"  This is Dorothy's prompt whenever she wants me to suggest a snack, a treat, a toy, etc.

Meeting Geoffrey, the Toys 'R' Us giraffe

Let's wash the wagon

Chameleon