Happy Birthday Tori

I can't believe that I am the mother of a 3 year old! Time flies. Her birthday was on the 13th, but I am a little slow on this post. She is an amazing girl. She is smart and always keeps me on my toes. The day before her third birthday she learned the fifth article of faith. She knows 1-5 and can sing them perfectly. I love to her the way she pronounces some of the harder words. She knows we are so proud of her. The first time she sang it to me without any help she asked, "Mom, are you happy?" I was ecstatic! She loves to make me happy. I think she had a good birthday even though some of the time I don't think she knew that her birthday really was here. I kept telling her happy birthday and she would say, "Yes. My birthday is in one day." I was afraid she would wake up the next day and think it was her birthday. I think that the blowing out of the candles is what made the day real in her mind. After we sang, she blew out the candles in one blow. It helps she has been practicing pretty much every day for a long time. After she blew them out she had so much fun that she asked if she could do it again. Since she would have another year to wait for this opportunity to arise again, we lit the candles again, sang, and she blew out the candles once more. She loved it. She didn't eat any cake that night, because she doesn't like cake (so I made a cake that I really like), but she had a memorable night anyway. She loved all her presents and was spoiled. She deserves to be spoiled every now and then though. She really is a sweet girl that brings me endless amounts of joy. As my dad would say, she makes my heart sing. Happy Birthday Tori! We are so lucky to have you and look forward to another year with great memories.
Tori opened most of her presents in the morning before Trevor left for school. I was glad we opened them early because she spent most of the day playing with her new toys.
I love this picture because it shows how excited she was to have candles on her cake. She couldn't wait to blow them out!
Preparing to blow out the candles.
Finally her moment has come! I must admit this is the second time she blew them out because I didn't catch the first time on film. The first time looked much like the second.
Tori's new floor puzzle. She has really enjoyed putting it together numerous times with help. Trevor and I realize it is quite the job teaching a 3 year old how to do a big puzzle on her own. At the rate she is going (doing it numerous times a day), I am sure she will figure it out.