Happy 3rd Birthday to our little Monster

And we wouldn't want it any other way. :) Evan, at 3 you are very sweet actually. You have become more sensitive to others feelings and  now consider consequences to poor choices. That is a relief to us because you were a very rambuncious 19month old- 2 3/4 year old!! In the last few months you are more calm (not all the way, let's not get carried away) from your regular 2 year old self. You are trying new ways to get our attention. You say funny things, you copy everything Cora says so I'll say it's cute, you ask almost every night at bed time if you can "go 'out there' (living room) and sit on the couch for a minute" cause you just can't stand to miss a thing or better yet be away from your parents! :) he he he. You are more kind to Cora Grace every day and tolerate her adoration of you. You are beautiful and we cannot wait to hear what you do or say next. I love that you want to "count to twenTy" (yes extra pronunciation of the 't') but really you keep going up to 40 but I have to tell you '40', then 50, 60, 70, 80 & 90 and you really understand how to count up all the numbers, all you need is the beginning. We are very impressed with your mind and hope we will encourage you well throughout your life so you can reach your full potential.

favorite color: green... still

you know your eye color and cg's, daddy's and mommy's (and mommies are hazel, that's hard to say or remember for goodness sakes)

you have memorized our birthday's, phone number and address

every morning when you see us, before good morning, you excited question "can i have gummy bears and ovaltine!?" (gummies are vitamins)

your prayers are amazing and daddy loves them cause they are short, to the point and aren't the screen plays mommy sometimes prays about (oops!).

you love 'mommies big blankie' when you are tired, cold, wet or sad

you must sleep with 'little blankie', 'giant blankie', 'spots' (stuffed dog from ikea), 'big kiss' cora's pink hippo from grandma jennie i think and your little night lights.

you tattle on Cora Grace all the time. :/ hmmm... we'll see about that.

you ALWAYS ask to go 'straight' when we are leaving our driveway or you want to go 'left' so we can drive down the culdesac. Once you get your fill of that, it's off to try to persuade me to take you to your friend Hayden's house, down the street... and Logen and Liz and Daddy Hayden. LOL. :) (at least you stopped calling him just "Daddy". lol)

You are so excited to turn 3. Before bed last night I showed you your cupcakes for your class tomorrow and you said, "CUPCAKES. I'm SOOO excited."

you are such a beautiful gift and love our our life. xoxoxo