She's 3!

Rock it out baby!

Tengo 3 anos!

Yo soy Lily...professional pinata striker!

Lily saltando in the moon bounce

Globos from Bubby Patricia and Guermillo

Painting our pinata

Wow, where does the time go! I can't believe it! Our baby is 3 years old!!!!! Where has the time gone! What a ball of sunshine she is in our lives! So full of energy and life!

At 3 she loves to do puzzles. She has gotten very good at them. She can do 24 and 30-piece puzzles all by herself. For Easter, I bought her a 50-piece puzzle and another friend just bought her a 48-piece puzzle.

We celebrated her birthday in several ways. I bought a pinata with strings and we took it to daycare. The kids enjoyed the experience as for many of them it was their first pinata. We also made cupcakes. Lily enjoyed using the beaters. She wanted to do it all by herself. She also enjoyed putting the sprinkles on the cupcakes. We tried to keep it as hygienic as we could, but she kept wanting to put the sprinkles in her mouth!

The next day we had a small family party. We invited my family and a few of our close friends. Lily and I made a pinata together. It was a really fun project. I think we will try to do that every year. The first day we did it, I am not sure she really got the hang of it. But by the 3rd layer, she was professional. We had a great time trying to whack it open. Lily and I did such a good job on the pinata that it took a plank of wood swung at half force to crack it open. Thanks to our friend Mr. Jeff.

Lily had her first experience with the Easter Bunny. Of course, she had to see him, but once she got up close to him, it was the death grip! At one point in the evening, the Easter bunny got out of his chair and walked toward a door. Lily followed him until he reached the door. When he went through the door she stated, "He has to go to the bathroom".

Now every time she hears the word Easter.. she shouts Easter Bunny. So cute!

Lily also has discovered glue! We went to this Easter Eggstravaganza and she was at a craft table with glue, tissue paper, and a cardboard egg. Let's just say the cardboard egg was so heavy and laden with glue that we left one of them there at the Eggstravaganza and I threw the other one away when we got home. It would take them months to dry!

Lily continues to love to dance and sing. I wish I could figure out how to embed a video because we have some video of her which is just a crack up. She takes her blood pressure cuff and uses the ball as a microphone. She sings random songs with random words. Not even quite sure what she is saying!

She is doing really well with her Spanish teacher. We love Ms. Rosa. She is so patient with Lily and Lily is learning so many new things. She has been singing up a storm in Spanish lately! Of course, we are so proud.