Friday, September 23, 2011

Amanda is 3!!!!!

Happy birthday to my little girl! She is my "Beautiful" and Derrick's "Precious." She's Andrew's "Mandy the Pandy" and Scott's "A--mannnnnn--da." We love her. Her joyful spirit fills our home.


Amanda has enough energy for three or four kids. And she is aware of people's needs and is generous to serve. That enthusiasm can get her into trouble, as when she, for instance, *decides* that I need to brush my teeth, so she opens my toothpaste and squeezes it everywhere to get it ready for me. But she does try to be careful and is learning how to channel that energy.


This girl loves to run! Her curls fly behind her, giving her so much bounce.

She also loves her dog and will follow him just about anywhere (including into the neighbors yard without shoes on.)


Amanda makes life an adventure and I'm excited about the journey that raising her will take us on. There is never a dull moment when she is awake.


Here are the kids waiting for guests to arrive to Amanda's Pink Party last week. I'll post those pictures in a separate posting.






2 comments:

Anonymous said...

I love the 2nd picture of Amanda. And the one of her running b/c it is so Amanda. Precious soul is she.
-Alisa

laura said...

we just read pinkalicious for the first time at a friends house recently.

my girls are pink lovers, but the strongest color related opinion comes from Isaac, who is a pink-avoider! So funny, i think he's asserting himself as boy in the house. but that man will not have anything to do with anything even remotely pink!

the party pics are precious and it looked like the PERFECT three year old girl celebration!