Julia at Three

At three years old, Julia is:

Inquisitive

Funny

Quietly Defiant

Stubborn

Sweetness

Caring

Loving

Julia is all sugar and spice. Switching quickly from being sweet and loving to crazy.

She often walks on her tiptoes.

She plays happily with cars and baby dolls. She thinks Rescue Bots are cool, and loves anything princess. Oh, and she loooves play dough!

She is good at sharing.

She likes to go on errands with Andy or I and quietly daydreams in the car. Oftentimes she is so quiet that I double check she hasn't fallen asleep.

She likes to help cook and clean the house - especially cleaning windows, cabinets, and walls (not so much picking up toys).

She insists on choosing her own clothes each day.

She had her first haircut and first day of school this year.

If we are having something the kids like to eat during the day she asks that we save some for Daddy.

She is going through a fierce "Why" phase.

Her facial expressions tell you exactly what she is thinking.

She is a little Mommy, both to her dolls and her siblings.

She developed a beauty mark this year, but we already knew she was absolutely beautiful, inside and out! 

Julia's 3-Year Old Birthday 21 Questions

1. How old are you? 2

2. What is your favorite color? Green

3. What is your favorite toy? Trucks

4. What do you like to learn about? Books

5. What is your favorite TV show? Garfield and Let it Go (Frozen)

6. What is your favorite food? Peanut butter and jelly

7. What is your favorite game? Magnets

8. Where do you like to go? Target

9. What is your favorite animal? Stuffed animals

10. What is your favorite song? Let it Go

11. What is your favorite book? Let it Go book

12. Who is your best friend? Abby & Izzy

13. What makes you happy? Abby & Izzy

14. What do you like to do with your family? Target

15. What is your favorite thing to do outside? Play

16. What is your favorite holiday? Spring

17. What do you like to take to bed with you at night? Stuffed animals

18. What do you want for dinner on your birthday? Pa-sketty

19. What was your favorite birthday gift? What is a birthday gift...my castle

20. What do you think about before you fall to sleep at night? Flowers and bugs

21. What do you want to be when you grow up? A big sister

Julia's Jokes VI

Andy: I'm going to eat your toes.

Julia: No! You can't eat my toes because they are decorative toes.

Philip: Julia, come upstairs with me!

Julia: I can't come upstairs because I'm pregnant!

While being a ringleader in a lot of mischief while Andy was out of town, I threatened to call Andy to tell him about the kid's behavior.

"Oh! Daddy will be delighted!"

After reading a book that said camels have very long eyelashes to protect their eyes from sand:

"Do you have super eyebrows? The kind that keeps the sand out of your eyes?"

"My teacher is going to love my awful dress!"

"Philip gave me crackers because I was as hungry as a goat...I was hungrier than a goat!"

"Mommy, don't steal our liberty, okay?"

Andy: This is your left foot.

Julia: No, that is not my foot. That is a skin bottom.

Me: Is it fun having a baby sister?

Julia: No, having a baby sister is not fun because there are alligators in our living room.

After getting our room all straightened up in advance of company arriving, the kids brought in their books and stacked them haphazardly on every flat surface in the room. Bringing me in to show me:

"Do you like it? Say thank you!"

Julia: Do fishies sometimes bite our legs?

Me: Sometimes they come up to take a nibble, just to see what we are.

Julia: To see if we are a bear?

Looking at her tongue in the mirror: "Oh, that is a fascinating tongue!"

"Philip, the sea urchins didn't spike me, buddy!"

"I don't want anymore milk. My belly's all soaking wet."