audrey - 3 years old

Three years ago, we were blessed with our first baby girl, Audrey Elizabeth Love. We fell in love with her immediately! We were overwhelmed with emotions as we held Audrey in our arms, knowing that the Lord had entrusted us with her. Our prayer then and our prayer now, is that we do the best we can as parents to raise Audrey in the way that the Lord would want us to raise His child. We know that she is a gift, our small miracle that has grown into a beautiful little girl. A little girl who loves deeply, laughs often, and can definitely be a little sassy at times. Audrey is very independent and doesn't want any help unless she asks for it. She is very concerned when others are hurting and shows her concern by giving hugs and words of encouragement. Audrey's hero is her Daddy. There is no one else that she loves more, trusts more, or feels safe with.

A few of Audrey's favorite things are snuggling in Mommy and Daddy's bed when it's way too early, doing anything and everything to make her little sister laugh, singing songs loudly while holding onto a plastic microphone, dancing around wildly in pretty princess dress-up clothes, putting on rain boots and stomping through puddles, doing puzzles over and over again, reading several books while sitting on your lap, swinging as high as the swing will go, taking care of her baby dolls, praying out loud before each and every meal, and baking yummy treats with Mommy just so she can lick the spoon. Audrey could not possibly sleep without her cozy pink blanky, everything in her little world has to be purple, and the one thing she could eat every morning for breakfast is pancakes with syrup.

It's so hard to believe that our baby girl is now three years old. We can't even imagine what life was like before Audrey. We love her so much!!

Daddy, Mommy, and Sissy gave Audrey her very own kitchen for her birthday.

Nani and Papa left this very large, singing balloon on our front porch for Audrey. And in the white box...

...cupcakes of course!!!

On the evening of Audrey's birthday, we celebrated with friends in San Luis Obispo. We ate at Mo's restaurant for dinner, sang "Happy Birthday" to the birthday girl, and then enjoyed the cupcakes that were left on our doorstep. Happy 3rd Birthday, Audrey Love!!