Shelby turns 3!!

Boy has August been FUN!! First Aunty Andrea came to visit the 1st week of August. We had a lot of fun hanging out, shopping and she & I got out one day by ourselves and saw a movie. Shelby was Andrea's little shadow and just thought everything she said was funny. We had a great visit. Then Shelby turned 3 on August 8th. So hard to believe, she is growing up so fast. She got lots of great presents like a bike, basketball goal, a little diner, an easel and LOTS of princess stuff! She even got her own tiara & wand along with all the Disney Princess figurines. She was one happy little girl. We had a cake w/Daisy on it, her favorite Disney character, and some good food & fun. (We sweet-talked Uncle Russ into making some pulled pork for us, delicious!!) We also learned out of that weekend that the guys do not watch the kids closely enough. :) Shelby & Mason had a lot of fun w/the dry erase markers for the easel.....only they found it to be WAY more fun to color themselves & the floor vs. the writing board!! See the picture of Mason as proof, it is hilarious. Thankfully Crayola makes things easy to wash off!! All in all, Shelby really enjoyed her birthday party, most of all because of all her family & friends that were here.

Last Friday, I took Shelby for her well baby visit. She was 36.8 lbs and 39 3/4 inches, so still in the 90/95% ranges. She is one big kiddo! These days she loves to play dressup like a Princess, enjoys doing puzzles, still loves to read books w/us, still enjoys her trains and likes to do stickers & coloring. We have "crafty time" and she will tell me she's "scrapbooking" when doing stickers. She is always making us laugh with her little antics and conversation. She recently has said things like "When I was a little girl" and will refer to an old toy or something she did when younger. But the "little girl" cracks me up, because it seems like she considers that as the time before she turned 3. She loves to get on the phone w/her grandparents and really anybody else that I will let her say Hi to. The other day Abby came over to play and it was like they were teenagers or something! They went off to play in the spare room by themselves and when I would poke my head in to see if they needed anything, Shelby would just say "We're fine Mom" and push the door shut on me! It caught me SO off guard! I knew she was excited to have Abby over, but man she just wanted no part of me intruding on her playtime w/her. It was too funny. I got a lot done that morning which was nice!

We're looking forward to the cooler temps, football and preschool starting in September. Uncle Russ came down this weekend to hang out, so that will be lots of fun. Shelby always enjoys her time w/Uncle Russ. Enjoy the birthday pics below!!

On her new bike, SO excited! Uncle Russ got her this.

A princess who serves coffee! I have NO idea how she posed like this,

I just said to smile for a picture. She is too silly!

Cute Cousins!!

The evidence of the dry erase marker incident.

Playing at the diner. They were "customers" while Uncle Russ was the "cook".

Easy Rider! By the 3rd day of practice she was able to pedal w/out our help.

Now she goes a little too fast & we sometimes have to jog to catch up!

Mommy & her little Princess. :)

Takin' a Jeep ride!