Marvelous Millie Mae

Millie's Favorite Things To Do:

• swing
• color
• ride her bike
  
• play dough
• take care of dolls
• pretend to be a Dr.
• perform impromptu songs with made-up words

Millie's Recent Accomplishments:

• learned to pump (she can start alone, and get it up and going high!)
• caught a fish at Grandpa Thatcher's
• figured out how to climb in and out of her crib
• learned to ride a "big girl" bike
  

Millie's Favorite Foods:

• oatmeal
• mac'n cheese
• chicken dinosaurs
• smoothies
• and milk, milk, milk!
  

Millie's Favorite Treats:

• popsicles
• gum from Grandpa Y.
  
• ice cream cones
• fruit snacks
  
• any candy she can get her hands on

Millie's Three-Year-Old Mischievous Acts:

• Runs out the door with little or no clothes on
• Goes over to a friend's backdoor and asks to play (many times a day)
• Won't stay in her bed for naps or bedtime
• Wakes up Grace from her nap or in the morning (a couple hours early!)
• Rides her bike down the street, and sometimes just keeps going around the corner

What We Love Most About Millie:

• She loves Heavenly Father and Jesus, and knows that They love her (recently, when she has been sad or in trouble, she will say a prayer for help)
  
• She has a light in her countenance and a sparkle in her eyes
• She loves to share with Grace
  
• She tries to obey Mommy and Daddy
• She has a great imagination--she wants stories every night in bed, and lately she prefers the scary stories, like a bear hunt with her friends

"Is Me Three Years Old?"

"Yes, Millie, you are three now! You are such a big girl!"

We've had a very fun Birthday weekend for Millie. She had a swim party on Saturday with a few friends (and luckily, it didn't rain). Millie requested a chocolate cake, that she helped me make. She delivered the party invitations and helped stuff the party favor bags. She had a blast, as you can see from the pictures:


We played "red light green light" and "duck, duck goose."
Happy Birthday song and candles on the cake

Millie is a natural on her new "big girl" bike.


This dress was a "hand-me-down" gift for Grace, but Millie found a way for it to fit her. She was in heaven as she danced and twirled, and Gracie was just as happy to be wearing Millie's new shirt as a dress.
...and, of course, we celebrated a few times, so here's blowing out the candles again!


And here's a video of us singing "Happy Birthday."