Madison turns three

This past weekend we celebrated Madison's third birthday! It is so hard for me to believe that she is three already!! Saturday consisted of opening presents and going to the renaissance festival and then later going to dinner and singing happy birthday. Needless to say, she had a great day and was more than exhausted when it was all over. Sunday we had a small party at our house to celebrate. She LOVED opening presents and spending time with everyone. She had been telling me for weeks that she wanted a "pink and purkle" cake, so thats what we got her. Of course she ended up only eating the ice cream... haha but that's okay. I only remember a handful of birthdays as a child and we never had parties so it was really important to me that we make each birthday special for her. She may or may not remember it and thats okay, but I wanted her to know how incredibly special she is to us and how very much she's loved. Of course her birthday was ALL about her but it was really special to me too because I was reminded of how precious time is. Sometimes I find myself getting caught up in how clean this house is or making sure the laundry is done, so it was definitely a reminder for me to cherish the small things each day because each day turns into weeks and months and years. I want to make the most of the years that I have with my children because I've been told "you'll blink and wonder where time went." As soon as I get a chance I'll post pictures from her birthday weekend!:)