yeah, she's three.

the copperhead cake with it's egg babies. young copperheads have yellow or green tails that resemble lizards. they use their tails to lure the lizards as dinner! we learned this while researching the cake design.


although e turned three yesterday, she put each of these candles in her cake and blew them out.
going for a snake egg. (and, thankfully not going for the knife sitting so nearby! wtf?)

her face shows how thrilled she is with the gift her best friend crafted for her! thank you so much, ana b!

with her best friend, the snake maker.

i woke up this morning as a mom to a three year old. it's just not really registering, still. wow. yesterday's party at the park was really fun. we were glad to share cake and ice cream with our friends. thank you each for coming and for the kindness you show e. thank you for loving her and guiding her. thank you for being my mama friends and giving e a friend in your babes. from the youngest at barely 3 weeks to the oldest, she loves each of them in a special way. our nights are usually spent talking about what she enjoyed with one friend or another and when we can see them, again. some mornings she even wakes up with her first words, "when do we get to eat cookies with a friend?" and often when she doesn't get enough mama attention by the afternoon, she tells me, "i need a friend to come over and play with me." in a sad sort of voice. her life is as rich as the dark chocolate in the coppperhead cake.