Chani's 3!

We had a great birthday on Saturday. It was lots of fun, and it lasted nearly all day! Our dear friends Jon and Brooke (who we've known since Chadron....and since Jon was only 30) and their boys Matthew and Gideon came to celebrate with us, and our new friends Jason and Christy and their kids Hailey and Logan. We had a pizza lunch followed by presents and princess cake. Chani is the queen of tearing paper off of presents and moving to the next one before she even takes a close look at what was wrapped up. She got a haul that included birthday dresses (thanks Grammy and Papa), princess nail polish and a princess puzzle (thanks Hailey and parents), play doh (thanks, Schwaderer family), a little Dora figure with a puppy (from Emery) and a horse with a rider and dollhouse furniture from Clint and I.


I lit the candles on the cake and before anyone could get a camera ready, she had them blown out (she practices all the time). We relit them and that time made her wait until we could snap a pic.


After the party wrapped up, we had a church activity to go to. The girls there couldn't believe that Chani was a baldie, so here are the previous birthday posts to prove it. 1 year and 1 year party and 2 years

We finished the day with birthday spankings and pinches at bedtime, and Emery was kind enough to give her 3 pinches. I told him if she grew 3 inches he would get it, but I am sure at the rate she is growing up, 3 inches is a real possibility.

Two weeks ago Clint's parents were here and they had a birthday gift for Chani. She's wanted the pink box of Lego's for a long time, and so she told Grandma and Grandpa that was her request. They were happy to oblige, especially when they got this reaction.

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