KJ is 3!

Wow, our little Care Bear, Our Krazy J-Z, Our Kerri Jean, is 3 years old. And she is going on 6. Tonight at dinner Sean asked her to ask politely for some more chili (she loves chili). She said, very clearly, I do not want to say that. I will not say that. And that is our Kerri. She knows what she wants and knows what she does not want. And you are sure to know it too. With all her stubbornness, she is still a cutie.

She loves to snuggle and will rub your face, hair, back, etc if you lie down beside her. She loves her sisters and especially loves playing with Bridget when they are home alone. I love hearing her call to her sisters and ask them to play with her. The other day, she was at my parents' house; when we called to say goodnight she first asked how I was doing (really the first time I had a coherent two way conversation with her on the phone) then asked about each of her sisters. It melts my heart when they love on their sisters. It breaks my heart when they fight (which is often!).

Kerri loves Dora; she loves to color; she is always ready to go somewhere. She loves going to school, but still clings to my legs when drop her off. She LOVES her pacifier (I know, she is three!). Kerri is not easy to make smile or laugh, but when she does laugh, it is a great belly laugh, and you can't help but smile when you hear it. She will ask for waffles, then say "Actually mom, I'll have pancakes." She loves the word actually and I think sometimes says the wrong thing first just so she can say "actually." She takes her time and really seems very unaware of any sense of urgency in anyone else. It takes her especially long to get in her carseat. I think the more of a hurry I am in, the longer she takes! She picks out her own clothes the night before and notices if I make any changes at night (trying to match or make weather appropriate) and insist that I change it back to what she put it out. It is usually pretty comical!

Kerri is a funny kid and she makes me laugh everyday. She loves to read books and line things up. She loves blocks and building things. She loves her friends Gappy and Jimmy and gets along great with them.

We love you Kerri and hope you strong personality serves you well in life. Keep walking to your own beat and enjoy the view!

Maggie Mae

Thank you Maggie, my sweet darling 6 year old Maggie. Thank you for being you. feel very lucky to have you in my life. You are my little partner in crime. I love spending time with you; I love shopping with you; I love decorating the house with you, setting the table with... really, just about everything with you! I am amazed by all the style you have. I am amazed by your fashion sense and by the way you see things. I can remember when you were so shy and bashful, not anymore! You are full of spirit and full of life. You have friends that you really love being with, and they love being with you. And I so happy to see you playing with your friends and love seeing how happy your friends are to see you and be with you. I love that your truly care about your sisters and try your best to make them happy.

You are starting to read, and that is so fun to see. I love having you read to me at night. You love reading too.

You are playing soccer, and are pretty good too! You scored a few goals this season and will start your indoor soccer season soon.

You are still dancing. You are doing great in class too. You are always so excited to go and really so excited to do anything.

You skip off to school every morning. You love it and your teacher said you are doing great. She said if there was one thing to change (and there was only one thing) it would be for you to slow down a bit! It runs in the family!

You help me set the table and do the centerpieces all the time... and you are really good.

You are very emotional. Lately you have returned to having full blown tantrums again. We are trying to figure out the cause, but not sure yet.

You are great on the playground... climbing especially!

I am sad to see my little fashionista growing up, but so excited to see what is in store for you!