Birthday Girl

 On Saturday, Julia turned 3.  It is hard to believe that she is that 'old' already!  In some ways she is still that little baby that rushed into the world but in others she is well... a nutbar.
at the beach - safe in a pail
She is a real firecracker in every sense of the word! She is always on the go running and running and stomping (like a lion). She is also very good at playing quietly and if I'm downstairs with a migraine and she is playing, she'll often just come into my room, stand by the bed and whisper "Aunt Jen owie, I smooch you nap".


very excited to be at the Home Depot and do the craft with Tristan and Hannah

 The babies LOVE her and she always gets a huge smile and giggles when she plays peek-a-boo with them.  Anthony loves to snuggle her head - even if she calls him Blakey.  She is far from lady-like (if you see her stomp into church) but when she wants to be girlie she is very girlie! 

She lets Hannah get her hair done first so that she can have the same thing -
though she often tells me "You hurt me" when I comb her hair.
 

So thankful for this precious girl and can't wait to see what the next year brings for her!

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