Wednesday, December 2, 2009

"it's my fave'rit present i ever heard!"

it happened just as i expected: Little Owly woke up 3 years old and TA DA! the mantle is upon her. it's been a glorious day so far. no whining, no screaming, no sign of 2 anywhere. nothing but please & thank you from now on.

for a morning snack (after special birthday cereal) she ate oatmeal like it was the best thing she had ever tasted in her life. probably it was, since didn't eat anything yesterday.

the decision to have a family-only party this year turns out to have been inspired. Little and i were flattened monday and tuesday with a stomach virus and wouldn't have attended any party that wasn't within running distance of the lou. how glad i was to see the color back in her cheeks this morning.

Little requested a purple birthday and we'd been planning accordingly...until i got sick. bless him, Bim carried out my plans for decorating after i went to bed {fell in a heap on the bed, to be exact}. when i woke up with Wee in the morning, i saw the living room & thought it must be my birthday. he had cleaned up our sick-day mess and added several sweet touches.

tonight there will be purple cake and purple pancakes. but no eggs {maybe ever again}.

this girl is a tiger--her words. she gave me a very tender hug just now and informed me that we are both tigers. what a charming package of traits she has: she is a fighter and a lover. her teachers at pre-school say she is usually first on the scene when her friends are sad, offering drinks of water and hugs. she is the tallest and it's very sweet to watch her put her arm around another child's neck and put her face right in their face to give comfort.

she's no fool, neither. Bim and i sometimes threaten to pinch her buns if she doesn't hurry and put her underpants on. to preempt this she now presents her little bum to us, asking for a "soft, soft pinch." still better than wearing underpants, i guess.

it seems perverse in some way to ask a 3 year-old what she wants for her birthday {welcome to materialism, baby!} but then you get answers like, "purple" and remember that you are over-thinking again. this birthday is about saying, "sure!" as much as i possibly can, and just being there with her, untied from obligations to produce something. excuse me now, as i have a hot air balloon to ride in.

a few closing words from the Birthday Girl:

lclkxklkoadakdddsk;dkdsds;[sppddsopdsdpsssssspskkkfkkf,vmvvvvvmm vvmslshshhshhshsh

= "i love you to have your birthday."

9 comments:

FootprintsinClay said...

Krista, Your girls are just beautiful! What a lovely post about your now 3-year old! I love to check out the Bimpire and see the fun things you are all up to! Love ya - Jen :)

Natalie said...

Ohhhhh! A delightfully rendered account of two year old Little coming into her three year old purple self. So wish I could be there dancing with her on this special day. Happy Birthday (getting bigger) Little!!

ps: I've been waiting and watching for this post all day!!

Meg said...

Yeah! Really, is that how it works, turning three gets rid of all the grumpy two's? I am so ready for 9 more days to pass so we, too, can enjoy the joyful three's! Happy Birthday to Ally! I asked Lyza today what she wanted for Christmas and she said presents, so I asked what kind of presents, and she said pink and blue ones. Presh. I hope Ally's day is full of purple bliss.
*Oh, and cutest darn baby Liv picture ever!!!

Nicea said...

Happy birthday to Ally. Such a miracle, the disappearance of a 2!! Give the 3 a little "soft, soft pinch" from me.

I just got a phone call from our birthday girl in PA and she told me what the kitty cat says, the doggy, the piggy and all the rest. then she asked me, "Where's Papa Fed uhlo duhlo?"

Grady Tripp said...

Hello Ally......

สุขสันต์วันเกิด !!!

Sharon said...

Happy Happy Birthday! We love that you had a purple birthday! Glad you are both feeling better.

Shawn said...

Happy birthday to you
Happy birthday to you
Happy birthday dear Ally
Happy birthday to you.

Jana Brookes said...

Hope it was a special day little girl!! Your momma sure loves you! I hope 3 is easier than 2 was on ya! Glad you are feeling better! And yeah, to Bim for being such a great dad and hubby!

abbyjane said...

we are definitely in the twos. and like little leaving them behind in a day, 2 has picked them up in a day. heaven help us.

alli [it was] your birthday!