Dear Minnie,

(I debated putting this up here but it is my reality and this IS my blog)

I'm writing this to you so that you can someday look back on it to KNOW that I did TRY to make these holiday times FUN for you. You ARE only three and to be honest, I'm killin' myself trying to make sure you are experiencing all the fun stuff there is to do and see this time of year... I just want you to know :)

Tamarah and I let you and Lil' loose with frosting, little tiny cheese knives and colored SUGAR. I mean... we didn't even barely squawk when you spilled tiny pieces of red sugar EVERYWHERE.

and when you licked the frosting off the "knife" and went in for more... I just smiled. I think. We'll have to check with Tamarah on that. Then I might have moved the frosting up where you couldn't reach it. Hyper I can do... you yiffing not.so.much.

We're letting you skip naps here and there to play extra with cousins and mom and dad are driving in separate vehicles just so YOU don't have to leave fun parties early.

And yet STILL you are up at 6AM and when we ARE home and able to have a rest Mon-Friday you BATTLE ME EVERY SINGLE STINKIN' DAY. It's more exhausting than the entire holiday season.

We took to you see a light show and I packed you hot cocoa. You even said in the car... "is it Thursday?" I said "No, Tuesday" and you responded with "BUT HOW COME WE ARE HAVING HOT COCOA ON A TUESDAY!?!?" spoiled I tell yah... spoiled...

coloring with TiTi @ FND

You really are a very LOVED little girl but sweet Minnie... please let's work on gratefulness. Let's smile at each other and hug and take the time to snuggle and watch a movie. Let's REST when we are able so that the fun can just keep happening...let's turn the corner on the "terrible THREES" long before everyone else that's going through them....

And Mommy will TRY to chill out a bit... but please keep in your little three year old mind... I'm up an awful lot in the middle of the night with your precious little sister and then you are up again bright and early with a "where are we going TODAY Mom?"....