Birthday Celebration - a little late for sweet Esther - turning 3! I'm free!!!

Esther Maeve Conrad turned 3 this summer!
Some things she has learned this year:
Going potty,
Riding a big girl bike (with training wheels)
Getting herself dressed
Hitting a ball with a bat!


She has amazing fine motor skills and early in this year started writing the letter E and then quickly the letter A.  E is always E for Essie, E for Elmo, E for Elephant.  She can pick them out of anywhere.  At the Shell Station.   This girl thanks God for the princesses every chance she gets.  She is just about always smiling.  She wants to be where her sister is.  Anytime there has been the occurrence that she and Adeline are separated she is consistently awaiting their reunion.   Essie has trouble sharing though Adeline has done a fabulous job teaching her by being a great example.  Essie is the most appreciative.  She is very quick with a thank you for simple things (milk in the morning for example). She is very good with her manners.  She loves her flip flops.  We have to pack a pair in my car for when I pick the girls up so they can change out of their school shoes.   Esther loves her teachers at daycare.  So much so she has renamed one of them.  She can say Megan, but insists she is Regan.  For a while earlier this year she was Ruggins, I think we are all okay with Regan.  I was initally concerned with her hearing, but this seems to be the only problem.  She calls umbrella's rainbrellas.  So our whole house hold calls them rainbrellas because I just love it so!!!  She really enjoys being outside.  She is not so much into books and movies like Adeline.  She is a bit more busy than to sit still.  Though she is able to do so and go to big church/Worship with us on occasion.  She sometimes prefers this than going to her class.    She loves to dance to the Mickey Mouse Club House Hot Dog song.  She has great rhythm with her elbows out to the side.  Looks more like a basketball move :)  You are very independent.  You love to play with Adeline.  Typically Adeline chooses what you play, but you often take charge with your own details of how the game is to go.  You love playing with Barbie's.  Though you are best as puzzles of any kind.
You really do enjoy coloring.  Here lately you use lots of colors and when using the dot markers you leave no white on the page.  You promptly take your work to our hallway or outside to dry.  (as I am sure this is what you do at daycare).