Happy Birthday Reesie!!!

I can't believe it's been 3 years since this little girl was born and I became a mom. She has brought so much joy into our lives. This picture of Reese in the NICU always reminds me of her love for life. Reese truly loves life and finds joy in everything around her. She cannot walk by a flower without smelling it or getting so excited when the sun wakes up. Heavenly Father has blessed her with so many amazing qualities and I feel grateful everyday that I am her mother. Here are just a few things about Reese that I love.......

-Reese is very selfless.  She has never had any issues with sharing or I should say not sharing. She loves to make people happy and hates to see anyone cry. 

- Reese is an amazing big sister. Reese cannot wait for Nora to wake up in the morning and I have never had to worry about Reese being mean to Nora. When Nora is crying in the car, Reese will find a way to make her laugh. Reese will make funny faces, silly noises, or just sing a song for Nora. One of my favorite sounds is to hear my girls laughing hysterically in the car together. Nobody can make Nora laugh quite like Reese. 

- Reese loves the temple! Her favorite song is "I love to see the temple" and she sings it multiple times throughout the day. She sings it in the grocery store, at the mall, and constantly in the car. We see the Brigham City temple at least once a week on our way to gymnastics and she has to sing her song as she passes the temple. A couple weeks ago, she told me that she wanted to go inside the temple again. I told her that she couldn't go inside, but she could touch the temple the next time we went to gymnastics. Forgetting that the temple is closed on monday, we went to the temple and the gates were closed so she said she just wanted to touch the gates. She just wanted to get as close as she possibly could. I am constantly learning from Reese's desire to do good! 

-Reese is always so happy and finds joy in the little things! She looks at the good instead of the bad. Everyday, she will tell me......"Mama, your room is so beautiful. I love it so much" ( My room was a complete mess), "Mama, I love your necklace. It's so cute!", "Mama, your blanket is darling.", "Mama, your car is so beautiful", "Mama, the house looks so clean", "Mama, thank you for making me dinner" (even though she didn't eat a single bite). She comes up with the most amazing things to compliment on and it truly makes my day. Ever since Mother's Day, she has told me "Happy Mother's Day! I love you so much!" Then she will give me a huge hug and she celebrates that I am her mom every day! Her little comments are worth more than any paycheck I could ever receive. She truly is a piece of heaven in our home. 

We started Reese's birthday off with a huge pancake with berries and coolwhip, "Just like Nora's." We were all still pretty sick and I just wanted to make her birthday special. She had been looking forward to it for months and now that it was here. She was sick, Nora was sick, and I had bronchitis. We were planning on going to Kangaroo Zoo with her friends in the daytime for her birthday, but we decided to postpone it. Reese slept most of the day and then we went bowling later that night. Sickies and all! Sorry to anyone that got sick from our germs at the bowling alley. We were just trying to make 3 yr olds big day special. We were planning on having Reese's "Frozen" birthday party on Saturday, but because my house was so germ infested, my mom volunteered to have it at her house. My sister and mom really saved the day and made Reese an awesome Elsa cake and helped with cupcakes and decorations. I would have coughing fits every couple of minutes, so I tried to just stay away from everyone. Reese had a blast at her party and loved every minute of it. We made little Olaf's out of marshmallows, and played freeze dance to "Frozen" songs, and then had some yummy cake. The party was a success and Reese was so happy!