Brenna is 3 today!

Happy Birthday to our sweet Brenna Caroline who turned 3 years old officially at 4:44 pm today. Some things you may not know about Brenna...

1. She is fiercely independent. Yes, this may be her age, but do not try to do anything for her. She needs to do it in her own time and in her own way.

2. She may be petite, but she is strong and quick. I am almost positive this is a way to keep up with her brother.


3. Although she his strong and quick, she is awfully clumsy. Again this might be her age, but it is amazing how many times she trips during the week or runs into doors or walls. In any case, we love her just the same!


4. She loves to dance. Tap and ballet classes have only increased her liking in this area. I guess it was all the dancing we did with her in the middle of the night when she was small to get her to go to sleep.


5. Her favorite song to sing right now is her ABC's. She absolutely loves school and is so proud of the fact that she can sing this song and it makes us smile!



6. Her weapon of choice...her teeth. We told Aidan when she was young and he would take toys away, that she would eventually use her teeth to get him back. Boy, did we get that right. Although we absolutely do not condone biting, this is how she defends herself against her brother. She has spent many times on the time-out step for this action. Thank goodness no one else has been affected by this.



7. She LOVES her daddy! If you gave her a choice between gymnastics or dance class, chocolate or playing outside, daddy or mommy. She always chooses to spend time with her daddy! Followed quickly by...



8. Chocolate...or anything sweet. The girl loves her sweets. Where did she get that from?



9. She has just recently become a "snuggle bug" as we call it in our house. As I mentioned before, she has and is extremely independent. Never to be cuddled, even as a small baby. We fought with her many times about rocking her when she was upset. This even came into effect when it was time to potty train her. Yes, it happened on her own time and in her own way...ONLY in 1 day last December. (I guess I didn't mind it then!)



10. Our nicknames for Brenna are "bean" because she was so tiny when she was born and "camel" because she will eat anything and everything for 2 days straight and then won't eat anything at all for 2 days. When her food reserve is gone, then she will eat. I keep telling her that this is not good for her metabolism, but she doesn't listen to me.



We love our sweet Brenna and could not imagine our life with out her in it! She bring such an uplifting spirit to our house. Here's to you Brenna Caroline Kudlas on your 3rd birthday! We love you and thank God everyday for you!