Our favorite 3-year-old

We were thrilled to attend Maura's Dora the Explorer themed party yesterday. It was the first kid-dominated party we have attended in years.

I would love to be able to again feel the excitement a 3-year-old feels when their birthday cake approaches them. Maura wrings her fingers together and shakes when it's someone else's birthday cake (we have a lot of family birthdays in the month leading up to hers to celebrate), so bringing her her own cake is epitomy of the purest joy there is.

Three 3-year-olds discuss the new birthday goods.


The men really enjoyed the Dora party. Ian was the biggest trooper of all, considering "Aunt Kelly" couldn't even be there, though she was missed!

Maura showed Riley the new bike and gear she will soon see cruising past her house... on training wheels.

Happy birthday, Maura. And, again, happy birthday to Ryan and Dannielle and everyone with the popular February 23 birthday!