my boo

this is my fifteen three year old.

oh, this little girl.

she can absolutely melt my heart....

and then drive me absolutely crazy.

bella is hilarious.

i mean... HILARIOUS.

she keeps us all laughing.

she loves to use words like 'surely', 'actually', and 'silly goose'.

at 3 years old, she's got some pretty good comedic timing

(i think she got that from her daddy)

she is dramatic passionate beyond belief

when she loves... it's 100%

and when she's upset... it's 100%

she is a girl that knows what she wants

and she's not afraid to let you know

she loves animals, especially dogs.

she wants to pet every dog she sees.. even those big scary ones

she is learning her letter sounds and how to write her name.

she is ecstatic to start preschool in the fall

i love that we are starting to have real little conversations.

while i don't want her to grow up, i love the relationship we are forming

she has discovered the floatie in the pool.

while she used to insist on just sitting on the side and splashing, she will now venture out.

we're still working on the actual swimming ;)

i have decided that she is 0% achiever

which can be challenging, considering i am 100%

she doesn't care about putting things away

or things being perfect

or clean

she is happy to just live

and explore

and play

i can probably learn a lot from her

while she is at an age that can be challenging...

i love this little one to pieces

i am learning a lot about patience, laughter, and consistency.

and trying to use the phrase 'why say no, when you can say yes?'

because it's easy to say 'no' in order to keep my life tidy

bella boo... i sure love you.

thanks for making me laugh (even making me cry) 

and helping me really learn to live life to the fullest