Yates Family: Sophie turns 3!

I can't believe my little Sophie bug is 3! She is at such a fun age right now (well, despite her ability to throw a mean fit!) Sophie is such a ham, always smiling and making us laugh. She tells us she loves us "this big" (with arms extended as wide as possible) a hundred times a day. She asks Mady to be her best friend more often than that and when Mady says yes she exclaims "Mommy, Mady's my best friend, YAY!" I seriously love her little personality. She is also quite the chatterbox, she can go on and on....and on. Her and Jack are such good buddies, she is so soft and gentle with him, always calling him "Jackie boy" "little buddy" and saying "hi little sweatheart".

Soph still sleeps in a crib. She can climb in and out with ease, but still waits for me to come get her in the mornings and after naps. She is still my excellent little sleeper, and I have to wake her up from a 3 hour nap almost everyday. She is officially potty-trained. She loves her blanket, and will often take a break from what she's doing and says "I just need to chew on my blankie", and does literally just that. She likes playing babies, barbies, watching Dora, playing outside, swinging, or whatever fun game Mady has come up with for the two of them. The girl is STUBBORN. Her attitude can change on a dime and when she's mad - she's mad, but when she's happy, she's the sweetest, funniest kid I've ever met. Could not love her more!

Sophie is miss independent. She wants to get dressed the moment she wakes up in the morning all by herself. She does a good job, and usually goes with the shirt/legging/skirt combo. When I put away her laundry I've started putting matching outfits in the drawer she always goes for, but sometimes she comes up with interesting combos...I could care less because the time/energy it saves me is great! Every once in awhile I have to go through and take out her dirty clothes that she has stuffed back in her drawers or her pajama pants with the soggy pull-up still inside, but all things considered she does pretty good. She is a dream child when it comes to taking orders- for example Me: "Sophie, please go get your shoes on, or can you please go get ready for bed, or clean up your room"...Soph: "Um, sure." or "Of course!". Little things like these make my day!

And, being 3 has its perks...no more just being drug around to all of Mady's activities. Soph can now start tumbling this summer and dance in the fall. She is ecstatic. I feel like she will be my enthusiastic one who has fun doing almost anything she tries.

We had cupcakes with cousins the Sunday before her birthday and she went on a special shopping trip with Utah Grandma and her cousin Aiden to Build- A-Bear. My parents came in town the week of her birthday and we headed to St. George for the weekend to enjoy the beautiful weather. On the actual day, we celebrated with my parents, Ty and Sue, and our little family at the park. No fancy schmancy stuff this year, she requested a Dora party and had so much eating cupcakes and opening presents at the park.