Hey Shorty, It's Your Birthday

 

 

 This terrible rap song has been a favorite of the kids' ever since Austin introduced it to them a year or so ago. Of course they don't know all the words, but they love singing the title line to each other on their birthdays. Natalie's third birthday has been well anticipated by everyone in the family ever since Christmas got over. Leif and Natalie worked together using her jewelry making kit to make Natalie a necklace. We've been counting down the days all through February and Natalie has been talking about how she was two, but would soon be three. 

We started her big day out by decorating her door with everything pink. Heidi knew we were going to do this, so even though the girls woke up earlier than usual, Heidi kept Natalie playing in their room until we told them to come out. The boys helped me with the decorating and loved it so much that they later decorated a few other doorways with the leftover stuff.

We had the traditional chocolate waffles with strawberries and whipped cream for breakfast. We also got a special treat called Pine Berries. They look like white strawberries and taste like perfectly ripe, sweet strawberries.

Austin took Natalie to McDonald's for lunch- a treat as much for himself as for her ;)

Natalie was very excited to open her presents and got a few ballet things. She isn't in a class because I don't think they are very useful at this age and COVID restrictions make everything annoying, but Heidi and Natalie love to dance around the house and do YouTube videos of ballet.

We had some friends over for cake and they brought Natalie what may have been her favorite presents- slippers and a little purse that look like animals with giant eyes. She actually got into her cake about 20 minutes before our friends got here, and had chocolate all over her face, but I didn't get a picture of her. Unfortunately she was wearing the dress I had just finished sewing for her and that also had chocolate frosting all over it, so I was too focused on getting that clean. She was very excited once it was actually time for cake and loved all the attention.

And here are a couple pictures I took of her last week. She loves to be silly. Natalie is quite the little goof ball with a very strong personality. She is most definitely the baby of the family and treated like that by all her siblings, getting pampered and taken care of in almost everything. We sure love this little lady!

Here is Natalie's first Birthday Interview:

Who is your favorite person? Me

What is your favorite color? Pink

What is your favorite thing to watch on TV? Clifford the Big Red Dog

What is your favorite outfit? Striped shirt with flowers and pink pants.

What song do you like the best? Teach Me to Walk in the Light

What is your favorite cereal? Cinnamon Life

Who is your best friend? Heidi

What do you want to do when your grow up? A ballerina

What is your favorite book? Curious George

What are you really good at? Songs (I think she means singing, which she loves to do)

Where do you wish you could go on vacation? Where you want to go (not sure what she is referring to, I guess she just want to be agreeable or stay with mom)

What would you buy if you had a lot of money? a dolphin (what? I didn't even know she knows much about dolphins, but when I asked what they are, she said they are a pet)

What is your favorite dinner? Dirty macaroni (a beef casserole I make) and macaroni and cheese (favorites of all the kids)

If you could have a wish, what would it be? a secret thing (when questioned further, she said a computer)

What is your favorite flavor of ice cream? pink ice cream

Who do you want to be like? Natalie Patricia Wilkins

What do you like to do with your friends? play all day

What do you hope you'll get to do before your next birthday? sleep in a bunk bed

What is your favorite thing to do? Play with my babies (she means her dolls and stuffed animals)

What are you proud of? No Answer

What are you afraid of? I'm scared in the dark

What is Mom's favorite thing to do? No Answer

How strong is Dad? That strong

What does Dad do best? Keep us safe

What does Mom do best? Keep us safe

What do you like best about Dad? Playing with him

What do you like best about Mom? Playing with you