the Ultimate Serendipity: Three.

We were in complete shock. A girl? Really? Are you sure? For nine months we were positive we were going to be the parents to Brody Andrew. And suddenly, we were given the best surprise we could have ever received.

You rocked our world. We fell head over heels in love.

We couldn't wait to have kids, but we never, ever imagined it would be like this. For the past three years, you have fit right into our lives like we have never had a day without you. Years one and two were filled with some pretty memorable happenings ~ from moving to your new house, to your first trip to the ER and lots of stitches, to a seven hour plane ride to meet you great-grandparents, to meeting your new baby sister.

And now you're three.

Just a few of the reasons we love you as much as we do...

The way you love to dance with your dad as I sit back and picture your wedding day...

Your maternal way with everyone and everything you're around...

Your awesome sarcastic side that makes you 100% our daughter. You have the ability to go from totally serious, sad, or angry to crack-us-up funny...

How you roam around the house with baby wipes voluntarily cleaning the furniture, floors, etc. while innocently humming and singing like an 80-year old man...

Watching you as you lay on your bed flipping through the pages of your library books and using the pictures to help you read the stories aloud...and

How you cuddle up against us at night during storytime and just as we are ready to kiss you goodnight, you say 'you can lay down and sleep next to me if you want to?'

You are a sweet, sweet girl and we are so blessed to have you in our lives!

And here's a little taste of how we spent your big day...