Our Third Miracle

Third babies kind of get the raw end of the deal. They're last, they get hand-me-downs, their scrapbooks are lost in the closet somewhere, unfinished, their nap schedules get mixed-up because mommy sacrifices them for errand runs, and their birthday celebrations are short, sweet and to the point. OK, so the last one isn't really true but, unfortunately for my Lynnea, she was born too close to Christmas, along with 1/2 of our friend's kids. Due to the amount of parties we've had to attend, I decided to postpone the party until January.

For now, a few $1 balloons and a cake from Vons were enough to celebrate our little girl's birthday this last weekend.The cake was a little heavy on the butter cream and left us all with a layer of frosting on our tongue but the chocolate shavings on the top were pretty good. That's what you get for $6 at a grocery store.Mikayla and Tyler sang a hearty Happy Birthday to her and she had help blowing out her candle. She also really enjoyed her sugar...not like she hasn't had it already. The third child gets spoiled early.
We gave her a piggy bank with coins since she loves using her hands. Oh, and she wore her namesake shirt on her birthday.Mina gave her this shirt that says "treasured" since her middle name of "Wai-bo" means "great treasure" in Chinese. It was such a special gift from a special friend. She finally fits it and look at how happy she is in it!