The Ducote Family

Tuesday, April 7, 2020

Happy Birthday Charlotte!

Three!  Our youngest is three!  Three going on 13 most days but officially three! 
I went with a unicorn theme since I was having a tough time finding horse decor to go along with her horse cake and she was very pleased with the unicorns. 
She was so excited to wake up and find presents in the morning and did a great job of only opening 1 and waiting until dinner time to open the rest (I did have to hide them though!)  
 
All Charlotte wanted for her birthday was to go to Starbucks and a horse cake, as a result of her love for “Old Town Road” and thankfully we were able to make both of those things happen so she had an incredible day!  She wanted to wear her fancy dress to Starbucks which was the perfect birthday outift!  We were even able to go swimming after school since it was such a beuatiful day and then Nani and Poppa came over for dinner and to celebrate with her!  She was surrounded by so many people that love her and all of her favorite things so it was the perfect day for Lars!
 
Face timing with Nani and Poppa in the mroning.  They are so great to always call first thing in the morning on any special days.  
She was SO excited all day long!!!
I'm Three!!!
Her horse ice cream cake with her favorite color, purple!
So much love for Nani and Poppa!
We are so thankful for this spunky little girl.  If I had to choose one word to describe her it would be passionate.  She shows so much passion throughout the day-whether it be through her constant demand of listening to Old Town Road on repeat, or requesting the windows down in the car, or her ginormous hugs around your neck-she is full of passion with all that she does.  I love the passion that she has for her family-every night she’ll say to me, “One more huggie and one more kissie” and then hug my neck so tight and then kiss me with the loudest “smack” ever on my cheek.  This is after I sing “Hush Little Baby” to her and rock her which I’m so glad that she still asks for nightly.  She also cracks us up daily with things like during storytime when it is her turn for the book that she chooses she “whistles” really loudly while standing next to us to signal that it is her turn to sit on my lap.  She created that out of nowhere and we all laughed so hard the first time she did it.  Or her constant issues with poor sportsmanship how she is always saying, “I win, you lose” (we’re working on it but it does make us laugh behind her back!) And her favorite saying of “What the heck?” is definitely not appropriate for a 3 year old to say but she says it in all the right places and it just sounds so funny coming from her.  She keeps us laughing for sure, while also at the same time, sometimes wanting to pull our hair out.  Ha ha.  She can be whiny if she doesn’t get what she wants and always likes things a certain way or just how she wants them, and she’ll be sure to let you know.  We’re in the process of getting her evaluated for speech through the school district since I see some delays (just articulation and nothing major) but figure it won’t hurt.  She loves spending time with Nani and Poppa and we are so thankful that she has a full day once a week with them.  It’s a bonus if her buddy, Finn, is there, too, although they very much have a “close sibling” relationship where they can be best friends one minute and at one another the next.  She has been waiting to turn 3 for a long time now (so she could specifically start gymnastics, although they were nice enough and let her begin a few weeks early) and is so happy to show people 3 on her fingers.  She loved her presents, especially her baby with the carrier, and loved her horse cake.  We love you Charlotte and can’t wait to watch you grow this year. 


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