Month Thirty Six
Posted By Kristabella on October 12, 2008
Dear Skyler,
Today you turned 36 months. It actually translates to three years, in case you aren’t able to do complex math equations at your young age. Because really, people should stop counting ages in months around two years old. But you are thirty six months. Most people take longer than that to pay off their cars.
I can’t believe how big you are. You seem to get older every time I see you. And I just wish you could stay this age forever because you’re so funny. You never cease to make me laugh over the funny things you say and do. We should all be more like you and learn to love life and cake frosting as much as you do.
My mom, your Mahnee, say the two of us are very similar. That when Auntie was your age, I was a lot like you. It could be because we both have older brothers. It could be that both of us love to sing songs and have an uncanny knack for knowing the words to every song. Or it could be our love of beer. (Beer was the second word Auntie ever said.)
This year has been a bit rough for Auntie, especially lately. But the one thing I love more than anything is spending time with you. Nothing will take my mind off the hard time I’m having, looking for a job in this scary economy, more than when I walk and see your face and you come running, smiling, and give me a big hug and sloppy kisses. Or when we sit in the bathroom after I painted your nails and we sing songs while we wait for the nail polish to dry. In those moments, nothing else matters, nothing else is bad in the world and I thank you, my little crazy girl, for reminding old Auntie exactly what is important in life.
Like I said last year when I wrote to you on your last birthday, I don’t think I can ever adequately put into words how much I love you and how I will do anything to protect you, like slapping some strange boy at the playground when he tries to throw rocks at you.
Year number three is going to be so great for you! You’re already in preschool and loving every second of it. You like your dance class and library time, reading stories and doing arty crafts.
You would spend all your time on the swings at the park if you could. You’re very independent and have an amazing imagination. You love to tell stories. You can’t wait to be old enough, and tall enough, to go on the American Eagle roller coaster. It’s all you talk about. You use your inside voice outside when you get shy and reserve your loud outside voice for inside, when you get excited about balloons or Hannah Montana.
You hate having your hair done. Your mommy really hopes you grow out of that soon because she would love to style your hair in different ways every day and not have to fight with you or bribe you.
But we all let you get away with murder because we can’t deny this face. Ever.
Can you blame us?
Happy third birthday to my favorite niece!
Love,
Auntie
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Love you Kristabella…and this tribute to the 36 month old Princess/Fairy is great!!!!!!
Your niece (and nephew) will be telling that story about you slapping the rock throwing boy for a long time.
Awww! Skyler is so lucky to have such an awesome auntie!
Happy Birthday Skyler!!! Wow three already…that’s incredible! The memories you share with them will only get better as they grow…it’s a great trail.
Oh and you slapped a rock throwing boy?? Awesome!
She is so precious! Happy Birthday Skylar, can you say SCH-WER-ER?
I was looking at a picture of her and thinking, “She looks like KJ” and in the next sentence you mentioned it. She’s adorable. It’s so awesome, the relationship you have with her.
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Happy Birthday Skylar!
KJ, this is so sweet! It has made me cry both years! You are an awesome auntie!
Nope, I couldn’t say no to that face either! Adorable! Happy Birthday!
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What a darling, sweet post. She’s so beautiful!
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The only thing worse then blue icing is black and even then, those sweet cheeks make it all so worth the scrubbing don’t they?
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I can’t believe how fast she’s growing up… Such a cutie, too! These posts will be great to show her as she gets older.
Happy birthday Skyler!
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Those pictures are adorable. I love the last one.
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What a lovely post – it’s so sweet that you are so close to your niece!
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She is so, so precious! What a lucky auntie you are…and what a lucky niece she is!!
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OMG, that kid is CUTE! 🙂
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She is freakin’ adorable! I’m the same way with my niece and she’s 4.
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She is so very precious!
Nice play on Dooce. 😉
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What a beautiful post! Thank you for loving her soooo much! She is soooo lucky to have you for an Auntie! Love ya, Kim
Aw, happy, happy one Skyler!
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she’s co cute! And amen about the month ages. I vow to never do that. “dude, she’s 1…get over it”
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