21 Questions on Hannah’s 3rd Birthday

This is a list of 21 questions that I plan on asking Hannah on her birthday for the next number of years.  I wasn’t sure if she’d quickly lose interest this year and it might take some time to get them answered but she was totally into it and excited to answer the questions.  She hopped up on the couch and looked at me with excited eyes to see what question was coming next!

Here are her 3yo Birthday responses.  LOL….you’ll see a definite trend about Hannah’s interests!

1.  What is your favourite colour? Red

2.  What is your favourite toy?  Games and Princess ‘cooter’

3.  What is your favourite fruit?  Vegetables! ;o)

4.  What is your favourite TV show? Mickey (Mouse Clubhouse)

5.  What is your favourite thing to eat for lunch?  French fries

6.  What is your favourite outfit?  Minnie Mouse

7.  What is your favourite game?  Puzzles

8.  What is your favourite snack? Timbits (1 cherry and 1 chocolate)

9.  What is your favourite animal?  Elephant (who knew??)

10. What is your favourite song?  Mickey Mouse Clubhouse and Jesus Loves Me

11. What is your favourite book?  Princess

12. Who is your best friends?  Ben!!

13. What is your favourite cereal?  Dinosaur cereal (oatmeal with little candy dinosaurs in it)

14. What is your favourite thing to do outside?  Blow bubbles

15. What is your favourite drink?  Apple juice

16. What is your favourite holiday?  Christmas

17. What do you like to take to bed with you at night?  My friends!  (Mickey, Minnie, Daisy, Goofy, Pluto and Donald x 2.  Yes – it’s crowded in our little bed!)

18. What is your favourite thing to eat for breakfast?  English muffin with cheese

19. What do you want for dinner on your birthday?  Chicken nuggets and French fries

20. Where do you want to go on vacation?  Mickey’s House!!  (Walt Disney World)

21. What do you want to be when you grow up?  Princess

More 3rd Birthday Fun!

Hannah was excited to celebrate her birthday over and over again!  It wasn’t unusual for about a week to hear her sweet little voice singing, ‘Happy Birthday to me, Happy Birthday to me, Happy Birthday dear Hannah, Happy Birthday to me….And many more!’ as she was playing with toys, reading books or falling asleep.  It was so sweet!

She had great reason to be excited too as her birthday was celebrated often by family and friends. 

Sunday at lunch Nana and Papa, GG and Grandma Dale.  One of Hannah’s weekly treats that she looks forward to at Nana and Papa’s is Cheesies!  Once her lunch is finished Nana will whisper in her ear and Hannah gets a big grin from ear to ear and the little bag of Cheesies magically appears!  She enjoys them and we love her generous spirit as she shares them with the rest of us.

No birthday celebration is complete without a cake and candles to blow out!

Oh how I love those giggles!

Gift time

Getting ready for summer!

Bec Bec surprised Hannah by going to her Chuck E Cheese’s party!  I love the friendship these cousins share.

Her final party was dinner at her favourite Chinese restaurant with Mommy, Grandma and Grandpa.  She noticed the boy at the table next to ours had an ‘umbrella drink’ and she asked for one too.  It’s a rare, rare treat for her to get ‘bubble pop’ but on the special occasion of her 3rd birthday Mommy quickly agreed it would be the perfect birthday treat.  I think in the end she only drank a few sips but played with the umbrella for a long time.

Once again, excited to hear ‘Happy Birthday’ sung to her.

I love you Grandma and Grandpa!

Happy 3rd Birthday Hannah XiaoFen!  Mommy loves you soooo much!  xoxo

Celebrating with Her Friends!

Hannah had only been to Chuck E Cheese’s once and she was too young to remember it but I knew once she got there she’d love it!  It ended up being a great place to host her 3rd birthday party with her little friends!
7 of her friends joined Hannah for a time of celebration!   (This pic also shows how tall my little sweetie is.  She is the 3rd youngest kiddo in the pic.  We’re hoping her height will work in our favour for our August Disney trip as she’ll be able to ride such rides as Soarin’ and Splash Mountain!)There were games and rides for all to enjoy and then a pizza supper.  Here Hannah is taking a ride with Barney.  I love how she has her little arm around Barney and then shows him the pic of herself that she had made on an earlier ride.

After supper Chuck E himself came out and entertained the kids for a bit and then it was time for cake. Yum!
I never anticipated how emotional it would be to sing Happy Birthday to my daughter and even watching this video found me tearing up again.

Hannah really enjoyed herself and yet at the same time was quiet and took it all in around the entertainment and action around her.

After supper Hannah was invited to go into the ticket blaster. I wasn’t sure how it would go but my sweetie completely surprised me by jumping in there with both feet and grabbing tickets like the best of them!  After it was over I giggled as she turned around and threw all the tickets she’d grabbed back into the blaster.  For her it was all about the fun of gathering tickets.

Happy Birthday Hannah!  Mommy loves you!!

Happy 3rd Birthday Hannah XiaoFen!!!

Happy Birthday sweet ‘baby’ girl! 
It worked out that I was awake and able to capture Hannah’s reaction when she discovered her birthday balloons on the ceiling.  How fun to capture this moment!!

She loved them and they entertained her for more than 45 minutes which is a long time for my busy little girl!  How fun it was to share this exciting time together!We sang ‘Happy Birthday’ over and over again.  Let the balloons float up then pulled them back down again.  It was such fun to share this time of giggles together.  The absolute perfect way to begin her 3rd birthday!!!
Happy Birthday sweetheart!  This day of celebrating all that is YOU has only just begun!!

I believe a new birthday tradition has been born!  I have a feeling the reaction won’t ever be what it was today but still, who wouldn’t want to wake up to a sea of brightly coloured balloons floating above you?
Happy birthday sweetie!  Mommy loves you!  xoxo