three and a half

 Caimbree turned three and half on December 19 and I am just now getting to her half birthday post!  We love this funny, calm, cuddly, kind, easy going little girl so much!  We were watching family videos for family night and watching how fun and easy she has been at each stage.  She really is just such a joy! 

*Everyone thinks she looks exactly like me.  Sometimes I see the resemblance, but to me she just looks like Caimbree!

*When you ask her what her whole name is she will say, "Caimbree Magdalena Hunziker" and then laugh.  Then she we will ask her what her dad's name is and she will say, "Daddy Magdalena Hunziker". We are pretty sure that she knows her middle name is Rae, but just chooses to be silly.

*Caimbree has always been so observant.  She doesn't miss a thing and will repeat and tell us everything that we never even paid attention to.

 *She has the prettiest blue eyes and she makes the funniest little faces and expressions with her eyes.  She likes to roll them and make a silly little face.

*Caimbree is very shy and will rarely say anything around other people.  If someone she doesn't know talks to her, she hides and tries to pretend she isn't there.  If she has a friend over or other kids are around she is fine and talks a mile a minute, but if there is an adult nearby, her lips are sealed.

*She prefers to wear dresses and she is very particular about what she wants to wear each day.  If she doesn't want a dress, she wants either black leggings or jeans.  If I convince her to wear something else, she generally changes within a few hours.

 *Caimbree likes her alone time.  When she has had enough noise, she will sneak off to her room and close her door and play quietly.  She often emerges in different clothes or a Snow White dress.

*Caimbree loves to dance.  If she hears music, she is dancing.  She just doesn't want anyone to notice or point out that she is dancing.

*She really doesn't like attention for anything.  If she thinks I am taking a picture or video of something cute she is doing, she gets upset and stops whatever she is doing.

*Caimbree loves her mom and her dad equally and is more than happy to have her dad do or help her with anything.

*She loves to be outside and she loves anything like four wheelers, lawn mowers, or even just being pulled in the wagon. 

 *When Caimbree is put in an uncomfortable situation like going to a new church class or left somewhere, she doesn't scream or cry.  She just goes and is very quiet. She seems to know that if she throws a fit, it will put more attention on her and she really doesn't want people to notice her.

*When we tell Caimbree to stop growing she always says, "But I will still love you when I am big."

 *Caimbree is very perceptive and seems to connect the dots in situations far more than I would expect someone at her age and always has.  From a very young age she has been able to express what she needs and why she needs something.

*She has the cutest, most contagious giggle.

*She equally well with Heidi and Savanna and is adored by both.

*She still wakes up occasionally with nightmares or just talking in her sleep. 

*Caimbree loves to watch shows far more than either of the other two do and gets very upset when it goes off so we really have to monitor and make sure she doesn't watch a lot.

*Caimbree is a little reader.  She is always reading to herself and loves to be read to. 

We just love this three and half year old and can't believe she is growing so fast.  We feel so blessed to have this sweet angel in our home and we love watching her learn and grow!