Eden's 3 year photos

 A few things about Eden girl recently-

 

Eden is our little ray of sunshine. She lights up a room and brings us many laughs a day with her antics, silly talk, and general goofiness. She tends to be shy in new situations (like talking to an adult or meeting someone new), but she is anything but introverted in comfortable situations. She likes to run around with her older brother and generally likes to play whatever the two of them decide on, but she is also able to play on her own well. She is not a quiet girl. During "rest time" (naptime) if she is not tired, I can hear her all the way downstairs talking to herself in her bed (this can happen at night, too). Sometimes she is "reading" a book out loud or just talking to herself pretending something. It's hilarious.

 

Eden likes to play with a variety of things, but her current favorites are cars, dolls of all kinds, and sometimes dress up. She likes to "drive" her little cars around the house all the time, and is specific about which cars she will use. She also loves stuffed animals and has tons of them in her bed with her. Recently, she has also started to pile toys in her bed in addition to the stuffed animals. Sometimes we wonder how there is any room for her to sleep in there! I really need to get a picture of this soon. She loves music, too, and she likes it loud. She gets this from her daddy who likes to crank up the music in the car or at home. While Judah isn't always a fan of the loudness (particularly in the car), you can be sure you will hear Eden's little voice pipe up saying, "Turn the music louder, daddy!". Her current fav toons are the Frozen sound track and the Kingdom Rock CD (from last year's VBS), which has literally been her only music request for the past 8 months until Frozen came along. Eden is fascinated with doctors, and enjoys seeing a doctor on a show and/or talking about doctors.    

 

As far as food goes, Eden is a fairly good eater. She is picky about some things which include veggies and some meats. She is minimally interested in bread and sweets, which she will eat but not a lot of. We like to joke that she and Judah are almost opposite in what they will eat sometimes; together they will eat a whole sandwich-Judah eats the bread and Eden eats the meat. :) Eden likes to eat grilled cheese (or cheese in most forms), chicken, pb&j, fruit, hot dogs, mac n cheese, spaghetti, lunch meat, and pancakes.  

 

Eden is an expressive communicator, whether it's the look on her face or what she is saying. Sometimes just the look on her face will cause us to burst out in laughter. She is usually the first to provoke her older brother, but she is also the first to share a toy. She gives great hugs. Eden is smart and catches on to things quickly. She is a fast learner and always wants to try doing something by herself first to see if she can do it. We continue to be so grateful for the joy and life she brings to our family. :)