Wait–really? How is it possible that three years have come both so quickly and so slowly?
Happy birthday, baby girl. Thank you for giving us so many wonderful reasons to get up every morning, including:
your exceptional taste in all matters culinary;
your love of trucks and trains and cement mixers, rivaled only by your love of pink and purple and shoes with sequins;
your impassioned dedication to public transit;
your ability to be goofy whenever we most need it;
your willingness to care for and groom others, both animate and inanimate;
and so, so much more.
May this fourth year be your best yet, Aura Layne. We can’t wait to experience every moment of it with you.