Essie’s birthday party was held the last day she was two; this is that evening. She turned three the next day.

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I think you’ll see the poetry here. No need for an affecting soundtrack, the wind and the shoes in the grass serve just fine.

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Compare to last year’s picture of summer kite-flying. How Ess has grown in just a year!

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So here’s a cool thing: Kourtni and Arlene put their heads together and engineered this collapsible cardboard boat from the Disney movie Moana (Essie’s favorite movie this summer). Ess LOVED it and started pretending in it right away.

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Essie’s third birthday cake. Hand-baked from scratch by Mykala (blueberry dye to get the frosting Essie’s favorite color: purple).

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Best part of this video is the end: Ess singing happy birthday using only the word ‘flutter’.

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