Ida turned 3!

A month ago, Ida decided she didn't want diapers any more, and she's been doing very well! One of her birthday presents this year was more trainer underpants. Fortunately, payday came before the birthday (that's one advantage of being born on the first), so she got actual presents instead of some IOUs. She is enjoying her lighthouse stacking blocks, her alphabet puzzle and magnets, her toy animals (a camel, a squirrel, and a goat?! queried our friend Helen who owns the used toy shop we frequent for birthdays. They are the ones in the bin that Ida didn't already have!) , her cute summery outfit, candy from Erin and her new underpants.
Editor's note: I tried to publish this last month when Ida's birthday actually was, but somehow I couldn't get through. So here it is now.