Sometimes when I'm helping Josh into his pull-ups at night I can get him to sing "I'm a big boy now!" It's amazing to me how grown up Josh is getting. Yesterday we celebrated his third birthday, and it was a lot of fun. He got lots of birthday wishes throughout the day, and in the evening we got ready for the family party. I had high aspirations of making a storm trooper shaped cake, but after wearing myself out doing yard work all day, I was feeling less than motivated. Instead, Jarod made a plain 9x13 cake and I frosted it with my interpretation of Darth Vader on it.
I was happy that Josh was at least able to name who the character on his cake was. It's going down in my book as a success. We decided to eat Josh's favorite foods for dinner, and my parents were kind enough to humor us by eating our meal of chicken nuggets, fries, and green beans.
I thought it was a lot of fun, and I think it's a tradition I'd like to keep. Hopefully my kids' taste in food will expand, though. As soon as we sat down and Josh saw the party plates and napkins, he said "where are the hats? We need party hats!" Luckily my dad had brought that yellow play construction worker hat, so that became the special birthday boy hat, and Josh loved it.
I was happy that Josh was at least able to name who the character on his cake was. It's going down in my book as a success. We decided to eat Josh's favorite foods for dinner, and my parents were kind enough to humor us by eating our meal of chicken nuggets, fries, and green beans. I thought it was a lot of fun, and I think it's a tradition I'd like to keep. Hopefully my kids' taste in food will expand, though. As soon as we sat down and Josh saw the party plates and napkins, he said "where are the hats? We need party hats!" Luckily my dad had brought that yellow play construction worker hat, so that became the special birthday boy hat, and Josh loved it.After dinner we opened gifts, and they were all a big hit.
My folks got him a toy lawn mower that blows bubbles and we got him some Star Wars paraphernalia. 
When we were done opening gifts we all went outside to try out his new toy and blow bubbles with the other kids.
When it was getting too dark to really see the bubbles, we went back inside for cake.
I just love this boy's smile. I think he really enjoyed having everyone sing to him. 
Jack devoured the cake. He was licking his fingers and spoon to make sure he got every bit of sugary goodness. Josh was too distracted by his new cool Star Wars figurines to even touch his cake. It was such a successful birthday. Today they've been wanting to watch Star Wars all day, and play with Josh's new figures and light saber. I've been hearing things like "I'm going to save you princess Leia," "kill the bad guys," "use the force Luke," and lots of shooting guns, all morning. Jarod is excited that his boys are getting old enough to enjoy this kind of play. Now we're just waiting for them to be ready for Transformers!
My folks got him a toy lawn mower that blows bubbles and we got him some Star Wars paraphernalia. When we were done opening gifts we all went outside to try out his new toy and blow bubbles with the other kids. When it was getting too dark to really see the bubbles, we went back inside for cake.I just love this boy's smile. I think he really enjoyed having everyone sing to him. Jack devoured the cake. He was licking his fingers and spoon to make sure he got every bit of sugary goodness. Josh was too distracted by his new cool Star Wars figurines to even touch his cake. It was such a successful birthday. Today they've been wanting to watch Star Wars all day, and play with Josh's new figures and light saber. I've been hearing things like "I'm going to save you princess Leia," "kill the bad guys," "use the force Luke," and lots of shooting guns, all morning. Jarod is excited that his boys are getting old enough to enjoy this kind of play. Now we're just waiting for them to be ready for Transformers! 
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