John Turns 3!

Talk about one excited little boy - John was all about turning three this year. We were up at the crack of dawn, not that that's unusual, and opened all his presents before Rich went to work. We built a huge race track for his Lightening McQueen cars to go on; played Nerf guns (he won) and put together new puzzles and played new games.

His family party wasn't until the weekend, but of course we had to have some cake on his actual birthday. I insisted that I be included in some photos since I'm never in them, so we had to relight the candles, sing again and blow them out again - he insisted we all help the second time round - so I could be in a photo. Yeah, this is the best one (pretty awful, I think I'll stay behind the camera).

Grandma and Pa came over in the afternoon to give him his main present and help us assemble it - a new Sand Pit (Sand Box for the Americans). This thing gets so much play, its wonderful. How many adults does it take to put together a Sand Pit? Answer: we didn't have enough to put it together correctly the first time!

On the weekend we had a family birthday party (the kids only get a kid party every other year). I'm not sure who had more fun in the Sand Pit, John or Uncle Paul. You decide.

I like to bake, but I don't decorate cakes, until this year, that is. I decided it was time to try out some cake decorating and let him request what he wanted. Why did I even ask - Lightening McQueen, of course. I looked up Lightening McQueen cakes online and was faced with the prospect of fondant, heaps of red dye and an immense amount of pain and suffering. I figured there HAD to be a better (easier) way of representing Cars. Um, yeah, a race track. I think it turned out great. John loved it, and that's what mattered to me!

Happy Birthday, Sweetie, can't wait to share your three's with you!