Safari much fun!

Today is Evan's birthday. The big 3. June is a busy month for us. First it is Alan's birthday (who likes it low key), then it is Evan's birthday (who likes to take it up a notch) and finally there is the grand poo-ba of birthdays, the let's celebrate for as long as possible birthday - my birthday.

I love to throw a party and each birthday, for each child, I pick a theme. This year for Evan it was a Safari theme. We invited about 5 of his friends over and a couple of the older siblings for Kiira and celebrated with a pinata, safari balloons and of course a safari cake!

As part of the his present from mommy and daddy - we took him on a safari in Sonoma so stay tuned for that update later in the blog!

Happy Birthday Evan - another milestone for you. At the time of your 3rd birthday you:

1. Are 36 inches tall and 38 pounds. That puts you in the 50% for height and the 75% for weight.
2. LOVE anything to do with balls. You can hit a pitch that is thrown to you. You can hit a tennis ball over the net. You can drop kick a ball. You get the idea....
3. You love to eat chicken nuggets, fish sticks, broccoli, salami, apples, edamame, turkey and roast beef. AND you have a sweet tooth.
4. You just started potty training and you are doing GREAT!
5. You are a bit cautious on a bike and scooter but LOVE to jump into the pool and try to swim.
6. You are friendly with strangers and will go up and give a wave to anyone.
7. Your curls are getting less curly but are still there.
8. Your verbal skills are much better and almost everyone can decipher what you are trying to say. Your favorite expressions are "ME TOO!!", "Evvie do it!", and "Wait for me!" Clearly you are a second child! :-)
9. You have a mind of your own and often will try to do things again after having been told not to. You average 3 time outs a day.
10. You sit for breakfast and lunch quite well but getting you to sit at the dinner table is a lost cause.
11. You love to cook dinner for us in your play kitchen while we sit at the dinner table and have the real dinner.
12. You love horses and want to "go pony camp".
13. You could spend 45 minutes playing in the sandbox.
14. You are trying to dress yourself but aren't quite there. You love to wear your shoes on the wrong feet.
15. You call me Monny instead of mommy and I love it.

Happy Birthday big boy. You make us laugh, you make us cry but in the end when you look at us with those big blue eyes and angelic golden curly hair, the world melts away and we see only your sweetness. That's what they call unconditional love.