I love 3 year old's birthdays. Well, I don't know if ALL 3 year olds are this way, but both Luke and Andrew were SOOO excited about EVERYTHING they got for their birthday when they turned 3. It is the first year that they totally "get it". They look forward to the food and cake and presents for several weeks leading up to their birthday. We usually just get them a few little things from Dollar Tree, and sometimes something a little more special from somewhere else. The rest of the family usually gets them one thing each, so they really don't get too many gifts for their birthdays, but I kinda think this helps them REALLY appreciate the things they DO get.
Since Luke had a GI Joe cake for his birthday (which all started because Jen makes amazing cakes for her kids so my kids think I should be able to do it as well), Andrew had been saying for the last several months that he wanted a "ninja Urtles cake" I kept thinking that I would just put a couple of the Ninja Turltles figures on his cake and he would be happy, and maybe he would have been. However a couple days before his birthday, he said to Max, "I don't even WANT any presents for my birthday, all I want is a Leonardo cake!" I couldn't resist those sweet eyes, so I decided to DRAW Leonardo on his cake and it turned out pretty good!
He LOVED this cake!!!
He also loved EVERY present he opened, saying things like "AW, WATA GUNs!" (even the 2nd time he opened it he was super excited - mom and Danielle both got him the exact same water guns) . Although these pictures don't really capture his excitement, he was SOO bright-eyed and smiley, showing an unbelievable amount of emotion with EVERY gift. It was just such a joy to watch! What a cutie!!
Bug catcher from Nana and Grandaddy
Charlotte's Web book
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