Jackson is 3!! I can't believe it. We are so lucky to have him in our family. He is getting over the tantrum phase (for the most part) and is learning to love his sister. They are beginning to be good playmates, hug each other often, and even share! This is a big accomplishment and makes me happy to see! His nursery leaders tell us often what a joy Jackson is, how polite and helpful he is in the nursery....and we know! We tell him all the time just how special he is!He is learning fast. Brian is teaching him the mountain names of the ones that surround our valley...he has cascade down really well! His letters are coming along great, he recognized the big letter 'M' on the McDonald's sign this week, and then asked, "Where's the D?"
This year, he was SO excited about his birthday. He knew something special was coming up just for him. Because he was so excited, I made a paper chain-link countdown. He loved tearing off a paper chain each morning and counting how many days were left. I don't know how he learned about birthday parties and what's included, but he wanted an ice cream cake, balloons, and a pinata. So that's what we did! We looked at cake pictures online and he loved one with a bulldozer, so we modified it a bit and ended up with this fun ice cream cake with a bulldozer topper.
We had a dump-truck pinata (he got the pinata idea out of a skippyjon jones book we read at bedtime), and of course...lots of balloons! He was a happy boy!
He wasn't anticipating gifts from people, he thought everyone was coming over to look at his bulldozer cake, so it was a surprise for him to be able to open presents just for him. He was so excited and couldn't decide what to play with first. He'd spend a few minutes playing with his new car wash, then move to the sit and spin, then hit a few balls on the baseball stand, work on his name puzzle, blow bubbles, and then do it all again (his sprinkler toy will have to wait until it gets warmer).
Thank you to all who came and shared the celebration with us!
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