Nate is 3!

UPDATE: More pics loaded in the photo album to the right...

Nate's birthday weekend has come and gone and it was a lot of fun...

Friday was his actual Birthday so he got to play hooky from school...he woke up to waffles on his birthday plate wearing his birthday hat, as is tradition (except this year he actually liked his birthday hat).In a state of newborn sleepiness, I scheduled his 3 yr check up on his birthday again this year (I also combined that with Matthew's 2 mo check up - clearly I wasn't thinking)...but I didn't think he would need shots this year so I didn't think it would be a big deal. Well, come to find out that there was one shot he didn't get last year due to a shortage and he needed to catch up. So, after a pleasant check up where he insisted on wearing his birthday hat and fully cooperated with both a vision and hearing exam and even peed in a cup, we ended it with a poke and tears. But a Birthday Smoothie (and extra bandaids) afterward made it all better.

Saturday was party day...we had it an kids activity center near our house and it was really great...we had our own private gym that included:

Foam Pit
Ball Pit
Bounce House

and trampoline, slides and other organized activities. It was a great place for a party...the kids ran from one thing to the next (despite the activity leaders trying to organize activities for them). Nate surprised me...he is typically a pretty cautious kid but he was more fearless at his party...he let the girls leading the party throw him in the pit (and he kept coming back for more) and would lay on the trampoline and let them bounce him up and catch him...I really think he had a lot of fun so it was all worth it!

Nate, of course, requested a Thomas themed party so I threw Thomas in where I could:

Cupcake Toppers

Goody Bags

That was only part of the weekend and only a few pictures...so this will have to be a two part post (and I will create a photo album). There is lots more to catch up on including Matthew's 2 mo stats and Matthew's first day of school (tomorrow is my first day getting back in to work)...lots going on around here, as usual!

Happy Birthday Buddy!