My baby is 3 (sniff, sniff)

It has gone by way too fast. I honestly feel like I just had him!! This little boy has my heart. He tests my patience and can be a little too rough a lot of the times. But then he cuddles with me, comes and gives me kisses (which sometimes are inappropriately too long) and hugs. Tilts his head and smiles at me. Takes my face in his hands and kisses my cheeks when I am sick or when he thinks I'm sad. He yells "I'm not anybodies friend anymore!! Except for mommy!" (that's his big threat when he's mad -- I'm not your friend) But he can never bring himself to be mad enough to not be my friend anymore. Even when I am the one that has made him mad. He'll look at me and get so mad and start to yell "I'm not..." then pause "...DADDY's friend!!" It's so cute I can't help but laugh.

He loves everything boy. He thinks he is a ninja or a kung fu panda. He goes into those modes at any given moment. He loves to say poo, pee, fart and penis --ALL the time. He actually requested a fart, poo, pee party for his birthday. I would have given it to him too but he changed his mind. I already was brainstorming all the nasty treats I could come up with to that theme. Maybe next year ;)

He talks non stop during a movie in the movie theatre -- he's just too excited about the whole thing. He loves his sisters. And he loves to kung fu his sisters - which they don't always appreciate. They sure love him too. It's really fun to see how they each interact with one another.

So my baby is not my little baby anymore and tears fill my eyes just writing those words. But like I tell all my kids -- you are ALWAYS my baby, no matter how old you are.

I love you my little man!

here he is blowing out his magic candle Sam and I brought back from China. When you light it - it pops open into this cool flower and then plays happy birthday in a super high pitch sound. And the only way to make it stop playing is to cut the wires..... and even then - when you are sleeping in the middle of the night it somehow starts playing again. (a little creepy)

He ended up going with a Cars theme party. This is the little cake I made for him. I am somewhat proud of it because I decorated it in about 5 minutes. I had my sister in laws baby shower immediately before his party and then rushed home and was decorating as my family was walking in the door. But it still turned out pretty cute and he was really excited about it - so that's all that matters.