Mikey is three!

Mikey on his birthday

Thomas the Train happy birthday cupcake train

Mikey loves his train sets right now...no one else better touch them!

Mikey man turned three last week!  Secretly I have been waiting for this day for a while now.  Mikey is full of giggles and joy and laughter and sweetness and has a whole lot of stinker in him too!  I remember after Jude turned three I felt like I could finally take a breath, like there was a bit of a slow down to the constant disciplining.  So for about six months now I have been counting down.  While the transformation did not happen overnight (surprise surprise!), I can tell that he is making strides in that (mom getting to breathe) direction.  Isn't he the cutest little thing you've ever seen?!?  I get comments like that on a regular basis and I completely agree.  And a lot of the time he is a total sweetheart.  I call him my buttercup and he likes to remind me of his status as such.  His two year old year has been a big one.  He became a big brother (and LOVES LOVES baby Luke), he became potty trained (finally...), he can count to twenty and sing the ABC's, he is still working on his colors, he now sits at the table to eat and needs minimal help/cleanup, he is talking very well and it is so fun to listen to his growing vocabulary and how he comes up with his ideas.  Mikey loves playing with his siblings, even if his favorite game is still "take their toy and run."  He loves reading books, playing trains, playing with his dinosaurs, and cuddling on the couch with mom or dad.  He loves to drink pop, but is still probably our best eater.  He loves when he has pockets in his pants, when he gets a tic tac, and when he helps me get groceries (its the little things!).

For his birthday we had Gil's folks come up for our taco supper.  We ate, blew out candles, had some Thomas cupcakes and ice cream, and opened presents.  We also got to FaceTime with the Herricks and Aunt Brittany.  He celebrated with my family later.  

We love you Mikey...and we will have plenty to look back and laugh about with you (or use as blackmail!).  I can't wait to see what your three year old year of life holds, and all the years after that.  We thank God for your each day.