Oz is 3!

On April 5th Austin turned 3.  It's so hard to believe that my baby is that old!  He is full of life, busy, physical, good at saying please and thank you, a great helper, loves to help run errands, loves to DIG and anything related, really good at pretending and pretty good at playing by himself for a little while, loves Zach, a good eater, is completely potty trained- even at night, is usually a great sleeper, has a good sense of humor, likes to pretend to be a baby but is also very proud of being a big boy, loves books and Trio blocks, and loves nursery.

My parents were going to be out of town on his actual birthday, so we celebrated a little early with them.  We have had a lot going on so we tried to keep it simple.

 

The boys helped me make the cake.  They had fun crushing the oreos to make the "dirt."  Austin requested a "tocolate" cake with "prinkles" on top and diggers.  He specifically wanted a post hole digger, but an excavator and front loader had to do.

 We ate Chick Fil A at home (we planned on a picnic at a park, but it was getting cold and blustery), then had the cake.  It was definately not the perfect cake (see how crooked and shmoopy it is?  that's a word right?) but Austin was happy and that's what matters (and it least it tasted yummy!).  When we were decorating it he decided he wanted a bulldozer on it too and smooshed it into the side of the cake before I realized what was going on.  Oh well!

 He got to open his presents from Nana and Papa and was particularly excited about the Trio blocks.

On Austin's actual birthday morning I surprised him with some balloons.  We let him open his presents after breakfast and he was thrilled.

 

That morning we went to Purple Park, a really fun park that is nearby, but we don't usually go to.  It was a beautiful day!

 Serving me "food"



 

 

 

We had a great time then headed home for lunch and took Zach to school.  I took Austin to the mall for a frozen yogurt treat, and we got to watch a building by the mall getting torn down by huge excavators.  Score!  We picked Zach up from school and walked to soccer practice and had more playground time.  Then we headed to Chuck E Cheese with our friends the Westers.  Cal took the boys there once when I was out of town, and Oz has been wanting to go back since.  I was not as excited about it, but it was a super easy way to celebrate!  The kids all had tons of fun.

To end the day we sang to him and had cupcakes.  It turned out to be a busy day and they fell asleep really fast that night!   

 

Happy Birthday sweet Oz!  We love you!