The Little Man Turned 3

Auntie Carrie's Masterpiece
The gang in their recycled party hats and trash talker t-shirts.
Swimming with his buddy
Ripping open the loot!

The stickers I had to order. They say I got trashed at Jake's 3rd birthday with a garbage truck on them.

So this year Jake has been obsessed with garbage trucks. I wanted to do a garbage truck party for him, but could not think of any ideas. Thank goodness for the internet. This women created a birthday party for her son completely around garbage trucks. So, thankfully she shared her ideas and even created invitations, iron on transfers, and stickers. I used some of her ideas and added a few of my own. The party turned out really well, not because of the stuff but because we were surrounded by people we love. We had a great time even if it was all surrounding garbage.

Big Boy Bed

Look who got his big boy bed today. We ordered it several weeks ago and it arrived today. Papa worked hard to put it together so Jake could sleep in it tonight. He has been waiting for it to come and was very excited to see it all put together. He even picked out the sheets he wanted. Today we said good-bye to his crib. So long to the side rails that held him in. Wish us luck on a good night's sleep. Who knows how this new freedom will work out?

Mama note-It is sad to see his crib gone and my baby in a big boy bed. As he told me on our trip, "I'm not a baby!" Can you hear my heart breaking just a little bit?

The Fourth of July

Hiting the pinata

Eating Popscicles

Picking up his loot from the pinata

Playing with Sprinklers(Aka sparklers)

Waiting with his Sofia