A Very Bubby Birthday

My handsome little man is 3 years old!
He is becoming such a little boy. Not so much baby anymore.
*sniff, sniff*

Last pic as a two year old, doing what he loves most :-)

Last two year old diapy butt

I was blessed with an unexpected day off and got to spend the whole day with my big guy.
Emily had her last day of camp, so DaddyDaddy and I packed up the Bubs and headed out for a morning out especially for him.
If you are not a local Austinite and have never been to Kiddie Acres...let me set the stage:
It opened in the late 70s and everything is original; with the exception of the ponies, I'm sure.
Yeah, that's right. I'm putting my kid on these rides that are older than I am.

"Dad, you see the rust on this thing?? No way!"

He loved the boats.

But, nothing compared to the train. Once he realized there was a train to ride, he wanted nothing to do with anything else.

Daddy folded up and rode with him first

Once was not enough and I had to squeeze in and ride a second time

Seriously...this is not the train. No me gusta.

We had a little bit of time to kill before we needed to go get Emmy, so we went to Five Guys and Amy's for a celebratory birthday lunch and treat.

Didn't eat anything, but drank his sweet tea

Worn out from our morning of fun

We came home and had a low key afternoon with cake and presents.

"3" vanilla confetti cake with white chocolate butter cream icing...complements of this Mom!

So, the cake was a mix, but I doctored it up and I totally made the icing from scratch. Not to mentioned fashioned a number 3 out of cake.

Happy Birthday to You!!

What a sweet face!

Official 3 Year Old measurement

3'1"

Its always a little bittersweet on these happy celebrations.
Without his Donor Angel, he may not have had a third birthday.
Its easy to get complacent and stressed raising two little ones. But, I never forget that every smile, every laugh, every hug and "I wuv oo" may not have happened without our Angel in Heaven.
God Bless You and Your Family for helping make this happy day possible for all of us.

We Moved!

Yes, in the time since my last post, we have moved back home.

We are so happy to be back in our house and in the Austin area.

Emily remembers the house, but I'm not sure if Weston does or not.

The house felt like new, as we repainted and got new living room furniture.

LOOOONG OVERDUE.

Emmy has a purple room and is super excited about that.

First bath back home

It's nice to have a backyard that they can play in without threat of snakes or charging bulls.

Taking the Jeep to the carwash

Look at that face

Weston was having NONE of the swimsuit.
Little man is going to have sun-kissed cheeks!

Weston is a big fan of the new furniture.
Lots of places to kick back and relax...

We had fun with friends at the Liberty Fest on 4th of July.

What great weather!

Very mild!
We got a free Cory Morrow show and an amazing fireworks show.

I am working Monday thru Friday...something that I haven't done in a long time.
Like since Emily was 6 months.
I miss my three 12 hour shifts, but I am grateful to be where I am.

Daddy Daddy Summer Camp is in full swing.

I get pics like this at work:

Happy smiles!

I got this one this morning accompanied by the caption:

"This kid will not stop talking! A bazillion questions. All followed by 'right daddy?'"
Cuteness.

All worn out from too much fun with friends at the park.

Next week, Emmy is going to Princess Ballet Camp!!
OH EM GEE

She's going to lose her mind!