And then he was three...

I can not believe that Porter, my handsome, intelligent, sweet, willful and hilarious boy is 3!  He is so much fun and cracks me up on a daily basis with his toddler, spirit-of-an-old-man, 30-year-old-vocabulary perspective on life. He is able to reason and charm, and charm and reason himself right out of time-out he often does.  He also is starting to "talk back" and he does so in a way that makes me want to pull out my hair and laugh all at once.  "Mom, I just love you; you're beautiful," "I was just jokin' Mom," "It was just an accident," "Mom, are you kidding me right now," and "I know, it's just a disaster," are his recent quick responses to the time-out threats.  I love walking in on him creating scenes with his Thomas trains, or "reading" books to his sister.  I am so proud of my little man and love the numerous blessings that come with being his mommy.  

We didn't have a big huge party this year, but I did make sure that Porter felt very celebrated... To get ready for the birth-week, we started out with haircuts.  Emma Rose got her first ever haircut at 14 months of age.

Also, in preparation for the big 3, we started potty training.  After a solid 2 weeks, Porter is doing great!  But it did take lots of treats and outings, including Monkey Business, and the zoo!

We visited the new Elephant park on Porter's birthday.  The kids loved it.

That night we opened presents.

Porter was thrilled to get his new concrete truck!

He also was thrilled to eat his requested birthday dinner of grilled cheese and chocolate cake.

We spent lots of time at the pool the 2 days after Porter's birthday.  Emma Rose loves walking in the water and bathing in the sun, just like her mama!

We found a bunny as we were leaving the pool too! (top right-hand corner beneath the leaves...)

We had a little birthday party with the family the Saturday after Porter's birthday.  Man, did he LOVE hanging out with his cousins!

Cousin Caroline wore her glasses the ENTIRE party!

Porter's "working truck" cake!!!

Sunday was Father's Day, and Corey spent the morning in a water fight with Porter, and that evening we all went to celebrate with family at Patti & Gary Johnson's house.  Once again, the cousins had a blast playing together, and it was the perfect end to celebrating "being 3!"