Happy Birthday Hale!

The terrible twos are now officially behind us! Hale turned three and we celebrated with family last Sunday.

Our party was "Thomas the Train" themed. It was a good thing we had Thomas plates and napkins because I the rest of the decorating was pretty minimal.

Here was the extent of our train decor. Nice and springy though!




Hale was blessed to see his paternal grandparents and great-grandparents. Our thoughts were with those that couldn't make it.

Here is a portion of the group.



Here's Hale opening gifts. Notice he has three fingers up. He perfected that just a few weeks before his third birthday.



No cupcakes this year. I decided to make ice cream pie because it sounded better to me. I tried to make cupcakes from scratch last year and they were pretty bad. Dry and dense - it took a lot of work to make them go down. Hale didn't mind the ice cream - he was just happy to blow out candles.



I can't believe the changes we've seen in our boy in the past year. He speaks in full sentances and uses words like "suddenly" "frusterated" and "responsible".
He is so creative and entertains me and Zetta during the day. He reminds me to give him his medicine every day and to bring his boots when we go to the farm. He is becoming a very good helper and a loving big brother. We love you Hale!