The birthday celebrations were so much more fun this year because Jack understood what was going on. He knew we were planning a party, his friends would be coming, and he would get lots of presents! He was so excited to turn 3. The party day welcomed us with beautiful, chilly weather and crystal blue skies. We had the party at the Hal Brady Rec Center playground and hosted about 25 guests.
Jack sporting his new Gator helmet. He starts to hum the fight song when he wears it.
I created t- shirts for us to wear that day. Jack's shirt had the number "3" written all over it. My shirt said," Mothers hold their children's hearts forever, but their hands only for a short time." The gel flattened as it dried so it wasn't as clear as I had hoped, but it was a lot of fun to make them!
Time for our annual family photo. We can never manage to have all 3 of us looking at the camera. Oh well, we look cute.
At the party pavillion singing "Happy Birthday" to Jack. He was so excited and he sang along with us. We decorated the tables and hung streamers, put noise makers everywhere, and had pizza delivered for everyone to eat.
Found a great idea for "gator" cupcakes online. The eyes are gumdrops, white chocolate chips, and black icing dots. The nose ridge is a green Sunkist gummy. The nostrils are Reece's Pieces. All the kids got a gator cupcake and we made a dozen more for the grown-ups to enjoy that just had sprinkles on them.
