Birthday

The big day finally came - Archer's THIRD BIRTHDAY! It was actually celebrated as a weekend event, with the festivities kicking off on Friday with a birthday lunch with his cousins. Even Shelly got into the act with a party hat! From Grandma Sue he received a bubble machine and a charcoal grill ("Charlie Charcoal"). He also received some clothes but I'm not sure if those were from Grandma or Aunt Kim since I wasn't there to witness the unwrapping. He also received a new set of golf clubs from Uncle Kim to replace the ones that he gave us last year, the ones last year were plastic and fell apart after repeated banging on the walls, furniture, floor, etc. These are a little more serious, actually made of metal and will have to stay outside to prevent the poor dog from being chased and possibly injured by the swinging clubs.

Then on Saturday, Archer and David were treated to a Brewers game. Archer had a GREAT time (pictures of that event to follow) - the people in the seats around him sung Happy Birthday, he got a ball from the field, he saw the sausages run right past him in their race, and he cheered and clapped for all of the players. He came home exhausted but he told me all about the fun the next morning. And on Sunday we had a little party of our own, where Archer opened up a gift of books from Grandma Michele, a toy lawn mower that blows bubbles (bubbles are the way to go this year!) and a front end loader that makes lots of noise. And let's not forget the cake!

I can't believe I've been a mom for three years already, the time flies and sometimes that's a good thing and sometimes I wonder where its gone. It feels like it cannot have been three years since I first held him, looked at his wet little face and said "you're so perfect!" I remember those first couple months when I told everyone how perfect he was, and everyone was kind enough to agree with me. He was the most beautiful human being I had ever seen, and now, three years later, he still amazes me every day.