Aaron's 3rd Birthday Part 2

I guess blogger didn't like how many pictures I posted, but here is a quick wrap up of the rest of the presents. Batman...

Spiderman... (and Sarah is holding Ironman from us) 

My best present his first toy gun bought for .25 at a garage sale, it clicks when you pull the trigger. 

 

Happy Birthday my son! I can't believe how quick 3 years of staying at home and being your Mom has flown by. You are so precious and such a thinker with so much imagination. Mommy and Daddy love you to the moon and back! We can't wait to see what things you will do as a big 3 year old!
Smooches Handsome!

 

Aaron's 3rd Birthday

I'm going to try to keep this short and sweet as there are a lot of pictures I posted.  The day started off with the big kids sleeping in, which was hard becase Sarah was awake at 7 and I couldn't let her loose because she would have found the train table and un-sheeted the surprise.
I had to go wake them up at 8:30 as we needed to get going because we are serving at church and can't miss, but we wanted to let him play with his train before hand. I went in to wake him and he woke up on the wrong side of the bed. I pulled him into my lap and was holding him while he stretched and fussed and then I whispered into his ear, Happy Birthday Aaron. His eyes opened wide and he said, "Today is my birthday?" Yep. "I 3 today?" Yes you are! "Is Maliya and Macin here?" (His friends. I had to chuckle that that was the 3rd thing he asked about when he woke.
Then of course he got up and was excited for the day and was even more thrilled to take the sheet off and see his train and table. Best present ever. Even though it was kind of a 'recycled' gift as he had already gotten the train set 2 Christmas's ago (I think) he of course didn't remember and now he can actually play with it at his height. All of the kids loved it, as you can tell.
 

 

I just LOVE this picture of Sarah and her little pooched out Choo Choo lips. And she was choo chooing away with that train.

 

 

Later tonight we had family and some friends over for a little dinner. I made "Cheesy Noodles" Aaron's favorite and it was a hit as you can tell. I was worried with having his cousins over that little eating would happen but no he scarfed his food, which makes a mommy happy.

And so did this one.

Cousins

This big sister has such a generous kind heart that makes her mommy proud. Today at church her Pre-K class made Oreo turkey cookies with Candy Corn feathers. She saved her 'treat' for Aaron since it was his birthday. At first I thought that she got to make two and she ate one and asked to make one for Aaron, but no she only made one.  And her teacher told her she could give it to whoever she wanted. She is always thinking of him and always brings an extra Dum Dum sucker back for him from her dance class too.

 

My sister in laws...Crystal and Rachelle they are pretty awesome.

This little doll baby Abby is just about 3 months now and pretty happy!

 

Ed and Curtis 

Loved holding baby Abby, and was so happy that Abby could wear some of my favoritehand me downs from my girls. 

Grandma was saying something very important. 

And of course Sarah is a big girl now and wanted to hold the "Bebe." Which just killed me, she looks so big. Sarah your MY baby!

Opening gifts

He loved this Mickey Mouse watch from Nana & Papadaddy.

 

Hanging at Papou's

They look so cozy, don't they?
 

 

I changed the setting on the next pictures so they turned out darker but Sarah was actually smiling and saying cheese even though Aaron was looking away. It's so hard capturing kids smiles!!

 

Grandma Krissy and Papa Michael's...A.K.A. "The Park"

The Saturday of our trip to San Diego was spent visiting our family in Ramona. Boy do we love going to Ramona. The kids love it because they can play and play on the swing set and the sand box and the trampoline and with their 'cousins'. And I love it because their 'cousins' play with them and entertain them and I get to have grownup talk. But really we love them and they love us so we just have a blast catching up. 
Of course the dare devil child loves to swing and will swing until the cows come home.
 

 

Trying to 'superman' like her sister does.

Emily and Aaron

Russell playing with all the kids on the trampoline, Sarah loved jumping too. (Was there any doubt??) 

 

 

 

Russell and Aaron, these two are both so tendered hearted. I remember when Russel was about 5 and Aaron reminds me a lot of him. Crazy that he is almost driving, I know my kids will be teenagers soon!!

 

We played and chit chatted the day away until Papa was able to come home (he had to work) and then we got dinner at Boll Weivel. And they got to play pin ball and get little plastic toys for $50 out of the machines and they LOVED that, as it was the first time they really got to do all that.
My kids are so loved...dare I say spoiled??
I guess that's what grandparents are for! 

 

Our Spur of the Moment San Diego Trip

Last Monday I got a bee in my bonnet and decided to throw all three of my kids into the car and head to San Diego to visit everyone. K has been traveling like a crazy man and we wanted to go with him when he headed back to OR last Monday but unfortunately it was an urgent trip and he wouldn't have been able to be with us anyway. Also this was the last week before a busy October of obligations was upon us. I of course broke up the travel into 2 days and my sanity thanked me later, (I think). So I had a great time surprising people who didn't know we were going to be there, and we got to enjoy our summer an extra week!
Wednesday the kids got to go to the beach with their cousin Ethan and Aunt Meghann. I think they had a good time don't you?