Happy Birthday to my Jonathan! What an amazing birthday for this sweet boy. We started the day reading Jonathan's baby book all about the day he was born and how he grew up from a little baby to a big boy. Then it was off to the kitchen where Jonathan helped me make muffins.
He even got a piece of "chocolate [Nutella] toast" from Daddy, and we read the Bible story of the friendship between Jonathan and David, telling Jonathan about how his Mommy and Daddy picked out his name before he was born.
Abby was a big fan of the blue berry muffins, too!
After breakfast, the kids took a little time to jump on Daddy...
Then it was time for presents! Jonathan, with Daddy and Abby's help, opened a new Lego set, a bridge and tunnel for his train set, his very own CD player, and some wonderful books, trucks, play dough, and water toys. Lots of fun to be had!
After a little time to play with the toys and put them in their places, Daddy and Jonathan were off to the zoo! Highlights included feeding the giraffes, seeing the chimpanzees, and riding the Herman Park train.
After their morning at the zoo, it was off to lunch, then to the toy store. I hear it was love at first sight. Jonathan picked out an excavator and walked through the store with it singing "This is the work of an excavator." At the check-out counter he was so excited he could barely get his words out, telling each employee he saw all about the digging his excavator was going to do at home. [Random aside -- if you haven't seen it, and chances are you haven't, you've gotta see the excavator song. It's more or less a ballad to giant diggers, and it's totally hysterical. It starts about 10 seconds into this video http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MXhhXXsxSfE ]
After acquiring the new treasured toy, the guys went to a nearby construction site to watch real excavators at work. Then it was off to Marble Slab, where Abby and I met up with the boys for ice cream. On returning home, Abby took a nap while Jonathan took the new vehicle out to the construction site and got to work. He told me that he's not Baby Worm any more, he's a Construction Worker. Cowboy boots double easily as construction boots.
Then it was off to swim lessons, where Jonathan is learning to jump in the pool and turn over to float on his back. On arriving home, we had macaroni and cheese for dinner. Little guy chose the same birthday dinner his Mommy ate for about 10 consecutive years in her childhood! Whew, then we curled up in his bed, read his new stories, and said prayers. When asked what he's thankful for tonight, in addition to his birthday festivities, Jonathan said, "My construction job." Well, I guess everyone's thankful for a job these days.
Happy Birthday to my sweet little Jonathan, Big Brother, Baby Ducky, Baby Worm, Construction Worker. These three years with you have been so much fun, and we can't wait to see all in store in the year ahead.
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