Look who's Three!!!!

We can't believe Nick is already 3 years old. Time has really flown by. We celebrated his birthday with his two buddies Axel and Jefferson. Axel is approximately 5 hours older than Nick and they were delivered by the same Doctor. Jefferson is less than 48 hours younger than Nick. So we had three boys turning three. We had a blast, the boys had a party together at Axel's house. There was plenty of outdoor space to enjoy on such a hot day! They had bubbles, water guns, a slip-n-slide, horseshoes, trampoline, basketball and football!! Oh my, were we tired that night! And I think we are still recovering. In fact, I'm too exhausted to think clearly enough to get the photos downloaded in order, so things are a little backwards in this post.


Cake and ice cream, the best food in the world!

This cake was the best cake I've eaten in a long time. Now I wish I had taken home that extra piece Anna offered me :).

Nice throw Axel!

Candy necklaces. I think Nick licked the whole thing and then handed it back to me. Gooey.

Mr. Hairy back.

Us girls being cheesy!

Emily - future pastry chef! She loves to cook and is really good at it!

Gowthami trying out the bubbles.

TJ showing off on the slip-n-slide.

Freeze! Put your hands up!

Jefferson and his new OSU jersey.

Axel and his new cowboy had a super cool toy gun.

The next day Mike, Nick, my parents and I took Great Grandma and Aunt Inez to the Oregon Coast Aquarium. It was so busy there that day, but we still had fun!

Getting Great Grandma with a toy snake! Silly snake, Nick makes buzzing sounds like a bee instead of a hiss like a snake. It must be one of those rare buzzing snakes.

Trying to keep Nick from falling into the tide pool while he touches the anemones, sea cucumbers and starfish.

Wow, what a weekend! It was fun as always to have all of our friends and family together for a gathering. Nick loved seeing Great Grandma and meeting Aunt Inez. He keeps asking where they are now. As for Nicks favorite toy, Mike and I got him a power strip for all of his plugs. It was a hit. Since he is occupied with that, Mike and I will be playing with all the new toys. Thanks!

Benton County Fair August 6th

Grandma and Grandpa Edwards, Mike, Nick and I all went to the Benton County Fair Friday evening. The Sand family went too! This is the first fair Mike and I have been to since before we were married almost 14 years ago. It was so fun to take Nick there and see it all through his eyes. One thing that really baffled him was my wanting to eat an Elephant Ear. He looked at me like "are you insane?" Then we told him it was fried dough with cinnamon and sugar and he finally took a taste.

Hat in place, let's get ready to ride baby!!!


The Wacky Worm roller coaster, he liked it, but didn't appreciate my screaming and laughing. Yes, I scream and laugh on kids roller coaster rides, that's how wild I am...

House of mirrors with Grandma. He walked through very carefully with his arms out in front of him. Always the cautious child.

Giant slide with daddy.

The carousel - we did this one twice. Thankfully Mike went the first time, I would have thrown up if I had gone twice. Round and round and round we go....

Grandma and Grandpa got ice cream cones and took about 2 bites. Nick and Jefferson ate the rest..... Nick got into it so much that he even dipped his hat into the ice cream. Save some for later!

Riding with Grandpa on the airplane ride. They laughed and waved every time they flew by. I think this was Nicks favorite ride.

Pony ride on "Pepper". Our miniature cowboy on a miniature horse.

Fishing game - everyone wins a prize!

A blown up bat to torture any passerby with!

On our way home. Aaaaah.

We had a blast and will definitely go back next year for more!

Nick funny of the evening:

Tonight while getting ready for bath time with daddy. Mike asked "Nick, do you have poopies in your diaper?"

Nick replied "No daddy, I don't. Trust me on this one."