three!

Our sweet Tom turned 3 today! Poor thing was sick and stayed home from church with Dad, but he felt well enough to celebrate with just us 4.

He chose fruity pebbles for his bday breakfast.

He got a floor mat and a train puzzle.

When we asked him what he wanted for his birthday, he said "a brown cake".  I had entertained the idea of doing a Cars cake, but then I searched "Cars cake" on Pinterest and was so overwhelmed with elaborate decor and food coloring galore (for real! search it yourself and see.  such a headache.) that I scratched it and did a simple "brown" one like he requested. 

The problem with having a family party is having so much cake in the house afterward.  I froze half of it but that doesn't mean I won't dig into it tomorrow.  Ha!  That reminds me of a joke I read where the wife ate all the leftover cake (which was half a cake) and she was so ashamed that she baked another and ate half of it before her husband came home so he wouldn't know what a pig she was.  I wouldn't go that far, but I have been known to eat more than my fair share of baked goods.  So here's my thing with them.  I'm addicted, we all know.  But when I'm pregnant (everyone thinks my belly is so cute.  what's another cookie or 6?) or nursing (my pants are sagging off me as it is...I need more calories) it's hard to find a reason not to eat treats.  As I type this I can feel you (Cindy) judging me through the computer.  Not that you're judgy, but you could name 100 reasons to eat kale instead of cake (hey...you could write a book called that) and are probably appalled by my behavior :)  ANYway, this post was supposed to be about Tom and not my eating habits so I'll save that for another day.  Perhaps I'll consider going treat free for a while to get myself back on track.  Anyone want to do it with me? 

 Here are a few fun facts about the birthday boy lately:

• He's really into capes and runs around saying he's Superthomas and puts G's bib on her backwards so she can be Supergrayce (his idea!).

• He loves church, especially nursery, and is such a good boy during sacrament meeting.

• His favorite books are The Napping House and The Little Engine That Could.  When I don't do the proper sound effects or if I try to abbreviate (there are waay too many words in that train book for my liking) he says, "say more fings!". 

•  He LOVES Grayce and is always all up in her business.  Here we are modeling her new sweater/dress for Grandma.  It's a dress but when I first got it I thought it was just a long sweater so that's why she's got jeggings on. 

•  He's obsessed with puzzles.

• He's a very helpful big brother :) 
• He has been potty trained since September and was doing great until recently...he wets the bed almost every night now.  TMI, sorry.  
• A favorite quote:  (after getting scolded for pushing Grayce over...she was laying on her back deciding whether or not to cry)  "She wants to wie down and wook at the sky."