Happy Birthday to Will!

March 3, 2013, Will turned three.  Three!  At three, the most descrpitive thing I can say about him is that he is on the GO!  He is fast and I do believe his mind works even faster than his little body can move.  He loves being outside, playing with Blue, carrying our new cat, Wally, around everywhere, trying to keep up with Kate and Claire, playing chase or hide and seek with anyone who will participate, and scooting around the kitchen island on his little tractors at speeds meant for outside.  He is a physical guy - doesn't sit and play with small things for long.  He wants to MOVE...and fast.  I'm positive this is good for me because when he runs from inside to outside, to down by the pond, to over by the barn, to up on Dad's tractor, to back upstairs, to inside the garage (for something important he knows he needs in there), to back on the front porch...I must also go with him.  Tired is what I feel at 8:00 p.m. every night and still amazed at the difference between little boys and little girls.   

The weeks leading up to his birthday, I had been asking him what kind of birthday cake he wanted.  He loves sweets and I knew this would be a huge part of his day.  His answer each time was, "I want a cake just like George's".  At first, I was confused.  George who?  Pretty soon, he grabbed one of his favorite books, a collection of Curious George short stories, and showed me .  One of the stories is about George's birthday and the cake that the man with the yellow hat makes for George.  He pointed to it and said..."just like that".  I smiled and said "Okay" and figured I'd ask him again.  Surely he wanted a Thomas the Train cake or Jake and the Neverland Pirates or something?  I continued to ask about his cake occasionally and each time the answer was the same....just like George's.  The last time I asked, he definitely answered me in a tone that let me know this was the last time he was interested in answering that question.  I have been known to hound people - especially if I don't understand their answer/choice.  He was done with the hounding.

So, on March 3rd, we had dinner with G'ma and G'pa, opened presents and enjoyed a cake just like George's!  (Thank you, Reasors!)  The girls helped me decorate the house during his nap and were excited to go get him when he woke up.  My favorite part of this day was seeing his face when he saw that cake.  Happy Birthday, Will!  Thank you for all the smiles and laughter to bring to our days!