Bradley turns 3!!!

opening up a cool remote control car from papa and gege
Rachel's sassy pose...don't know where she learned this one!

the cool shark that Bradley got

work that remote control, buddy!

still workin' it

(and looking like my daddy)

the MOST delicious dinosaur birthday cake ever!!!

from Sam's

the gang watching Bradley open presents

time to go splash around in our HUGE pool!!

(but we loved it!!)

I'm so happy with a dinosaur, a shark and a kiddie pool!

Thomas thought he needed a float in the kiddie pool! :)

just woke up...about to open my presents

(I think I look my handsome daddy did when he was a young boy!!!)

Birthday morning opening family presents

trying out the defective tent...it wouldn't stand up

Birthday afternoon...after a nap and with a new tent

Rach trying out the tunnel

Bradley in the new tent

It's hard to believe that our sweet Bradley is already 3 years old!!!! He has certainly become quite the charming and funny big boy! We had two celebrations...one with grandparents and cousins and one with just us. He got all kinds of great toys that he loves!! We bought him a tent that we ended up taking back because it was messed up. The one we replaced it with has a tunnel and the kids LOVE it! I think Bradley's favorite present was a cloth covered, battery operated triceratops that moves it's head and makes dinosaur noises. He still hasn't stopped carrying this one around! We ended up with a dinosaur cake (AGAIN) this year, but it was Bradley's party, so we didn't care. We were confused about what kind of cake he wanted about a week before the party because he was going back and forth between dinosaurs and pirates. But, we weren't even sure he knew exactly what pirates were, so we were afraid to go with that theme. Thankfully, Bradley was very excited when he saw his dinosaur cake...so excited that when he and Rachel went with Nick to pick it up, he was obsessed with it and wanted to open it, eat it, look at it, touch it, etc... It was very hard for him to wait till the party to eat any. As a result of his "patience" we did presents and cake first, then dinner. :) Hey, how often are you 3 and think things should go in this order?! :) His party was small this year...just family, which I think Bradley preferred. He loved getting to spend time with his cousins and grandparents and he wasn't overwhelmed by a huge crowd. We love our precious big boy so much and are so blessed to have him as our special middle child!

Happy 3rd Birthday sweet Bradley!!