I'm 3!!!

 Of course we had a Cars cupcake-cake!

 Becky and her youngest daughter, Adaleah, Laura, and I- nice to spend time with my sis's!

 Brody, Ellie, Bell, and Drey- the present-opening crew!

 Brody and Bell thought something was really funny! Love that these 2 are spending time together while my sis, Becky, and her family are here visiting from Colorado. 

 Brody is now prepared to get some work done on the "nasty" house (as he has termed it) on West Central

 We had to improvise with the piñata since it was raining outside. I wish I had the pic people were taking of Bell after the candy was all dropped- she sat down in the middle of it all and just dug in and enjoyed a sucker, it was too cute.

 The best pic I could come up with of EPR, they were not about to take a nice picture, it was too chaotic for them! Boy did they nap loooong after the party was over! 

Our 1st 4 generation picture :)

Even though we planned on splash splashing outside for B's bday party, we still had a great time inside since the weather didn't cooperate with us (we had an early lunchtime party, and the afternoon did turn out to be sunny and gorgeous- oh well). Brody was SO EXCITED to see his friends and family, he ran around squealing for about an hour before settling down to even think about food or presents. 

Brody has been 3 for only a few days, but it seems to be different already! MUCH HARDER! I kinda miss my sweet 2 year old ;) He has just been testing us a lot more the last few days we'll say! I am hoping that he is still recovering from the crazy fun-filled weekend (Grandpa Steve also turned 60!!) and coming down for a sugar high...my sweetie should be back soon, right?? Our next goal is of course, potty training! We started in Portland before the move, but then he got sick and when he was better it was too close to the big move to even think about trying to get him to tackle the potty. I am not sure what approach we will take, any advice would be greatly appreciated!

Honestly, we couldn't be more proud of our little boy, he fills our heart (and many others) with love every day. He is the best big brother the trips could ever have and the most amazing son a couple could dream up! Lately he has been going around telling everyone that he is "Mommy's Sweetie Pie" and he really is! His humor is contagious and he says the craziest things to get everyone laughing- he is simply.....the best :)

Happy 3rd Birthday Sweetie Pie!!! xoxoxoxoooo