Taiter-D turns 3!

Taite's 3rd birthday was probably the best day of his life! As my husband will tell you it's tough being the middle child! There is always someone older to outshine you or younger that is more demanding of your time. It is a tough balance to make sure he gets his own special time and this birthday was pretty much perfect! We started the day with a McDonald's breakfast, which is tradition for any birthday celebrated at our house. That evening we had Colby, Jessica, and Jillian over for tacos, birthday cake and presents.

Ever since he helped Riley decorate for my birthday the end of June and then seeing all the decorations in Pine Valley for the 4th of July this kid has been so excited about his own birthday. He has been planning and planning! His plans included a pink dinosaur cake with pink frosting and pink ice cream, a watch like Haydn's, and a gold fish. Who could resist making all this little boys dreams come true!

{the goldfish}

{the cake}

I think it was the first time he felt that something was done just for him and seeing the genuine joy radiating in his face makes me so happy. He spent the rest of the night playing with each of his toys and going over and over the events of the day. He was much too excited to sleep and finally fell asleep on the couch cuddled up next to me. Yep, pretty much the perfect ending to the perfect day.

If you know Taite you can't help but love him. He has the largest heart of any little person I know. He marches to the beat of his own drum which can drive any parent crazy, but I wouldn't change a single thing about him. He makes me laugh and tries my patience every single day. It should be a big year with starting Primary in January, hopefully, finally getting potty trained, and lots of new things to learn. We love you Taite!

To see more of my favorite 3 year old go here and here!