Three

Last Thursday, our baby boy turned three. Tear.  I cannot believe how fast the last three years have gone and how much Jackson has enriched our lives. He is truly a blessing and I can't even begin to express how much we love him. 

On his actual birthday, we let him open a few gifts in the morning.  His favorite... a CAT that moves and makes all sorts of noises.



Then on Saturday, we celebrated his birthday with a get together at the Wenatchee Riverfront Train Station.  The kids had a blast and I was so thankful to have the train to entertain them.  It was a cloudy day, but we escaped most of the party without getting rained on.  The last train ride was a little wet but the kids didn't mind.  :)  Overall, it was a great place to have a birthday party!

BJ helping them get the train out :)

Waiting...

Train ride #1

Next up... lunch

Jacksie and his daycare buddies (there are three Jackson's in this picture!)

On to presents

Waiting for another train ride

All aboard

Jackson's cake - wish I could take credit but obviously can't - Amber from Top Tier Cakes did an amazing job

Blowing out the candles

And a movie to go with it - thanks Mom for the video (even though I know you didn't do it on purpose) :)

Yum!

Buddies

And today, BJ and I took him to his three year checkup.  He was a trooper through all the usual doctor visit stuff.  Here are his stats:

Height: 38 3/4 inches (84 percentile)

Weight: 34.8 pounds (77 percentile)

I have to admit, I was a little shocked about his weight.  I feel like sometimes I practically have to beg him to eat and here he is at the 77 percentile. What?  I never would have guessed it.

Jackson @ 3...
- still isn't potty trained but... we are working on it
- is talking a ton and says 'that's fine' and 'why' all the time
- will tell us his tummy hurts or any other excuse to try to get down from the dinner table early
- knows directions better than most - he can tell us which way to go to Deanne's, Costco, the grocery store, etc.
- loves movies and will put his own DVDs in
- still only drinks apple juice and milk when he is at home
- finally likes taking baths (thank God!)
- is best buddies with Hunter and gives her kisses when we leave in the morning
- just started preschool and is SO proud to show us his work
- has a temper and gets frustrated easily when his toys aren't doing exactly what he wants (or us for that matter)
- loves to say 'just' when only one of us is home...'no Mama it's just Dada'
- recently figured out he can get out of his big boy bed so we get frequent visits from 4am on
- is highly attached to the people he loves and has a hard time when he has to leave
- will touch my belly and say 'Mommy's baby'  :)

Love you bubba man.  Can't wait to see what the next year brings!