A 3rd Birthday in Pictures

Today was Landon's birthday. Or, as he would tell you, "My Birthday is TODAY!!!!!!" He was so excited he actually had a bit of a meltdown this morning, but he pulled himself together and enjoyed a nearly perfect day.

It started out with some playtime with babyclaire around 9 a.m. When I watch them together I'm pretty sure we could just tell him that Claire is his birthday present and he'd accept it without asking for anything else.

Next he made muffins with mom and Gigi (my mom drove in yesterday to see Landon on his birthday and to babysit so JP and I could go out on a hot date last night). He decorated them with little Spidermans and then asked to take them to daycay to share with his friends.

We got to daycare around 10:30 to find his door decorated for his special day. Ms. C also made him an adorable crown in his favorite color- I love his daycare.

When I picked him up he told me that his friends sang to him "lots of times" and that his birthday was all done. When I said, "no, buddy, it's your birthday all day!" he was SO excited. I guess he thought birthdays were just a morning thing. We stopped at HEB so he could pick out his special birthday cupcake and he told at least two employees that, "it's still my birthday!" News like that must be shared.

Dinner was his choice - pepperoni pizza from Costco. Delicious.

During dinner there were lots of phone calls from extended family. Landon is quite the phone talker and had lots to say about his day, his pizza, his babyclaire, and his bounce house party on Saturday.

After eating his pizza and some fruit, it was finally cupcake time. This was the moment Landon had been looking forward to for about 6 months.

Claire wasn't quite as excited as her brother. (This picture absolutely cracks me up.)

After cupcakes it was time for presents. Landon got some legos, a lego watch, a snake water hose, a suitcase (from his parents, because we're boring), some books, and a Spiderman action figure (from my sister's boyfriend, Landon thinks he's very cool). He was excited about everything, but I'm pretty sure he'd trade it all in for another cupcake.

After presents there was just enough time for a quick birthday shower (Landon is obsessed with taking showers now), lots of birthday hugs, and a birthday story with daddy.

It was a simple, happy day- perfect for the little boy we love so much.