Thursday, July 15, 2010

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.

16 comments:

  1. Coming out of lurkdom to note the irony of the teacher who misspelled birthday.

    Glad it was a great day.

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  2. Ah, we'll call it an accidental typo... it's right on the hat!

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  3. Aw, happy birthday to Landon :)

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  4. Happy birthday, sweet boy! He just keeps getting more wonderful, doesn't he? You guys are such a great family. :)

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  5. Perfect day and the pictures are priceless! I think my favorite is the one with you and Landon...pure joy!!! Enjoy the simplicities of the early birthdays! As the child grows...the size of the gifts get smaller and more expensive (coming from a mother of a 16 and 18 year old)!

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  6. Happy Birthday Landon!!!! Wow, LL, he really looks like a big boy! Hard to believe he's 3 already!

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  7. Sooo cute! Happy birthday!!

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  8. glad you didn't have to eat dino nuggets! :) happy birthday to Landon!

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  9. HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO YOU
    HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO YOU
    HAPPY BIRTHDAY DEAR LANDON
    HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO YOU

    Tell him his birthday STILL isn't over ... if you dare, that is!

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  10. What a great birthday! We had the same Spiderman cupcakes, pizza, and legos for Eli's birthday :)And how awesome is it that the school made a big deal for him? The picture outside his door is adorable.

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  11. I'm curious, how did you get Landon to take a shower? I think that's so cool :)

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  12. Sounds like he had a great day. I love the part about him telling others it was still his birthday. And the photo of the two of you looking at each other is priceless.

    Oh, and can I add that I can't stand lawyers (and lawyer types) who get off on noticing/correcting other people's typos? Was the typo really worth coming out of lurkdom and pointing out?

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  13. babyclaire is saying, "WHERE'S MAH CUPCAKE!"

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  14. hahaha, yes I think that's it!

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  15. I sort of love correcting other people's typos. Just not to their face, and I don't name names!

    SO cute, and ZOMG I love that picture too. Claire just gets cuter and cuter. I'm glad your little man had a great day!

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