Enzo Turned 3!

My how time flies.  It seems like just yesterday we found out we were having our 1st baby - a boy!  When he got here, Jim and I made our way through those first few months and thought we would never come out of the fog.  Then Enzo started getting older and funnier, and we couldn't imagine our life without him.  Now he's three.  When did that happen?  All those people who say childhood goes by so fast are right, in a blink of an eye three years have passed.

The night before Enzo's birthday I had a great idea (courtesy of Pinterest) to blow up a TON of balloons and fill his room so when he woke up in the morning his floor would be covered in bright colored balloons.  I bought a pack of 75 balloons and had a ton of enthusiasm starting out.  About 10 minutes into the project I felt like passing out from blowing up so many balloons (okay, it was about 5) and Jim had to join in so we could finish.  Pretty soon we agreed that 30 balloons or so is plenty and there was no need to go overboard and blow them all up!  While Enzo was sleeping we snuck in and filled his room.

In the morning, Enzo came in our room and said there were balloons all over his room!  He was so excited!

When Lauren got up, she had to play too!  I'm sure Oliver would have joined in the fun, but true to form he slept through the whole event.

After a full filled breakfast of pancakes with sprinkles and a candle, we all loaded up and headed for the Woodland Park Zoo.  We were the first in line and when the gates opened Jim pulled the choo-choo wagon to the Hippo exhibit for our first stop.  They had just filled their pond and let the hippos out.  They were right in front of us, eating their breakfast and Jim and I were fascinated!  With all sincerity Enzo looks at us and says he's done can we please go see some more animals?  Kids!  On to the giraffes where Enzo got to feed the large male giraffe leaves and flowers!

The twins did remarkably well considering we skipped their naps.  We stopped for an early lunch then let the kids run in the big grassy field.  This could have been their favorite part of the day!

Later that day while Grandma Carolyn watched the little kids, Jim & I took Enzo to the Crab Pot to sit on the deck and have a big crab feast for dinner.  Enzo thought it was so funny that he was allowed to use a hammer and pliers on his food and even funnier that Jim & I were wearing bibs too.

The next weekend was Enzo's birthday party.  For the longest time Enzo wanted a "fire" party.  Not a fireman party, but a fire party.   He suggested we could light the house on fire to roast marshmallows.  Wow.  After hearing that his friend Christopher was having a dinosaur party, he decided that seemed like a good idea and I ran with it.  A few days before the party I figured we were good to go and marveled how easy this had been.  True to Murphy's Law, the day before the party I realized I had 12 dinosaur tails to sew and needed help!  Grandma Carolyn came to the rescue and spent all day Friday sewing tails - even though she recently had surgery on her finger.  Now that's dedication!  Friday night Shawna sat on the floor and hand sewed the tails shut after I stuffed them.

Enzo was so excited on Saturday and the kids had a great time.  The pictures speak for themselves.

Happy 3rd Birthday to my sweet little boy!