Owen & Anson are officially three as of March 8th! We started the celebration about a week & a half before with a birthday bash at a nearby park. After last years cancelled party x2 due to the stomach virus, we went low key & invited grandparents plus G.Gran. It was so relaxing! The night before the party I was saying how thankful I was that we have remained relatively well throughout the cold season. The next morning we sat down for breakfast. Owen took a bite of his oatmeal followed by a gulp of orange juice then threw up all over the table!! I could hardly believe it as I helped clean him up. Rob & I looked at each other like "of course someone is throwing up today!" Charlotte immediately had the most horrified look on her face & said loudly "can we still have the birthday party?" Haha! We chalked it up to Owen being our child with the most sensitive gag reflex. We kept a close eye on him over the following two hours then considered him well.
We met up at the park, set up camp at a table & got down to business opening gifts. The girls & I went to Target the night before for wrapping paper & a couple other birthday items & couldn't believe how much a roll of paper cost. Maybe I'm cheap but we decided on brown paper packages to be tied up with string hoping all would say it's a favorite thing ; ) It actually turned out way better than expected when the girls pulled the markers out & did some decorating for their favorite twin brothers.
They chose ostriches for Anson since that is his favorite animal....we are not sure how he settled on that one, ha!
There were some very feminine drawings on the rest of Owen's box but my favorite part is the "really really really love you" from Charlotte. Melts my heart.
Robby & I bought scooters for the girls when they turned three or a little before. They are still in fabulous shape & are ridden all the time. We decided that the boys would be happy to have their own & that the girls would feel the same so they don't have to share anymore. It makes us laugh that the boys still don't connect the dots & realize that the photo on the outside of the box usually reveals what the present is.
The onlookers were excited to watch the boys open some other fun gifts like a mini rolling suitcase, rain boots & a few summer wardrobe items. They also received some Tonka trucks that make a lot of noise. The boys brought a couple in the car the following day when we drove to Kingwood with my parents one of which had a siren that made me think we were getting pulled over EVERY time is went off! I almost had a heart attack.... & I wasn't even the driver.
Owen was happy to give his a try while we had to force Anson to even put his helmet on! Little stinker....doesn't he know how much we spent?? ; ) I guess he's not actually riding it in the picture below. Both feet are off while Grammy pushes him along. Papa walked along with Owen for a good distance as he got the hang of it.
Now we have our own little scooter gang to rule the park...
Once we did a little riding it was time for cupcakes. That's my favorite part! They were sad that Daddy couldn't "put fire on it" since it was extremely windy but once they realized how yummy the chocolate icing was, they didn't care anymore.
We know our kids are all still "babies" but my goodness, we can't believe how big they are & how much has happened in the last six years!
Here's the Valentine family of seven....
One three year old was a challenge...two...I feel tired ; ) We sure do love those big three year olds & are thankful to be their mama & daddy. They've come a long way from just under four pounds & six pounds! Sweet babies to rambunctious toddlers!
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