Feliz Cumpleanos

This past week we celebrated my son's third birthday.  Early in the week, we asked him where he wanted to go eat for his birthday.  He responded, "The Salsa Place".  That's what he calls the Mexican restaurant here in town because they give you salsa as soon as you sit down.

So, for starters, we took him to the salsa place to eat.  We know that, like many restaurants, they will sing happy birthday to you and give you a special treat if it's your birthday.  The added twist that this Mexican place throws in is that they bring you a sombrero to wear.  We knew my son would love this, so we let them know it was his birthday and then eagerly awaited his surprise.  Here it is for your viewing pleasure.

Here he is digging in to his special treat they brought him.  I think it's safe to say he enjoyed it!

Then we went home and family came and went throughout the evening, spending time with him and wishing him a happy birthday.  Everyone got to enjoy some cake and ice cream.  I know, dessert at dinner and then cake and ice cream...  Hey!  It was his birthday!  I let it slide!

Here is the cake I made for him.  It's a little sloppy and not an exact likeness of The Cat in the Hat and Fish, but my son was really excited about it and I guess that's all that matters!

His cake was a surprise.  He didn't know what I was making for him (other than I was making a cake).  Here he is seeing it for the first time.

One of the fun things that we have done that last couple of years with my son (courtesy of the birthday club at Toys-R-Us), is take him to Toys-R-Us for a birthday celebration.  Basically, you sign your child up for the birthday club.  When his or her birthday rolls around, they get a card in the mail, a phone call from Geoffrey the Giraffe wishing them a happy birthday, a coupon for $3 of a purchase of $3 or more, and an invitation to celebrate your birthday at Toys-R-Us.  The celebration is basically them giving you a crown and balloon and telling you happy birthday.  It doesn't sound like much, but to a 3 year old, it's pretty special.  Then we let him pick out an inexpensive toy to use his coupon on.  Here he is with his goodies.

Oh, and this post just wouldn't be complete without sharing this picture.  Celebrating his birthday at Toys-R-Us must have really worn him out...poor guy!

It's hard to believe that my little guy is three already.  Why can't they just stay cute, and innocent, and little forever?  Sigh...

Sincerely,
The-M-O-M