Could it be? Yes! Yes! Caelun is 3!

“If we didn't have birthdays, you wouldn't be you.
If you'd never been born, well then what would you do?
If you'd never been born, well then what would you be?
You might be a fish! Or a toad in a tree!
You might be a doorknob! Or three baked potatoes!
You might be a bag full of hard green tomatoes.
Or worse than all that... Why, you might be a WASN'T!
A Wasn't has no fun at all. No, he doesn't.
A Wasn't just isn't. He just isn't present.
But you... You ARE YOU! And, now isn't that pleasant!
Shout loud at the top of your voice, "I AM I!
ME! I am I!
And I may not know why, but I know that I like it.
Three cheers! I AM I!”

Dr. Seuss

Three years ago April 28th at 10 min. before noon I watched from a mirror on the ceiling as the person I now know to be my son immerged purple butt first into the world. It has been a glorious ride thus far and I am grateful for every moment. Come celebrate with us – we have plenty of cake.

 

We have a birthday table cloth for each of the kids we write on with permanent marker – it is fun to see the notes from different people each year.

 

Caelun put some of his own coloring on it.

He LOVES the PBS show Word World. We attempted to replicate the cake from the show.  At least the the finger holes are in the back.

 

Our dear neighbors the Neads enjoyed the cake as well but they could both manage to not stick their fingers in it no matter how much they wanted to.

 

He seemed to approve because we couldn’t wait to serve it with the other cake with candles. We had to put it up on the highest shelf to keep his fingers out of it.

It was tasty.

         

One cake down now on to the presents.

Yeah for magnetic letters from Grandpa Medford!

His friend Blake urged him to hurry in opening his present from him-“Hurry and open it-it is a Buzz Light Year bubble gun and we can play!” Needless to say this got a good laugh.

 

Had to stop with presents for a bubble gun shoot out.

   

Mom and dad got him a tricycle.

Bryar gives it a test drive.

Cool a rubber snake from the Veltings- now Abbi isn’t the only one with a snake. What do you do with a snake? Apparently you beat it with your broom. He later made up and gave it kisses.

The fun book “Everyone Poops” with plastic poop for story animation.

  

Mr. Snake looked like he needed a story read to him.

GI  Joes from Dane- Grandma Webster got him some as well. Those are going to feel good under foot on the midnight trip to the bathroom.

Kisses for the snake and then the snake can have some cake.

The snake is willing to help blow out the candles.

   

Stacey and Bryar like the cake.

 

So do Dane and Levi.

  

He also got some cool graduated stacking blocks.

Dane was nice and blew up balloons for him.

Grandma Medofrd enjoyed the craziness.

   

More cake.

        

 

               

“Thanks for coming – let me blow you a kiss!”

“MUH!”