Joshua's 3rd Birthday

A Halloween birthday is kind of complicated. You've got to squeeze cake and presents in between trick-or-treating, handing out candy and putting on costumes plus the usual evening activities like eating dinner, brushing teeth and putting on jammies. Add to that the fact that everyone in our little family was sick the entire week before said birthday and you end up with only a few pictures to post. We did video Joshua opening his presents but I still have to figure out how to post some of that.

This is our cake. I say "our" because Jason made it the night before Josh's birthday because I was feeling really sick. He frosted it while it was still warm and the frosting soaked into the cake. Yum! After a rough night and some desperate prayers I woke up feeling much better on Josh's birthday. I just didn't want him to have a crummy birthday. I think the Lord healed me for Josh's birthday because the next day I was right back to being sick again. It was a sort of Halloween miracle. (I bet you don't hear that very often.)

After Josh had a fun day at preschool in his costume, we went to Target to get a few more gifts, some candles and anything with Lightning McQueen on it. I slapped another layer of frosting on the cake to smooth it out and stuck some candles and bouncy balls on it. Kind of lame, but my kid was pleased and the two layers of frosting tasted awesome. Amidst the trick-or-treaters a couple of friends stopped by and decorated cupcakes to take home. Poor little Jane was kind of neglected. You can see her stuck in her highchair being fed in between blowing out the candles and opening presents. We never even put on her Halloween costume. (Thank goodness we got pictures at the ward Trunk-or-Treat) Josh looks a little dazed because he likes to go to bed around 7. No lie. Do we know how to party or not?

All in all the evening was festive and not too crazy. We love our little boy and can't believe he is three. He is an wonderful blessing in our lives and an absolute joy to us.