Sam's birthday

I can't believe my baby is three!! Nana's cake for Sam, the night before his birthday
He wanted to go to Chick-fil-A for his birthday. After all, it's his favorite place. =)

Sam and Isaiah put together Sam's new Toy Story puzzle. Trying out their new hooded towels. Grandma's cake for Sam on Sunday

Now that he's three, he:

• Can say his name, thank God! Except now he gets so excited when he says it, that he blurts out his full name so fast (and loud!) that it leaves people (especially other kids) confused... Still working on that one.
• LOVES TOY STORY 3. Maybe obsessed is a better word. Ever since my aunt gave it to him for his birthday, it has hardly left our dvd player. He is in love with Jessie.
• Loves to put puzzles together. He can do a 24 piece or so without much help.
• Would eat mac n cheese for breakfast, lunch, and dinner if I would let him.
• Is very sensitive to other people's feelings. If he senses that someone is sad or needs something, he will do anything to make them feel better.
• Just loves babies and dogs and pretty much all animals. He thinks lions are nice and wants to hug one. In fact, just today in the car, the boys got in an argument over lions. Isaiah was trying to convince Sam that lions eat people. Sam insisted that they're nice. And on and on it went. Haha!
• Is just starting to want to be like his brother. The other day he chose a vanilla jr. frosty instead of chocolate, because Isaiah chose vanilla. This is SO unusual, because Sam has never been known to turn down anything chocolate!
• Still has no fear. He likes to hang from monkey bars and doesn't care if anyone is there to catch him. Little nut.
• Will decide for himself if he needs a nap. The other day, Mom and Isaiah were sitting at the table and realized they hadn't heard Sam in a while. They looked around and found him like this:
  Is a little ray of sunshine in our family. =)

Looking back: Sam at birth, Sam's first birthday, and Sam's second birthday.