Happy Birthday Austin!

Well, my sweet little baby boy turned 3 yesterday. I simply can't believe it. Sometimes it feels like just yesterday he was born. Mostly I just can't believe my youngest child is 3. I don't have a child in diapers....no more cribs...no more baby stuff. Crazy! Where does the time go? Anyway, since we have Thanksgiving...one week later Austin's birthday....Christmas...and 3 days later Daniel's birthday....and we've just moved to a whole new state....we've decided to have wait until January to have a big birthday bash for Daniel and Austin together. However....with that being said...we couldn't just sit around and do nothing on his birthday! So we decided to let him pick what he wanted for dinner and to have our pastor and his family over for a little birthday celebration last night. So what did we eat for dinner? Hot dogs!! And of course cupcakes for dessert.....although I think Austin actually ended up eating cupcakes for dinner...

Austin got a little shy while we were singing "Happy Birthday" to him...

Of course...the child hates pants...so how could I make him wear them on his birthday?! (Every time I ask him where they are he says, "They're tired.")...and it's just pants...he wore shorts all summer, but just like last winter, as soon as I started putting pants on him, he'd come running by at some point during the day without them. Anyway....here the birthday boy is blowing out his candles..

I think he approves of the cupcakes...

or at least the iciing....

And then I let him go ahead and open his present from us....Spiderman! I really had another present I wanted to get him for his birthday, but it didn't come in in time...so we had to do a little re-arranging with the Christmas and birthday presents. At least he's only 3 and has no idea....

And Pastor Ben, Mrs. Silvia, Joshua, and Ashley got him something so big they couldn't even wrap it! So Austin had to close his eyes while they brought it in....

A sled!!!! I think we will get LOTS of use out of this!!!

It turned out to be a really sweet evening! He told everyone he talked to on the phone before bed all about his green and orange sled and his Spiderman. He's so cute! Austin....we love you so much and are so proud of you! You are a crazy boy at times...and your mind thinks of EVERYTHING to get into, but we wouldn't trade one bit of you for anyone else! You are such a blessing to us and, Lord willing, we look forward to many more birthdays as we watch you grow up!

And one more thing.......this little boy got to do something exciting yesterday too....

This would be him waiting for the school bus! Yes...the SCHOOL BUS!! I cannot believe it. It was so hard to let him get on that bus, but he wanted to ride it sooo bad; and he does get to be on there with other kids from church. So...I gave in, and let him ride it. And he loved it. Ok...well that's all for now. Happy Rainy Tuesday!