Steven's 3rd Birthday

Remember that time I forgot to do a birthday recap post? No? Me neither. So pretend this is early May...

We celebrated Steven's 3rd birthday this month! Kind of hard to believe that my little baby is 3 years old but at the same time, he seems so big lately! Steven was SUPER excited about his 3rd birthday party. I asked him weeks before what kind of party did he want to have and he kept saying , "Blue!" I suggested all kinds of themes but he was very consistent, "Blue party, mommy." So blue it is! He kept talking about it as it got closer to the party day which was so adorable. Kind of a huge difference from last year when I'm not even sure he knew what a party really was. So big!

We had the family over to the house for a party and BBQ. We had a great turnout. A lot of people came which was so nice for Steven.

The birthday boy with his loot

Steven really super loves his cousins. I was so glad that they could both be there. I know it means the world to him. Dan actually brought Willow in just for the party so I thought that was so sweet. Steven was so happy to see her and Eli. 

Aren't they so cute! They are all getting so big.

Steven actually enjoyed opening his presents this year. Which is such a change from years past when he has cried and hated it. He DEFINITELY knows what presents are now and definitely likes them.

The only bad part was he would open something cool and want to play with it and ignore all the other gifts. Oh well, can't really blame him too much for that!

Of course, Willow was very helpful.

Steven was really excited about this bubble gun that came with a holster. He wears it all the time still. Sorry for the bad picture quality. Our living room has great natural light which ruins pictures, unfortunately.

He also really enjoyed this SpiderMan car given to him by our friends, Carrie and Kevin. It was really sweet of them to come. Carrie also made cake pops for the party, which were delicious!

Some other family pics. Of course grandparents were there. Jordan and Kim actually took Steven to a parade during the day so that was a really fun day for him! He said he had a blast.

Grandma and Logan

It was a really great party. Steven had such a great time and it was so awesome so many members of our family could make it to celebrate with him. He's a lucky kid.

The next day was Steven's actual birthday. It is our tradition to go to the zoo and then Ted Drewes on Steven's actual birthday. We usually go just us but this year Dan and Willow were in town and spent the night at our house so they came with us. 

We actually forgot to sing to him at his party so they got donuts (his favorite) and we sang happy birthday to him over donuts. ha ha!

Then we headed out to the zoo. I was totally annoying the men (and kids) with the camera but it was his birthday! I think I was also having a bit of a sad mommy moment because he just looks and acts so big now! Sniff.

The brothers and their babies aw!

Steven and Logan at the zoo. Aren't they the cutest?!

Steven is actually getting pretty good at posing for pictures when he wants to. This is in front of the big cat country. Steven demanded to see the lions FIRST! lol

There was a peacock near the restrooms which was I think maybe the highlight of the visit? Ha ha. They were able to get pretty close to it. I was impressed no one stomped on it or anything. Whew.

It was pretty hot that day but we got to see a lot of cool animals. They were a bit crazed, Willow runs at a very high pace, even for Steven but I know he had a blast.

Cousin love

Look we got a family pic! One bonus kid but I'll take it!

Can you tell I'm literally holding Steven there? lol

In typical cousin fashion after a few hours (sometimes minutes) they were fighting over everything.This picture cracks me up, can you see the pouty face? She won't let him look at it. Boo hoo. ha ha!

I'm such a mean mommy. :P

Me and my boys. This is a great pick of them mostly. Steven was doing this thing near the end of the day putting his hand in his mouth. I think he was getting tired. Poor guy that was a big weekend.

We were on our way to leave but we had to stop by the new sea lion exhibit. It is my favorite! I love how you can walk through underwater and they swim above you. It's so neat.

So then we headed off to Ted Drewes. Of course Willow (who is a bit older) was trying to work us for other things to eat. "I don't want ice cream, I want cotton candy/popcorn/etc/etc" So we said, "Ok! No ice cream for you then!" LOL Maybe we are both mean parents.

The knuckleheads at Ted Drewes

There's nothing like Ted Drewes on a hot day! We all enjoyed some! (Yes, we bought her some ice cream lol We aren't cruel!)

So that was a great day together. They were both zonked out in the car pretty much after a few rounds of "Let it go". Lol

This just cracks me up. Later in the day I had my camera out on the kitchen counter and Steven decided to steal it and take some pictures. He took like 50 pictures! But they all pretty much looked like this one.

Lol

Except he did take his first selfie!

That's my boy!

So it was a really great 3rd birthday for our big boy! Filled with lots of fun, craziness and family. Happy 3rd birthday Steven! Can't believe you are growing up so quickly!