Yesterday was Lydia's 3rd birthday!!! What an awesomely fun day! I felt like it was MY birthday! We started the day with pancakes. I tried my hand at fancy shaped pancackes. It was a bit harder than I thought. I liked it when Lydia said "ooh, mommy, now make a circle!" Those I could do! In the end Lydia got a heart and a flower and I ended up with a couple amoeboid looking ones. Then into the tub for a long over due bath...

Two adorable kids playing together

One adorable baby brother!

In the afternoon I had to run to Home Depot, so we stopped at PetSmart to pet kitties! Too bad I didn't bring the camera.

BUT on the topic of petting things... when we got home Mike and Lydia went out to swing while I fed Isaac inside. They came back in, Mike carrying a surprise. A baby bunny they found in the yard! Too cool! Lydia would have loved to keep it, she was so good with it, but we knew we couldn't. But seriously, how cool is that?

As for presents Lydia had been so patient! For days she'd been telling me "I want to open my birthday." But the wait was well worth it. What birthday is complete without a large, soft alligator?

Or a bounce-on ball?Lydia's cake request was a pink cake with hearts and strawberry inside. It's a white four layer cake (ever since I started doing 4 layers I can never go back to just two) with diced strawberries and frosting alternately between the layers. The frosting is pink from the strawberries Mike lovingly mashed. We invited our wonderful neighbors Mr. Dan, Miss Betty, and Lucy to join us for cake and ice cream. They are some of Lydia's favorite people (ours too)! Here's Lydia showing Mr. Dan her new kid laptop. and getting birthday hugs from Miss Betty and Lucy. Hooray for 3!