Happy 3rd birthday, Wade!

This year, Wade's birthday was actually on Thanksgiving. It was a little hard for him to understand why he had to wait until the weekend to have his party, but we made sure that he had fun on Turkey Day too :)

We asked him what he wanted for his birthday breakfast, and of course his answer was DONUTS! I crossed my fingers that the donut shop was open on Thanksgiving morning and Wade and I hopped in the car. Luck was on our side, and Wade enjoyed picking out a variety of donuts and chatting with the few other customers inside.



When we got home, we turned his donut into a birthday donut and sang happy birthday (twice, because he thought it was the best thing ever). Then we opened a few presents and spent the rest of the morning playing with his new toys.





After that, we headed over to Mary's house to have Thanksgiving dinner. But to Wade, it was just another opportunity to tell people it was his birthday, that he was 3 years old and to have dessert :)

On Saturday, we had a small family party for Wade. While Wade was supposed to be napping that afternoon, I hung a bunch of Toy Story decorations and got a few balloons. He was so excited, however, he kept coming out of his room to peek at what was going on and got no sleep at all! This year we kept it super simple, with just pizza, cake- Wade wanted nothing to do with cupcakes :) - and of course, Buzz Lightyear! The cousins played and everyone had fun eating and visiting, especially the birthday boy!



This Buzz was waaay bigger than Wade!


He was super fun to toss in the air, but baby Thomas wasn't so sure about it. It startled him every time!


Mary and 3 of her grand kids, all playing nice


Wade getting a closer look at cousin Thomas


He was very explicit in his cake request- swirl/marble cake (not cupcakes), chocolate frosting (no colors) and a Buzz candle. I think I got it right...


After all the sugar, we set up an obstacle course for the kids. And Uncle Tim.


Fancy dismount from Wade (he lost his shirt somewhere...)


Opening gifts


Very interested in the McDonald's gift card from Uncle Dennis


Trying out the remote control space ship


Ready, aim, fire! Thanks Nene and Papa for Wade's first firearm :)


Toy Story 3 trash dump. It's so interactive, he can play with this for many minutes! I'd say hours, but I'd be lying :)


Why would you paint the bathtub, when your belly is available? Thanks Bowdens :)


All nice and clean after a long day of partying!