My Boy is another year older...

... and I'm not sure how I feel about it.

Just kidding. I am so excited for all of the fun things we will do in this year of his life. It makes me sad how fast it all flies by. But he has made the last three years of our lives, and the first three of his, the best years I could possibly imagine. Sure, sometimes he frustrates me and doesn't listen, but more often than not, hes making me laugh and love life.

He is so incredibly smart, it blows my mind. Just this morning, we were sitting at the table and there was a book next to him. And he told me every letter in the title of the book, without mistake. He counts to 14 (most of the time) without problem. He can usually tell me his colors. And he is becoming a pro at playing old school Super Mario Bros. on the Wii. He shares his dad's love for video games, and is becoming a car lover too. A few days ago, walking down the street, another Jeep Commander drove past, and he pointed to it and said "its like mommy's car!" He loves all things super hero, especially the Avengers and Spider-Man. And, unfortunately, everything that he can get into his hands, can be turned into a gun. But that's just a boy thing, right?

 My Beautiful Baby Boy, then and now.
Time sure does fly!

For his birthday, we had breakfast with Bubbe and Tay Tay, where he got his tummy full and got lots of presents from his aunties and uncle. Then we ran a few errands and headed up to the mountains for the weekend to spend some time with my dad, who has recently moved up to Steamboat Springs part-time for a new job. It was absolutely gorgeous, but sooo cold! Landon got a cool cowboy hat and new gun from Gran and Pop, which he wore around town a bit. We did some sight seeing, but mostly just enjoyed our time together. He was such a good boy all weekend, and seriously had the best manners I've ever seen.

Cowboy hat, Captain America Hoodie, and Spider-Man boots.
And he just loved the snow. I don't think he ever realized that it was barely 10 degrees!

Birthday dinner with Pop having yummy pizza

To my baby boy on his third birthday,
Thank you for being such a joy to have. You make my life so much better every day. Thank you for always being a shining light in our lives. Please always be just as curious, energetic, smart, and thirsty for knowledge as you are now. And never lose that sense of humor. We love you with all our hearts.

Our Christmas!

I'm not sure if I mentioned it before, but on December 1, my car was broken into outside of our apartment and my purse was stolen. Unfortunately, my camera was inside my purse. So any pictures I get these days are coming from my phone. I'm starting with this explanation because I was a total slacker and didn't take very many Christmas pictures this year.

Our Christmas was just as great as it always is, despite the fact that none of our family that lives far away was able to make it here to celebrate with us. But, such is life. We did early Christmas with Taylor because he was leaving us to spend the holiday with his sisters in San Diego (jealous!). He hit the jackpot and got Landon a super hero book, a Mario and Donkey Kong and Toad figurine set, and some glowing stars and planets for his room. Landon was in love with all of it, and they're still his favorite presents.

Then, for Christmas Eve, Nate had to work until about 6pm, so Landon and I spent the day wrapping presents and hanging out, then headed over to my parent's house later in the evening for some yummy shrimp and crab bisque, and some Christmas Vacation. On the Sunday before Christmas, Nate bought himself a new TV, so we came home to watch our TV later, and to read "The Night Before Christmas" which is my favorite Christmas Eve tradition. I've read that to my family probably since I was old enough to read it myself, so I was very excited to read the same gorgeous copy of the book my mom has to Landon this year.

Landon on Christmas Eve by our tree.

Christmas morning was surprisingly lazy for us. Landon got in bed with us at some point in the night, and chose that day to sleep in. So at about 8am, I looked at the clock and swore that it said 9:00! So, in a panic, I woke the boys up saying we had to get busy! Once we were all out of bed, I realized that I read the clock wrong, and had to deal with grumpy Nate because he wanted to sleep more. But still, we all got up and opened our presents at our house. Landon was a lucky boy, as usual. He got lots of toys, and some clothes, and even Hungry Hungry Hippos, which is his favorite thing to play when people come to our house.

After our Christmas at our house, we got dressed and headed over to Nate's parents house for more Christmas and delicious breakfast. Nate was so excited to have his mom's scones for Christmas morning, and I must say, I ate more than my fair share. We all got spoiled with our presents there, and Landon had even more fun because his friend Lilly was there to play with him. We spent the morning there hanging out and playing with all of our cool toys, and Nate even got in a little nap before it was time to go.

Landon with some of his favorite presents. An Iron Man X-Box game, a Hulk toy, Captain America Shield, and a Hulk Car.

After that, we headed to my parent's house for the afternoon, where we did even more Christmas and got even more spoiled! Landon got lots of cool stuff, but his favorite was his Leap Pad from my parents. And I must say, I love the thing too. He has a blast and it keeps him occupied and learning. We had a delicious dinner there again, and watched a movie or two, before heading home to unload all of our goodies in the freezing cold!

So, overall, we had an amazing Christmas this year. And we hope you all did too. :)