Late Spring is birthday time for our family--in a big way. Andrew's birthday is on May 24th. Taylor's birthday is on June 2nd, just nine days after Andrew's.
When Russell was born on May 23rd last year, I knew that I had something big on my hands!
For their first year as the three birthday musketeers, my men celebrated their big days all on one day-- the 23rd--which happened to be Russell's day.
Plans for the big birthday party was nearing completion when I received a surprise phone call from my mom in Utah asking if she could come visit for a week and join the celebration. Awesome! For me, it doesn't get much better than that.
So the week before the boys' birthdays my brave mother faced her post-stroke struggles with airports and flew into the oh-so-enormous Denver Airport to visit us. Her love knows no bounds.
Mom stayed with my grandparents at night while she was here and drove over to my place every morning to visit with me and the little boys. She spoiled us with fun meals and new groceries, and plenty of one-on-one conversation. My mom is one of my best friends. It was so nice to have her here and to hog so much of her time to myself!
My Uncle Jeff and Aunt Donna and their family joined us, as did my Mercer grandparents and my Mom at Grandma's fun neighborhood park in Bow Mar South where there's everything fun for families: a swimming pool, lake and beach, playground, picnic area with charcoal grills and tables, a fire pit, yummy food, and presents (for the birthdays of course!). Even though it was a chilly mid-60 degree day, we did it all, and we had a blast.
Taylor- 1 Year Old
On Taylor's first birthday, we stripped him down to just a diaper, put him in an inflatable swimming pool, and let him go crazy with his first piece of birthday cake. It was a blast to watch him make a huge mess and thoroughly enjoy the massive amounts of sugar he had been given.
This being Russell's big number one, I was excited to let him have the same chance at his first piece of cake. This time, the scene played out a little differently. First off, it was way too chilly to not wear any clothes. Russell was much happier in his jacket. Second, baby Russell is much more mellow than Taylor was at his age. Russell was delighted to have cake, yes, but didn't have the urge to show outward approval like his brother had. Look at how clean he was in comparison! Although it was less entertaining to watch this time, it was nice that I didn't have to overhaul clean a baby and a swimming pool when at the conclusion of cake eating. Nice job, Russell!
So now my babies are 3 and 1. What happened to me having a 2 year-old and an infant?? They are growing up so quickly. Here are their birthday growth stats:
Russell- 1 Year
Height: 29 1/4 inches (35th percentile)
Weight: 20 lbs. 14 oz. (20th percentile)
Head Circumference: 47 cm (70th percentile)
Taylor- 3 Years
Height: 37 1/2 inches (50th percentile)
Weight: 29 lbs. 2 oz. (25th percentile)
Head Circumference: 52 cm (95th percentile)
And now my hubby, like me, has turned the dreaded 27. :) (Although he doesn't loathe the sound of that number like I do).
I love him tons! He was such a champ to share his birthday for the second year in a row (last year I was in the hospital with new little Russell and he didn't receive the attention he deserved on his birthday). I also don't know many adult men who'd ask for pirate themed birthday parties--Andrew included--this year's party was definitely planned with the kids in-mind. Andrew has always been a selflesss and thoughtful, fun father. Even on his birthday.
We were sure to recognize him appropriately the following night over dinner at Mellow Mushroom, at my sweet mom's invitation.
So here I honor the three men in my life. They make mine three times more busy, three times less predictable, three times more exciting, give me three times more laughter, and three times the blessings. Aren't I the lucky one??
1 comment:
Happy birthday to your boys! Love the cake! My kids love Jake too.
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