Happy Birthday Carter!

Today we celebrated Carter's 3rd birthday. It has been such a fun day! I think mainly because he is excited about it. He woke up at 6 AM (EXTREMELY early for him) and walked into our room where he climbed in the bed and in that precious little voice said "I'm stree years old today." He laid down with us and slept for another hour. When we got up I baked him some birthday muffins complete with a candle. For that I got a "thanks mom" that about melted my heart. Carter's 3-year old check-up was this morning and everything looks great according to Dr. Slade. No shots today...thank goodness. When we got to school the whole class stopped what they were doing to sing "Happy Birthday" to Carter. I think this embarrassed him a bit because he doesn't care to be the center of attention. He was pretty excited about the fact that it was a short day for him, because mommy returned at snack time with cupcakes for the class. This evening we took him to Chuck E. Cheese's for his birthday dinner. He had a BLAST!!! He played every game in there and grinned the entire time we were there. Presents were opened when we returned home and I think the critter keeper was the biggest hit, since he quickly filled it up and is now snuggled up with it by his head. It was such a wonderful feeling to share in his excitement today and be a part of this special day. Seeing the excitement of a birthday through the eyes of a child is such fun! Happy 3rd Birthday Carter...and MANY more!!!