Happy 3rd Birthday, Zan Man!

Happy Birthday to my little Zan the Man! You are an absolute joy and you make me smile each and every day! Here is just an example: A couple weeks ago when Zoey was at Nature Camp, Zander and I bonded a little at a park. We were swinging on a tire swing, just talking and I decided to ask him what he wanted to be when he grew up. He thought about it for a bit and then said, "I want to be a tire swing!" So that is where he is at at this time--not really thinking ahead, enjoying the moments he is in.

Zander celebrated his birthday today with family and friends. It was a fantastic day and we were able to spend a lot of time outside in the backyard.

Zander had a guitar cake for his birthday. He devoured the cake and asked for more!

I love the hand made cards. This one is from the Derrs.
Zander was blessed with many nice gifts. He really didn't know what to play with first!
Zoey was very proud of her gift to Zander (which was also from Mommy and Daddy). She and I went to the store this week to pick it out. Zoey spent a lot of her own money to buy Zander his own talking Woody Doll from the Toy Story movies. She worked really hard to keep everything a secret from Zander. The night we went to buy the gift, she kept telling Zander that we were going to get shots. (We figured that he wouldn't want to go to the doctor's to get a shot, so it was a safe bet.) Zander really didn't care where we were going, but I was impressed that Zoey kept the secret all week long. She also decorated the wrapping paper with a special picture of our family.


Zander got a golf set today also and seemed to know just what to do with it. He is a natural! He is looking forward to golfing lessons with Poppa in the near future.
Cousin Kylie was really hamming it up at the party!

Hazel had a good time also!

Owen was very interested in the spiky squishy ball that Zander got. It was a big hit!

Thanks to everyone for spending the afternoon with us and helping us celebrate Zander's birthday! I know that he will be talking about it for awhile!