Gerritt & his friend Kate (he is wearing a paper crown made for him by his teacher Ms. Heidi)
Gerritt loves his birthday present - a white teddy bear
A family outing to the Korean barbeque
Gerritt riding the train at the Crossroads Mall
Gerritt having fun trying to catch the rubber ball from the Old Navy
Riding the Merry-Go-Round
Gerritt turned 3 years old today, hard to believe! We've been preparing him for his birthday for a couple of weeks now. We taught him the date of his birthday, how old he was going to be, how old his sister was by comparison, how to show his age using fingers & the new responsibilities that come with being 3 (peeing in the potty, mainly). Gerritt summed it up perfectly, "I am a big boy now!"
Yesterday Gerritt & I made a trip to the Party Store to buy crayons & stickers for his classmates to give out in school tomorrow. Gerritt didn't quite get the reason behind giving out presents to his classmates when it was HIS birthday, "Where is my present, Mommy?" He felt much better after reassurance that his present was coming & it was going to be MUCH better than silly crayons & stickers. Gerritt had quite a nice celebration at school since he came home very happy & wearing a Happy Birthday paper crown that was made especially for him by his teacher, Ms. Heidi. He also got a plastic bag of presents including a chocolate bar, a car, a toy whistle, pencils & small sheets of paper.
My husband took the whole family out to a Korean restaurant for a Korean barbeque in honor of Gerritt's birthday. This was quite a step for the family that never goes out. By the end of the evening, I was all covered in bean sprouts & pieces of spinach (thanks to Sophia), but we had a good time nonetheless. After droppping my husband & Sophia at home (it was her bedtime), Gerritt & I went to the Crossroads Mall where he rode the Merry-Go-Round, red car & train; visited his favorite toy store, & the Old Navy where, as usual, he bought a rubber ball. Gerritt & I then played "catch" in the Mall for at least 30," & headed home tired & happy. Once home, Gerritt went to the garage & selected a soft white baby bear from the pile of Luly's toy & decided it was his birthday present from Mommy & Daddy (easy for us!).
Gerritt's birthday dinner with grandma Chris & grandpa Gerry
Gerritt blowing out candles on the chocolate cake - his favorite!
Pretty girl Sophia - all dressed up for Gerritt's birthday
We continued Gerritt's birthday celebration on Saturday, October 2nd. We had a nice dinner at home, & grandma Chris & grandpa Gerry arrived especially for this occasion. Gerritt received beautiful presents from them: the alphabet & number puzzle as well as the set of Thomas the Engine trains. He immediately layed out his plastic train tracks & connected all of the train cars together. He also did the puzzle twice in one evening with Shon's help. Despite having 2 pieces of his chocolate birthday cake, Gerritt was thoroughly tired by the end of the night. Happy 3rd birthday, my son! You make me so proud & I love you!!!
Birthdays can be tiring...
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