Happy Birthday Archie

Little baby boy Nov. 10, 2008

Little Baby boy not really enjoying his first birthday cake, Nov. 7 2009

Little toddler boy loving his pumpkin bread on his birthday date with mommy and daddy Nov. 6 2010.

Little Boy anticipating his chocolate cake with construction trucks all over it, Nov. 6 2011.
Daddy and Archie put the cake together (hence the digger climbing up the side of the cake...)

Whoppers make great 'rocks' or clumps of mud, and if you break them they make 'dirt' too.

Uncle Devin, one of the greatest Uncles in the world, definitely in our family. He is so patient and fun and does anything and everything he can for his nieces and nephews. He saved the day at the birthday party by helping Annie be happy- she liked looking out the window:)

Our family photo- if you can't tell, Archie is not very happy with being asked to sit and take a picture, this was the best one.

This is the pre-party celebration, happy Archie:)
We had an awesome party. Kristen decorated and made absolutely delicious cupcakes, we had spaghetti and meatballs with garlic bread and sweet potatoes. For dessert we had cupcakes, birthday cake and incredible home made strawberry ice cream from Kara and Devin. We did a cake walk so everyone could win prizes and Archie got his favorite things: tools and trucks. It was the best birthday of his life, until the next one.

I can't believe he is already 3 years old. We've gone a lot of places and done a lot of things in his short little life, but certainly the most memorable moments are the times when we are just at home laughing and playing with daddy or cuddle time with mommy. Actually my favorite moments are starting to become the times when he and Annie interact and just make each other laugh, the longer they look at each other the more they laugh. It reminds me of me and Zach growing up, I loved (and still do of course!) my brothers- being a part of a family is the best. Here are some pictures- I try every time to get them in the order I want them to be in, so we'll see how it goes this time, I have never been successful. (After I wrote this I realized the pictures were above and not below, so I am still unsuccessful... no big deal)