Joel's 3rd Birthday

Joel turned 3 on April 18th.  (I can't believe he is 3 already).  

We had a fun day being outside and spending time together as a family.  We went to the opening of one of the new fire stations.   Joel really liked getting in the 

big trucks.  The kids got hats which was great because Joel LOVES hats.  (Damon's "child sized" fire hat didn't fit at all.....it just sat upon the corners of his large noggin).

We went to the park and and spent some time on the riverfront.  Once dad started throughing rocks, then all the kids had to follow suit.  We had a few close encounters, but luckily there were no rock injuries for the day.

On Sunday evening we had the family all over for birthday cake.  It's nice to have family around to hang out with.  

Joel did a great job blowing out his candle and instead of waiting for a piece of cake, he just went straight into taking bites out of his entire cake.  He's so funny.  Luckily he let me get in to start cutting pieces for everyone else.

It was a nice birthday weekend, but I can't believe my little Joel is 3.

He is still my quiet little love bug who loves to give kisses.  He loves to be outside, sitting with the dogs, riding on a tractor or any other outdoor vehicle.  He likes to growl like a monster, run through the kitchen shooting his missles/guns like Damon, and wave goodbye to anyone when they leave our house.  He tries anything Damon shows him, but is just as happy playing with Olivia and getting into mischief.  He'll slug Damon when he's fed up, and pull accessories right out of Olivia's hair to see if he can get them in his hair.  He can always make me smile and that's why I'm so happy to have Joel in our family for all eternity!