3rd Birthday

Dear Parker,

Yesterday was your birthday!  I think you had a great day.  We got up and around and headed downstairs.  We had laid your presents the night before so they were just sitting on the fireplace when you came down.  The day before we had gone to Target to spend your giftcard and you really, really wanted this awful Dora wheelie backpack.  We said no and you chose something else.  But that night at dinner while Mom was away, you said, “Can we go to the store and get that backpack?  We don’t have to tell Mom!”  So, I asked your Mom to stop and pick it up on the way home.  You loved it and were SO excited to have gotten it.  We also got you some books, cds and workbooks that we got at the Borders going-out-of business sale.

You had said that you wanted to go out to breakfast, so we went to The Uptown Café in Noblesville.  We got to sit at the counter and you thought that was so cool because you could see the chef cooking all the food.  Then, we went to the pet store and got all the equipment for your fish tank.  You were VERY excited, but a little bummed that we couldn’t get the fish right away.  You chose hot pink gravel, a pink tree and a pink treasure chest to go in it.  It is VERY pink.

Then, we came home and you played for a bit, ate some lunch and took a nap.  After nap, we had cake and ventured out to Chuck E. Cheese.  You had so much fun riding the rides and playing the games.  They had one of those elevated playground things where you climb through the tunnels and go down the slide.  You really like them, but you are not aggressive in any way with other kids and you get incredibly intimidated when you are in the tunnel and a big kid comes charging through.  I felt so bad because you just kept trying and then getting freaked out.  You wanted so badly to play, but they just weren’t letting you do it your way.  So, we rode on lots of rides and played lots of little games.  You had a really great time.

You with your birthday cake

 On the way home, we went back to the pet store to choose your fish.  You chose two pink and once green.  You told us their names were Kiki, Gigi and Mariah.  Wow.  That made your Moms laugh.

We got the fish home and settled in the tank.  They were a little shy at first but were zipping all over by the end of the night.  I’m still really nervous that they aren’t going to make it, but I supposed we will cross that bridge when we come to it.  I’m going to test the water tonight to make sure it’s still ok.

You with Kiki, Gigi, Mariah and their new home.  It's PINK!

Kiki (the green-ish one), Gigi (the one swimming to the right) and Mariah (the blurry one underneath Gigi)

You were very sweet.  You were eating cake (round 2) with Grandma, who had stopped by on her way to Uncle Stu’s, and you just started saying thank you to us for all the things we had done and gotten for you.  It was amazing.

I’m so hopeful that this next year is your best yet.  I’m hoping for more time with you and overall better health.  I love you so much.  You have changed our lives in such amazing ways and I am so grateful that I will always be your Mommy.  

I love you.  Happy 3rd Birthday.

Love,

Mommy