Three!

3 years ago today I became a mom. Wow! I can't even imagine what my life was life without James in it. He is the sweetest, smartest, most funny kid I know and I am so lucky that he is mine. James has been turning into a kid instead of a toddler for awhile now, and he is even more kid-like to me now that I have Mac to compare him to. I am amazed at him daily and what an incredible person he is growing into. Here are just a few of the thousands of things that I love about my Bubba James at 3 years old:

-James has an insanely active imagination. He does not need much to entertain himself and will make up stories about whatever it is he is playing with complete with dialogue. It is hilarious to sit and just listen to him play and talk with his toys.

-James love music. He can hear a song once or twice and know all the words and tune and start singing it out of nowhere. We often hear him singing himself to sleep or awake. He can hear any Britney Spears or Lady Gaga song and immediately indentify who is singing it. He loves creating his own mash-ups of songs and combines the lyrics of 2 songs together. There are tons of songs that come on the radio that he can identify after hearing only a few notes/words.

-James yells, "I'm away-ake!" when he wakes up from nap or in the morning and won't get our of bed until one of us goes to get him.

-James loves friends. He always asks if he can have a friend over or go to a friend's house. He loves being around other kids and is Mr. Social Butterfly almost anywhere we go.

-James is very dramatic. Lately whenever he is frustrated by something we can hear him yell, "This is just terrible!!"

-James loves to snuggle. He often tells us, "I want to jump into your arms and hug you!" and when he is falling asleep he asks us to "Stay and snuggle just a few more couple minutes"

-James is super verbal and has a huge vocabulary and pronounces almost everything correctly, but still says piano, "Paneeno" and I refuse to correct him.

-He has an incredible memory. He remembers where he got every single toy he has and who gave it to him and for what occasion. He remembers books that he hasn't read in months and can recite literally probably 100 poems/rhymes from memory.

-James wants to be a construction man, a SCUBA diver and a daddy when he grows up.

Waking up this morning to balloons and donut holes.

James' special requests of the day include going to the park, having dinner at his favorite restaurant, Wahoo's Fish Tacos, and having vampire cupcakes for dessert. Here is James' 3rd year interview:

Most of his answers are pretty similar to his 2 year interview. (Oh and he is singing in his Doozer (from Fraggle Rock) voice. This is not a great example of his musical talents)

Happy Birthday to our sweet, sweet boy. We love you more than you could ever imagine.

Self Family Portrait
The vampire cupcakes. I think we did pretty good.