The Walker Family: Reed turns 3!!!

Thursday, April 7, 2011

Reed turns 3!!!

I cannot believe that Reed turned 3 on March 14th! I feel like am in a time warp. I cannot imagine life without Reed, yet 3 years is not that long. It's interesting when you become a parent, how things change. I am a different and better person because I am a mom. Anyways....

Tyson flew home on the afternoon of the 13th and was originally supposed to be in Roanoke, VA by Sunday night. He was assigned a client there for two weeks starting on the 14th. He was able to talk to his manager and get the 14th as his travel day, so he could at least spend close to 24 hours with his wife and kids. :) So, it made Reed's birthday even better because daddy didn't leave until he went down for his nap!

Reed has been excited about his birthday for a while, probably because I kept bringing it up and presents came in the mail from Grandma Walker and Aunt Tifani. So, he wasted no time in wanting to open his presents when he woke up. We let him open Grandma Walker's and Tifani's before he even got dressed. He loved it! Eve loved the fact that she got to play with the paper. Everyone was happy.

Well, we got ready for the day and then Reed got to open our presents. The pictures will provide which present wins as the favorite. But, he did love everything and was just excited to be opening presents.

On his birthday Reed got summer clothes, sandals, a Thomas movie (thanks, Tif!), a miniature vacuum, a Rocknoceros cd, a Larry the Cucumber puzzle, a Veggie Tales book, and a game called "The Sandwich Stacking Game". The only things he has not quite broken in are the summer clothes and sandals since it is not quite warm enough for that yet. We are getting there....hopefully :)

We played with the toys for a while, then decided that it was nice enough to go outside. It ended up being a fairly nice day, so we went to our little park and played. I slipped out to get some Wendy's as a special birthday treat (Reed loves the chocolate Frosty.....he is definitely my child) while Tyson stayed and played with the kids.

I got back, we ate our lunches and then sang "Happy Birthday" to Reed. I had made the little train cakes (such a yummy recipe) and it worked perfect because on the Engine there are 3 spots where I could put 3 candles! Reed loved it and loved licking the frosting off his cake, with the occasional bite.

We played a little more, but then it was time for naps/time for daddy to leave for Roanoke. Sadly, Reed told daddy bye and then went to take nap (although he did not fall asleep that day...odd for Reed).

The rest of the afternoon was pretty normal - piano lessons, playing, reading books. But, there was a surprise for dinner: Grandma and Grandpa Rowberry came by and took us out to Olive Garden! I was pretty excited about this. Reed thought it was cool at first, but it got really long for him (especially since he had not taken a nap). He loved the breadsticks, his pasta, and the chocolate mints they give out at the end. All-in-all a great birthday!