Wednesday, August 25, 2010

D is THREE!




Super Dylan FINALLY turned 3! He's been pretending for a week. :) He is such a cutie and just so much fun to be around. He definitely has his daddy's great sense of humor, already makes up his own little jokes, and quotes funny parts from movies. He's also recently started talking really clearly and showing an interest in coloring, puzzles, and reading. Favorites include: superheroes, esp. Batman, hotdogs, peanut butter, chocolate and gum. He also likes to exercise. Dylan has a very special relationship with each of us and loves his one on one time with us all.

Since Dylan has very few friends besides us, and our family all lives far away, we decided to do a family getaway for his big day. We'd been meaning to go on a staycation at one of the resorts, and started planning it for his birthday weekend. With a little nudging from Kaden, we changed plans, and decided why not drive to Cali to see our cousins instead? The Christensen Gang graciously opened their home to us and helped us party for 3 days straight. 3 days of fun for our big 3 year old, right?

Day 1, we hit a new beach to us in Aliso. The weather was perfect, the waves were huge, and there was a fun playground for the kiddies. We picnicked, relaxed, then spent the afternoon at the pool. Later that night us adults got to sneak away for dinner...so nice! (Who's birthday is this, anyway?)

Day 2, D's actual birthday, we spent the day at the bay. This was a new place for us all and we fell in love! Such a perfect place for families to spend the day. Nice shallow water, good swimming places, play areas, swings, and stuff for older kids to do, too. Kaden & Dylan loved the swings and we all had a good time. After swimming in the afternoon, we had a BBQ that evening, and cake balls & presents for the birthday boy. He was in heaven! What's better than cousins, sword balloons, chocolate cake balls, and new toys? Nothing I can think of for a 3 year old boy!











Day 3, we swam to our hearts content and had Wahoo's by the pool. Kaden shared his monster truck love with our boys and soon they were all over the place making up fun games. It was hard to say goodbye, but good times were had by all!




A VeRy special thank you to Barbara and her boys for PaRtYiNg with us! We love & miss you so much, but are happy we're only half a day away!

2 comments:

Barbara said...

What a fun post. We sure love you guys!!

Robyn said...

What a great idea! I miss seeing you mostly every day, Sara.