We cannot believe that it has been three years since you made your big entrance! The world got a whole lot brighter that day. It just occurred to us that we may not be able to call you "Little E" much longer. You squeal in protest when Mama tells you that no matter how old you are you will ALWAYS be her baby.
Our big handsome boy, you are THREE years old. You are no longer a toddler. You are a tall and handsome boy with big dreams that you love to tell us about. You put on your own pants. You pour your own cereal. You "drive" the 4wheeler. You wash your own face. You comb your own hair. You absolutely blow us away. And oh the stories you tell us. We don't know which part we love more, the words coming out of your mouth or the adorable concentrated look on your face. And you are so funny. You love teasing and telling jokes. Your eyes light up and you can hardly hold in your giggles while you wait for Mama to catch on that she is being teased!
You never stop moving, it looks like everywhere you go you travel on a giant trampoline. You are exploring new ways to get around like skipping, galloping, running, spinning, pushing yourself backwards while lying on the floor - the ideas just keep coming. You are so smart. You are so good at spotting letters. You know all of your colors and you are learning your shapes.You love your friends. You love seeing them and playing at their houses. You worry about them if they are sick. You have a huge tender heart. Your bring a smile to everyone you meet.
You are an incredible big brother. When we put you and your sister in your beds in your room and we hear giggling. LOTS of giggling. Your sister watches you and finds everything you do amazing and hilarious. And when she giggles, you giggle. It is our favorite noise. And oh does your sister love you. When she looks at you it's easy to see that she completely adores you. No one can make her face light up like you, not even Mommy and Daddy.
You have become quite the singer! You love to create music by singing, tapping your toes, playing a harmonica, and banging on things. When your sister is sad you announce to Mama that you are going to sing her a song. You run in and pick one of your favorites like "Yummy Bears" or "Frosty the Snowman".You are a sunbeam now! Last week was your first week. Mama was so proud at how brave you were when she took you to your new class. She peaked in at you during sharing time. You were sitting in a small metal chair on the front row. Pretty soon you were laying across three small metal chairs on the front row. You are the cutest sunbeam!
You love camping. You tell us every day how you want to go camping. You can hardly wait until it warms up so we can go up. You are so much like your daddy! You love adventures. Your eyes are always lit up watching the busy world around you and you love being a part of it.You are such a big helper. You go with daddy on the 4wheeler to plow driveways of some of the widows in our ward. They love to bring you out treats. You are always so kind and sweet to them. You bring so much joy to those around you.
Oh baby boy, we are SO proud of you. You are such a strong-willed and driven boy. You are determined and that is going to be such a strength to you as you grow up. You have such a big heart. You are so smart. You are so kind. You are growing into everything and more that we hoped our son would be. You have taught us so much. Watching you grow and learn and love brings us more joy than we ever imagined possible.
We love you so much sweet boy. Happy 3rd birthday!
Mommy & Daddy
