Dallin's Birthday - June 2013

 Dallin's birthday is exactly a week after Amy's birthday and it's a good thing he is only three so he doesn't know what a slacker his mother was for his big day.  Amy's party definitely drained all the creativity and energy out of me so poor Dal had a pretty low key day.  We did manage to pick-up some balloons that afternoon and to him, it was better than any party I could have planned.  I love three year olds!

Highlight of the day!

Opening presents.

That night as we were getting ready for bed, Wyatt asked why we didn't have a cake for Dallin....see, super horrible mother!  I did make up for it the next day by making donuts and we made sure to sing "Happy Birthday" then...

...but without a candle...I really am a slacker!

Facts about Dallin on his 3rd Birthday (The good and the bad):

-He loves Mickey Mouse and Dora....anything to do with either of these things is a win in his book.

-He also loves to play "Biskit Ball" with Wyatt.  Luckily Wyatt is an awesome big brother that will indulge him and play for a LONG time.

-He loves going to the dairy with Lydia to see the calves.  And she is a very patient sister to take him often.

-He's a pro at playing Temple Run on the Ipad (however I probably shouldn't admit that...it means he plays it too often).  Seriously though, he's better than anyone else in our family.  And every time he makes a mistake when playing any game, he says "Aww DANG!"

-He is NOT a social butterfly.  He stays nice and close to mom when around other people.  In other words...HUGE mamma's boy!  (He has a big surprise coming when baby brother arrives)

-He was awesome at catching on to potty training...easiest one of my kids by far....for about a month.  Now it's not cool anymore and he wants nothing to do with the toilet.  Not so awesome.

-He whines.  A LOT.  And a common phrase around here is "MOM, Where are you?"  This is exactly how Wyatt was at age three and there are days I think I will go crazy.  But I have to remind myself that he isn't mischievous...so it's a trade off.  I'm not sure which is worse though ;)

He really is a mamma's boy and currently my youngest and still my baby for a few more weeks.  It's funny how eager you are for your first child to grow up so fast, but by the fourth you want them to stay a baby for as long as possible.  I should probably be preparing him a little more for when he loses his baby status in the family, but I might as well let him enjoy it til it happens.  

I love my little Dal Pal!