My father in law turned 80 this week. We didn't take the whole clan out to NY for his surprise party, but we did make several attempts to send a nice photo along with Mike.
This series of photo tells the story.
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May 2015
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THREE ARE THREE!
Boys - I cannot believe you are three. From this:
(One of the millions of great photos taken during my boys first year by Leslie Callan of Green Vintage Photography)
To this:
To this:
To This:
From this:
To this!
ANTONIO
You have gotten very attached lately - want to be wherever mommy is. You love to play cars, and stickers and color. You love SuperWhy on TV and wear a cape and run around yelling SuperWhy saves the day!
You love going out and about with mommy or daddy and you are usually best behaved when it's just one on one time. You're very excited to be 3 and have birthday cake and and you practiced so hard making your fingers into a three so you can tell everyone. Whenever you meet someone new you are the most social of your brothers. You always say "I'm Antonio, I have blue eyes, these are my new shoes, my mommy got them." Gotta love a kid who works shoes into an opening conversation.
HARRIS
Harris - sweet sweet cuddly little bear. You are so chatty - you repeat everything and sound just like an adult. At your birthday party you came and sat down next to me, heaved a big contented sigh and said "Isn't it such a nice day today? I love the breeze." This morning when I woke you up and said Happy Birthday you were so happy and said "It's my birthday AGAIN? I'm three all over again?!"
You love to play with the train set (but it breaks all the time) you love your new scooter and were the first one to take off and running with it.
While you are the most chatty at home, you are shy out and about and take a while to get comfortable with new people. You spend most of the first few minutes meeting people telling them "That's my Mom."
You love to be silly - you make a funny mad face and come up to me and say "WHAT YOU DOIN?" In your best deep loud voice. Then you laugh and laugh and do it all over again.
You are the funny mediator between your brothers. When Lawrence and Antonio were fighting the other night at dinner you suggested everyone would feel better if they stuck baby carrots in their noses!
LAWRENCE
Lawrence, you are my goof. You are constantly laughing the funniest little laugh with bright smiling eyes. When Harris was trying to be a serious guitar player, you sillied it up in front of him.
You're very cautious - don't like to climb too high, don't like to ride the bikes. You would only get on your scooter "after mommy puts on my helmet." Boy - that was grandma's proud moment. Finally. One on her side!
You were the first one to stick your finger in the BIG cake even though you already had a piece for yourself.
The other day, daddy was working late, and I said "Let's send daddy a message and say hi because he's at work. You said "no he isn't at work, he's at golf." I wonder what you think we do all day. You were worried about the birthday party because you were worried that kids would go in your bed and come and "touch your THTUFF."
You don't like loud noises. If the boys are being too loud, or are fighting you come in and say "ok ok ok ok ok what's going on here"???
Boys - you three make a great team. You balance out each other - and even work through the sharing of toys and now you realize you'll always share a birthday. This morning, Antonio you said "This is my bunny, his birthday is tomorrow. It's ONLY his birthday nobody else gets to have that birthday with him."
Happy 3rd Birthday Boys.
