"I don't want to drive up to the pearly gates in a shiny sports car, wearing beautifully, tailored clothes, my hair expertly coiffed, and with long, perfectly manicured fingernails. I want to drive up in a station wagon that has mud on the wheels from taking kids to scout camp. I want to be there with a smudge of peanut butter on my shirt from making sandwiches for a sick neighbors children. I want to be there with a little dirt under my fingernails from helping to weed someone's garden. I want to be there with children's sticky kisses on my cheeks and the tears of a friend on my shoulder. I want the Lord to know I was really here and that I really lived."

— Marjorie Pay Hinckley


"None of us come to this earth to gain our worth; we brought it with us."

--Sheri L. Dew

Sunday, March 11, 2012

Thaddeus is 3!

Here is a picture of his new toys. I love this kid, two new hot wheels vehicles and the kid is on cloud nine. I won't even tell you how much those two did not cost! I hope his tastes are always so simple :)
Here is his cake. He loved it and wanted to look at it all day (even before I put the truck on it) but only took one bite! Silly boy!
We love our Thaddeus a lot! Here are some fun facts:
1. He can button his church shirt all by himself (you know, the tiny buttons with buttonholes barely large enough for the button to pass, yeah, we are impressed!)
2. He loves his big sister. They play together every day and he is always asking, "Wanna play Gracie?"
3. He can count to 10. (and more but 10 is pretty standard)
4. He knows about 1/2 the letters and their sounds.
5. He loves his daddy.
6. He speaks in full sentences, including those tiny words like it, and, you know the ones they leave out at first.
7. He loves cars, planes, trains- normal boy favorites.
8. He attempted to be potty trained, that is progress right?
9. He loves being outside and has no problem being out there by himself.
10. He is the best behaved kid in nursery, and I should know!
11. He loves his little baby brother/sister already and wants to "hug" him/her on a daily basis, even in public! (he has to lift my shirt to do this, he catches me off gaurd and I have to explain that we don't lift our shirts in public)

That is our little man. I can't believe he is this big and can do all the things he does. We are blessed to have him in our family. He is quite the funny man lately (at least he thinks he is :)) and keeps us on our toes.
Grant had his birthday earlier this week as well. Their b-days are only 2 days apart, no wonder TD loves his dad so much! He is getting old, 30 is what he turned. I can't believe I am married to a 30 year old! (let's not mention the mere 5 months till I turn 30 :)) He is busy as ever and always working on a project around the house or for the house or on the house. He is handy!!

1 comment:

Carrie said...

You're so big Thaddeus!! Happy Birthday!