Happy Birthday Chase!

Monday my sweet baby boy turned 3. I cannot believe that 3 years have passed so quickly and my sweet baby has transformed into a little man.  He is so big, literally, he is the 95 percentile in both height and weight.  He is a Momma's boy. Which on some levels I am enjoying this time in which I am the center of his world because I realize how quickly the time goes by and before I know it he will not want anything to do with me.  He is still as active as ever, preferring to play "active" games than sitting and playing with toys.  He loves running and jumping, climbing, building tents and tunnels, playing baseball, kicking a ball, throwing a ball, fixing things, playing in the sand, and wrestling with daddy.  Under his 3 year old defiance he has a very tender and compassionate heart. He often thinks of others needs and wants to help when someone is in trouble.  Lately he is fascinated with firefighters and runs around putting out fires and calling himself a hero.  We are so thankful for our little man and if you would please join with us in praying for his salvation and God's wisdom in raising him.

We had already had his birthday party, so on his special day we had a small celebration at home. We had one of Chase's favorite (well favorite might me a stretch but it is at least a meal that goes down easy) which included meatloaf. Then we celebrated with CAKE...

Chase got to lick all the rings that were on the cake

Leah of course got to enjoy some cake as well. Please ignore her forehead, nose, and upper lip. It is just her latest face plant outside. She is going to break a bone or require stitches before long if I don't find a bubble to place her in.

After cake Chase enjoyed some skype time with both of his Grandparents. He loves to get to see them on the computer and show them his latest crazy activity.  Then Chase opened his birthday present....

Chase has been wanting to hit a ball so we figured this would be a good start for him...

And of course sometimes playing with the box is more fun than the toy itself...

Happy Birthday to our sweet little man!