A message to our sick friends!

Ava, Bryce, Madeline, and Little Emma:

Griffin has something he wants to tell you.

("Get well soon so we can go play!")

We're thinking about you guys and praying for speedy recoveries for all.

Just because I think they're sweet, here is Griffin WORN OUT after his busy birthday week.

Griffin's Pirate Party!

This was Griffin the night before his party:

Pirate Pinkeye!

Thanks to the world of modern medicine (and lots of prayers) after 24 hours of being on antibiotics he wasn't contagious and was feeling better so the party was a go!

I searched high and low for a pirate costume for Maddy Mae only to have her take it off in .5 seconds! At least I got a picture.

The same goes for the cake - thank goodness I got a picture before the legendary shipwreck of '08...

A few of our friends who came for the pirate party!

Before we knew it, it was time for presents. All of Griffin's friends helped him open, even Madeline, Gabe and Georgia!

I think these two could make anything fun!

Happy birthday time and yummy shipwreck cake.



Thank you Aunt Erica for coming ALLLL the way from Virginia for Griffin's birthday!

Finally some bouncehouse fun!

Even the adults got in on the action!

Thank you family and friends for making our birthday so special and fun, we love you!!

Griffin's Special Day

Griffin started out the day by putting on his "Look at me I'm finally 3!" shirt. My intention was to give him waffles with whip cream and strawberries. I didn't quite make it to the grocery store so he had waffles with vanilla icing and grapes! Don't make a face, he LOVED it! (And has since asked for them every morning.)

After cupcakes at school it was time for a special lunch with our friends at Chick-fil-A. Ms. Deanna gave Griffin a sweet surpise, dress up clothes! Thank you guys!

After a handful of chicken nuggets it was time to play!





Gabe loves being in the thick of things and even when he's not...

..he's always watching :)

Our last big event was a birthday dinner at Cracker Barrell with all the family (except Aunt Erica & Uncle Andrew--we missed you guys!) We had the staff sing to Griffin which I thought he'd love but he surprised us all and was very, very shy. It didn't help that he never did nap and I think he was practically in a sugar coma!

I'M THREE!

Happy Birthday sweet boy!

Happy 3rd Birthday Griffin!

My dear sweet monkey boy,

I can't believe you're three! The so called "terrible twos" were not at all terrible. We had such a fun year. You started it by just exploding with language and now we carry on real conversations and you even laugh at jokes and sometimes tell your own. You've learned to be gentle around children smaller than you and I love to watch you take care of them--hopefully practice for a sibling some day.

I look at you and marvel that you are such a little boy now. It's so fun to see Daddy's wildness reflected in you and my sensitivity (not to mention my love for accessories ;)) I'm so proud to see you grow into such a sweet and happy little boy and can't wait for what this next year will bring. WE LOVE YOU GRIFFIN!

Here's a sneak preview of the pirate party this weekend:

In honor of Griffin's birthday tomorrow I'm posting a video of some of my favorite moments from when we found out we were so blessed with him and all through his first year (with special guest appearances by Emma and Grayson!)

Make an on-line slideshow at www.OneTrueMedia.com