Aaron swinging age 3

One of these days I will put together a video of the kids swinging through the years. Here is Aaron swinging at age 3. 

Aaron bike

Aaron got a balance bike for his birthday. Kyle and Emily had one when they were his age. It made the transition to a regular bike incredibly simple. Unfortunately, we did not save that bike to pass along to Aaron so he got one for his birthday. And his tricycle had been stolen right before we moved so the kid was without wheels. So it only made sense to right this wrong for Aaron. :-) And he sure is learning how to ride it very fast! 

Pullen Park

Continuing birthday week for Aaron, we went over to Pullen Park while the kids were at school. We had a fun time playing in the park, swinging, riding the train and the carousel. And testing out his birthday truck in the sand. 

Selfie on the train

Aaron bought the tickets all by himself!! 

Riding the carousel

Aaron riding tractor

During my run with Aaron, we sometimes see these tractors parked. And sometimes Aaron can't contain himself and needs to try to drive them. So today he did. 

Happy 3rd birthday Aaron!!

Somehow Aaron is now 3 years old!! Talk about time flying!!

We spent the morning at his favorite place in Raleigh - Marbles Children's Museum!! This kid sure loves his marbles and Marbles.

Leading up to his birthday, he said he wanted a Curious George cake. Good, I have made a monkey cake before for Kyle. Then Aaron changed his mind and said he wanted a digger cake. He is going through a serious car, truck, garbage truck, digger, construction equipment stage. Then he said he wanted a Curious George digger cake. At that point, I became deaf to any other whim suggestions and went with Curious George digger cake. And here you have it! Note: Curious George manning the construction site in the corner. 

And we invited over our favorite people in Raleigh: Amy, Tony, Annalise and Anthony to help us celebrate Aaron. Everyone has a great time together so it was only fitting to have Aaron's birthday party be with them. 

Happy birthday song

Aaron scored some pretty awesome trucks for his birthday. Here he is with his prized garbage truck.

Aaron rocking out to Hullabaloo

Aaron loves his Hullaballoo music. It is very cute, clever, adult friendly, kid-folk music. We have listened to it since Kyle and Emily were little. Hullaballoo is a San Diego staple so we went to his concerts when we could and bought his CD's. When we drive in the car, Aaron asks for his Hullaballoo music. And here he is rocking out to it in the garage. 

Aaron sleeping

Still not adjusted to the time zone change and long travel day, Aaron found his way into our bed at some point during the night. I was watching him sleep so why not record it. So yes, this is a video of Aaron sleeping.