He's 3!

We celebrated Erik's birthday yesterday because Victor was able to take the day off of work.
The day started early!  5:00 am Erik was up wanting to open his presents.  He was crying and woke up Lainey so we headed downstairs and had presents open, kids dressed and and breakfast eaten by 6:15. 

Erik headed outside to use his new sandbox digger and I went to take a nap.  Victor, Lainey, and I all took short, rotating naps prior to leaving for the zoo.

We spent about 3 hours at the zoo and the rest of the day Erik just played and played with his new toys.

For dinner I had planned Erik's favorite meal -- homemade pepperoni pizza.  I make this about 3-4 times a month and it is always his favorite.  Victor was willing to put the pizza together while I went to the gym.  When I got home I was a little disappointed and slightly amused to find really inedible pizza.  Victor was seemingly unaware that the dough needed to be rolled out so the crust was about 1 in thick and raw.  So scrambled eggs replaced the pizza.  Oh Victor!  He needs to make dinner more often apparently.

After dinner our neighbor and her 2 year old knock on our door-- they had locked themselves out and her husband wouldn't be home for about an hour.  So Miles and Megan joined us in singing happy birthday and eating cupcakes.  They were a nice addition to make Erik's day seem special.

Happy Birthday Sweet Boy!

It is such a joy to be your mom!