Matt turns 3!

Here's a video from his 3rd birthday party with a small part of our family. The words in the Happy Birthday song we sing are:

"Oh somebody's had a birthday, oh little children dear -
May Father in Heaven bless him, through all the coming years...."

Followed by the traditional "Happy Birthday" song. Matt LOVES to sing this. And he's been singing it ALL WEEK to himself. LOL.

Matthew turned 3. (sigh) I'm feeling old. It seems like just yesterday he was a baby and we'd just barely got him. He's now an independent, free-thinking (and speaking!) 3 year old. Here's an update of his likes:

*Tractors
*Trucks & Trailers
*ELMO
*Builder Bob
*Little People (toys & dvd's)
*Singing: Twinkle Twinkle, Itsy Bitsy Spider, Jesus wants me for a sunbeam, Popcorn popping on the apricot tree, Happy Birthday & the Alphabet song
*Animals (especially dogs!)
*Being the big brother....he's kinda bossy.
*Coloring. Lately it's been my walls.
*Riding his "bike" (he's getting a real "big boy" bike on Friday - his actual birthday)

He's a joy. He's very gentle, compassionate, loving, a wonderful helper, loving big brother (albeit bossy), and he's just amazing! He's looking forward to Christmas so he can see Santa again....I think he just likes the presents! LOL. Smart kid already made that connection.

He's just a wonderful, delightful, intelligent little boy, who lights up when he sees his Daddy, loves to be "helping" his Mommy with every task at hand, playing with his brother and cousins at any given time and wants to go for walks daily. :)

Our lives have never been so full or so busy! He's just a wonderful miracle - there are just not words enough to write about all the joy he brings to our lives each and every day!

And it's so hard to describe the gratitude we feel towards you all - for your sacrifices and love, but I can only start off by saying: Thank you, thank you, thank you, for the gift that is Matthew! :)