Hey Mac, you are 3!

Well Mac, it's official: You are 3 years old today buddy! 

You didn't quite understand what was going on, but we gathered at Grandma and Grandpa Johns' house on Saturday to celebrate your birthday. It was an extra special birthday party because you got to celebrate with your cousin EJ, who just turned 6. Congrats EJ!  

All you cared about from the second you stepped out of the car was getting to eat a piece of birthday cake. We have been reading Winnie the Pooh books, and one of your favorites is the one about Kanga's birthday party because everyone sits at the table with a piece of cake.

However, before the cake celebration, you got to play with your cousins and Landon and Bryar. 

Grandpa Johns' sure knows how to make a little boy's dream come true. You got to play in the dirt at your very own construction site! (Mommy is still trying to get the sand out of your hair.  And I am using the word "trying" liberally. I mostly just shake it off of your pillow in the morning).

After playing outside, we all enjoyed the most delicious food we have ever had at a birthday party. Your uncle Eric outdid himself preparing the meal for all of us!

Then, it was finally time for the cake. When you heard we were gathering for cake, you went and sat at the table by yourself and waited patiently for the cake to come, excitedly putting your hands on your cheeks and laughing. Finally, the cake arrived on the table! We sang happy birthday to you and EJ, and you could hardly contain yourself!

Daddy got to spend some time with Uncle Derek, his best friend. 

This is how you show us you are really excited about something: you make little fists with your hands and put them up to your cheeks and smile!

Just look at how you are eying that cake! You loved singing the birthday song to EJ and hearing it sung to you.

Finally! Your turn to blow out your candles! (It was hilarious. You spit all over the cake).  Thankfully, Uncle Eric was looking out for you :-).

We ended off the evening with a great big bug hunt! Everyone got a bug catching net and ran around the yard looking for plastic bugs. Who knew how exciting that could be? 

Turned out there was a live frog included in the hunt! Can't beat that!