Ethan's 3rd Birthday Family Party

Ethan's family birthday party was held on June 28, 2008. This day my sisters also scheduled a tea time at the Grand America hotel for all the girls in the family, so Matt was left preparing for the party. Did I ever mention I have the greatest husband in the world, because if I have failed to mention it that would be a gross oversight. I don't know many men who would spend the whole day buying party supplies and working off of a huge list their wives make for them while their wife is out at a tea time, a few hours before a big event she should be helping with. But my sweetheart never complained and bought all the goodies, including like 20 ballons that Ethan wanted and Matt couldn't bare to say no to. One of the balloons was a 3 foot wide Lightening McQueen ballon (of which is Ethan's favorite thing in the whole world). Not to mention he still had to come home and make a cake from scratch that would look like Mickey Mouse. Well I think he did a fantastic job and here he is decorating it and making the perfect cake for our Mickey Mouse Clubhouse theme.

Pretty good job, don't you think! The kids all thought it was the coolest cake ever and I have to agree that Matt did a great job. Thanks honey!

Here is the table setup.

We had a swim party, as if you couldn't tell, with 3 pools and then played 3 games with the help of toodles. On toodles we had markers, bubbles, and balls and we needed to figure out, how we could use these items to play our games. We did an art contest, each child drawing a picture of Mickey, a ball throwing contest, and a bubble game. It was a lot of fun and the kids were all wonderful.

Here is Ethan with some of his girl cousins, Macy, Megan, and Hallie.

Ethan getting ready to blow out his candles, fully equiped with Mickey Mouse ears for all.

Ethan's cousin Kyle lifting him up so he can blow out his candles. Make a good wish!

Something Matt and I aren't very good at is letting Ethan feed himself. If it's messy you can bet that we are trying to help him out. Well because of our failure to teach our child to eat well he does not like messy hands or a messy face. As you can see in this picture he is really checking out the frosting all over his hands and shortly after the evaluation of the situation we were right by his side cleaning him up at his request.

All the kids at the party-In order Abby, Macy, Ethan, Megan, Carter, Bryson, Trevor, Parker, Kyle, and Britton. Kevin, Tyler, Jake, and Ellie were there too, but just not in the picture.

What kind of a kids party would it be unless the other children were helping open up the presents as well.

Here is Ethan opening one of his favorite gifts that night, which was a bubble blowing lawn mower...I don't know why but he thinks this is the greatest thing in the whole world. I think he just wanted something like daddy has, but he loves it!

Here is Ethan giving thank you hugs, starting with Grandma McCormack for the gifts that night. Everyone was so generous and thoughtful and we really appreciate everything that Ethan received that night and for all the support you give to him. Happy 3rd Birthday, sweetheart!