Samuel said he wanted a "workin' machine" birthday cake for his 3rd birthday. I ended up making "dirt cake" (with golden oreos instead of chocolate, to look more like sand) and giving it a sandbox look. Daryl was a good sport and made a little sandbox to put over the cake tin.
Samuel was so excited when he saw his cake that he wanted to start playing in it right away.
When we started singing "Happy Birthday" to him, he immediately got very timid and shy. His lips started quivering and I really thought he would burst into tears at any second. But he held it together! He's just like I was when I was little - he doesn't like to be in the spotlight at all. And it wasn't even a very big party - my parents, Daryl's mom and step-dad, Aunt Anna, Aunt Sandy, and Great Grandma and Grandpa Bishop - but it was enough for him!
After Daddy helped him blow out the candle, he was ready to get back to playing!! Thankfully, nobody at his party minded that his fingers were all over it and that it was a little messed up by the time they got a piece!
Pulling a worm out of the sandbox. Samuel thought it was pretty cool . . . after he made sure that it was just pretend!
Licking off some of the construction signs that were on the cake.
Showing him a "no u-turn" sign.
The very first present that Samuel opened was this hockey set from Uncle Kevin, Aunt Karin, Ephraim, Noel, Selah, and Wilona. He was so super excited that he wanted to go and play hockey right away. I asked him if he wanted to open his other presents and he said, "No, I want to go and play hockey!!" We tried and tried to convince him to open the rest of his presents and even told him that if he left, Hope was going to open his presents for him. He said he was good with Hope opening his presents and that he just wanted to go and play hockey. Silly boy! We finally talked him into opening more presents, but as soon as they were all opened, he went right back for his hockey set and took his Daddy downstairs to play hockey with him! Oh - and Samuel prefers the Canadian hockey stick over the USA stick . . . . hmmmmm . . . .
Opening his set of "real" balls (soccer, basketball, and football) from Uncle Ben and Aunt Anna. They look exactly like real balls but they are a little smaller - perfect for a 3 year old!
Samuel also got a new, real, size 4 soccer ball from Uncle Andrew and Aunt Rachel. Perfect for taking to Aunt Anna's soccer games and shooting into the net at halftime!
Samuel got a big set of duplos from his Grandpa and Grandma Stegink that I found on e-bay. It wasn't cheap - but duplos aren't cheap! It was a good deal though and it was all "vintage" duplos - the ones that I played with when I was little! I
love duplos and I am so excited for Samuel (and Hope and Aliyah) to start a collection of them! Samuel was pretty excited when he opened them - hopefully they will provide hours of fun entertainment this fall and winter! I'm not sure what my favorite part of this picture is - Samuel playing so happily with the duplos or his Great Grandpa holding a purse!! ;)
Samuel said he wanted a "workin' machine" birthday cake for his 3rd birthday. I ended up making "dirt cake" (with golden oreos instead of chocolate, to look more like sand) and giving it a sandbox look. Daryl was a good sport and made a little sandbox to put over the cake tin.
Samuel was so excited when he saw his cake that he wanted to start playing in it right away.
When we started singing "Happy Birthday" to him, he immediately got very timid and shy. His lips started quivering and I really thought he would burst into tears at any second. But he held it together! He's just like I was when I was little - he doesn't like to be in the spotlight at all. And it wasn't even a very big party - my parents, Daryl's mom and step-dad, Aunt Anna, Aunt Sandy, and Great Grandma and Grandpa Bishop - but it was enough for him!
After Daddy helped him blow out the candle, he was ready to get back to playing!! Thankfully, nobody at his party minded that his fingers were all over it and that it was a little messed up by the time they got a piece!
Pulling a worm out of the sandbox. Samuel thought it was pretty cool . . . after he made sure that it was just pretend!
Licking off some of the construction signs that were on the cake.
Showing him a "no u-turn" sign.
The very first present that Samuel opened was this hockey set from Uncle Kevin, Aunt Karin, Ephraim, Noel, Selah, and Wilona. He was so super excited that he wanted to go and play hockey right away. I asked him if he wanted to open his other presents and he said, "No, I want to go and play hockey!!" We tried and tried to convince him to open the rest of his presents and even told him that if he left, Hope was going to open his presents for him. He said he was good with Hope opening his presents and that he just wanted to go and play hockey. Silly boy! We finally talked him into opening more presents, but as soon as they were all opened, he went right back for his hockey set and took his Daddy downstairs to play hockey with him! Oh - and Samuel prefers the Canadian hockey stick over the USA stick . . . . hmmmmm . . . .
Opening his set of "real" balls (soccer, basketball, and football) from Uncle Ben and Aunt Anna. They look exactly like real balls but they are a little smaller - perfect for a 3 year old!
Samuel also got a new, real, size 4 soccer ball from Uncle Andrew and Aunt Rachel. Perfect for taking to Aunt Anna's soccer games and shooting into the net at halftime!
Samuel got a big set of duplos from his Grandpa and Grandma Stegink that I found on e-bay. It wasn't cheap - but duplos aren't cheap! It was a good deal though and it was all "vintage" duplos - the ones that I played with when I was little! I love duplos and I am so excited for Samuel (and Hope and Aliyah) to start a collection of them! Samuel was pretty excited when he opened them - hopefully they will provide hours of fun entertainment this fall and winter! I'm not sure what my favorite part of this picture is - Samuel playing so happily with the duplos or his Great Grandpa holding a purse!! ;)
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