The big 3-

No, not 3-0. I left that one behind a few years ago.

As hard as it may be for me to believe, it's time for little boy's 3rd Birthday party. This year Bob the Builder is the theme. Just to show you how far he's come, his last birthday party theme was Barney... He was not a happy camper at his first birthday party, no women popping out of cakes, no bottles of booze with nipples at the top, it was just a mess. So just for good measure, he tried to eat his birthday cake and promptly puked. He didn't have the hang of foods you have to chew at the time.

But this year should be much fun. His two cousins (both near his age) and other family will be there. I have no doubt that he will remember last year's party and try to duplicate it. Last year, we had a big, green plastic tub to hold ice and sodas. Everything went just fine and then either he or one of his partners in crime got an idea. Ice is kinda fun to put in your mouth, and it's even cooler when it comes flying out of it! I tell you there was no finer entertainment for those kids than picking up a piece of ice and bowing halfway to spit it back into the tub...over and over. They got into that contagious giggling and soon, all the adults were also laughing, just egging them on. Fortunately, this happened near the end of the party, so most people didn't need anything more to drink. hehe

We went to birthday party earlier this week for one of little boy's classmates. They had it at Chick-fil-a. It was nice, brought back memories of when I had a birthday party at McDonalds. That was the ultimate in 6-year-old cool then. The Chick-fil-a has a good-sized playground in the front, which little boy loved tremendously. so much climbing and sliding to do. Do you remember the day when suddenly you couldn't play on those kinds of things anymore because you got too big for them? All of a sudden they just seemed so small... Although I do remember being ridiculed by a friend of mine when we went to DisneyWorld. I got in the Honey I Shrunk the Whatever" playground where everything was huge, including the stuff you could climb around, sometimes in nets and such. Never let that inner child die...Back to the subject. We didn't think it was quite time for a big production like a Chick-fil-a party yet, but have a feeling that he'll request one in the next few years.

I only wish the forecast was better. Looks like we could be in for some gully-washers tonight and tomorrow.

Maybe someone will give him a digital camera and I'll be able to post some pics relatively quickly. Again, hahaha

Dave