Happy 3rd Birthday!

Our sweet Silas turned 3 years old on the 3rd. We can't believe that this little guy is already 3! We had such a fun time celebrating his life. Grandma and Grandpa were down for the week to help us celebrate. On Sunday, I asked Sy what he would like on his cake. His response in a whispered voice was "sprinkles." I asked him if he wanted anything else on his cake. He thought for quite some time and again in a whispered voice said, "more sprinkles." We made sure there were sprinkles on his cake! We first celebrated his birthday on Tuesday night. Since I worked on Tuesday, Grandma and the boys worked together to make Silas a zoo cake. Apparently, when Silas first saw the cake after waking up from his nap, he exclaimed "Wow! That's COOL!" 

Of course, Silas' favorite part of the cake was the monkeys in the jungle.

Most of Silas' birthday gifts from grandparents and us were pieces for the Toy Story 3 Imaginext set 

Wednesday (his actual birthday) we went to the Omaha zoo and left fairly early in the morning to make the most of our day. But, we started the morning with Silas' favorite applesauce cake donuts from the Wahoo Bakery.

Here's a little about our new 3-year-old:

- He LOVES his big brother. He and Jonah are truly best friends. 

- He LOVES his little sister. No one can make Lydia smile and laugh like Silas can. 

- His goal in life right now is to be happy and to make other people happy. He frequently asks or comments about people being happy or not being happy. 

- He loves his monkeys. There is Monkey, Cap-Cap, and his newest monkey, Henry, 

from the Omaha Zoo.

- Monkey's tail seems to be a comfort to him. When he is tired or upset, he likes to hold Monkey's tail to his nose.

- Silas is all BOY. He still loves balls, trucks, and tractors.

- He loves to wrestle and roughhouse. And, he is usually the one who initiates it.

- Recently, he has been singing Go Fish's Kickin It Old School as well as That's Why We Praise Him quite a bit. He also really likes the Doxology and Praise to the Lord, the Almighty sung to him before naps/bed. 

- Silas has a major sweet tooth.

- He also loves cheese. Not too long ago, it seemed like we were going through cheese slices really fast. I figured it out when I found 4 cheese wrappers in a pair of Silas' shorts while doing laundry.

- He still likes to be held and cuddled.

Silas, you are such a wonderful blessing to us! We LOVE you SOOO much!