Asher turns 3!

I can't believe our little guy is already 3 years old! He is such a joy in our lives every single day and what a smart kid with a great sense of humor he's turning out to be. Since this year was all about the trains, we went ahead and continued the trend and had a Thomas the Tank Engine party with family. Corey had a lot of fun at the party store and bought tons of Thomas paraphernalia, which is really a little comical since Asher was the only kid besides Kylie. Next year we might have to do the half-birthday-party-with-friends in the summer thing. Ash enjoyed it all though which is really the all that matters anyways. Our biggest surprise was how much he loved the party blowers (those things you blow on and they unfurl before you). It took forever for him to open up presents because he had to pause between each one and take a 'blowing break'. At one point he actually said, "No more presents!" as he pushed them away and started blowing again. After every blow he'd burst out laughing. Next year maybe that's all we need to get him. What kid wants a cheap party favor in lieu of more presents? Go figure.

It also took him forever to eat. I kept asking him if he was done and he'd say "not yet." He ate all of his huge piece of train cake and a bunch of chips and queso (oddly, one of his favorite things). There was no taking it from him until he said so. Period.

The party ended with a nail-biting game of "Pin the 1 on Thomas," which Corey insisted that everybody try. He was very strict and double covered everyone's eyes to keep them from seeing. No cheating!

The fam. Both sets of grandparents were there! Asher has now fully realized he has two grandpas and grandmas. That was a little confusing at first! He talked about it for a couple of days.

The infamous party blowers.

Adam and Aaron joining in. At least we didn't make them wear hats this year.

Tearing open one of the many presents from G-ma/pa Reitz.

Checking out his new ride from G-pa/ma Pettit.

Corey thought Ash looked like a Dr. Seuss character riding this with all the balloons trailing him(that Thomas one was as big as he was). He didn't stop for quite a while, and he was singing the whole time.

Happy Birthday buddy! We love you so much!