Justin's Party

Justin's birthday party was yesterday. It was great! He was so excited. He will turn 3 on Wednesday. Since next weekend is Labor Day, we had his party this weekend. There was quiet a turn out. He wanted his cake before everyone arrived. That was a small battle. But after several serious conversations, he came to the realization that if he wanted cake at all, he had to wait.

We grilled hot dogs for lunch and had the usual sides, baked beans, chips and dip. Next was the cake. Made specially for his current fascination, John Deere tractors. It was fabulous.

We finally got to the presents. I made the common mistakes of letting him open the toys first. Working machines. He got a backhoe, front loader and a road scraper. After opening those he could have cared less about the other gifts. With much coaxing and saying, "See if there's another backhoe in this present", he opened the remaining gifts. The child racked up... lots of clothes, doodle pad, t-ball set, baseball and glove and a fishing pole.

Once he finished opening, we let him play for a few minutes before telling him there was a surprise in the garage. With a backhoe in one hand and a road scraper in the other, he walked outside. You should have seen the look on that little boy's face. Priceless! There sat a ride on John Deere tractor and trailer. He jumped right on and took off. He drove that thing like a pro.

After lots of playing we all came home and took a much needed nap.

I could'nt have asked for a better day for my special birthday boy.