Three!

Well, not quite yet, but we did have a birthday party for O.K. yesterday. Taking into consideration what continues to be one of Oscar's favorite things (although rest assured he certainly has other well-rounded interests), we went with a "construction site" theme. When we asked Oscar what he'd like to do for his birthday he said he wanted to "eat chocolate cake" and "play with friends". He's easy to please.

I altered a road sign to create this front door greeting.

 

 More decorations (I think I love making banners!). We also used orange balloons and "caution" tape liberally--it's cheap and we had a thousand feet of it!

There were activities (yes, three is old enough for "activities").

Build a Site -- kids used stickers to create a construction site scene.

Demolition Zone -- the kids could build a wall, then knock it down with the "wrecking ball" (actually a tennis ball wrapped in a black sock hanging from the mantle).

Excavation Station -- the kids could use a special "claw" to grab a treat out of a pile of "rocks".

 Oscar's friends and their folks came, ate breakfast burritos and fruit salad,

 built,

demolished,

 and otherwise acted like a bunch of three year olds.

 Sunny in her hard hat,

and Mara, in Lucy's.

 Of course there was cake,

and singing.

And more eating.

Oscar got some sweet gifts from his friends, and I was proud of him for remembering to say "thank you". He also shared his toys like a child twice his age. : )

It was fun to have friends over to celebrate O.K.'s third birthday with us. We'll celebrate this milestone again (in a smaller way) on Tuesday. Of course, every day we can't help but acknowledge how glad we are that he was born.