Adam's turns 3 and the end of a road.

Two weeks ago, Adam turned 3. We made our usual trip to the Chuck-E-Cheese where the kids had a great time and I watched. They just love going there and it's kind of become a tradition I would love to break, but hey - it's not my birthday so I roll.

We had some cupcakes for Adam back at home and presents with Grandma and Papa.

Adam's favorite gift from us was his remote control helicopter. He was so excited. I can report that now, 14 days later, both of his helocopters are broken.

Grandma and Papa one upped us, as per usual, with a Lightening McQueen Hot Wheels. He does love it, but can't steer for anything. It's going to be a fun toy for years to come. (note to Grandma and Papa - you have set the bar high by buying the kids their first cars. expectations are high for 16th birthdays. consider yourselves warned.)

Adam flying his helicopter.

We had a small party on Saturday for friends and the kids really enjoyed it. Adam just wanted his Cars cake!

And he loved the attention of people singing to him.

Later we roasted smores and played with the 2000 glow in the dark bracelets we bought.

We think it was a very special birthday for our little man.

Adam's 3 year checkup was last week and he weighed in at 32 lbs (50%) and is 40 inches tall (97%). He just answered all the doctors questions and said ouch when he got his flu shot. He is such a big boy. Potty training is next and he has little to no interest. Remember we bribed him with a Mac to poop in the potty? And he did and he got his Mac? Well that was it - he got what he wanted and earned it fair and square. We had failed to explain that he had to continue to poop on the potty. We will be smarter next time.

This post marks the end of a road with this blog. I plan to update occasionally (maybe). No promises.  The kids just don't change that much and I find I don't have the time or energy to keep up anymore. We are a busy family of 5 and with all the ways we communicate with people now, the blog seems a little outdated. I don't take daily or weekly pictures of the kids like I used to. They are all super cute, I just don't think of it as much anymore. I am sure the 17 books of pictures I have so far will prove I loved them lots.

It's  been fun. 4.5 years of memories captured, printed and waiting for my kids to be embarrased about later.

Bye for now.

Melissa