Happy Birthday Alex

Yesterday on Veteran's Day, Alexander Thomas turned 3 years old! It is always fun as a mother know to think back about the day your child was born. I remember looking at the clock a little after 7:00 am and thinking "3 years ago I was already at the hospital, checked in, and laying in a bed awaiting Alex's arrival." It is just fun to remember all the little things regarding such a BIG day.
Our family always goes out to dinner for Birthdays. The Birthday girl/boy gets to pick where they want to eat. I had thought about mentioning Chuck E Cheese to Alex, but since we did have a birthday party for him last Saturday, I thought we would just make it a dinner only kind of event. We went to Texas Roadhouse, he likes that as much as any other restaurant. Really, as long as a restaurant serves grilled cheese and applesauce, he is a happy camper! Our server got up on a chair and announced to the entire restaurant that Alex was celebrating his 3rd birthday, and everyone gave him a big "Yee Haw" shout. He wasn't so sure what to think at first, but in the end he loved it! Mom had him a cookie cake with Lightning McQueen on it. We sang Happy Birthday to him, he sang to himself as well and then he blew his candles out. In his hand in this picture below is a toy Captain Jack Sparrow...he loves pirates!

Marisa was helping him open his presents. Here he got a Mr. Potato Head that came with the accessories to dress him up as a pirate. He also got a lot of toy cars and trucks...most of them make loud noises and flash....Carlos thinks that the batteries in those toys will not remain in the toy for very long =)

I think Alex had a great day! I enjoyed celebrating his birthday with him and the family. Happy Birthday Alex!!