William's 3rd Birthday

William turned 3 on December 29th and we all ended up with awful colds so we did a small family birthday on his actual birth date and then several weeks later had a party with close friends.

Sticking with tradition William chose the Lucky Charms cereal for his birthday breakfast. Birthdays are the only time I let the kids have sugar cereal so it is a real treat for the boys. I also let him open his present which was the Mickey Mouse shirt and soda pop. This William loves pop!



In the evening we sang happy birthday and shared a mini cake which was perfect since William only likes the frosting and leaves the cake.

On the day of his birthday party I finally perfected my 100% whole wheat bread recipe. Yes, I finally had to give into adding some gluten into the dough but to all of our enjoyment it has made it a wonderful texture inside. Plus it keeps longer and doesn't get dry.

The day of his birthday party I made pancake bears which is William's favorite. Ask him what he wants for breakfast any day of the week and it is always pancakes.

Nevada, Elijah, Wyatt, and cousin Jonathon came to William's party. They had so much fun playing with the balloons. William loved his birthday cake. He wanted a dinosaur birthday so I figured I would have his birthday present be the cake topper. It worked out beautifully.

I sure love my William. He is such a tender, sensitive boy. He is maturing so fast these days and is amazing me with his kindness and abilities. William loves to draw and create things, especially music through drumming rhythms on the stock pots. He also loves to take care of his little brother Lincoln and play soldier or cowboys with his big brother Alexander. I am excited to see what he ends up pursuing in life.