Tres Anos

Not sure where the time went, but our little Jack Sprat turned 3 today.

And because no Birthday blog post can go without a little motherly-bragging...

Jack is fully potty trained, knows the alphabet (but hasn't quite developed those fine motor skills to write them legibly), can count to 27, sits long enough to read a 20 minute story, loves enchiladas, eggs, and PB&J sandwiches, can get undressed and can put his underwear, pants, shoes and socks and coat on, knows how to spell his and Lillie's name and recognizes them on paper, knows almost every nursery rhyme by heart, all the favorite Primary songs (including many of the article of faith songs) can ride a bike super fast (still with training wheels), combines 5-9 word phrases, sleeps for 10 hours a night, loves the color blue, loves taking baths, and is excellent at imaginary play. Jack weighs 33 pounds (60% for everything) and as of today, sits in a high-back booster seat. He's bashful and sweet, but can be animated and silly. Jack loves coloring, painting, gluing things, using scissors while supervised, or making any kind of craft. He also loves helping me make dinner. On a typical day you can find Jack reading books, riding his bike, playing with chalk, pretending to be a pirate, animal, or superhero, doing puzzles, and asking to pet every dog that walks by. He's Lillie's shadow and best friend. I think his other best friend would be his Grandma Julie. He's tender-hearted and all-boy. Jack wanted a Spiderman Birthday and specifically wanted two of his Nursery friends to come. All he wants for his Birthday is "a Spiderman Barbie."

We love you, Jack! Now please, please stop growing up.