Happy 3rd birthday, Parker!

Sweet boy,

Today you are THREE years old!! I just cannot even believe it. You are growing so fast!

You are just such a fun character, Parker Bear! You are so sweet and so snuggly. You love to be at home and you would prefer to spend your entire day in your jammies. πŸ˜‰ You love NOTHING more in this life than your brother’s time and attention and if Nathan can’t or doesn’t want to play with you, there is very little that will console you.

You love to read. You would read 100 books a day, if I had the time and voice for it! You love to color and you love to “do school” like Nathan. You are starting to get so imaginative when you play and I love seeing the worlds you create in the playroom with your cars and dinosaurs and action figure guys! You love to make giant messes and you do not love cleaning them up. πŸ˜‰ We’ll have to work on that this year!

You still have your short list of approved friends, but other than that, you’re not a huge fan of hanging out with people. But, you’ve gotten so much better this year at trying new things! You did Bible Study School and loved it and you did Puggles and LOVED it! You are growing and changing so fast!

When Nathan is home, you still want to do everything Nathan is doing EXACTLY like Nathan is doing it. But, when Nathan is gone, you really love being in charge. πŸ˜‰ You love to pick the show to watch after rest time, you love getting to build blocks and make garages and you love to tell Eisley what to do and exactly how to do it.

You are so funny and you say the most hilarious things! Your dinner prayers are some of the funniest parts of our day. You come up with the most random, weird things to talk about and you rarely stop talking when it’s just us around. Your laugh is so loud and awesome and it’s just my favorite thing when you just bust out laughing at something. You laugh with your whole body!

This year was such a HUGE year for you – we moved houses, you exchanged your own room and a crib for sharing a room in a big boy bed and you started wearing big boy underwear. You are growing so quickly – and sometimes faster than you like. πŸ˜‰ You are beginning to handle things so much better the older you get – moving was so tough for you but you quickly stepped up into the role of being a big helper as we fixed up our house! You have completely become our little jokester and if you notice that someone is sad, you will crack the most random, weird jokes just to try and get them to laugh. I love that about you!

You are just the best middle to this crazy train I could ever imagine! We love your spunk, we love your goofiness and I pray so much that God uses your strong will to His glory. You are our favorite Parker Bear and we could not love you more!!

I love you, sweetheart! Happy birthday, my big three year old boy!

Mama <3