Levi's 3!

Levi turned 3 last week!

It took him awhile to decide on a cake theme (he's not into just one thing these days), but he ended up choosing Dinosaur Train. It's a T.V. show about dinosaurs who travel all over on a train, learning about other dinosaurs.

It's not really that accurate, but at least it's a train with dinosaurs on it. Oh, and the train looks kinda like a dinosaur. He loves candy corns - they were his potty-training treats.

I baked the train cars in mini loaf pans. The volcano is made from 4 various sizes of pans and bowls.

We had my family over for dinner and cake on the Sunday before his birthday. He started blowing out the candles before we even starting singing. He's got this birthday thing down.

When we asked our boys what they thought we should give Levi for his birthday, Tyler suggested something to hit people with. Sadly, he's right. Levi does like to hit people.

So we got him Socker Boppers. The box said they're good for "soft, safe fun." That's what he needs.

His favorite present has been this little backpack filled with goodies: a flashlight, candy, gum and chapstick - all the things he loves but can't usually have.

On his birthday he had his first toddler class, which he'll have once a week for an hour with 8 other 2/3 year olds from church. Each week is a different theme, and all the moms take turns teaching. I'm one of the cooking moms. The first day was music and dance, and he was actually pretty shy. But he warmed up by the end and was eager to go back today for world exploration - they learned about fall and Halloween and decorated sugar cookies.

We had a little family party on his birthday with chicken tenders for dinner and pop rock cupcakes (yum!) for dessert. Then he opened his last present:

Toddler roller blades! He always wants to play hockey with the big boys.

It was a beautiful evening, and we stayed outside riding bikes and such for a long time.

He is now completely potty-trained! He learned very quickly, and he loves the independence. Tonight he got to go on his first date with dad. Our rule is that the kids have to be potty-trained first, and he was SO excited to go. They went to a candy shop and filled a bag with assorted candy. It's great to be 3!