Happy Birthday Connor

Pictures to follow. Just a quick note to say that our little bunny, ahem--big boy--is a happy, tired 3-year-old. He had a great day. Slept in until almost 9:30 then got pancakes, fruit and presents. Jamie was a really good older brother and seemed to vicariously enjoy Connor's present opening.

Connor is already quite used to saying 3 when asked his age, but is still getting the hang of holding three fingers up, which is really much harder than two. He hasn't quite settled on which ones to use and often twists his face in concentration as he tries to get any three of them to come up while two stay down. Sometimes all four fingers go up and he just stares at them trying to figure out how to get one of them, any of them, to curl up and go back into his palm.

He was also a very courteous birthday boy at his party, which we had, where else, at the local pool. When somebody said "Happy Birthday" he often said the same right back. Things got a little tense when we first set things up because--prepare yourselves for something very awful--a fly landed on his pretzels. Fortunately, his people rectified that, not quickly enough to be sure and only after a strongly worded request, and from then on out all was well. Lightning McQueen was the big theme of the day and Sarah got perfect cupcakes from Moeller's Bakery. To be fair, though Connor picked them out. She was explaining various cake options to him, while he walked to the display cases and repeatedly pointed to the chocolate frosted angel food cupcakes with the rainbow sprinkles. He was very clear that these were the RIGHT cupcakes, and so they were.