Kyle Turns 3!

Today is Kyle's third birthday, and he's been waiting for this day for quite a while.  It was also a sad day in that we woke up to a phone call early in the morning informing us our neighbor and good friend in the ward was killed by a drunk driver last night while riding his bike.  It was tragic news, and we have been thinking about this sweet family all day, and still trying to make Kyle's day special.  When tragedy strikes, it sure makes you want to hold your kids a little tighter, kiss your spouse a little longer, and thank Heavenly Father for the many blessings we have in our lives.  I just pray his wife will receive the comfort she needs during this time of great sorrow.  I'm thankful she has such a great supportive family close by to help her through this time.

So, Kyle woke up early this morning and came into our room and of course we were up after just hearing the tragic news, and when he came in, his nose was all runny and he had a fever.  The poor guy was sick on his birthday.  He really wanted to go to nursery, but we had to tell him he couldn't go.  Luckily, with a little Motrin, he was able to go through the day not too miserable.  

He has been looking forward to opening his presents for a while.  He has the last birthday of the year, and after seeing his brother and sisters celebrate their birthdays all year, he was glad it was his turn.
I just made a simple sheet cake, and Ashley insisted we decorate it with some boats.  She wanted to make blue frosting and put water on it for the boats, but Mom didn't want to do the extra work, so Ashley said "Oh, that's ok because we can just have it be brown like it is muddy water."  I thought that was a great idea......  
We were supposed to have Dave's family over for cake and ice cream, but we didn't want anyone to get sick, so we cancelled and just did cake and ice cream with our little family.  Jessica broke out her flute and played Happy Birthday while we sang, it was nice to have her playing while we sang.  It kept us on key, which is a hard thing in our family. :)  

Overall, I think Kyle enjoyed his birthday.  Lots of playing with his brother and sisters, and playing with his new Thomas the Train set.  Since it was Sunday, and we didn't get to go anywhere for his birthday, we told him we'd take him to the train park tomorrow with the family and have a picnic dinner, and ride the train.  He is so excited to ride the train!  He is obsessed with them lately.  When I put him to bed tonight, he couldn't stop talking about it.  So, I'll have to post pictures from that later.  Happy Birthday Kyle!  We love you!

Good night.  Go hug your kids, your nieces and nephews, your brothers and sisters, your mom and dad.  Make sure they all know how much you love them.  I know I am going to.