Thomas Tidbits...: Fisher Turns THREE!

It's so clique, but I cannot believe my baby boy is 3. Gone is my baby, and in his place is a silly, sweet, mischievous little BOY.

Some fun memories/interests from this past year:

: Fish graduated to a big boy bed in August and immediately loved it (probably because he wanted to be just like sister). While I miss rocking him, I love being able to snuggle at bedtime.

: Brother became a champ at the balance bike, doing impressive tricks and riding at lightening fast speeds. He even started riding a two wheel pedal bike (no training wheels!) just after he turned three.

: Thrill seeking continues to be Fisher's number one priority. If something is not super fun, then he's not interested.

: He's taken to going on bike rides with Daddy (seat on the front of his bike) and listening to “monster music” aka heavy metal.

: While you Fish is ALL boy with the louder, faster, bigger mentality, he also has the sweetest disposition. He constantly tells me how much he loves me ("Mom, I love you SO big!") and asks to snuggle. There’s nothing better!

: Racecars continue to be one of the main interests. I think we’ve watched the Cars movies 300x by now.

: Our son's love of food still amazes me. He literally eats ANYTHING (and frequently). Some of your favorites are soup and ramen, pickles, yogurt, corn on the cob, breakfast tacos, "dipper eggs" (eggs over easy, dipping toast in the yolk), and Gemelli’s chocolate gelato.

: Sports of any kind interest Fish – basketball, football, golf, baseball… as long as he can keep active, you’re a happy boy.

: I absolutely love how much Fisher adores his sister, constantly calling out, "Al-nore!" He genuinely looks up to her, and while he has his moments of struggle with Sister, most of the time they peacefully exist as siblings;)

From a development standpoint, here are Fisher's 3 year stats:

Height: 37.5" (48%)

Weight: 30 lbs (35%)

Birthday breakfast tradition. Colored pancakes, blue for Fish!

Race car birthday party, per Fisher's request. It was supposed to be at a nearby park to keep it "simple." Then it rained and I had to scramble to get our house prepared for 35 people (read: mayhem).

Race car photo booth built by the ever so crafty Kiki. Madeline and Eleanor were great driving buddies.

My favorite three-year-old

Daddy showing Buddy how the pedals work during Project Learn to Ride a Pedal Bike

And about 15 minutes later, he nailed it! Straight from a balance bike to a pedal bike (no training wheels for this dude) just a few days after he turned 3.

Family Day at school where the kids were the teachers and showed the parents how to do their "work." Since they're both in the same class, we had to take turns with Mommy. I asked Fisher what work he wanted to show me first, and he quickly exclaimed, "My food work!" Huh, what's that? "Snack time!" Hmmmmm, that's where all our tuition dollars go?!?