Connor's 3rd Birthday

My sweet birthday boy,

     I can't believe that you are THREE today!  That makes me both happy and sad. Happy because you are growing into such a wonderful, smart, and curious boy, but sad because you are not as little as you once were. As I write you this, I have tears rolling down my cheeks  because I can't believe how fast you are growing. People always told me to enjoy every moment with you because you were going to grow so fast. I didn't want to believe them, but boy were they right! I am just fortunate that I get to stay home and spend all day with you {except on Monday, Wednesdays, and Friday mornings when you have school}.  

    Over this last year, you have really developed your own personality! You are such a great mix between your daddy and me. You are hyper and rambunctious like your daddy. You love to play outside and play sports. You love fixing things and borrowing daddy's tools to work on your scooter, or anything else you can find that needs "fixing". You are like me in the sense that everything has it's place. You like things in order and if you get dirty, there better be a sink nearby because you can't stand dirty hands. You love cooking and like ketchup on everything just like me. 

     Since your last birthday, you have become potty trained {during the day and at night}, graduated to a bunk bed, started part-day preschool, added 8 different countries to your list of countries visited, visited the dentist, and you aren't scared of getting you haircut or visiting the doctor anymore. All signs of a growing boy!

     I'm excited to see what this year has in store for you. Your daddy and I love you so, so much! You have changed our world for the better and we couldn't imagine our lives without you.  You make us so happy and proud!

XOXO,

Mommy

Connor's 3rd Birthday Party

   On Saturday we celebrated Connor's 3rd birthday! We had to celebrate it a couple weeks early because unfortunately Aaron's going to miss his real birthday. I can't believe my baby is almost three {tear}! He has grown so quickly! So many people tell me he already looks like a four year old. 

Easter 2016

  Happy Easter family and friends! We have had quite a fun week celebrating Easter and I am going to share with you all about it. On Wednesday Connor had an Easter egg hunt at school. I was going to stay and watch, but none of the other moms seemed like they were going to, so I decided to skip it. I didn't want to look too overbearing, but I may or may not have driven by a couple times just in hopes of seeing him. ;) 

 He made this Easter basket at school to use for his egg hunt. He was quite proud of it, as was I.

French Riviera: Nice

   Our last day in the French Riviera was spent in Nice {a 30 minute drive from Menton}. After driving around for what seemed like forever, we found a parking garage that fit our large rental van. Aaron got us a map of the city from a hotel and we started exploring the beautiful city.

French Riviera: Monaco

    After exploring Menton Saturday morning, we took a short ten minute train ride to Monaco. I didn't know much about it until Kelsey gave me a little background info. After doing a little research on my own, I learned that Monaco is the second smallest country in the world {the first is Vatican City} and known to be a hot spot for the rich and famous.  It has the lowest poverty rate and highest number of millionaire and billionaires per capita in the world. The annual Formula One Monaco Grand Prix race is is also held there.
   So, now that you know a little background info, here is how we spent our afternoon exploring Monaco. First we had to figure our way out of the train station. It was really confusing and there were stairs everywhere. Eventually we decided to just take the boys down the stairs in their strollers and start walking. One thing we learned was not to try to cross the street outside of a crosswalk. You will get a whistle blown at you by the MANY police officers patrolling the streets. We learned that early one when Aaron tried to rush across the street to see the yachts.

See the police officers? They were everywhere!