Jackson is Three

Happy Birthday Jackson! I cannot believe that you are three years old already, you are growing into such a sweet little man.

You are sweet and smart and full of life and just a joy to be around (98% of the time!) You are still extremely active and physical. You are 100% boy and love to play in dirt and water and very much enjoy looking for bugs. It is very common these days to hear "oh look mommy a rolly polly (or ant, or any other bug you happen to find)"

You love your little brother so much and are sweet to him almost all the time. You love to go wake him up in the morning, climb into his crib and read him books to help him wake up! We are still working on sharing your toys with him, but you get better all the time. You love to make him laugh and Brady always laughs with you. You two are so sweet together.

You are completely and fully potty trained. You actually potty trained before two, but you have not worn a diaper at all in the last two months. You go all night then wake up in the morning and use the potty all by yourself! It is so great. You were so easy to to potty train!

You talk all the time, non stop. You are like a running commentary! And, of course you say the funniest things every day. The other day you asked Kristy her last name. When she said Kuenzi you thought about it and said "oh like chimpanzee?" Daddy always leaves for work before you are up in the morning. One Saturday you walked into our room and saw Daddy was still home and said "oh look daddy is here" That made you so happy! You also love to gesture when you talk...your daddy and I think it is the Italian in you! You make grand gestures with your hands every time you want to make a point!

You still love to read books and will read them all day. You will read anything, but love Dr. Suess and books about animals and dinosaurs. You also love t.v. and movies as well. Your favorites right now are "The Princess and the Frog" (for a brief time you wanted to be a waitress), "Ice Age" and of course "Finding Nemo."

All you wanted for your birthday was a clown cake. Your wish (and I hope it is always this simple) was easy to grant:



We had a fun family celebration (with Kristy) on your actual birthday. Later, we had a party at the local fire station. But, we enjoyed the day!





You are the sweetest little boy. Daddy and I are lucky to be your parents. I am excited to see what this next year will bring. We love you with all our hearts!