"I'm a Big Boy now!"

Quinn's third birthday was yesterday. So, threw together a cake and a few decorations and had a few of his friends over.

After a couple of glitches in the cake decorating (had to replace a broken gadget, had to toss the red icing 'cause I put too much icing coloring in and it tasted like you were licking a nail - not the taste I was going for...) it got done and just in the nick of time.

Quinn was my assistant, as usual, right there with encouragement and suggestions...

The final result:

It wasn't far into the festivities that the presents were broken into. Quinn's pal, Kirby, was lots of help:

We had to dig into the cake before Kirby had to leave, which didn't bother Quinn much, since all he had wanted to do all day was have some blue frosting.

Not sure if this is a happy face or not...

When the second wave of people came (mostly my friends and people who love Quinn), we ate appetizers and watched Quinn open the rest of his presents. It was like Christmas deja vu.

He didn't get to bed until almost 9:30, a whole hour past his bedtime. He is mesmerized by the mechanical, build-it toys he got and is in love with the moon that goes on the wall that acts like a night light, except you can change the phases. He went to sleep a satisfied boy.

Happy birthday, Quinn! We love you.