{"id":3036,"date":"2013-05-06T12:31:56","date_gmt":"2013-05-06T17:31:56","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/julie.daneman.org\/?p=3036"},"modified":"2013-05-06T12:31:56","modified_gmt":"2013-05-06T17:31:56","slug":"the-big-3","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/julie.daneman.org\/index.php\/2013\/05\/the-big-3\/","title":{"rendered":"The Big 3"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Sam&#8221;s 3 now. And as he&#8217;ll tell you he&#8217;s a big boy, not a baby. Of course, with such a milestone comes a party. Since I really recapped the party planning in pretty good detail <a href=\"http:\/\/www.texashealthmoms.blogspot.com\/2013\/05\/not-so-crafty-momma-strikes-again.html\">here<\/a> on the Texas Health Moms blog, I won&#8217;t repeat myself (for a change). I&#8217;ll just let you enjoy the pictures and videos.<\/p>\n<p>We let Sam open the cutest and most prized gift a little early &#8211; it just fit the party&#8217;s theme too well. Aunt Lynne Cookie ROCKS. \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/B3q6efGUxyI?rel=0\" frameborder=\"0\" width=\"420\" height=\"315\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/mkQFsZIKpXM?rel=0\" frameborder=\"0\" width=\"420\" height=\"315\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>The adults were all such good sports to wear the silly marching band hats I made.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/julie.daneman.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/2013-04-29.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-3037 aligncenter\" title=\"marching band birthday hats\" src=\"http:\/\/julie.daneman.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/2013-04-29-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/julie.daneman.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/2013-04-29-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/julie.daneman.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/2013-04-29-1024x768.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>In fact, the kids wouldn&#8217;t wear them, but most of the adults did, for most of the party!<\/p>\n<p>I&#8217;m pretty proud of how well the Mickey Mouse Bandleader cake and musical instrument cupcakes turned out.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_3038\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/julie.daneman.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/from-phone-4-29-13.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3038\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-3038\" title=\"cake and cupcake collage\" src=\"http:\/\/julie.daneman.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/from-phone-4-29-13-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/julie.daneman.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/from-phone-4-29-13-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/julie.daneman.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/from-phone-4-29-13-1024x768.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-3038\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Thanks for the help, Mel!<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Of course we sang:<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/OnmJkso9sx8?rel=0\" frameborder=\"0\" width=\"420\" height=\"315\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Present opening was a little crazy, and had to be done in two shifts. Once Sam opened Granny&#8217;s present &#8211; most prized present #2, a new &#8220;catcher&#8217;s mask&#8221; &#8211; he was completely uninterested in any further presents and we all moved outside for some backyard baseball.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_3039\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/julie.daneman.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/Sams-third-birthday1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3039\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-3039\" title=\"backyard baseball fun\" src=\"http:\/\/julie.daneman.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/Sams-third-birthday1-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/julie.daneman.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/Sams-third-birthday1-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/julie.daneman.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/Sams-third-birthday1-1024x768.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-3039\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Backyard Baseball is an awesome party game, in case you were wondering.<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Eventually he got around to opening the rest of the presents&#8230;<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_3040\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/julie.daneman.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/Sams-third-birthday.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3040\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-3040\" title=\"Present opening and aftermath\" src=\"http:\/\/julie.daneman.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/Sams-third-birthday-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/julie.daneman.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/Sams-third-birthday-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/julie.daneman.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/Sams-third-birthday-1024x768.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-3040\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The present opening and the aftermath of my once-clean living room.<\/p><\/div>\n<p>I&#8217;m calling Sam&#8217;s third birthday one BIG BOY success.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Sam&#8221;s 3 now. 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