Liam's 3rd Birthday

Liam's 1st birthday party was in our backyard. It was a hot day. The theme was Maurice Sendak's Where the Wild Things Are. He had only been in our home for 7 months but he felt like ours. He wasn't walking or talking yet. He was scared of his cake until I smashed his hand in it. He still had that amazing smile that just gets bigger and better with each year. 

His 2nd birthdays were fun, too. He had a backyard party at my sister's house, complete with an amazing cake that I never got to show off because it had his name on it. The internet only knew him as "BB" back then. He also had a balloon themed pizza party at our favorite place in Tacoma with all his best friends. 

This year, we invited over two friends. We ate Shipley Donuts. The mommas, Blair and Liz, sipped iced coffee. It was low-key and just what we all needed. Then, we had a little Labor Day shindig with our only blood relative in town: Aunt Karli! Karli and her boyfriend got Liam a Hot Wheels race track. It was awesome.

The grand finale was dinner at the Aquarium restaurant, just us. We pass this place almost everytime we go to the mall and Liam always begs to go in. It was a wonderful surprise for him to finally get to eat there.

At the end of the night, we were all tired and happy. It was such a good night. We are so blessed by this boy every day.

Happy birthday, Liam! A lifetime of balloons and dancing awaits you!