Dear Balin,Your third birthday was Friday, but it felt like we celebrated all weekend. On Friday, we went party shopping, did party prep, ate a special birthday dinner at Culver's, and opened presents from family.
On Saturday, you had a birthday party with some of your new Wisconsin friends. You played in the new sandbox - a hand-me-down gift from Carter and Anders - and planted sunflower seeds. You hardly touched your dinner (eating only a fruit kebob) because you were too excited to eat a cupcake.
When everyone sang "Happy Birthday," you smiled and giggled like you were the most special little person in the whole world. I will remember that light-hearted laugh for years to come.
You already know the alphabet and the numbers to twenty. You even know a few random Spanish words. You love to get out as many toys as possible, but hate to clean up. You love to read and will beg for just one more story. You speak as a boy much older than your time, articulate and polite. My heart swells when you say "you bet" after someone asks you for something. You have an unhealthy obsession with Blizz the Jawa and am greatly looking forward to the day I present you with a Jawa costume. You desperately want to meet Astro the Steller sea lion.
I cannot wait to see all of the things you accomplish this year. I cannot wait to hear about your new interests and hobbies.
I love you, my sweet boy.
Blessed be.
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