No longer a “Little Big Boy”

Real happiness

It’s finally here. Arlen’s 3rd birthday has upgraded him from being a “little big boy” to a “medium big boy” (his description, not ours). Watching him celebrate his birthday made me realize that it’s really not what’s in the wrapping paper, it’s the thrill of being the complete centre of attention that he loves. Of course, he wants to play with the his new train board game. He loves his new Thomas Box. But what got the biggest smile was just having all of his family brothers completely focused on him. The youngest of three is a foreign territory for me, but he’s was really relishing the attention from his brothers.

And of course, there was cake. So much cake. Literally, every meal he had, came with a different cake.

Wait. There’s such a thing as “breakfast cake”? Why didn’t I know about this?

and there was the sparkly cake.

So yeah, it was a good day to be a “medium big boy.”