Happy 3rd Birthday Elijah!

We are a week and a half past Elijah's 3rd Birthday and lets just say he had an extended birthday that was nothing short of wonderful!  We celebrated one day early because Aaron had class on Elijah's exact birthday, and some of you wonderful people had sent him gifts to open (I am just going to say now, that the few things we bought him, we A. never wrapped and B. haven't given him, because you all were SO generous! WOW! Thank you!). So I stopped by Krispy Kreme and picked up a birthday doughnut, which was perfect! We lit three little candles and sang a great birthday song and then let him TEAR in to his packages.  Was he excited!

Last picture is of all the cars he got and put in to his lunch box :)

I have thank you cards that I need to send out, but with our next few weeks, I am not sure when they will get out, so please let this be the place holder for the thank you card: Mom, Vicki, Aunt Lynn, Aunt Dawne and of course GiGi!  - Vicki I have yet to get a picture of Elijah in his super cool - super hero cape, but I will post it as soon as I do!

Then Tuesday Dad and I took Elijah to Ol'McDonalds for dinner (we even went inside! oooo! Big deal for Elijah, cuz we usually drive thru) for his birthday. We got him a McFlurry as a special birthday treat and guess who ate it all? - ME. Because the kid would on lick it with the very tippy top of his tounge. Oy.
(Sorry no pictures of that)

My little shoppers at Costco getting all the party stuff.

Then Saturday we had Elijah's BIG birthday party with all of his friends. I was prepared for 18 kids to be there (at our local park that was built when I was a kid), however only 10 showed up- fine by me. It was Disney's Car theme and I was able to pull together some great ideas from this website called "pinterest". Here are the things that I literaly worked on all week and stayed up until midnight Friday night making.

They are little cars made out of boxes- I later realized that I should have cut them down by half because he tripped all over the place with it being so long.

"Mater"

"Doc" and "Lightning McQueen"

Party favors- Rice Crispy Treat "Stoplight" with a Winner's Circle Trophy and Checkered Flag closure.

Lightning McQueen that I did NOT make (thank you Safeway!) 

Sliced black olives as "TIRES"

Appropriate Speed Limit Sign

Elijah and his best friend Jackson playing with all the new trains that Grandma and Grandpa (De Mers) got him.

Swing Batter Batter - Sorry its small a friend took it and posted on Facebook.

All in all I think it was a GREAT birthday for Elijah. He loved opening presents, he loved his party and he loved singing "Happy Birthday" and now he is ready for the next birthday in our family - his cousin Hannah who will be 2 in mid May. Whew- I am pooped.  Just wait til you hear what we did the next day...it was Easter Sunday. See you back here tomorrow!