Idea emergency--how to stop him from growing up!

You are so precious to me, sweet as can be, baby of mine...












Liam's party was a hit. He loves the Imagination Movers, a series on Playhouse Disney, so it was all centered around them. We had Mover Rich's drumsticks(chicken drumsticks), Mover Dave's lightbulbs(corn), Mover Scott's Wobble Goggle Salad(frog eye), Mover Smitty's slaw(coleslaw), Uncle Knit Knot's boring rocks(rolls), and Nina's lemonade(self explanatory) and of course, cake and ice cream. I ordered his cake from Granite Bakery and they did an amazing job--they made it look like one of the uniforms they wear on the show with Liam's name on the nametag. I had taken in a different design in from the internet, but I guess it was copyrighted so they came up with this. I loved it and so did Liam.

Liam had been wanting a red bike and a red helmet...he got what he wanted. His face was absolutely priceless when Justin brought it out of our bedroom and as he was riding it around our island in the kitchen, he would say "Thank you dad" everytime he made it around. He also got a leapfrog computer, a light brite, a basketball, a thing that spews spinning things in the air, and an army dressup kit. He was so grateful for each one and everything is getting lovin'.

Here are four things we love about our Liam:

1. You are so loving. You are always wanting to snuggle. I probably hear "You can hold me mom?..." or "I need you, mom..." at least a million times a day. You hold my hand whenever I ask you to. You are very concerned if people get hurt or are in trouble and you are very nice to your friends. You are also very complimentary and tell people they look pretty, they are doing a good job, or that they are a good sharer. My favorite is when you tell me that I am a good mom.

2. You are curious. We call you our "little engineer". You ask a ton of questions a day, especially how things work. If you see something that interests you, you will go up and inspect it closely and make sure you understand everything about it. Your favorite book right now is the owner's manual for the car...especially the page that tells the owner not to park a hot car over dry leaves because this could cause a fire. Although your curiosity can sometimes drive me crazy, I am glad that you are interested in the world you live in.

3. You love to sing. I love your tiny little voice and you sing everything from nursery rhymes to hip hop. It is so funny to hear "...Shh girl, shut your lips...do the Helen Keller and talk with your hips..." come out of your mouth one minute and then "Mary had a Little Lamb" the next. You sing while you are playing by yourself too and often are humming the theme song to a movie or a t.v. show as we are driving.

4. You are easy to please. The comment was made at your birthday party that you could have opened up a loaf of bread and you would have been totally excited. You love life and everything about it is exciting to you. You are content with the little things and go with the flow of what is going on around you. It is nice to have this kind of personality for my last one instead of a high maintenance child.

Liam, we love you more than you will ever know! Happy birthday, love!