Kieran's 3rd Birthday

My three boys have been keeping me so busy that I'm super behind on photos.  I'm attempting to catch up before Christmas.

Kieran turned 3 on July 26th!  Hard to believe the baby is no longer really a baby.  He sleeps in a big boy bed, wears undies, goes to school, expresses himself quite well, and at least tries to do what the bigger boys do.  Kieran's first three years went by incredibly fast!  

Checking out his presents on the morning of his birthday

It's not a birthday without a trip to Chuck E. Cheese's...

So happy!

Beating the pirate game with Daddy

Extreme concentration

After our trip to Chuck E. Cheese's, we came home to open presents.  This is about the time that I realized my crummy feeling was due to a fever.  A couple days later, the doctor and nurse in the family decided I had strep throat.  I was thankful that we decided to keep Kieran's birthday celebration small with just Nana, Papa, Grammy, and Aunt Mariah.  I was not up for entertaining or spreading the illness.  

New reads for another lover of books

Kieran had been visiting this blue Power Ranger at Meijer weekly for quite some time.  

Mike the Knight!

Argh!

We celebrated with birthday cupcakes for just the five of us.

Nana and Papa arrived later that night with birthday greetings and presents.

Kieran excited about his workbench

The next day, Grammy and Aunt Mariah joined us for more birthday festivities.

Grammy's awesome Jake the Pirate and Skully cake

Helping himself to presents from Grammy, Grandpa, Aunt Mariah, and Uncle Jason

Cheese!

We enjoyed the low-key party and nice (cooler than usual) weather.

Kieran is ready to follow in his brothers' footsteps.

My birthday boy

3 years with his monkey

Big brothers didn't want left out.

We LOVE this boy and feel blessed to have him in our lives!  Kieran is sweet, smart, and funny.  He can be sensitive and shy at times.  He is the perfect #3 for our family!