GOODBYE TERRIBLE TWO'S!!!

Dear Jeepers Creepers,

HAPPY 3RD BIRTHDAY TO YOU!!!! I cannot believe that my BABY is turning three. What a big year it has been for you. You moved from a crib to your way cool bunk beds. You ditched the sippy cup and started drinking Diet Coke right from the can. Your language skills get better everyday-- you can sing your ABC's and you know how to spell J.P., DVD,T.V. and CD. You are very advanced.

You are a very good eater. Breakfast is your favorite meal but you enjoy other delicious delicacies such as pizza rolls, Chef Boyardee mini cheese ravioli, bbq chicken, deli turkey, salami, tomatoes, grapes, corn, peas and pizza. You typically have toasted waffles straight from the freezer for at least two meals a day. As I type this, Golfdad is whipping you up some "flying flap jacks" for breakfast.

Your are potty trained! You love to hear stories and your favorite books are the "Fireman's Alphabet," "Everybody Poops," and "The Very Hungry Caterpillar." Your favorite T.V. show is the "Little Einsteins." You have finally learned to pedal a bike. You love to ride around the cul-de-sac with the kids in the neighborhood. Even at your age, you are socially savy. You know exactly who is the biggest trouble maker on the street and you do a good job of running into him in your hand-me-down Power Wheels Jeep whenever necessary.

You are the only kid on the block who carries a purse complete with money and candy inside. Mom thinks your dad works too much...certainly if he was home more you would want golf-tees, a yardage book and lots of change in your pocket. We hope that when you turn 21 your cocktail of choice doesn't turn out to be chardonnay in a red plastic cup. For that reason, mom has been drinking beer or a vodka tonic instead.

You are the biggest mess maker in the world. This week, I caught you and AA your best friend from across the street playing hockey with a broom and a beer bottle in the garage. You definitely contribute to the cause of erosion on our Lke Michigan Beaches because you are always filled with sand. Speaking of swimming, you love to swim and venture out until you can barely touch all on your own.

You love your cousins, your nice friends, gramma and poppy and espeically your mom and dad. You are a great sleeper and have chosen the middle of our bed as "your side." Even though you always end up in your own bed you have been known to snuggle with mom for "House Hunters" or an episode of the "The Girls Next Door" while dad is downstairs watching his DVR'd reruns of Star Trek or World Poker Tour. You and I always ask dad to change the channel when he is watching those BORING shows.

For your birthday we bought you a toy trumpet, a new harmonica or "flute" as you call it, a mini mail truck, a grabnabber and a fishing/butterfly net. These are all of things you like to play with at other people's houses. That means that you will probably not be very interested in them anymore.

You have so many nice friends. Sometimes, you get a little bit aggressive and you can also be a wee bit whiney...just like dad at the golf course and mom waiting for him to get home.

You are just a cool kid. Your dad and I absolutely adore you and think you are a joy to be around. We can't wait to see what year #3 brings.

We love you lots Jeepers Creepers! HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO YOU.

Mommy