Nicholas Turns 3!

Nicholas turned 3 on Friday, and we had a party for him on Saturday.  We were happy to celebrate with great friends and family!

   

NIcholas had been asking for Cranky the Crane for a few months, and Grandpa and Grandma Cummings came through.  He was so excited about it, he hid it in his room so no one else would run off with it : )

 

I decided to put my cake decorating class to use and made Nicholas a train cake.  It turned out pretty cool, and everyone said it tasted good.

 

Here are most of the party goers!

 

Our friends, the Woofters, gave Nicholas an electric car that he can drive around.  Do they give out driver’s licenses this young? : )  Thank you Ken, Mary, Conor, and Meghan!!!

One of his other favorite toys that he got was Buzz Lightyear from the movie Toy Story.  He takes Buzz everywhere and you can see he even dresses him.

 

I can’t believe our little boy is 3!!!  He’s growing up too quickly.  Happy Birthday Nicholas.  We love you!!

Happy Birthday!!!

Nicholas turned 3 on May 21st and we celebrated by taking him to ChuckECheese’s (he’d never been before).  He had a blast!!!  Of course, he had a big kid playing right along beside him (Dada).

  

Father & Son Campout

Mike and Nicholas had a boys’ night out on Friday with the ward.  According to Mike, Nicholas had a blast.

 

Of course you know Nicholas had to take some of his trains with him. 

 

Our boy is a big meat lover so Mike said he ate all of his sausage at the breakfast the next morning plus a piece of Mike’s.  Looks like we’ve got a camper on our hands.  Hey, I’m all for it.  I had a Fantastic evening renting a girlie movie, reading books, and sleeping in peace.  They should have father/son outings more often : )

Pleasanton Ridge

On Friday, we took the boys on a hike up Pleasanton Ridge and got some great views.  Cheerio tried to chase a few cows, but they just gave him the evil eye.  And we took turns pushing Nicholas in his stroller up hill for 45 minutes (we tried to get him to walk but he was all for taking the easy ride).  The view at the top was great and it was much faster coming down, although Mike said his forearms got a big workout holding on to the stroller all the way down.  Thanks for a good day, boys!

 

Fun, Fun, Fun

We went to Gilroy Gardens (a little kids amusement park) yesterday, and Nicholas had a blast.

 

Twirling around on the strawberry sundae ride.

 

Riding the train around the park.  Our friends Andrew, Grace, and Thomas were there too, and the boys loved the train ride.

 

NIcholas riding the goldfish ride.  Pure glee!!

 

His face says it all : )

A good day’s fun and a well-earned nap on the way home.  What a great day!!

Zoo Fun

  

We went to the zoo last week with some friends and Nicholas and I stopped to get a picture in front of his favorite exhibit…the elephants

I asked Nicholas to smile for me and this is what he gave me. 

 

Here’s Grace, Thomas, and Nicholas on the train ride.  The boys loved it!!

More frogs, blue toe nails, and cakes

 

For those who saw the previous post, it showed a frog kite we were flying.  Here was some other froggie fun – puddle jumping with froggie boots and froggie umbrella.  If Nicholas loved the kite flying, he LOVED the puddle jumping.  Pure glee!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Last Sunday morning, Carrie painted up her toe nails for her church shoes, so Nicholas took it upon himself to paint his toe nails, too.  Bright blue (water colors, luckily) and he didn’t just paint his toe nails, he covered his whole foot.  Woweee!

 

 

Carrie has been taking a cake-decorating class. I’ve been enjoying the fruits of her efforts. 

 

 

 

 

 

Clowns!!!

 

 

 

 

 

This one had flowers on it and a lime flavored filling in the center…hmmm!

Notice the notch in the right side of this one.  I asked Carrie what happened there and she said she couldn’t resist taking a bite out of it!

Kite Flying

Nicholas loved this activity! Nothing like something beautiful and so simple that even a 3 yr old could do it. Of course, he needed some help getting it started...

We got this kite for not very much in China Town in San Francisco a while back. First time to try it out. Turns out it flew really well. What a blast!