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30 October 2014

¡three!


Birthday Bash.

Like all of parents of children who have birthdays, I can't believe it but Sebastian is three. He holds up five fingers to proudly show off that he knows how old he is ... "free." Indeed.

I thought all little boys were as mischievous as Sebastian until Theo came along and just didn't have the same penchant for getting into everything messy and sticky and oily and shampoo-y and makeup-y all the time. If Sebastian is awake and he is quiet for more than 1.3 minutes I know, without a doubt, that we are going to be cleaning some sort of catastrophic afternoon ruining mess up together. He always justifies his mischief by claiming that he just wanted, "to party" which bodes very well for his teenage future.

Yes, Sebastian might be a special breed of trouble but he has the sweetest temperament. We were out running errands, just the two of us, this weekend and even though he is in the refuses-to-hold-moms-hand stage of his life he was sure to rush to open the driver's side door for me as we approached the van in every parking lot stop. He always slyly kisses my hand goodbye at school because he hasn't outgrown public displays of parental affection completely but he doesn't like to be showy about it. And he's always so eager to help Julia when she is in the throes of a meltdown and can be snapped out of almost any bad mood if he catches Phoebe smiling in his direction.

We celebrated his birthday this weekend with my brothers. Train cake and all ...


He had picked out many train shaped cakes that he Googled (with my help) and was not so interested in a cake with toy trains on top with Kit Kat tracks but in the moment he seemed pleased ...


thank goodness.

And tonight we will celebrate with some mini red velvet cupcakes a la grocery store.

We like, we like to party.

Happy Birthday, sweet Sebastian! I'm so excited to embark on the final chapter of your potty training adventure together, it's going to be good. I know it. ;)


29 comments:

  1. Happy 3rd birthday, Bash! You have more fans than you know! ;)

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  2. Such a sweet little man! Happy birthday, Bash!

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  3. "Like all parents of children who have birthdays, I can't believe it..." Ain't it the truth! I blinked, and boys of mine who looked very much like your Bash were in their 20's, and now one's in his 30's. Unbelievable.

    Your little guy sounds like a real sweetie-pie, and he sure is a handsome little devil. Hope he had the happiest of birthdays!

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  4. His little candle-light grin is the best!

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  5. Happy Birthday Bash!!! My little guy will be 3 in just a few weeks and he loves to party too

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  6. That kid! Such a charmer!

    Annnnnd the cake just made me want a Kit Kat bar.

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  7. Happy, Happy Birthday Bash!! Three is going to be awesome!! :)

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  8. Happy Birthday Bash!!! I honestly can't believe he is three either! Such a handsome little man. :)

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  9. Birthday 'Bash'! How perfect! He's a dear!!

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  10. Happy Birthday!
    Are you and Simon sneaking cupcake or Whole30ing the day?

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  11. Hope he's enjoying some good partying today!

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  12. I just love that kid. Happy birthday, Bashy!

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  13. Happy birthday, Bash! Precious.

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  14. Happy birthday to your sweet, Sebastian! What a handsome little three-year old! And brava on the cake. Love it.

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  15. Happy birthday, Bash! He is so incredibly handsome! What a sweetheart.

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  16. Besides the fact that your kids are THEEEE cutest and your humor is my favorite, Happy birthday Bash! It's great knowing I'm not the only one with a 2yo (three in Jan) yet to acquire the liking of the potty training idea.

    Keep writing, Lady! Your blog makes my day :)

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  17. That cake is a winner. I'm pretty sure it's in first place before the ice cream cake. Happy birthday Sebastian!

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  18. Happy Birthday to your boy! :) I have a nephew, also Sebastian, whose personality is just like your Sebastian's.

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  19. Happy Birthday, Bash! Both of my boys weren't potty trained until after 3, so no shame there! My daughter, on the other hand, potty trained herself right at 2. I'm blaming the y chromosome.

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  20. The boy phase that I remember well - moving on from all things trucks to all thing trains. I believe we had a "Thomas" cake in there somewhere with toy trains borrowed from the Thomas bin.

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  21. AHHHH, so cute!!! And love seeing how he's changed throughout the years! Happy birthday to him!
    xox
    giedre

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  22. So sweet! Happy Bday, Bash!

    www.designsbykaty.com

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  23. Kit Kat train tracks? I'm in. I will be stealing that idea for later. Hope it was a fantastic day.

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  24. happy birthday Bash! Such a little cutie

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  25. Oh my goodness he is so handsome! Seriously! He has that hot male celebrity squinty eye look going on!
    (Is that creepy I used "hot"? Sorry :/)

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