Liam’s 3! 11-11-11

How do you sum up three years of a little life?  How can I even begin to express how special Liam is to us?  I can’t.  I can’t believe that 3 years have gone by already!  Liam is truly the joy of our lives.  It seems just yesterday that we brought home this little bundle of babe and now he’s a big old 3 year old!  He is such a funny, loving, smart, sweet little guy.  At three, Liam is so full of energy…way more than I have stored up!  I think I could plan crafts, reading, park time, and play time all day long and I would still not wear him out.  Liam has (according to me) an amazing vocabulary and understanding of language.  Pronunciation is still a challenge but that little mouth runs all day long!  I love it.  I love to hear his sweet voice. He has quite the sense of humor.  It is interesting to see how it has changed over the last year.  Liam still thinks funny noises are….well, funny, but now can grasp more concepts.  He is able to get the gist of a joke and often tells little jokes himself.  Liam is still very outgoing and friendly.  Usually, everyone he meets is a friend.  He has become much more independent and definitely voices his wants.   Liam’s favorite foods include, bread, cheese, milk, cheese, pizza, cheese, strawberries (with sugar), yogurt and of course, any kind of sweets.  We still struggle with fruits and veggies, as Liam tells me, they are “gross”.  Liam loves his cousin Spencer.  Loves, loves, loves him.  He talks about him all the time.  I’m sure that Liam is going to be a wonderful big brother.  He is so loving.  I still love to cuddle Liam.  He loves it too.  He sleeps in our bed most of the night and I wouldn’t change it (although Daddy sometimes would).  Working nights means that I have missed more than my share of bedtimes.  I enjoy feeling his little, warm body curled up next to me at night.  I like knowing where he is at all times.   We had our first visit to the ER right before Halloween.  Liam decided to stick a popcorn kernel up his nose.  We had just sat down after a fun evening at the ward trunk-or-treat when, whoops, up that nose the little kernel went.  Luckily the ER triaged us rather fast and used a nifty little tool to quickly remove the old maid.  I think Liam learned his lesson.  I don’t want to ever have to take him in for anything more serious than that!  I would give everything to keep him safe.  I am the cautious, over protective Mom.  I’ll admit it proudly.   I just can’t bear the thought of Liam ever being hurt.  He has changed our lives for the better.  Made both Frank and I better people.  He is a blessing in our home. 

 

We took a little trip to Venice Beach to take some pictures at the canals.  We left our house with warm 80 degree weather only to arrive at the beach to find it chilly and foggy.   No buttery sunset light for me!  But I was still thrilled with how his pictures turned out.  How could I not be when I had such an adorable little GQ model?!?  There was a group of tourist that stopped, said hi and took his picture.   Kinda funny.   Little super star already.

 

 

My little heart throb!

 

 

This is his Grandpa Ray face…the resemblance is amazing

 

 

 

 

 

This one is for Uncle Kyle!

 

 

 

 

 

Loved this cute gate. 

 

 

 

 

Liam aka "Gene Simmons”

 

 

 

I think this one is my favorite

This is how we ended the evening, chillin’ in the stroller.

Happy birthday my Liam.

  I still call you my baby and you always say, “I’m a big boy kid!”

So happy birthday, big boy.

Mommy and Daddy love you so much, forever and ever.