Joshua turns 3!

Joshua turned 3 December 28, so we had a party that day after church. We had pizza, games, and cupcakes.

Here he is at the table with his friends Ray, Sofia, Tabby, and Isaac.

Our family

After lunch, we played "Put the spots on the ladybug". The kids stuck an oreo on the ladybug while being blindfolded. Joshua and Ava did a great job.

After the ladybug, the kids went outside to hunt for bugs in the backyard. There were plastic snakes, frogs, lizards, roaches (yuck!), and others to find. Joshua liked the frogs best while Tabitha liked the lizards. They are still playing with them here at the house.

Here are some of the kids finding the little creechers.

Next was pinata time. I think this will be a tradition for every birthday at our house. Josue took Joshua to purchase the pinata. There is a local business that had any and every kind imaginable. Joshua originally wanted Tigger (why? I have no clue.) Somehow they ended up with Elmo. There were so many to choose from that I think both the boys were overwhelmed.

Joshua did a good job hitting it as did the other little ones (except Sofia because Elmo is her friend).

The real action didn't happen until the bigger boys (Isaac and Ray) started to hit it.

And Gigi finished it off.

Dirt cupcakes with worms were for dessert. Joshua loved hearing the "Happy Birthday" song and blowing out the candles. He really only ate the worms.

He opened a few gifts from family. He got Noah's Ark foam board book, Scooby Doo movies (his favorite right now), a car, and pretend medical tools with band-aids. He had a great birthday, and he wants to thank everyone who joined him in celebrating. What a fun day!