Over the weekend...

we celebrated our special little guy's 3rd birthday! Really, I can't believe my baby boy is already 3!!! We just had a simple little party here at home. About a month or so ago I thought about planning a big day full of family fun. But a week and half before his birthday I decided to go with a family party here. Thankfully that was our plan because our first day of Spring arrived with SNOW!!!! Friday the 19th the kids played outside all day long and Jackson was actually in shorts because the high was in the lower 70s. We woke up on Saturday morning to cold temperatures and snow!!! Sadly, due to the weather several of our family members weren't able to attend the party. Nevertheless, the festivities continued. Jackson LOVED every minute of it! We had a Dale Jr. NASCAR cake. Then I used red, white, and blue colors to finish off the decor for the party. He got his first scooter from my parents! He's already quite the little pro on it. Of course, he has stolen a few rides on his sister's that she got for Christmas. He also got a pretty neat little Smart Fit Park mat. You can hook it up to the tv and do active movements along with learning colors, shapes, numbers, and letters. Both the kids love it!!! Also, he got a map puzzle of the United States. They can tell you what state they live in and then where their cousins on each side of the family live, too. They can also tell you where each member of our family was born. Crazy that not one of us was born in the same state. (Byron-Idaho, Dana-Oklahoma, Jaycee-Texas, and Jackson-Washington.) Jackson also got the disc-dodger guns. We had discs flying all over the house. Those guns produce lots of giggles and laughs so they are totally worth all the time spent finding the missing discs! Earlier in the week he received his Nana and Papa package in the mail. Oh how we love our "Nana Packages"!!! He got an inflatable lagoon to play with once the weather gets warm. The kids will love keeping cool with that during the summer! He LOVES the cartoon series Auto-B-Good and got a book of Auto-B-Good. He also got a VTECH motion game of Wall-E. It was a super great day for a super great little boy!!!!










Jackson,

I thank God every day for giving us you. What a treasure you are! You are such a fun loving little guy! I hope and pray that you never loose your love for life. That you will always make the best out of every situation. You are our little warrior! You would stand, defend, and protect any of us. You love us all fiercely! The bond between you and your sister is beyond amazing!Your sloppy kisses and bear hugs can melt mommy's heart at any given time. You have quite the sense of humor and love to make people laugh! You are all boy! Here is a list of your favorite things at age 3: guitar, NASCAR, backhoes, tractors, trains, CARS, dirt, your 2 blankies, Bo your blue puppy, singing, pestering your sister, wrestling your daddy, and snuggling your mommy!

Jackson, my prayer for you above everything else is that you will come to know Jesus Christ as your Lord and Savior and that you will become independently dependent on God. I truly believe that if you become a follower of Christ your footsteps will be ordered by the Lord. That God will give you strength when you are weak, wisdom in your decisions, love for God and love for others, and a passion to do God's will. That you will come to understand how much God loves you. That you will know that He knew you before you were even formed in my womb. That He placed you where you are for His glory and purpose. I pray that your dad and I will do all that we can to make sure that you know God. You will also know we are your biggest supporters. That we will love you unconditionally. We pray that God will give us the strength, endurance, patience, grace, and mercy to raise you up to be a Godly man. Its such an honor to have you, Jackson, as a son. I couldn't have asked God for a better one then the one He gave to us! Happy 3rd Birthday, Jackson Alan Lohrer!!!!