The Whitt Family: trace = tres

the BiRtHdAy boy! (sporting his awesome shirt from neverlands cove. check it out... they have cute shirts and things at GREAT prices! tell lindsey i sent you!)

trace turned 3 on monday, march 8. i had been away at tres dias over the weekend (where i had a wonderful time!) so i took off work to hang out with my boys for a while on monday! it was a beautiful day. we played at the house for a while, then i took trace to fox's pizza for lunch! we won lots of tickets, but not enough to get the cool car he wanted. but when he told the girl at the counter that it was his bday, she let him have the car anyway! :o) i'm telling you, this boy knows how to get what he wants! :)

it's our tradition to have birthday pancakes for breakfast! with candles and all. trace only ate about 3 bites, and lucas finished them off! what are brothers for, right? ha.

i tell trace over and over what a good big brother he is. he truly is thes best. and he's at that "it's fun to help mommy" age, so he will run and find passies, blankies, diapers, etc. when i ask him to help! when lucas gets up in the morning, trace will talk in his sweet little baby voice and say "did you sweep good bubba? you have a good nap?" it's precious! love these boys! lucas looks up to trace and always wants to be doing what trace is doing. including playing with the EXACT.SAME.TOY. i'm sure you know how that turns out! :)

of course i had the camera out all morning! i got a few cute shots of the boys.

i can't believe my sweet trace is 3. it seems like just yesterday he was born and we started calling him trace car! i remember his first birthday, it snowed! what a difference from this year, when it was 65 degrees outside! you never know what you'll get on a day in march in alabama! anywho. i remember his second birthday... lucas was only 6 weeks old, so we had a quick and easy party at chick-fil-a! and this year, he is going to have a small joint party with caden at chuck-e-cheese. there. i said it. the dreaded place where a kid can be a kid. oh my. what are we thinking? :) the party isn't until april, but you know i'll be snapping pics like crazy then blogging all about it!

trace is my little helper. he aims to please! he loves to be near me. sometimes he will sit in my lap and cuddle. he loves for me to lay down and watch "tb" with him. he has such an imagination. he loves to sing. and play the guitar. and dance! he can chug some chocolate milk, but HATES white milk. unless it's in cereal. he loves yogurt, cheese, pizza, chicken fingers and french fries. and anything sweet. he is a lot like me! sometimes he will eat all day long, sometimes he will barely eat 1 meal in a day. he loves bathtime and stays in there til the water turns cold. he is tall and skinny (we'll see just how big he is at his dr appt today.) he goes to bed b/w 7:30-8 most nites. and on a good day, will sleep til 6:20 the next morning. (where'd those sleeping til 9 am days go??) he still takes an afternoon nap, anywhere from 1-3 hours. he has a huge vocabulary and rarely is he quiet, unless he's asleep! he knows all his colors, can count to fiveteen, sometimes sebenteen on a good day! ha! he loves god, and learning about him at sunday school, childrens choir, and puggles, and bible study. he is a little charmer. he is potty trained completely, wearing big boy undies almost all day most days, and a diaper still at nite (but 4/5 days it is dry in the morning!) he likes to go with "no pants" while at home, to show off his cool underwear! he has the prettiest, biggest smile, that lights up a room. he has beautiful eyes, a sweet little button nose, and of course 2 cute ears that i'm constantly telling him to open up and listen to me! he loves to play with stickers, read books, color, play with playdoh, and blow bubbles. he is all boy. he is kinda clumsy, and has a tendency to run smack into things b/c he's in his own little world. he loves to play outside. he is very loving, and extremely sensitive. did i mention he is a little like me? :) he is my baby. he is one of my greatest blessings from god. i love him and i am so proud of him. and i wouldn't change a thing!