A Touch Of Tyrell

*Three years ago I posted this picture of Everett and I and titled it "blue and pink." It's one of my very favorite pictures but I think Brecklyn wears pink and blue even better than we did!

I've been telling people that Everett's 3 for the longest time. Now that he really is 3 I thought I better write down what he's like. Well he's awesome... and awful at the same time! But isn't that the very definition of a 3 year-old?! He has the memory of an elephant. If you tell him that he can have or do something after his nap... the second he wakes up he will run out of his room and remind you. Every single time. Once Jake told him that he would come in and lay down with him while he fell asleep (this was Jake's way to get him in his bed). Jake never went in to lay down with him but Everett fell asleep. When Everett woke up he was SOOOOOOOOOOO mad at Jake. Wouldn't look at him or accept an apology for hours. In fact, he was kicking and punching Jake. (That's a new thing. I think he only kicks and punches when he can't verbalize his emotions). His favorite word is probably "YEP" I tried asking him a bunch of questions l...

Ha ha, she's so great!

Everett saw a picture of his 2nd birthday cake on my phone a few weeks ago and he's been talking about it non-stop since.  He was SO excited for his birthday this year. I didn't even consider throwing a party for him until I saw how excited he was for his cake, blowing out candles, and opening presents. After his " happy poop day " celebration and seeing how happy he was I quickly texted three friends and invited them to a birthday party I hadn't even planned yet.  Thanks to great ideas and the Internet we had an amazing, last-minute Cars birthday party! Here's his cake and cupcakes: I can't get over how awesome the mater cupcakes are!! We had some snacks, stop light rice krispy treats, and the buckets full of Cars memorabilia were the party favors.  When each boy arrived they got to color a Cars puzzle while they waited for the other boys. Once everyone got here we played some games.  We threw water ballo...