We arrived Saturday afternoon during Jeremiah's nap, so we had to be satisfied with an enthusiastic greeting from Molly. (sorry, no picture) We had to wait a bit to get our hugs from Jeremiah, but well worth the wait. We had dinner at a favorite spot in Ankeny---Pizza Ranch. Yummy! And we were glad that we had gone early when we saw the line out the door when we were leaving!
When we got home Jeremiah opened the presents from us as, well as the ones we had brought back from California for him. He was VERY excited!!
Building blocks from Uncle Matt and Aunt Cheryl
Opening his card so carefully
A set of "Cars" themed Duplo blocks
And a set of small construction vehicles
Can you tell---Jeremiah LOVES construction vehicles!!
And after the presents were opened, it was time for birthday cake!
What a cool Mickey Mouse cake!
Time for the Happy Birthday song!
Monday, February 18, was the actual birthday. Jeremiah was very excited to see the balloons and birthday banner that Rachel had put up after he went to bed the night before.
The Birthday Boy!
Another card to open.....
....and read.
And more presents---a garbage truck that really works!
Grandpa made Jeremiah a special green chocolate chip pancake!
What could be better than a book about vehicles?
Maybe a vehicle-themed Memory Game? (Jeremiah won!)
We went along for Jeremiah's 3-year photo shoot at Target that morning. He was a real star!!! He did absolutely everything that the photographer asked him to do, and she got some great shots of him! I'm not sure what her secret is---I have trouble getting him to stand still and look at the camera long enough to get a decent shot.
After lunch and some play time at McDonalds, it was time for us to head back to Wisconsin. But not before we posed for a picture with the Birthday Boy!
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