Cole's 3rd Birthday

Cole threw quite a party for his birthday this year. The weekend of his actual birthday we kept it low-key with a family party (Cupcake Royale of course!) and gifts. Cole got a yellow balance bike and took it out to the lake to ride right away. It took a few times and some adjustment of the seat height but before long we had trouble keeping up with him! Cole also got a baseball glove for his birthday.
Cole agreed to have his birthday party on Memorial Day weekend so that the Hardenbrooks and Rutherfords could attend.  He requested an Elmo theme, so we did Elmo cupcakes (with Margie's connection saving us by delivering butter cream frosting straight from their bakery!), Elmo balloons and Elmo party favors.  Jana came and led all the party goers in music, culminating in a parade out to the backyard for treats! Cole had a great time with all his friends:  Duncan, Daniel, Caroline, Anna, Addison, Fletcher.  Cora enjoyed the music and even started banging sticks together in time to the music! Cole & Fletcher spent a lot of time climbing trees in then backyard. It was so windy we lost some Elmo balloons to the pear tree and are not sure whether we will ever get them down.