Deacon's 3rd Birthday

It's hard to believe but Deke turned 3 years old this past Friday. I'll do a separate post after this 3-year well visit about his latest stats and what he's up to. This post is about how celebrated his big day.

Since his birthday landed on a Friday, it started with getting up and ready for Kindercare. (Sidenote: That's the life of a poor, third child. I took the day off with P&F on their 3rd birthday...oh well, he loves Kindercare.) Here he is ready for his big day. So handsome!

This is the same shirt Fletch wore for his 4th birthday. Who wore it better? :)

Deke had a great day at Kindercare, with all his favorite teachers wishing him a happy birthday. I also brought cupcakes in so he could have a party with his class.

The kids were all so well behaved. Those teachers are magic workers. Just look how good they all are sitting and singing for Deke.

Sorry I didn't get the whole song. They started singing before I had my phone out. Still adorable though. Anyway, that was Deke's day at school. That night, we had a tiny cake at home and he opened all the gifts from my mom and Auntie Corinne. He loved everything.

Since Eric and I had to work on his actual birthday, we celebrated for real on Saturday. After running and dance, we all embarked on a pirate cruise from National Harbor. One thing you have to know about Deke is that he's been obsessed with pirates and Jake and the Neverland Pirates for at least a year, if not more. So, this was the perfect outing. 

This was so much fun, despite the sound system not working and our rookie parent mistake of forgetting to pack snacks. The crew had a ton of awesome activities to do with the kids on board, the ride was really pretty, and we loved getting to wear our pirate costumes from our Disney cruise again. The kids loved it, especially shooting the water cannons at the bad guy "Maddog Mike" who comes around in a speedboat past the pirate ship.

When we got home, Deke took a quick nap, and then Eric's parents came over for a cookout, presents, and cake. Deke got lots more awesome gifts--his favorite of which is a killer whale pool toy that I bought on a whim and now he won't let go. Kids are so weird. You never know what they'll get obsessed with!?!

Deke's birthday was so fun, and I am so glad we got to celebrate our baby boy, even if he isn't such a baby anymore.