Madsen's 3rd Birthday on Easter Sunday

Madsen has been asking me for a train cake for months, maybe even since his last birthday.

It was really fun to make, but even more fun to watch him interact with.  He talked to "Thomas" all day long.  It was so cute!

We also had Easter.  Cassia looking at the goodies.

Birthday boy with his Easter bunny.

New trucks.

And little people construction and fire/police sets.  Thank you Walgreens for the 75% off of on all these cool toys!

Madsen getting ready for his cake.

Make a wish!

Just a little bit about Madsen:

Likes:

Trains - Thomas and his Friends and other trains too, train movies, train books, you name it.

Hot Dogs

Books, books, books

Preschool (homeschool preschool) - "Mom is it a school day tomorrow?" "Yay!"

Scissors - cutting away

Balls

His Teddy

Baby Um (his doll)

Doing hand wash dishes - "can I help with the soapy water?"

Baths

Playing with Cassia

Puzzles

Treats

Dislikes:

Cleaning up

Going potty (after over a year of being trained we still have to drag him to the bathroom often.  Is this a boy thing or just my boy?)

Lots of foods - but never the same ones

Things he's learning and good at:

Reading - about a month before he turned 3 his rough sounding out turned into real beginning reading.  I'm amazed!  He especially loves the new Thomas the Train phonics books he got for his birthday.

Throwing a ball - pretty good shot

Memorization - This kid memorizes every song, poem, and now the articles of faith.  He likes his auditory learning.

Kindness - he will always say sorry and wants to make sure that everyone is okay.

Friendly - he's always taking to people everywhere we go, children and adults.  He's a people person.  Always says the right things to make people smile.

Funny - He's always saying the most silly and funny things

Imaginative - Make believe really has come alive with this one.  We constantly ask him things like..."What kind of animal are you now" or "where are you going" or "what are you".  It's so fun to watch him in his own little world and to become a part of it.

All and all we think Madsen is pretty great.  He amazes us...and of course challenges us too.  We're so happy he's in our family.