Tuesday, November 27, 2012

Heath Tyler Jansen...three year old!

Three years ago, our little Heath came into this world in an early hurry! He was rushing to get out and has been pushing us ever since. Pushing us to be more patient, more loving, more fun, more silly, more crazy, and more joyful. This kid has drive, he is persistent, and no matter what challenges life throws at him, he rises to the occasion, and is a winner. He certainly has won our hearts over! 

Heath is a crazy sweets monster! So when we were thinking about his birthday party, there was really only one choice for a theme: SWEETS! For his invites I used the ice cream cone pic that I posted on his birthday. He has never met a sweet he doesn't like. 
The birthday chair was devoted to our SWEET guy! 

 When he woke up on November 22nd, he and I snuck downstairs for a few quiet moments together by his birthday chair. He was in awe when he saw it. I had gifts on the seat and he immediately said, "take those down". I obliged and he hopped right up. When he sat down he said, "I need a red hat." I was confused about what he was talking about, but quickly figured out that he wanted one of our old birthday crowns. So sweet. So I ran and got him one and he happily posed for this adorable pic.

Heath ran upstairs for some Daddy snuggles and Nolan and I snuck out of the house to pick up some donuts for breakfast!
We had a donut picnic. Check out Brooks...stretching to try to grab a donut! Ha! Nolan picked out a chocolate donut for the birthday boy. When we brought it home Heath said, "Chocolate! I LOVE chocolate!" 

After a quick bath, it was time for some Skyping and present opening!
Look at how handsome my big three year old looks! 

Grandma, Grandpa, and Auntie Mal sang "Happy Birthday" to Heath over the computer! They wore "red hats" too! 


Nolan picked out these Star Wars guys for Heath! He loved them! 

Uncle T. sent Super Man, Hawkman, and Flash. We are all about the action figures around here these days! 

Another fun Sloothaak package! 

 Uno Moo

A package from Auntie Mal too...clothes and more Star Wars toys! 


And this awesome Cat Card! It meows the "Happy Birthday" song! Perfect for our cat loving weirdo boy! 

Grandma and Grandpa sent a Super Hero Veggie Tales DVD and when we go to Chicago they will be taking him to Build-a-Bear to pick out and make a new stuffed animal, just like they did with Nolan on his 3rd birthday

Daddy and Mommy bought Heath new Nerf balls: a basketball and a soccer ball. Our new basement is perfect for shooting hoops, "ball wrestling", and kicking goals. The boys spend a lot of time down there with their Daddy messing around. 

Since Heath's real birthday was on Thanksgiving, we decided to do his party the next day. 
We spent the morning relaxing around the house, then we went out with Auntie Jayne to shoot some family photos- hoping to get a good one for our Christmas card. After pictures, we had dinner and playtime at McDonalds. Uncle Brad, Auntie Jayne, Cohen, and Arie joined us as well. 

Then it was off to Fro Yo Spot for dessert and Heath's party! He LOVES all the toppings, so we thought this was a great idea for his party! 


Everybody met us there. It was fun to see which flavor froyo everyone chose and what they topped it with. 



The bigger boys table. 

Heath could not wait for us to sing to start digging into his creation. 

He ate all the way through the song and barely cracked a smile. He acted kind of shy and embarrassed, but oh so cute! 


The whole gang. 

After we ate it was time to head back to our house for some play and presents! 

Heath showing off his cat card. 

Heath got a bike helmet from Oma & Opa...

more Star Wars toys from Cohen and family...

and a Darth Maul lightsaber from the Syers fam! It was like a birthday for Nolan as well, since they play with almost all of the same things. He was more than just a little excited about each gift Heath opened. He kept jumping into Oma's arms because he could barely contain his excitement! 

It's huge...almost 2 times his size! But he LOVES it! Oh my, have I learned a lot about Star Wars in just a few short months! 

A party wouldn't be a party with this many boys and no wrestling! 

The party favors...Heath specifically picked out big candy bars and boxes for each of his cousins. It was super cute to watch his reasoning as to why each candy was perfect for each child. And when we got them home, he still remembered who got each candy as he showed them to his Daddy. Then I just whipped up these little tags and attached them with bakers twine. Simple but perfect. 

Heath also got to have Payton and Brady sleep over after the party! 
My super sweet niece and I worked on perfecting our high ponies! 

All the kids piled into their sleeping bags and surrounded themselves with stuffed animals. They had fun being silly, talking, and goofing around in their room until about 11 p.m. These boys are so lucky to have their cousins as best friends! 

It was a great couple of days celebrating our THREE year old! 
Heath...we love you SO much and are so proud of the fun, spirited, smart, and kind boy you have become! We pray that you will always use these gifts to brighten the lives of others! Muah! 

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