G-Unit: T for Three!

Tiago became very aware of his age at about 2 and a half years old. And, since about that time, he has talked non-stop about what life might be like at the age of three. There was a lot of speculation about the clothes he could wear, about whether or not he could stay up later, and whether or not achieving that magical number was contingent upon finishing all of his dinner. Well, ladies and gentlemen, Tiago ate all of his brussle sprouts and slept through the nights so that he might grow to be three!

On May 1st Tiago and mommy created a chain-calendar for the big count-down. Every morning, we enthusiastically pulled off a link--getting one day closer to his birthday (and, more importantly, "Chocolate cake with strawberries!")

Finally, the birthday weekend arrived--and did not disappoint. Tiago was the star at My Gym, where there were trains, trampolines, zip-lines and race-cars!

It was a bit of organized chaos, but the children all seemed to enjoy it--and the staff were wonderful.

(Tiago's cake: chocolate & strawberries with Lightening McQueen and Mater)

The grand finale of the My Gym festivities included Tiago zip-lining into a ball-pit with everyone cheering on, "Happy Birthday, Tiago!"

Back at home, Tiago didn't receive any duplicate gifts and thoroughly LOVED each one (really)!!!

(Above, Tiago gives us one of those classic-3-year-old-forced-smiles, when, really, he was already smiling ear to ear to begin with. But, he still managed to turn it up a notch--wow!)

Tiago made out like a bandit with all of his toys (thank you to everyone for their wonderful gifts). Rest assured that he spent the rest of the week playing with all of his new toys, reading his new books and wearing his new outfits!