Happy Birthday

We had fun celebrating Dawson's birthday.  He loves his new scooter and has been riding it for several hours every day.  It's got a bell that he uses constantly and a personalize license plate.  He's enjoying all his new toys and even has to sleep with some of them.

When Dawson went to bed the night before his birthday we told him tomorrow he got presents and he said something about Santa Claus being the one to bring presents.  We laughed and then tried to help him understand.

Dawson helped design and make his cake.  We had lots of fun doing it together even when the frosting started to melt in the heat.  There was some finger licking but you can never have too many samples of frosting.  It's a confetti cake with lemon filling and lemon frosting.  All were his request.  It made him feel good to get to pick everything out.

Painting

Dawson saw this birdhouse at the store today and wanted it so we decided we would get it and he could try painting for his first time.  He loved painting it and since we were outside we could hear the birds and Dawson told them, "it's okay birdies, I'm making you a house so you can be nice and safe."  He's very excited about the finished piece and wants to hang it "way up tall in the tree."

Kite Flying

It was Spring Break last week so Thursday afternoon we got to fly kites and play at the park with some of Dawson's school age friends.  It was a perfect day for kite flying and playing at the park.  Dawson took the background picture of the Elmo kite in the sky and both the pictures with Julie in them.  He took about 100 pictures that day, some turned out and some did not but that's the fun of digital photography and the fun of being a kid with a borrowed camera.

Happy Easter

Atlanta Zoo

We visited the zoo on Saturday.  It was a beautiful day and most the animals were out, not necessarily active but they were out.  We had the most fun watching the gorillas, they were playful and there was lots of them.