This Friday was Henry’s birthday.  Big number three.  Can you believe it?  I certainly cannot.  Nothing makes you more aware of how time truly flies than watching a child grow up. 

Here is what I think of when I think of Henry at age 3:  Talkative.  Obsessed with animals (favorite animal is a cheetah by miles; T-Rex is a distant second).  Sporty.  So fast and super agile.  Really funny.  Rough and tumbly.  LOUD.  Likes pizza, soccer classes, swimming, his baby sister, being right, and playing outside.  A great kid, through and through.

Somehow I found him cheetah-print balloons!

For his birthday, Kristien and I got him a PlasmaCar and Magnatiles.  Both items were definitely splurges but I think he will play with both of these toys for a long time.  Fingers crossed.  I tried so hard to get a picture of him on the PlasmaCar, but like I mentioned… he doesn’t sit still for long. 

Oh, and Henry’s cake was a gluten-free Funfetti cake!  I randomly stumbled across this in the supermarket… I have to say that it was pretty good.  Funfetti rocks.

Claire wishes she could have some, but she was stuck with butternut squash…

Let’s see, what else?

Oh, I squeezed in some wonderful workouts.  That’s saying a lot because the weather was BOILING and an outdoor workout was challenging to fit in.   On Wednesday, I did a 1000 meter swim following by a 2.0 mile run in 17 minutes – pretty speedy for me!

On Thursday, I woke up at 5:15 to run a 10K with training buddy Brandi.  That was a pretty great accomplishment for me because 1) I almost never pull myself together to run before the kids are up and 2) I haven’t that far since before I was pregnant with Claire.

I took off Friday and Saturday.  Desperately needed a break.

And on Sunday, I did a 2.2 mile run –  we had a lot to do, and I would’ve loved my workout to be longer, but I was pretty pleased that I managed to find the time to do anything at all.

So now it’s MONDAY.  And I’m pumped for a new week.  I’ve got some grand plans, and I have a sneaking suspicion this is going to be a great week.  I hope yours is fabulous, too!