James' 3rd Birthday

Happy Birthday to my son James Alexander!

Today was just all about making it happen for James' 3rd birthday.
He had asked for a few things and I wanted to make sure

everything was awesome and fun for him.

✓ Lumas

I used clearkid's Luma Plush Tutorial and spent about four hours
hand- stitching a Luma toy for James.
It turned out cute and made him smile, and it was pretty fun to make. 
If you're into that kind of thing.. 

the Luma plushie I made for James

✓ Spaghetti and meatballs

A wise sage once said,

"Bacon is the first ingredient in my marinara sauce."

Bacon, mirepoix, stewed tomatoes, basil.

Spaghetti and meatballs with garlic bread.

It was good eats.

Birthday boy's request: spaghetti & meatballs, and cake

✓Cake 

Our son loves Mario Brothers,

so we made the cake with a warp pipe featuring our video game heroes.

Awesomeness, am I right?

the Mario cake

✓Balloons 

Huzzah for balloons! 

So festive!

It's a celebration.

enjoying his birthday dinner

✓Presents

Of course, there had to be lots of fun presents.

He was so excited and happy.

James and his Mario Kart toys

Irreplaceable!

These are happy memories we will all have to cherish,

feeling so happy and blessed.

Happy Birthday, James!