Happy 3rd Brithday Leighton. I have a 3 year old! Wow! I am so honored to be Leighton's Mother. He is such a blessing to us. Leighton's life and the joy he brings to us are really impossible to explain in words. I thought I would share a little bit about his life so you can get a small picture of how wonderful, intelligent and fun he is.
My 3 Year Old's Top 3s
His 3 most obvious Personality Traits. 1. Cautious 2. Contemplative 3. Perfectionist
3 things that amaze me about him 1. His memory - it is serisouly so sharp! He'll remember seemingly insignificant things from days that occured 6+ months ago. 2. His willingness to help 3. That he can sit still on a blanket and be quite (with his quite train set of course!) for church or bible study
His 3 Favorite Toys. 1. Thomas the Train 2. Legos 3. Puzzles
The 3 most likely statements to come out of his mouth first thing in the morning. 1. "milk" 2. "goodmorning mommy" 3. ''are we going bye-bye today?"
His 3 Favorite things to read in his bible. 1. "Baby Jesus" - he loves to read about bethlehem, Christ's birth, and the shephards and wise men that go visit him. 2. "Dirty Feet" - this is the story about Jesus washing the disciples feet as a way to serve them and symbolize that they would need to be spiritually cleansed of sins. 3. "Noah's Ark" - he mostly like the end when the rainbow gets put in the sky
The 3 things he most often thanks God for in his prayers. 1. Mommy & Daddy 2. Brooksy & Cabby 3. That Jesus died on the Cross for our sins
His 3 most used phrases. 1. "Mommy can you build me a big train track" 2. "are we going bye-bye?" 3. "can I help you?" - this refers to him wanted to help me cook
The 3 verses most recognizable to him. 1. "Do everything without complaining or arguing" 2. "When I am afraid I will trust in you" 3. "Rejoice/Be Thankful Always"
His 3 favorite pairs of underware. 1. Green Percy from his Thomas Collection 2. Red James from his Thomas Collection 3. Blue Thomas from his Thomas Collection
Top 3 Fruits 1. Strawberries 2. Grapes 3. Pears
Top 3 Unusual Foods (for his age) that he likes. 1. Green and Red Peppers (with ranch dressing) 2. Lettuce Salads (with ranch dressing) 3. BLT's
Favorite 3 things to watch on TV/DVDs. 1. Thomas 2. Clifford 3. Cake Boss
Favorite 3 Books 1. Zacchaeus 2. Moo Baa LaLaLa (a baby book but he knows it by heart and reads it to McCabe) 3. Thomas gets a snow plow
His 3 favorite meals. 1. Peanut Butter and Jelly 2. Spaghetti and Meatballs 3. BLT's
The 3 modes of transportation he is most fascinated with. 1. Trains 2. FireTrucks 3. PickUp Trucks And that is my baby boy in a nutshell. 
Now onto the parties ...
Friday Night was Celebration #1
Papa and Grandma Ludemann took us all out to Pf Changs. This was serisouly Leighton's choice! Then on the way home we stoped at church for a party with a couple bible studies to celebrates Leighton's birthday (also JP's Bday and Ashlyn's Bday). Then at home Leighton opened lots of wonderful gifts. He got a windmill and a bridge to go with his ever exapnding Thomas track. He got flower and vegetable seeds with planters! He got a new Veggies Tales DVD and lots of love!
Birthday Celebration #2
Monday, March 21st, which was Leighton's actual birthday, he got a fever, slept a lot, and had no idea it was it actually his brithday. 