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    Home » Family » Munchkin Meals » Three years old!

    Three years old!

    Published: Nov 21, 2014 · Modified: Nov 16, 2014 by Coleen · This post may contain affiliate links.

    Reminiscing as my son turns 3 years old.

    Liam_3_years

    Three years old. About 40 inches tall! And just over 37 pounds. At birth, he was 19 inches long, and just under 6 pounds.

    • Three favorite snacks: cheese, dried cranberries, yogurt
    • Three favorite meals: mac and cheese; chicken nuggets; quesadillas
    • Three favorite books: Berenstain Bears Trick or Treat; Curious George and the Puppies; Mr. Brown Can Moo, Can You? 
    • Three favorite TV shows: Thomas the Tank Engine; Sesame Street; Berenstain Bears
    • Three favorite toys: Thomas the Tank Engine Take and Play sets; Melissa and Doug jigsaw puzzles; Matchbox cars
    •  Three accomplishments: Just about potty trained!; Can count to 10 in Spanish; Can complete a 20-piece jigsaw puzzle by himself

    We celebrated his birthday with a Sesame Street-themed friends-and-family party.

    Liam_3_years_cake

    The Elmo cake is Annie's Eats Spiced Pumpkin Layer cake, frosted and filled with Sweetapolita's Swiss meringue buttercream. The Cookie Monster cake is Confections of a Foodie Bride's Vanilla Bean cake, frosted and filled with Cooks' Illustrated Easy Vanilla Buttercream, as seen on The Way the Cookie Crumbles.

    I made the character faces by printing out line drawings on cardstock and cutting them out. Then I rolled out fondant (red for Elmo's face; blue for Cookie's face; white for the eyes, black for the pupils and mouths, and orange for Elmo's nose), and traced around the cardstock with a paring knife. Super easy, and Liam loved it.

    Liam_3_years_cookies

    We also had a little "Cookie Monster Buffet" with five different kinds of cookies:

    • Snickerdoodles
    • Chocolate chip cookies
    • Cranberry-white chocolate oatmeal cookies
    • Oreos
    • Peanut butter cookies

    I also made Oscar's Trashcan Dirt Pudding cups (chocolate pudding topped with chocolate graham cracker crumbs) that were a huge hit with kids and adults alike!

    He received lots of fun gifts, and was still talking about his birthday party days later! Thanks to all our family and friends who celebrated with us!

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    1. Eva @ Eva Bakes says

      November 21, 2014 at 9:17 am

      Happy birthday to your adorable son! You did a fantastic job with the cakes, and the cookies sound amazing! Way to go, mama!

      Reply
    2. Carol at Wild Goose Tea says

      November 21, 2014 at 6:08 pm

      Happy Birthday a MOST adorable child. What fab cakes. It's a delightful age. They are such a hoot.

      Reply
    3. Kylee says

      November 25, 2014 at 4:03 pm

      Happy birthday little man!!
      Please don't tell H about your party, his birthday is Sunday, and I haven't done squat for it!

      Reply
    4. Imogene says

      July 25, 2016 at 4:26 pm

      We included 406 people handled and diagnosed at 37 sites (203 situations in 16 teaching hospitals,
      183 in 18 basic healthcare facilities, 14 in 2 cancer cells research centers and 6 in one armed forces medical
      facility).

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