3 years old

i still can't believe i have a 3 year old in my house!! time has FLOWN by this year. i remember when court turned 2 last year (beckham was just a newborn) and i thought - wow - if i can just get thru this first year with 2, i think i might just make it. boy - did it fly right past me! court turned 3 at 1:58 p.m. (monday), but we had his SUPER WHY birthday party on saturday with all his friends and family. 4 of his friends from his class came and he was just SO excited about everyone joining us!

i LOVE that we measure our boys on the door frame that goes from the kitchen to the garage so we have a record of it. court grew 3 INCHES in 1 year. WOW! no wonder he complained of his legs aching often! that is ALOT of work! he is my tall, skinny boy (17%) and i LOVE every inch of him. i LOVE that he is talking in full sentences now. one of my favorite things at night when we are reading and saying prayers is that he wants me (or rhett) to tell him a story. we've started asking him to tell us a story, and he just CRACKS us up! he is one goofy boy with a tremendous imagination!
i remember the day court was born like it was yesterday. it was a long day of contractions (that started at 2 AM), an epidural, the doctors & nurses trying not to freak me out because i had placenta abruption (but they didn't tell me til after), and then an emergency c-section. i was SO ready for him to be here and hearing him cry was the BEST sound ever!
we thank GOD EVERY single day for our precious blessing, court. he is kind-hearted, spirited, active, rambunctious, full of energy, ALL BOY, compassionate, loving, a GREAT big brother, SMART beyond belief, a great listener, loves to read, loves to learn and ask questions, magnificent child of GOD. we LOVE you court jackson patterson.
here are some pics from his party:

 court dressed up like "super why". nanny made him a blue cape and mimi bought him a green mask. i was shocked that he wore this costume for the 1st half of the party.

showing daddy how to go down the big slide

 blowing out candles on the cookie cake

presents! bailey was so cute. she gave court this present and then after court opened it, she took it and said thank you court (so excited) she really thought court had given her that present!

 i didn't even notice this little stinker getting into the kid drinks and chomping on ice!

monday(court's real birthday) rhett took off and we headed to the fort worth children's museum since that's what the birthday boy wanted to do! :)

birthday boy!

more pics from kara! 

don't ask what i'm pointing at or telling court because i have no idea!

bo climbing on!!

sophia and ryan "fixin" stuff

birthday boy

court had a FABULOUS 1st birthday party last saturday. the weather did not cooperate, but we managed to survive having 4 construction vehicles and a home depot tool station in full force for 2 hours (all in the living room). the kids had a blast riding the trucks, "fixing" things, eating dirt cake, and helping court open his presents. i wish i had pics of the kids on the trucks on my camera, but i did not get any that day :(. to say that court was "wired" after his party is a major understatement. court usually goes to bed between 7:30-7:45 each night and it takes him about 10 minutes to get himself to sleep. saturday night i finally had to ROCK him to sleep because it was 8:30 and he was still bouncing up and down and wanting to play. maybe too much cake??? :) thanks to all who came and made it such a FUN PARTY!!! 

sophia and cousin hadley are helping court open his presents

balls, balls, and more balls (from uncle jon)..... we are already thinking of a payback present, don't worry

dirt cake with bull dozers on top

yum!!!

i'm 1!