3 Years Old!

I can't believe our boys are 3! Seems like each year is going by faster than the one before... so sad! So, here they are posing for their annual giraffe photo (which they've named Melman from Madagascar). As you can see, they are now taller than the door knob!

With some bribing (and a few threats), we managed to get them to stay next to Melman for a few shots...

They are so silly!

Hands in pockets... so GQ!

We of course had to put another mark on the door frame. This past year, both boys grew 2.5 inches! (Melman is about 5 ft tall by the way.)

If you read the previous post, you may remember the picture of all the boys' birthday presents that we hid in the laundry room after their party. Here are some pictures of the boys happily opening their presents after waking up the next morning...

We had them pose with each gift so we could include them with our thank you cards...

The look on Ben's face is priceless...

This is how excited they looked every time daddy came out of the laundry room with another present to open...

They could barely retain their excitement... so funny!

Bryce discovered an easier and quicker way to open the presents that came in a gift bag... that's so Bryce! While Ben, on the other hand, dug through his bag in a much more orderly fashion...

Ben couldn't wait to have us open this one...

Once again, Bryce used his dumping technique...

Checking out their new toys while waiting for daddy to come back with more presents to open...

They took a short break to play with one of their gifts...

The perfect present to end with...

Later that afternoon, we celebrated the boys actual birthday by going to see Madagascar 3! Audrey, Gabrielle, and Oma & Opa Berg came along...

Cousins... same age, same size, so cute!

Eyeing the candy while waiting in line for popcorn and lemonade...

Miraculously, both boys sat through the ENTIRE movie!!

Quick shooting game before leaving the theater...

Afterwards, we all went to McDonald's for dinner. This McDonald's had a great play area that even included video games at a few of the booths!

Here are the boys' 3-year measurements:
Weight: Bryce 31lbs 4oz (44%), Ben 32lbs 2oz (53%)
Height: Bryce 36.5 in (24%), Ben 37.5 in (48%)

We've had so much fun watching the boys grow this past year! The terrible 2s have been really hard to deal with, and, coincidentally, I started finding gray hair on my head this past year, too! Hopefully, the "terrific" 3s will bring mom more patience and the boys better listening skills... and, of course, a lot more fun adventures! :)