James turned 3?...

On November 15th we celebrated James birthday in classic Gillespie Family style.  We stayed in our jammies and partied all day with just our family. Here are the boys "helping" me make the cake.  By helping I mean they did the dishes!! (or licked them anyway).

And they liked it!  They love cooking for this reason.

Here is the finished cake.  We didn't have a 3 year old candle so we improvised.  We also got pizza for dinner to celebrate because that is what James wanted.

Look how excited he is!  Love it.

He could not have been happier with his presents which were all based around construction stuff.  He got a tool set, a flashlight and a "chainsaw".

Johnny was just excited that something was going on.

He could hardly contain himself!

I also took his annual picture next to his pillow that I got for him when he was a baby.  Look how he has grown.

At 2 weeks old.  What a cutie he is/was.

We love our little "Bubba" and we would not be the same without him.  He is the best brother and protects Johnny fiercely.  He loves to snuggle and give out kisses.  He also likes to growl at strangers and cannot be stopped from talking to every person that is close enough to hear him.  He is extremely friendly and is generally the happiest of kids.  He also has a lot of energy and keeps us hopping.  Life is more interesting with James around for sure!