HAPPY 3RD CALLUM!

We love you so much, buddy! As I write this, Callum is upstairs, asleep, trying to get over this awful bug that has plagued him since this past Sunday; we took a ride up to MDI to stay overnight at Seawall, and on Sunday night, en route to Bar Harbor for some dinner, he threw up profusely all. Over. The. Car. He proceeded that evening (and the next morning) to throw up NINE more times. Poor little guy. Not much of a vacation or birthday celebration, huh? Now he is done throwing up, but has severe diarrhea and extreme exhaustion and languidness. Even today, on his real birthday, he refused offers to a) go for ice cream b) go out for supper at Governor's c) go to McDonalds. He just wanted to go to bed. So he did. Get well buddy!

But his part on Saturday was a lot of fun. Nannie, Upbob, Poppy, Grammy Goldsmith, Auntie KK, Uncle Anthony, and Jackson made their way up from Mass and CT. We had a cookout with bbq chicken, hot dogs, Chinese sausages, orzo salad, fruit salad, deviled eggs, and tons more stuff! Here's Amanda helping Callum blow out the candles on his "digger cake." This was a DIGGER PARTY--by the way....

The cake close up--complete with edible chocolate "rocks"
We had Uncle Jon and Aunt Kelsey, Dave and Muriel, the Parks-Stamms, the Fitzpatricks, and all our family. Even though we have a small yard, I think we made the space work well. Kids were playing, running around, and having fun. It was an overcast day and it DID start raining just as Callum started opening gifts....
I love this. Callum, Jackson, and Polly discuss politics and eat hot dogs at the kid's table....
Callum LOVED his gifts. He has been virtually inseparable from his excavator Papa got him. He is in love with his scooter. He wants to constantly play with his bubbles and bubble gun. He got a sleeping bag which he is excited to camp with. And, when it stops raining, he is excited to wear his bike shirt Dave and Muriel got him. It even has pockets on the back "for my diggers" he says. He got some camping gear from the Parks Stamms, a Thomas game from the Fitzies (which he tries to play himself on the floor), roller skates from Auntie and Uncle Favry, and GOLF CLUBS from Ba Ba. A great day!