The never-ending birthday celebration

Perhaps it was appropriate - he turned three, and his birthday celebration lasted three days!

Zach started his actual birthday with a birthday cupcake (after he ate his oatmeal, of course), and opening a few gifts from us - see previous post. Then we headed to one of his favorite spots - Choo Choo Bob's - with our friends Wendy and Vincent. Scott met us for a birthday lunch at Wendy's, so Zach could have another treat, his beloved Frosty.

G&G Klicka arrived that afternoon, and we all piled in the car so Zach could enjoy some of the rides at the Mall of America. As you can see, he loved some...

While he was not so thrilled about others:

After that busy day, he got to spend Friday morning opening more presents from G&G Klicka and Uncle Andy/Aunt Stacey. Then, finally, he had time to play with all those toys!

We had to drag him out of the house that night for dinner at TGI Fridays, a destination we specifically picked so we could see his reaction to the servers singing to him. The picture doesn't do the moment justice; but his look of surprise and awe was worth it!

And then came Saturday - the day of his official birthday party. Guess what the theme was?

^ mmm... burgers and hot dogs!

Pinata time!

The younger kids had no idea what was going on, but had a good time taking a whack at Lightning McQueen anyway.

^ Zach, Kasey, and Vincent take their best shots

The rest of these pictures speak for themselves, but I shall call them "mmmm... cake!"

^ Zach and his birthday cake; Vincent, Kasey, Brady and Isak digging in

Some of the key remnants of his birthday: how many Lightning McQueens does a kid need?