Sam's 3rd Birthday

Sam's birthday party at the campground was nice. He really doesn't care to be the center of attention (he shook his head while we sang "Happy Birthday"), but he was still excited to open his presents and eat his cake, which Eric and Kristi kindly picked up at Meijer on their way through Big Rapids. My grandparents also drove up for the day, and joined the rest of us already camping. And yes, it rained a bit on Thursday, but at least the sun was out by dinnertime.

Sam's presents primarily had an outdoor theme: we got him a chair, binoculars, a bucket, a shovel...you get the idea. He loves being outside, so we thought it was the perfect theme. My mom gave him a scooter and two packages of Lightning McQueen underwear (we are being optimistic here!). Sam's favorite gift was the $5 flashlight my mom picked up for him at the Barn Store (TJ, Clark, and Suzy also each got one). That figures...the spur-of-the-moment gift is his favorite.