Hey! My Great Great Great Grandpa planted those!

On a family trip to the Saturday Farmer's Market in Hillsboro, Allan decided to take the kids over to show them part of where their family heritage lies in Hillsboro.

The four giant Sequoia's that stand next to the Hillsboro courthouse, were brought here and planted by Ethan's great-great-great Grandpa John Ramsey Porter. So we decided to get a picture of the family heritage while we were out and about.

I'M THREE!

We knew this day was coming, and I tell you, at this stage, it gets more and more difficult every year. Our wonderful little Ethan has turned 3! Though it was an awesome day, it also brought along a lot of sad "don't you remember when he was just born" moments. We started out the day with yummy pancakes (his top choice) for breakfast with grandma Monica. Macie joined us for the day, and we set off on a few small field trips. Dad took the day off work, so it was a great day. First, we embarked to Fred Meyer where we got Ethan his brand new Cars helmet, and knee pads. Then it was off to Target to buy his two new DVDs, The Imagination Movers, and Mickey Mouse Club House. (by the way, he hasn't stopped watching them since we bought them!)

Then it was off to the party! We decided to throw him a VERY kid based party, at a local Pizza and Play place called, "Out of this world Pizza" in Hillsboro. Ethan was in heaving, running and jumping around, playing on all kinds of play structures, going down big slides, and having a ball!

But his birthday didn't end with just his party. Nope, he had many joyous events for the entire weekend. Grandpa Doug was excited to bring over his present from him and grandma Monica. Ethan's very first quad. Ethan was excited to get it, and pretty much did very well with driving it (if he could just learn that pesky steering habit!). Then we had dinner with Uncle Dain and Auntie Angie, and opened a few more presents. One being his awesome, very first video game system from them, the V-Tech! The next day he used his gift card and extra money from his great grandparents to buy a Wall E game for it!

Then, Saturday night, we had dinner and cake with grandpa Joe, grandma Sue, aunt Katie, and uncles John and Mikey. Ethan also got to spend a lot of time with his cousin Lilly, who will be turning 3 next month! All in all, I'd say this was one of his greatest birthdays to date! Though, we don't have that many to go off of yet.