Recently we celebrated Robert's 3rd birthday. It was great. In the morning he had swimming class, which he loves. Then we went home to relax and play a bit. Then in the afternoon, we went to the Y for "jungle gym", and we invited his friends along (Esteban, Adrian, Amelka, Natalka and of course Jakub). This was so much fun. He couldn't contain his happiness and true affection towards everybody there. At the end, of that, Robert thanked all his friends for his presents (and I didn't even prompt him to do it, so it was very cute and real - I don't really know where he learned such great manners). Then we went to McDonald's to pick up Robert his favorite food: Chicken McNuggets. (I'm not sure if that's his favorite food or his favorite word to say, but he uses it a lot.) We picked up Alex from the train, went home to eat the nuggets and open presents. And then of course there was the cake (Mickey Mouse themed this year). We played with the presents so long. It was really really awesome. One of the best birthdays ever. Robert really appreciated everything. I love that little trouble maker. He's awesome! He's so sincere about everything. He's real! He's my boy!

Today we celebrated Robert's Birthday. I can't believe that a year has already passed... it feels just like yesterday that he was born, and already we are eating his first birthday cake. Robert is a staple in our family, and the love of our lives.

During the birthday party, Jakub talked to Babcia Bozenka on the phone, then we had cake and opened presents (Kubus even got Robert a small bracelet with all his money saved up from his chores during the week, instead of getting some candy).